Metals Market Digest — 21 July 2026
🧱 LME Base Metals
- Metals mostly fell, LME copper rose nearly 1%, coking coal and coke dropped over 2%, SHFE silver gained for two consecutive days [Overnight Market] - SMM Metal
- LME metals whipsawed by war and peace in first half of 2026 - Reuters
- LME Lens: Copper gains as other base metals fall - Mining News Net
- LME base metals tumble on renewed Iran tensions, U.S. rate hike expectations (AA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
- CHART: Copper price, aluminum ‘black hole’ fears lift LME base metals index to record high - Mining.com
🥇 Precious Metals
- Gold prices set for first weekly rise in a month as investors scale back Fed rate hike bets - CNBC
- Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 20-07-26 - Armenpress
- Gold price outlook: Could prices hit $6,000 in 2026? - Yahoo Finance
- Local coin shops ride out wild swings in gold and silver prices - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Silver’s price is down 49% since January. Is it still a good investment? - CBS News
📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets
- 4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets - Waste Dive
- NEXT WEEEK: 2026 Platinum Group Metals Market Outlook - Register Now - KITCO
- LBMA Precious Metals Market Report: Q2 2026 - LBMA
- Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market - South China Morning Post
- Leading Companies Advancing 3D Printing Metals Technology - SNS Insider