Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Overhead pressure has been seen at the 20- and 30-day moving averagesAlthough the social media name reported third-quarter earnings that were above analyst estimates, a lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and a narrower-than-anticipated revised full-year sales forecast has Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) deep in the red this morning. Last seen down 21.7% at $19.69, PINS opened at a fresh record low o...Read More
Call options have been popular on IMAXImax Corp (NYSE:IMAX) just received an upgrade to "buy" from "hold" from Canaccord Genuity, which set a $25 price target on the stock. In its note, the brokerage firm called out the company's performance in China, and said several key titles on the 2020 movie slate were shot with IMAX cameras. The bullish recommendation puts Canaccord in line with its analyst...Read More
Brazilian iron ore export volumes and revenues dropped year-on-year in October due to supply disruptions, according to figures released by the country's economy ministry on Friday November 1.Export volumes of iron ore declined to 31.20 million tonnes in October, down by 16.1% from 37.19 million tonnes a year earlier.Iron ore shipments from the country fell this year in an annual comparison, becaus...Read More
AIG is lower today after an earnings missInsurance stock American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) is down 0.8% today to trade at $52.69, after the company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 56 cents per share, lower than the $1 consensus estimate. AIG cited weaknesses in its life and retirement business as reasons for the dismal report. Losses today are held in check by a revenue beat...Read More
Stocks are set to benefit from this morning's nonfarm payrolls reportDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are on the rise today thanks to the impressive jobs report for October. Specifically, nonfarm payrolls for the month increased by 128,000, blowing past estimates of 75,000. Traders are also considering another round of corporate earnings, headlined by Dow components Exxon Mobil (XOM) and...Read More
A mixture of trends were forecast for steel, iron ore and coking coal prices in 2020 at the London Metal Exchange Ferrous Focus session this week."Steel is going to drift a bit lower, but not collapse," Citi research analyst Tracy Liao told delegates on Thursday October 31, "[and] iron ore will go quite a bit lower, whereas coking coal prices will go up." Liao said that wh...Read More
Major holidays in Turkey resulted in thin spot liquidity in the global scrap markets in the week ended Friday November 1, with US exporters seeing limited sales to the major import market.But prices in Asia have surged following those in the rest of the world, with Vietnamese buyers accepting higher prices. Taiwanese demand eased slightly after the flurry of purchasing activity last week. Turkey m...Read More
Copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) rebounded slightly amid a lack of spot deals while annual contract negotiations kicked off during the annual London Metal Exchange Week gathering this week.Fastmarkets' copper treatment and refining charges index cif Asia Pacific was at $56.3 per tonne/5.63 cents per lb as of Friday November 1, compared with $55.9/ 5.59 cents a week earlie...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 335,42358,90865,405176,997478,213577,825602,526 Change from Prior Reporting Period 12,506-4,877-1,7845,66811,52716,3904,866 Traders 20575755651284182 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 65,61740,916643,442 1,52413,04817,914 non report...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have surged in 2019, blasting higher after gold's first bull-market breakout seen in several years. That powerful summer rally left them really overbought, necessitating a correction to rebalance exuberant sentiment. That grinding consolidation lower has set them up nicely for their winter rally, this sector's seasonally-strongest time of the year. These seasonal...Read More
- Dave Kranzler"By sticking to the new orthodoxy of monetary policy and pretending that we have made the banking system safe, we are sleepwalking towards that crisis." - Mervyn King, former head of the Bank of England in a lecture at the IMF's recent annual meetingThe market levitates higher on phony economic data from the Government, Trump tweets, Fed money printing and hedge fund algorithms c...Read More
Marin KatusaDoug is a legend in the business.Like with most legends, comes the peanut gallery that try to bash what he has accomplished to have their dorky voices heard among the roar of a legend. Ask yourself this, these trolls who bash, what have they accomplished?Doug has travelled to over 100 countries, lost and made more money than most can comprehend. And he's experienced a life most can...Read More
- Avi GilburtOriginally published on Sat Oct 26 for our ElliottWaveTrader members: While we have the minimum waves now in place to consider that the pullback/correction we have been tracking for the last two months has completed, and the market has clearly held the support we have outlined which we expected to hold during this pullback, questions still remain as to whether we can still see an...Read More
Gold has shrugged off the latest blather from the Fed and looks bound for at least 1536. Some Rick's Picks subscriber caught the move, and I'll show you how. T-Bonds have also caught fire and deserve a look.https://www.rickackerman.com/Read More
By: Ira EpsteinMarkets spooked by impeachment, US-China Trade deal news. Gold is up over $15 for the week as of the close Thursday, on the daily chart, gold stuck in sideways short-term, resistance around swingline - DEC: $1520.90Read More
Bearish macroeconomic signals and oversupply have put minor metals and ferro-alloys prices variously under pressure over 2019; the structure and terms of contracts agreed over the coming weeks will show how market participants are accounting for those signals ahead of 2020. A slowing global economy alongside uncertainty over the China-United States trade dispute and Brexit have slowed minor metals...Read More
Trade unions representing workers for Chile's state-run miner Codelco have called on their members to mobilize in support of protests against the government.Union No1 for Codelco's Chuquicamata has joined Sindicato No1 for BHP's Escondida in backing protestors, whose opposition to inequality in the country has escalated into alleged looting and arson, and to violent confrontations with the militar...Read More
Gold price became over-extended from a key trend line this summer.Its lateral trading range was necessary to allow it to consolidate the rally.Central bank demand will keep gold price stable until the next breakout.For many investors, gold's extended trading range since late August has been agonizingly long. Gold bulls have patiently waited for the next rally phase of the metal's price to commence...Read More
Vinayak Bhave has joined TradeCloud as head of India to solidify the company's presence in India and Middle East, the company said on Friday November 1.Launched in October 2017, TradeCloud is a digital metals trading platform where producers, consumers and traders can meet to exchange information, negotiate contracts and conclude business. Vinayak will be based in Mumbai, India.Prior to joining...Read More
Experts like Surendra Mehta of the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) had but a few days ago painted a picture of doom and gloom, forecasting gold buying would fall by 50% compared to Diwali 2018.Ajay Kedia, director of Kedia Advisory, said gold buying fell 25% this year, LiveMint reported.According to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), about 6,000 kg of gold was estimated...Read More