SMM Silver Express] The US April CPI came in at 3.8% year-on-year, beating expectations of 3.7% and marking the highest level since May 2023. The ene ...

SMM Copper Cathode Rod News Flash】The operating rate of copper cathode rod producers in May is expected to decline 3.77 percentage points MoM to 67.4 ...

Overnight, LME lead opened at $1,987/mt and fluctuated downward during the Asian session to a low of $1,972.5/mt. Due to concerns over ore supply triggered by energy shortages in Peru, LME lead ...

Increasing Mine-Side Disruptions, LME Zinc Continues to Rally] Overnight, LME zinc opened at $3,482/mt. At the beginning of the session, LME zinc briefly dipped to a low of $3,457/mt. Subsequently, ...

SMM Zinc Morning Comment] Overnight, the most-traded SHFE zinc 2606 contract opened higher with a gap at 24,620 yuan/mt. At the beginning of the session, bulls increased open interest, and SHFE zinc ...

Overnight, domestic market base metals mostly fell. SHFE copper rose 0.93%. SHFE aluminum edged down, and SHFE lead fell 0.39%. SHFE zinc rose 1%. SHFE tin fell 0.96%. SHFE nickel fell 0.88%. In ...

The US April Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8% YoY, hitting the highest level since May 2023, above market expectations of 3.7% (previous: 3.3%). CPI was up 0.6% MoM, in line with expectations.

SMM Silver Express] India raised the basic customs duty on gold and silver imports from 5% to 10%. Indian banks proactively paid the duties to resume ...

The U.S. unadjusted annual CPI for April came in at 3.8%, the highest level since May 2023 and above the market forecast of 3.7%.

On May 12, 2026, SMM Vice President Wang Cong (Shirley Wang) attended the Cobalt Institute Annual Conference held in Madrid, ...

On May 12, 2026, iron ore futures were in the doldrums, with the most-traded contract I2609 closing at 812.5 yuan/mt, down 0.98% from the previous trading session. Port spot prices fell 5-7 yuan from ...

Today, SMM battery-grade lithium carbonate spot prices continued to rise from the previous working day. On the futures side, the lithium carbonate 2609 contract opened high today at 208,000 yuan/mt, ...