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FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at manufacturer FALK Production in Walker, Michigan, U.S. September 27, 2024.  REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -U.S. companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru...

FILE PHOTO: Workers monitor the nickel melting process at a nickel smelter of PT Vale Tbk in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
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Column: Only Indonesia can help nickel recover from price bust

By Andy Home LONDON (Reuters) -Nickel ended 2024 trading at four-year lows, a spectacular reversal of fortune for a metal that soared so...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows aluminium bars produced at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) of Rusal in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Column: Global aluminium market faces a year of trade turbulence

It's going to be a busy year for aluminium traders as the global market navigates multiple geopolitical storms.

FILE PHOTO: A worker checks copper rods at Truong Phu cable factory in northern Hai Duong province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam in this file photo from August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
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Copper market sees half chance of 10% US tariff by first quarter-end, Goldman says

The copper market is pricing in odds of about 50% that there will be a 10% U.S. tariff on the metal by the...

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Column: Copper’s early-year rally leaves investors unimpressed

Copper prices rise in January, yet market remains cautious amid fears of US tariffs and a potential trade war as Trump takes office.

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
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US aluminium premium shows market sanguine over threat of Trump tariffs on Canada

Despite Trump's tariff threats on Canadian aluminium, U.S. prices show only a modest rise, reflecting market skepticism.

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the London Metal Exchange, in London, Britain September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
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Column: LME puts 2022 nickel crisis behind it as trading booms

The LME has rebounded from its 2022 nickel crisis, with record trading volumes in 2024 driven by renewed investor interest.

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