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莫被颜色蒙蔽双眼

Despite certain volatility, the positive trend of nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) remains intact. Meanwhile the high of just under USD 20,000.00/mt at the end of July could not, so far, be defended. After a correction, which led to a price of…

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商品价格套期保值中的经验教训

Unfortunately there is no trace of summer in our latitudes. A pronounced cold period was followed by a pronounced rainy period. This has led to a summer edition without any real summer feeling. In any case, any cheerfulness has already been lost in all parts of the world for…

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商品大师归来

China not only influences commodity markets because of the enormous economic growth of the last decades and the associated demand for raw materials, but, as a heavy weight, it is also trying to pursue a raw material price policy beyond market processes. At one time, it would only take a cough from Alan Greenspan, long-time president of the US Fed,…

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一分价格一分质量

After the correction in nickel prices, which was also explained by an easing in the supply of battery nickel – through the related announcements of the producer Tsingshan – large parts of March and April saw a plateau forming at USD 16,000.00/mt. Since the end of April…

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四月了，四月了——病毒依旧我行我素

The copper price on the London Metal Exchange (LME) moves in spheres which have not been seen in almost a decade. The aluminium future is also on a high level. The increasing recovery in the global economy during the continuing pandemic will certainly play a role, but the speculative interest…