1. LME price remains within HARBOR’s identified trading range of $… per mton.
2. China’s aluminum prices unable to extend gains above one-week highs.
3. RERUN: ALERT! – US TARIFFS MAY END UP NOT HAPPENING. NOT A GIVEN: Imposition of Tariffs or Restrictions on US Imports of Russian Aluminum Not a Sure Bet.
For more details, please see HARBOR’s “ALERT! – US Tariffs May End Up Not Happening” released yesterday.
4. RERUN: ALERT! – CHINESE SMELTING. PRODUCTION CUTS NOT HAPPENING YET. Potential smelting cuts in Yunnan not expected to change market balance amid restarts elsewhere.
For more details, please see HARBOR’s “ALERT! – Chinese Smelting” released yesterday.
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6. LME Cash–3M contango widens again to seven-year highs amid ample metal supply.