[SMM Analysis]According to the SMM survey, the operating rate of the secondary aluminum industry in May 2025 declined by 0.8 percentage points MoM to 41.3%, and fell by 2.7% YoY.

As trade tensions eased, US consumer confidence improved for the first time in six months, and pessimism over soaring underlying inflation also significantly abated.

More critically, Zhang Bo, President of the 58 Anjuke Research Institute, stated that Guangzhou, as a first-tier city, sending a comprehensive and clear signal of policy easing, indicates an increased ...

In response, Haitham Al Ghais, the Secretary General of OPEC, criticized the IEA for repeatedly emphasizing the need to release emergency oil reserves, an unnecessary move that created false alarms ...

SMM: Domestic PV Glass Prices Fluctuate Near Cost Line in 2025, Monitor Terminal Changes] On June 13, at the 2025 SMM (13th) Minor Metal Industry Conference - Antimony Forum hosted by Shandong Humon ...

According to LSEG data, markets price in a 77% probability of the US Fed cutting rates by at least 25 basis points at its September meeting. Trump has repeatedly publicly urged Fed Chairman Powell to ...

Minor Metal Industry Conference - Main Forum, hosted by Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. and SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Zhao Wuzhuang, former Deputy Director of the Policy Research ...

According to a report from the BNAmericas website, Argentine President Milei and French President Macron have agreed to sign a strategic alliance agreement, under which both sides will collaborate to ...

Most large-cap tech stocks declined, with (ranked by market capitalization) Microsoft falling 0.82%, NVIDIA falling 2.09%; Apple falling 1.38%, Amazon falling 0.53%, Alphabet Class C falling 0.62%, ...

It is worth mentioning that a recent report by the European Central Bank showed that gold has surpassed the euro to become the second-largest reserve asset among global central banks, underscoring ...

Like its neighboring countries, Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso has strengthened its control over resources since revising its mining code last year. The country established the Société de Participation ...

Another drillhole in the north intersected 34m of ore at 59m depth, with a copper grade of 0.41% and a nickel grade of 0.47%, including a 1.3m thick ore body with a copper grade of 4.7% and a nickel ...