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China Shunning U.S. Soybeans on Trade Tensions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China Shunning U.S. Soybeans on Trade Tensions — “Whatever they’re buying is non-U.S.,” Bunge Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “They’re buying beans in Canada, in Brazil, mostly Brazil, but very deliberately not buying anything from the U.S.”
China’s Financial Opening Is No Gold Rush
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China’s Financial Opening Is No Gold Rush — This week, Beijing granted additional quotas for domestic funds to invest in overseas securities under the QDII plan, the first time it has done so in three years. At the same time, the government boosted permitted outbound institutional investment from Shanghai and Shenzhen. Meanwhile, Wall Street and other international banks are parsing draft rules on increasing stakes in securities joint ventures after China made good on a late 2017 pledge to ease restrictions.
Russia’s Wheat Crop Under Threat From Miserable Start to Spring
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Russia’s Wheat Crop Under Threat From Miserable Start to Spring – Cold weather in central areas and the Volga valley delayed the resumption of winter wheat growth by about two to three weeks compared with last year, according to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies, or IKAR. Lingering snow has also given farmers in the world’s top exporter less time to sow spring crops, potentially leading to smaller-than-expected plantings.
U.S. Softens Stance on Rusal Sanctions; Aluminum Plunges
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. Softens Stance on Rusal Sanctions; Aluminum Plunges – the first time, the U.S. Treasury discussed a path for lifting the sanctions on Rusal, saying it would provide relief if Oleg Deripaska relinquished control. It also extended the deadline for companies to wind down dealings with the Russian aluminum producer by almost five months.
Braking News; Base Metals Drift Lower on LME; Novelis No Longer Purchasing Aluminium from Rusal; China to ban Category 7 Copper Scrap Imports by Year End
The latest Base Metals news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 20.
Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower at the close of trading on Thursday April-19-2018 despite aluminium volumes reaching a recordHigh of 41,000 lots. Read more in our live futures report.
Metals Gripped by Turmoil as Rusal’s Sanctions Fallout Spreads
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Metals Gripped by Turmoil as Rusal’s Sanctions Fallout Spreads — Consumers, manufacturers and traders are scrambling to secure supply cut off by Rusal, the largest aluminum producer outside China. Aluminum reached a six-year high and nickel jumped the most since 2009. Alumina, a raw material needed to make aluminum, notched a fresh record.
MCX Aluminium Market Report, April 18, 2018
Neal Bhai Reports (NBR) – MCX Aluminium Market Report – Aluminium on MCX settled up 1.53% at 159.15 gained in late session while prices dropped in the morning session took a breather but was expected to resume its rally as U.S. sanctions disrupt supplies from the world’s No. 2 producer Rusal.
Base Metals Prices Broadly Down, Aluminium Runs into Profit-Taking; LIVE FUTURES REPORT
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Base Metals Prices Broadly Down, Aluminium Runs into Profit-Taking; LIVE FUTURES REPORT — The most-traded June aluminum contract on the SHFE traded at 14,850 yuan ($2,363) per tonne as of 11.30am Shanghai time, down by 70 yuan per tonne from Tuesday’s close.