Metals Market Digest — 5 September 2026

🧱 LME Base Metals

• LME Aluminum Stocks Are 95% Russian and Buyers Are Feeling the Gap - stonex.com
• Base metals show mixed performance; LME and SHFE nickel and SHFE silver rise over 1%, while coking coal and coke fall over 2% [Overnight Market] - Shanghai Metals Market
• COMMENTARY: 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
• Copper Backwardation Collapses After 20,000 Tons Hit LME Warehouses - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

🥇 Precious Metals

• Gold price hit with major selling as U.S. economy creates 162K jobs in August - kitco.com
• Where gold price is headed next as Fed rate hike and inflation odds change direction - CNBC
• Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Strong Dollar Keeps Precious Metals Under Pressure - FXEmpire
• Platinum and Palladium Price Trends: H1 2026 Review and Forecast - Investing News Network
• Gold, silver price corrections may create buying opportunities despite hawkish Fed, says analyst - kitco.com

📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets

• Michael Fuljenz Wins NLG Award for Metals Market Report - coinnews.net
• Precious Metals Market at 6.2% CAGR to Grow from USD 326.9 Billion in 2026 to USD 561.9 Billion by 2035 - WBOC TV
• What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy’s critical metals - CNBC
• Precious Metals Market Size, Share & Growth Report 2035 | MRFR - Market Research Future
• August 31 SMM Rare Earth Afternoon Trading Comment - Shanghai Metals Market