Metals Market Digest — 29 July 2026

🧱 LME Base Metals

• Daily round-up: LME base metals trade lower; Strait of Hormuz tensions raise supply concerns - BigMint
• LME metals whipsawed by war and peace in first half of 2026 - Reuters
• LME Lens: Base metals ease ahead of US rates decision - Mining News Net
• LME base metals tumble on renewed Iran tensions, U.S. rate hike expectations (AA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
• Metals broadly fell; lithium carbonate, coking coal, and SHFE silver dropped over 2%, while LME and SHFE tin, stainless steel, and polysilicon led the declines [SMM Midday Commentary] - Shanghai Metals Market

🥇 Precious Metals

• Silver Price Today | Silver Spot Price Charts - SD Bullion
• Silver and gold prices stage a cautious rebound — but analysts see slim hopes for a sustained rally - CNBC
• Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Fed Decision Could Trigger Next Breakout - FXEmpire
• Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 29/07/26 - Armenpress
• Platinum and Palladium Price Trends: H1 2026 Review and Forecast - Investing News Network

📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets

• Recent Engagement with the Chinese Precious Metals Market - LBMA
• Metals Market Awaits U.S. Federal Reserve Decision - UzDaily.uz
• Non-Ferrous Metals Market Prices, Data, and Analysis - S&P Global
• 4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets - Waste Dive
• Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market - South China Morning Post