A surprising decline in zinc concentrate imports to the lowest level in over four years as per April Chinese trade data released on Tuesday.....

The prices of lead and zinc should rise slightly this year, but will see stronger gains in 2013. In the next 12-18 months, lead’s premium over zinc should widen again toward $300 a ton, said ....

Cautious on the industrial base metals in the short term but constructive for the long term, said SEB Commodity Research in a briefing.....

Natixis would expects zinc prices to advance modestly over the coming two years, with average prices of $2,225/ton in 2012 and $2,400/ton in 2013.....

Tin’s fundamental backdrop offers solid support for its strong showing relative to most other base metals so far this year, said Barclays Capital in a research note.....

China's Lunar New Year holidays will likely mean a quiet week on the London Metal Exchange, said RBC Capital Markets in a research note. ....

The bank said it expects the most upside in copper, particularly on a six-month horizon. It also favors zinc, commenting that it appears that at least 300,000 to 400,000 tons of zinc-mine capacity ....

Goldman’s three- and 12-month forecasts include copper, $8,000 and $9,500 a metric ton; aluminum, $2,300 and $2,400; zinc, $2,050 and $2,400; and nickel, $18,500 and $21,000.....

Goldman’s three- and 12-month forecasts include copper, $8,000 and $9,500 a metric ton; aluminum, $2,300 and $2,400; zinc, $2,050 and $2,400; and nickel, $18,500 and $21,000.....

Copper could reach $4 a pound at some point during the January-April period and global end-user demand growth resumed in December, said Harbor Intelligence in a research note.....

Base metal prices were softer across the base complex on Tuesday and have continued to soften this morning, as concerns over the eurozone crisis and a lack of action by the US Fed weighed on sentim....

Base metal prices were softer across the base complex on Tuesday and have continued to soften this morning, as concerns over the eurozone crisis and a lack of action by the US Fed weighed on sentiment....

Positioning in the base metal markets has become increasingly bearish as gloomy expectations for the macro outlook are being expressed through short selling, said Barclays Capital in a research not....

Zinc is the metal Barclays has been least positive on for some time because of its persistent surplus and ample supply. But global inventories have stopped building, which suggests that, at least f....