Metals Market Digest — 2 August 2026
🧱 LME Base Metals
- LME base metals tumble on renewed Iran tensions, U.S. rate hike expectations (AA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
- LME metals whipsawed by war and peace in first half of 2026 - Reuters
- CHART: Copper price, aluminum ‘black hole’ fears lift LME base metals index to record high - Mining.com
- Base metals rose broadly, SHFE aluminum gained over 1%, lithium carbonate, alumina and polysilicon were among the biggest decliners, and iron ore led the decline [SMM midday commentary] - Shanghai Metals Market
- Tin Hits Record Above $51,000 on LME After Broad Metals Rally - Bloomberg.com
🥇 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 (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Fed, ETF Flows and Central Bank Demand Drive Precious Metals - FXEmpire
- The spot gold price has surged past the $4,110 per ounce mark, rising by 2.06% intraday. As a precious metal with both safe-haven and inflation-hedging properties, gold prices have recently been influenced by a combination of global macroeconomic conditi - Bitget
- Local coin shops ride out wild swings in gold and silver prices - jsonline.com
📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets
- Recent Engagement with the Chinese Precious Metals Market - LBMA
- 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
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- The precious metals market saw an intraday increase, with spot gold rising by 2% and currently quoted at $4,109.19 per ounce. As a popular safe-haven asset, gold’s recent price fluctuations have been influenced by multiple factors, including the global macro - Bitget