Metals Market Digest — 8 August 2026

🧱 LME Base Metals

• LME base metals up as US-Iran peace talks resume - Fastmarkets
• Metals mostly rose, polysilicon surged over 5%, and LME nickel, SHFE zinc, lithium carbonate, NY silver, etc., rose more than 1% [SMM Midday Comment] - Shanghai Metals Market
• LME base metals tumble on renewed Iran tensions, U.S. rate hike expectations (AA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
• LME traders were pricing the wrong metal supply crisis - Reuters
• 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
• Silver Price Canada Today | Live Silver Price in CAD - KITCO
• Gold, Silver Price Forecast: Metals Test Bullish Breakouts on US-Iran Deal Optimism - FOREX.com
• Gold Price Canada Today | Live Gold Price in CAD - KITCO
• Silver and gold prices stage a cautious rebound — but analysts see slim hopes for a sustained rally - CNBC

📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets

• 4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets - Waste Dive
• Silver – A Complex Bottoming Process Continues - Shanghai Metals Market
• Wood Mac: Metals market absorbed Middle East shock - mining-journal.com
• Recent Engagement with the Chinese Precious Metals Market - LBMA
• Crude Oil Sees Gains; Domestic Metals Market Holds Strong Amid Global Fluctuations - UPPERNEWS