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HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices practically unchanged as aluminum output in China is not significantly affected by earthquake  13-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices fail to break $2,875 support again…earthquake a menace for short term bear case  12-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Market struggles to conquer strong support level of $2,875-2,850 per mton (130-129 cent/lb)  9-May-08
Weekly Analysis: We still see reasons to expect temporal and limited further falls in prices  8-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Trying again to break support at $2,875-2850 per mton (129-130 cent/lb)  8-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Approaching our target level again?  7-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Fresh highs in oil lift aluminum  6-May-08
HAROR Aluminum Alert: Prices will likely open up tomorrow  5-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices increased today but further temporal falls in prices could emerge in the short-term  2-May-08
HARBOR Aluminum Alert: Prices could touch the $2,800-2,700 zone in the very short-term  1-May-08
Weekly Analysis:We see reasons to expect temporal and limited further falls in prices  30-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: If prices close down tomorrow, we will have a strong case for $2,875 or lower  29-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Possibility of further energy related aluminum output cutbacks aid prices  28-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices fail to convincingly break support; higher oil prices did the job  25-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Alert: The case of further liquidation will increase if prices close down tomorrow  24-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Aluminum outperforms the complex; today oil prices imply aluminum prices as high as 5,000-6,000 per mton  23-Apr-08
Weekly Analysis:Why the low and high price levels to expect in this market have moved sharply up  22-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Alert: Today`s oil prices are consistent with aluminum prices above $4,800 per mton  22-Apr-08
Aluminum Price Outlook: Consensus is embracing our view of higher prices ahead as analysts are upgrading considerably their price forecasts  21-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: China aluminum output contracts more; low and high price levels continue to climb  21-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Aluminum bounce as market sees the worst of the US financial crisis may be over  18-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices fall slightly given profit-taking; range-trading continues  17-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices can’t fall below 3,000 per mton as a result of several factors  16-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices fall to $3,000 as LME inventories in the US jump  15-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Aluminum falls given lower copper prices; range-trading inside the $2,875-3,200 range continues  14-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Alert: A new dominant player has emerged again and is controlling 30-40% of LME aluminum inventories  11-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Aluminum outperforms and is targeting $3,200 per mton  10-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Alert: The correction phase has ended and now we are in range-trading mode between $2,875-3,200 per mton; the short-term target for prices is $3,200 per mton  9-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Correction phase has been here for a month now but prices are still hovering around $3,000 per mton  8-Apr-08
HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Aluminum reaches $3,000 per mton again  7-Apr-08

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> Aluminum Intelligence: We are in a short term correction phase within a structural led long term upward trend

4-Apr-08

Conclusion: Aluminum prices are in a long term upward move given strong structural demand growth mainly from China, strong structural speculative demand, near record low inventory levels in terms of weeks of consumption, escalating output and capex costs ...

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> Weekly Analysis: We still see reasons to expect temporal and limited further falls in prices

8-May-08

We see increasing reasons to expect prices to fall further but temporarily toward our target zone of $2,800-2,700 per mton (127-123 cent/lb). If that is the case, we judge that locking in `08-`09 requirements will seem reasonable as it will imply locking ...

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> HARBOR Aluminum Commentary: Prices practically unchanged as aluminum output in China is not significantly affected by earthquake

13-May-08

Nevertheless, gains in aluminum were limited as traders reported that just around 170,000 tpy of aluminum capacity was tentatively......

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