By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News The Fed’s announcement to purchase treasuries sent lead and zinc on their largest ascent in two months. Fed officials voted on March 18 to buy Treasury and mortgage bonds in an effort to revive America’s economy, lifting stocks as well as commodities. Copper, zinc and aluminum [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Zinc Investing News Chinese lead and zinc refineries are interested in integration and expansion, but not mergers or acquisitions. The Chinese government showed its support by providing a plan to encourage the non-ferrous industries to restructure and integrate. The government has also mentioned that it wants to support the industry’s [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News Lead and zinc prices both started 2009 strongly, but as the year has progressed lead’s better near term fundamentals have led it to continue as the more robust of the two metals. Zinc stocks on the London Metal Exchange have consistently risen; through the month of [...]
Monday, March 23, 2009