Last month the Aluminium price broke through the US$1,700-per-metric-ton limit barrier at the LME – this is the highest price we have seen in the last 15 months. The same was true for the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) rising in November from RMB 14880/t to 15300/t in 10 days. A rising US dollar normally indicates a[…]

Latin America is facing a difficult external environment in 2016 with an expected decline of  -0.5% Gross domestic product (GDP) percentage. Venezuela and Brazil are facing deep recessions while Peru and Mexico are showing positive growth results. Over the last decade, millions of people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America. According to[…]