Metals Market Digest — 3 May 2026

🧱 LME Base Metals

• Base Metals LME Midday Snapshot Report - stonex.com
• CHART: Copper price, aluminum ‘black hole’ fears lift LME base metals index to record high - Mining.com
• US Fed’s Biggest Disagreement in 34 Years, Crude Oil Surged, Base Metals Fell Across the Board, LME Aluminum, SHFE Nickel, and Silver Led Declines [Overnight Market] - Shanghai Metals Market
• LME traders were pricing the wrong metal supply crisis - Reuters
• Base metals face supply strains, carbon costs and tariff headwinds: LME Week 2025 - Fastmarkets

🥇 Precious Metals

• Silver Price Today | Silver Spot Price Charts - SD Bullion
• Precious Metals News: Gold, Silver, PGMs React to New Reality of Protracted War - Investing News Network
• Why are gold and silver prices down now, and will precious metals continue to drop or rise again? Gold extends fall after US Fed keeps rate unchanged. Here’s analysts insights, market outlook - The Economic Times
• Why Is Gold Falling? Gold Price Risk Crash to $3,400 - Finance Magnates
• Five Key Factors Set to Move Gold Prices Next Week - Tempo.co English

📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets

• The Commodity Markets Outlook in eight charts - World Bank Blogs
• LBMA Precious Metals Market Report: Q1 2026 - LBMA
• [SMM Analysis] Cost Support Strengthened, Nickel Sulphate Prices Rose - Shanghai Metals Market
• Geopolitical risks, inflation concerns weigh on commodity markets - Anadolu Ajansı
• Gold, silver, copper surge as explosive rally sweeps over metals market - Yahoo Finance