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Mark Burton

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Contributor at Bloomberg News

Bloomberg reporter covering industrial metals in London. Opinions are mine.

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  • 4 days ago | financialpost.com | Mark Burton

    Article content(Bloomberg) — One of the copper market’s biggest-ever squeezes is unfolding on the London Metal Exchange as rapidly declining inventories push up spot prices. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentSpot copper traded at a $345-a-ton premium to three-month futures on Monday, hitting the highest level seen since a record spike in 2021.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Mark Burton

    Welcome to our guide to the commodities powering the global economy. Today, EMEA Metals and Mining Team Leader Mark Burton discusses how the London Metal Exchange is being more proactive to head off potential market risks. The world’s top energy traders arrived in metals with a splash this year, building huge positions that give them growing influence over prices.

  • 3 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Jack Farchy |Mark Burton

    Advertisement 1The London Metal Exchange has compelled Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. to lend out its huge position in aluminum to other traders to reduce risks to the market, according to people familiar with the matter. Article content(Bloomberg) — The London Metal Exchange has compelled Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. to lend out its huge position in aluminum to other traders to reduce risks to the market, according to people familiar with the matter.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jack Farchy |Mark Burton

    The trading floor of the open outcry pit at the London Metal Exchange Ltd in London. (Bloomberg) -- The London Metal Exchange has compelled Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. to lend out its huge position in aluminum to other traders to reduce risks to the market, according to people familiar with the matter.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Charlie Capel |Mark Burton

    Structures used for processing raw cobalt at a mine near Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Bloomberg) -- Cobalt Holdings Plc has decided not to proceed with its planned initial public offering in London. The company made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, ahead of its planned debut on Thursday. The offering had aimed to raise about $230 million to make an initial purchase of cobalt from mining giant Glencore Plc, and to pay for storage costs.

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