BIR World Mirror on Non-Ferrous Metals - January 2012 Prepare for a year of challenges The factors that served to establish metals values in the last quarter of 2011 are still with us as we flip our calendars to 2012. Uncertainty prevails in most economies, creating swift...

The London Metal Exchange has created its own clearing service, a move traders claim will make the exchange more attractive to potential suitors. Trades at the LME, the world's largest industrial metals exchange, are currently cleared through LCH.Clearnet. The decision to create LMEClear means the 130-year-old...