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The zinc market is experiencing an acute supply crunch that threatens Western buyers, according to analysis by Reuters columnist Andy Home. LME three-month zinc reached a new four-year high of $3,990 per metric ton on Monday, September 1, 2026, driven by constrained mine output and tight physical…
Read moreCopper and zinc prices declined significantly on Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar and rising expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate increases outweighed support from tight physical supply conditions in the industrial metals complex. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal…
Read moreThree-month zinc futures on the London Metal Exchange have reached a new four-year high of $3,990 per tonne, highlighting a deepening supply crisis in Western markets. Unlike copper, where investors anticipate a potential structural deficit, zinc is already demonstrating signs of an immediate and…
Read moreThree-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange touched $3,990 a ton as global mine output fell 2.6% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, marking a sharp reversal from the previous year's 4.8% growth, according to Finimize reporting based on International Lead and Zinc Study Group data. The zinc…
Read moreAsian equity markets experienced a sharp decline as escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran drove crude oil prices higher and pushed bond yields to multi-year highs. The MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index fell by 2%, while South Korea's KOSPI dropped nearly 4% and Japan's…
Read moreBrent crude prices rose 1% in a volatile trading session on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, driven by renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran that have further restricted global oil supply. The U.S.-Iran conflict, now in its seventh month, saw the recent attacks represent the…
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