This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last weekend and what is expected today. Last weekend LME base metals traded higher across the board on Friday. Zinc saw the biggest gain of 1.9%, copper climbed close to 1.6%. lead and nickel gained some 0.4%, tin and aluminium advanced about 0.3%. SHFE base metals, except for lead and nickel, ticked higher on Friday night. Copper rose 0.7%, zinc gained close to 0.6%, tin crept up 0.4% and aluminium popped 0.1%. The US dollar index slipped on Friday as the euro rose sharply on reports a Japanese bank’s plans to purchase a German multi-billion dollar aviation finance ... (full story)