Metals Market Digest — 5 August 2026
🧱 LME Base Metals
- LME base metals up as US-Iran peace talks resume - Fastmarkets
- Crude oil slumped, base metals saw SHFE outperforming LME, stainless steel surged more than 3%, LME aluminum, SHFE nickel, and COMEX silver led gains [Overnight Market] - Shanghai Metals Market
- LME Base Metals Climb as US-Iran Peace Talks Resume in 2026 - discoveryalert.com.au
- LME traders were pricing the wrong metal supply crisis - Reuters
- LME base metals tumble on renewed Iran tensions, U.S. rate hike expectations (AA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
🥇 Precious Metals
- Silver Price Today | Silver Spot Price Charts - SD Bullion
- Gold, Silver Price Forecast: Metals Test Bullish Breakouts on US-Iran Deal Optimism - FOREX.com
- Gold, Silver Price Forecast: Metals Test Bullish Breakouts on US-Iran Deal Optimism - City Index UK
- Silver and gold prices stage a cautious rebound — but analysts see slim hopes for a sustained rally - CNBC
- Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Strong Dollar Keeps Precious Metals Under Pressure - FXEmpire
📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets
- Wood Mac: Metals market absorbed Middle East shock - mining-journal.com
- Silver – A Complex Bottoming Process Continues - Shanghai Metals Market
- Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) Shares Gains Amid Precious Metals Market Activity - Kalkine
- 4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets - Waste Dive
- The precious metals market has shown strong intraday performance, with spot gold’s gains expanding to 1%, currently quoted at $4,096.27 per ounce. As a traditional safe-haven asset, gold’s recent rally is often closely associated with increased market risk av - Bitget