Metals Market Digest — 22 August 2026
🧱 LME Base Metals
- LME base metals up as US-Iran peace talks resume - Fastmarkets
- LME metals whipsawed by war and peace in first half of 2026 - Reuters
- Crude oil sees fifth straight gain; metals show mixed performance; LME aluminum, LME nickel, coking coal drop over 1%; NY silver surges over 3% [Overnight Market] - Shanghai Metals Market
- 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
- Where gold price is headed next as Fed rate hike and inflation odds change direction - CNBC
- Where will silver and gold prices head this August? Experts weigh in - CBS News
- Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 21-08-26 - Armenpress
- Platinum and Palladium Price Trends: H1 2026 Review and Forecast - Investing News Network
- Boom and bust of the recent silver and gold rush: the role of leveraged retail investors - Bank for International Settlements
📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets
- North-America Rare Earth Metals Market Size, Share,Trends, Growth Analysis Report, 2030 - MarketsandMarkets
- 4 ways tariffs and geopolitics are impacting commodity markets - Waste Dive
- Japan Rare Earth Metals Market Size, Share,Trends, Growth Analysis Report, 2030 - MarketsandMarkets
- Precious metals market takes off again, while Japanese stocks and the Nasdaq show signs of movement – Market Review from August 10 to 12 - Moomoo
- World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook, April 2026 - Hinrich Foundation