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Compromise – not a dirty word?
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. All being well, the LME ring will...
Martin Hayes
Jun 9, 2021
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Somewhere over the Rainbow
This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In the rainbow of carbon-neutral scenarios...
Bill Prast
Jun 2, 2021
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Finding a new cause
It seems now that Cecil Rhodes is set to stay up in his eerie on the front of Oriel College, Oxford, looking out at the High Street,...
geoffreysambrook
May 26, 2021
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What made the crypto piggy bank grunt?
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. When I visited NASA about 20 years...
Anthony Lipmann
May 19, 2021
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Change Happens
I’ve just spent the last few days reading the book (The World for Sale, by Jack Farchy and Javier Blas) that Anthony Lipmann reviewed...
geoffreysambrook
May 12, 2021
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LME Changes – the Beat Goes On
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. And so it goes on. Whether to...
Martin Hayes
May 5, 2021
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Walking over dead bodies
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. At the heart of a new book, The World...
Anthony Lipmann
Apr 21, 2021
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History……
This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The recent enthusiasm for revisionist...
Bill Prast
Apr 14, 2021
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Hold the hair shirt
‘There are classes of men in the world who bear more the same relation to society at large, that the wheels do to a coach: and are just...
geoffreysambrook
Apr 7, 2021
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Exit, stage left. (But please don't build a monument.)
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. ‘All the world’s a stage, And all the...
Anthony Lipmann
Mar 31, 2021
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The Inflation Genie
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The current monetary supposition...
Richard Horswill
Mar 24, 2021
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Option Master
It may be a surprise to some of the current generation of LME traders, but it’s not that long ago – well, a generation, I guess – that...
geoffreysambrook
Mar 17, 2021
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Lord of the Ring
We’ve written quite a lot here recently about the LME Ring. But after all, what is it? A circle of red leather chairs with a bunch of...
geoffreysambrook
Mar 10, 2021
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The Metal Merchant's Ghost
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. A trainee metal merchant might do...
Anthony Lipmann
Mar 3, 2021
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Slaying Sacred Cows
What are the most widely known distinctive features of the LME? That’s a pretty easy question – open outcry and the rolling prompt date...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 24, 2021
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The Devil's Metal Stirs
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The short squeeze has become...
Richard Horswill
Feb 17, 2021
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Don't Look Back!
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. When future metals industry observers...
Martin Hayes
Feb 10, 2021
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Into the Ether?
This article was written by Steven Spencer. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The LME’s proposals announced a couple...
Steven Spencer
Feb 3, 2021
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The Death Knell
In the ancient funeral rites of England, three bells are sounded. First, the Passing Bell, when age or sickness force the conclusion...
geoffreysambrook
Jan 27, 2021
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End of the Ring? Peace with honour?
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Discussion papers have become the norm...
Martin Hayes
Jan 21, 2021
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