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] - Shanghai Metals Market
• 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

• Silver Price Today | Silver Spot Price Charts - SD Bullion
• Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 21/07/26 - Armenpress
• Gold prices set for first weekly rise in a month as investors scale back Fed rate hike bets - CNBC
• 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

📈 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
• Non-Ferrous Metals Market Prices, Data, and Analysis - S&P Global