Metals Market Digest — 18 September 2026

🧱 LME Base Metals

• What Was the Highest Price for Copper? - Investing News Network
• COMMENTARY: LME metals whipsawed by war and peace in first half of 2026 - Reuters
• LME Aluminum Stocks Are 95% Russian and Buyers Are Feeling the Gap - stonex.com
• 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

• A hawkish Fed won’t keep gold price down for long - FxPro’s Kuptsikevich - KITCO
• Gold Price Today: Why This Week’s News May Be Bullish for Gold - GoldSilver
• Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Strong Dollar Keeps Precious Metals Under Pressure - FXEmpire
• Silver and gold prices stage a cautious rebound — but analysts see slim hopes for a sustained rally - CNBC
• Where will silver and gold prices head this August? Experts weigh in - CBS News

📈 Metals Pricing & Other Markets

• Glitter Bug Gold Buyers Launches Orange County Precious Metals Market Data Initiative - markets.businessinsider.com
• Germany Rare Earth Metals Market Size, Share,Trends, Growth Analysis Report, 2030 - MarketsandMarkets
• Michael Fuljenz Wins NLG Award for Metals Market Report - CoinNews
• What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy’s critical metals - CNBC
• Precious Metals Market at 6.2% CAGR to Grow from USD 326.9 Billion in 2026 to USD 561.9 Billion by 2035 - kdhnews.com