LME prices fall below cycle peak zone; Chinese aluminum association reiterates bearish view

1. LME prices fell by 1% from yesterday’s ten-year high, pressured lower by technical selling and bearish market sentiment out of China.

2. SHFE aluminum prices fall from fourteen-year highs as Chinese producers reiterate bearish views and demand stalls.

3. CHINA PRICE ALERT. UNHAPPY? Chinese aluminum association reiterates bearish view.

4. US BILLET ALERT. SELLERS MARKET: Latest 2022 contractual billet upcharges at… cent/lb.

5. LME Cash–3M backwardation eases sharply to $… per mton, although nearby tightness remains intense.

More details in full report.