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    Week in Review

    May 24, 2026

    Edward Meir's week in review and thoughts for the week of May 25, 2026

    Written by Edward Meir

    There were several important moves in some key markets last week. The nearly $7 per barrel (bbl) week-on-week dip in WTI crude prices was the most consequential. For its part, Brent lost about $5.80/bbl. We also saw welcome weekly declines of roughly $0.23 per gallon and $0.16/gallon in gasoline and distillate futures, respectively. Natural gas prices ended fractionally lower at $2.90 per MMBtu as well.

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    Edward brings more than a decade of hands-on experience in physical trading across aluminum, tin and scrap, paired with a deep fundamental market analysis background. His unique perspective strengthens AMU’s mission to deliver sharper insight, clearer context, and actionable intelligence for professionals across the aluminum value chain.

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    Edward Meir’s week in review and thoughts for the week of Nov. 2, 2026

    Base metals had a mixed week. Nickel, copper, and tin were down by 3.6%, 1.2%, and 3.25%, respectively. Copper closed lower in October as well, snapping a three-month winning streak. Tin settled at a six-month low on Friday, breaching $50,000 in the process. The bulk of the selling in both copper and tin occurred on Friday because both these semiconductor-influenced metals got swept up in the equity sell-off. Aluminum was up by 0.8% on the week. Lead was just about flat. And zinc was the best performer, up by 2.6%.