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18 May18:03Iron ore prices seen rising in second half - Vale (Reuters)

18 May16:47Iron ore swaps volumes rise in May after April drop (Reuters)

18 May16:43Tata Steel sees emerging markets forging on (Reuters)

18 May13:17COLUMN-What does sliding iron ore say about China?:Andy Home (Reuters)

18 May08:56TABLE-China imported iron ore stocks dip in week to May 18 (Reuters)

18 May07:28Iron Ore-Shanghai rebar in 5th weekly loss, ore at 5-mth low (Reuters)

18 May04:28China daily crude steel output at record in early May-CISA (Reuters)

17 May21:24Schnitzer Steel Sees Weakness In Fiscal 3Q Amid Tight Supply, Weak Demand (Dow Jones)

17 May18:16Commodities investments drop $6 bln in April-BarCap (Reuters)

17 May16:33COMMODITIES - Negative US sentiment fuels gold rally (Financial Times)

17 May15:29SAfrica power supply tightens as temperatures drop (Reuters)

17 May13:06US home starts and industrial output rebound (Financial Times)

17 May13:06Surge in Chinese presence in east Europe (Financial Times)

17 May13:05COMMODITIES - Crude slips to six-month low as US production stepped up (Financial Times)

17 May13:05Rhodium fails to regain lustre (Financial Times)

17 May04:51UPDATE: Boart Sees Strong Demand, Downplays BHP Concern (Dow Jones)

16 May14:44BHP warns commodity markets to cool further (Reuters)

15 May20:47EXCHANGES - NYSE eliminated from LME bidding (Financial Times)

15 May05:27Iron Ore-China steel hits 5-1/2 month low, ore sags (Reuters)

14 May17:02Palladium and platinum surge predicted (Financial Times)

14 May17:00China's investment boom starts to unravel (Financial Times)

14 May16:53COMMODITIES - Greece and China fears depress prices (Financial Times)

13 May22:10REGIONAL FOCUS - THE NORTH-EAST - INDUSTRIAL METALS - NEWS ANALYSIS - Thailand shipment heralds revival for steel industry (Financial Times)

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18 May19:56Commerce Puts Hefty Tariffs on Chinese Solar Imports (SustainableBusiness)

18 May07:52China’s towering metal stockpiles cast economic shadow (Reuters)

17 May22:10US sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports (Reuters)

17 May20:30Chalco Targeted As Mongolia Seeks To Limit State Deals (Bloomberg)

17 May11:27Call for more rare earth mining in U.S. (CVBT)

17 May11:15China Issues Additional Rare-Earth Quota, Keeps Baotou Unit Out (Bloomberg)

16 May13:46What Rare Earth Shortages Mean for Engineers, Part 5 (Design News)

16 May03:43More electronics makers learning to do without rare earths (Japan Times)

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Shanghai Wire Rod Short History USD/LB
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	.2757	.2928	.2868
16 May 12	.2683	.2929	.2863
15 May 12	.3063	.2756	.2931
14 May 12	.3061	.2850	.3030
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	.3071	.2946	.3057
Apr Avg	.3091	.3089	.3005

Shanghai Wire Rod Short History USD/MT
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	607.81	645.51	632.29
16 May 12	591.50	645.73	631.18
15 May 12	675.28	607.59	646.17
14 May 12	674.83	628.32	668.00
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	677.12	649.50	673.91
Apr Avg	681.52	680.97	662.53

Shanghai Wire Rod Short History USD/KG
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	.608	.646	.632
16 May 12	.591	.646	.631
15 May 12	.675	.608	.646
14 May 12	.675	.628	.668
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	.677	.650	.674
Apr Avg	.682	.681	.663

Shanghai Wr USD/LB 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	0.2839	0.2839	0.2757	0.2797	0.2704	-0.0093	4	28
Jul-12				0.2928	0.2928	0.0000
Aug-12				0.2868	0.2862	-0.0006
Sep-12				0.2957	0.2972	0.0015		4
Oct-12				0.2961	0.2961	0.0000		6
Nov-12				0.2974	0.2974	0.0000		4
Dec-12				0.2894	0.2894	0.0000		2
Jan-13				0.2957	0.2957	0.0000		2
Feb-13				0.3010	0.3038	0.0027
Mar-13				0.2954	0.2954	0.0000		4
Apr-13				0.2954	0.2954	0.0000
May-13				0.2971	0.2971	0.0000
Turnover = 4 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

Shanghai Wr USD/MT 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	625.9	625.9	607.7	616.7	596.2	-20.6	4	28
Jul-12				645.5	645.5	0.0
Aug-12				632.2	630.9	-1.3
Sep-12				651.8	655.1	3.3		4
Oct-12				652.8	652.8	0.0		6
Nov-12				655.6	655.6	0.0		4
Dec-12				638.1	638.1	0.0		2
Jan-13				652.0	652.0	0.0		2
Feb-13				663.7	669.7	6.0
Mar-13				651.2	651.2	0.0		4
Apr-13				651.2	651.2	0.0
May-13				655.0	655.0	0.0
Turnover = 4 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

Shanghai Wr USD/KG 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	0.6259	0.6259	0.6077	0.6167	0.5962	-0.0206	4	28
Jul-12				0.6455	0.6455	0.0000
Aug-12				0.6322	0.6309	-0.0013
Sep-12				0.6518	0.6551	0.0033		4
Oct-12				0.6528	0.6528	0.0000		6
Nov-12				0.6556	0.6556	0.0000		4
Dec-12				0.6381	0.6381	0.0000		2
Jan-13				0.6520	0.6520	0.0000		2
Feb-13				0.6637	0.6697	0.0060
Mar-13				0.6512	0.6512	0.0000		4
Apr-13				0.6512	0.6512	0.0000
May-13				0.6550	0.6550	0.0000
Turnover = 4 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

Shanghai Steel Rebar Short History USD/LB
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	.2953	.2997	.2997
16 May 12	.2976	.2971	.2974
15 May 12	.2919	.2985	.3018
14 May 12	.3024	.2977	.3038
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	.3062	.3067	.3079
Apr Avg	.3062	.3115	.3107

Shanghai Steel Rebar Short History USD/MT
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	651.02	660.72	660.72
16 May 12	656.09	654.99	655.65
15 May 12	643.53	658.08	665.35
14 May 12	666.68	656.32	669.76
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	674.94	676.05	678.77
Apr Avg	675.12	686.73	685.06

Shanghai Steel Rebar Short History USD/KG
Date	Spot Mth	2nd Mth	3rd Mth
17 May 12	.651	.661	.661
16 May 12	.656	.655	.656
15 May 12	.644	.658	.665
14 May 12	.667	.656	.670
Calendar Month	1st Position	2nd Position	3rd Position
May Avg	.675	.676	.679
Apr Avg	.675	.687	.685

Shanghai Rb USD/LB 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	0.2911	0.2953	0.2911	0.2933	0.2975	0.0042	12	426
Jul-12	0.2997	0.3000	0.2997	0.2997	0.2983	-0.0014	38	378
Aug-12	0.2976	0.2997	0.2976	0.2984	0.2984	0.0000	64	478
Sep-12	0.2947	0.2969	0.2935	0.2954	0.2949	-0.0005	176	1968
Oct-12	0.2906	0.2936	0.2905	0.2921	0.2919	-0.0001	638094	852884
Nov-12	0.2911	0.2939	0.2911	0.2924	0.2919	-0.0005	14	808
Dec-12	0.2919	0.2934	0.2919	0.2926	0.2920	-0.0006	4	186
Jan-13	0.2893	0.2914	0.2891	0.2906	0.2903	-0.0003	14610	76828
Feb-13	0.2907	0.2926	0.2906	0.2913	0.2911	-0.0001	6	84
Mar-13	0.2911	0.2939	0.2911	0.2925	0.2929	0.0004	4	40
Apr-13	0.2919	0.2938	0.2919	0.2928	0.2927	-0.0001	4	10
May-13	0.2980	0.2980	0.2926	0.2942	0.2934	-0.0009	20	12
Turnover = 653046 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

Shanghai Rb USD/MT 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	641.9	651.0	641.9	646.6	655.8	9.2	12	426
Jul-12	660.7	661.3	660.7	660.8	657.7	-3.2	38	378
Aug-12	656.1	660.8	656.1	657.8	657.8	0.0	64	478
Sep-12	649.8	654.5	647.1	651.3	650.2	-1.1	176	1968
Oct-12	640.6	647.2	640.4	643.9	643.6	-0.3	638094	852884
Nov-12	641.7	648.0	641.7	644.5	643.4	-1.1	14	808
Dec-12	643.6	646.8	643.6	645.2	643.8	-1.4	4	186
Jan-13	637.9	642.3	637.4	640.6	640.0	-0.6	14610	76828
Feb-13	640.9	645.0	640.7	642.2	641.9	-0.3	6	84
Mar-13	641.9	648.0	641.9	644.9	645.7	0.8	4	40
Apr-13	643.4	647.7	643.4	645.5	645.3	-0.2	4	10
May-13	656.9	656.9	645.0	648.7	646.8	-1.9	20	12
Turnover = 653046 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

Shanghai Rb USD/KG 05/17/2012
Month	Open	High	Low	Settle	Prev Settle	Change	Volume	Open Interest
Jun-12	0.6419	0.6510	0.6419	0.6466	0.6558	0.0092	12	426
Jul-12	0.6607	0.6613	0.6607	0.6608	0.6577	-0.0032	38	378
Aug-12	0.6561	0.6608	0.6561	0.6578	0.6578	0.0000	64	478
Sep-12	0.6498	0.6545	0.6471	0.6513	0.6502	-0.0011	176	1968
Oct-12	0.6406	0.6472	0.6404	0.6439	0.6436	-0.0003	638094	852884
Nov-12	0.6417	0.6480	0.6417	0.6445	0.6434	-0.0011	14	808
Dec-12	0.6436	0.6468	0.6436	0.6452	0.6438	-0.0014	4	186
Jan-13	0.6379	0.6423	0.6374	0.6406	0.6400	-0.0006	14610	76828
Feb-13	0.6409	0.6450	0.6407	0.6422	0.6419	-0.0003	6	84
Mar-13	0.6419	0.6480	0.6419	0.6449	0.6457	0.0008	4	40
Apr-13	0.6434	0.6477	0.6434	0.6455	0.6453	-0.0002	4	10
May-13	0.6569	0.6569	0.6450	0.6487	0.6468	-0.0019	20	12
Turnover = 653046 Volume and open interest are in lots of 5 metric tons

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