Metals Market Digest — 21 April 2026
🧱 LME Base Metals
- CHART: Copper price, aluminum ‘black hole’ fears lift LME base metals index to record high - Mining.com
- LME traders were pricing the wrong metal supply crisis - Reuters
- Crude Oil Plunged, US Dollar Fell for Three Consecutive Weeks, Metals Generally Rose, LME Aluminum and SHFE Nickel Dropped Over 2%, Copper and Silver Posted Four-Week Winning Streak [Overnight Market] - Shanghai Metals Market
- Crude oil plunged, US dollar fell for three consecutive weeks, metals generally rose, LME aluminium and SHFE nickel dropped over 2 per cent, and copper and silver posted a four-week winning streak - alcircle
- Base metals face supply strains, carbon costs and tariff headwinds: LME Week 2025 - Fastmarkets
🥇 Precious Metals
- Gold, silver price prediction this week: Precious metals face crucial test as West Asia tensions and US data drive volatility | Details - MSN
- Why are gold and silver prices down now, and will gold hit $5,000 or drop to $4,500 and silver touch $90 o - The Economic Times
- Precious Metals Price Update: Gold, Silver, PGMs Stage Relief Rally on Iran Peace Deal Hopes - Investing News Network
- Silver Price Today | Silver Spot Price Charts - SD Bullion
- Silver Price Forecast for the Rest of 2026: Why Precious Metals Matter to Crypto Traders - KuCoin
📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets
- Volatile Metals Market Creates PCB Pricing Headache - I-Connect007
- Opportunities in the $1.23 Trillion Non-Ferrous Metals Market, 2026-2034 - Yahoo Finance UK
- LBMA Precious Metals Market Report: Q1 2026 - LBMA
- Rising Industrial Demand Shifts Precious Metals Market Balance - stonex.com
- Kazakhstan strengthens position in commodity markets amid rising metal prices - Qazinform