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
With the exception of those for tin and zinc, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly lower during the morning trading session on Monday November 11.The subdued performance by the base metals comes after United States President Donald Trump told reporters at the end of last week that China was pushing for the removal of some tariffs as part of an agreement, but he said a "c...Read More
Special bar quality (SBQ) steel prices in the United States moved sideways across cold-finished and hot-rolled grades this month despite higher ferrous scrap prices due to reports of discounting and overall weak demand.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel bar hot-rolled special bar quality (SBQ) 1-inch round 1000 series (carbon), fob mill US stood at $34 per hundredweight ($680 per ton) on Frid...Read More
Steel plate prices in the United States dropped further during the week to Friday November 8, but the market might have found a bottom after more domestic mills joined efforts to raise pricing, some market participants said. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel cut-to-length plate carbon grade, fob mill USwas at $30 per hundredweight ($600 per short ton) on Friday November 8, down by 1.6% from...Read More
RAPAPORT... The parent company of Bailey Banks & Biddle, whichclaims to be the US's oldest nationwide jeweler, has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy in Texas, according to a court document. Houston-based BBB Group estimated both assets andliabilities of up to $50,000 in the November 6 voluntary petition. Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew Kitchen founded thecompany in 1832 as Bailey & Kitch...Read More
RAPAPORT... Rolex, Cartier and Tiffany & Co. captured the top threespots in the luxury category when it comes to the emotional connectioncustomers have with a brand, according to a study of "brand intimacy." The three jewelry brands ranked ahead of Chanel, Jaguar, Louis Vuitton andGucci, as well as the other fashion and automotive brands which rounded out the luxury segment's...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa has implemented a digital-tender pilot enabling buyers to scan rough diamonds to evaluate their polished output using systems from SarineTechnologies. The program, which the Russian miner debuted at its October sale, uses Sarine's Galaxy inclusion mapping and DiaExpertplanning to study a rough stone's external shape, internal inclusions and anticipatedcolor and fluorescence...Read More
RAPAPORT... Israel's polished-diamond exports fell 21% to $2.62 billionin the first nine months of the year, according to data from the nation'sMinistry of Economy. Shipments to the US, Israel's largest export market,dropped 14% to $1.13 billion, while supply to Hong Kong slid 46% to $577million.Israel Trade Data for Jan-Sep 2019 Read More
(IDEX Online) - Underscoring the importance of the Far East market, 21 companies will exhibit in the Israel Diamond Pavilion at the upcoming Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers' show (HKJMA).The pavilion will be located in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and will feature the Diamonds Show database of Israeli exhibitors available in English and Chinese.&nbs...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The 11.11 Global Shopping Festival kicked off at midnight in China and generated $1 billion in the first minute and eight seconds. By the first hour, that number had shot up to $12 billion, reports Alibaby Group Holding Limited. The 11.11 shopping festival began in 2009 with participation from 27 merchants as an event for merchants and consumers to raise awareness about the va...Read More
The strength of December's ferrous scrap trade in the United States is in debate, with mills seeing potential for only a limited upside while sellers believe a repeat of November's increase may be necessary to reinvigorate scrap flows.One mill buyer said that he expects the market to increase by a modest $10 per gross ton in December because the last month of the year is not known for strong deman...Read More
Aim-listed Vast Resources has appointed Paul Fletcher FD with immediate effect.He has been CFO of the company since February.AdvertisementFletcher, who has 25 years’ experience working in the commodity and financial services industries, succeeds former FD Roy Tucker.“I have great pleasure in welcoming Paul to the board. Paul has demonstrated expertise and commitment to Vast ever since...Read More
Turkish steel producers have booked more deep-sea cargoes for December delivery and prices have remained firm, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 11.Five deep-sea cargoes, totaling around 160,000 tonnes, were heard at the start of the week.A steel mill in northern Turkey booked a European cargo comprising 17,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25) and 17,500 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $...Read More
RAPAPORT... Jewelry sales at Richemont increased 8% in the first fiscalhalf, even as the company faced a challenging market in Hong Kong. Jewelry proceeds at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels roseto EUR 3.74 billion ($4.12 billion) in the six months ending September 30,while watch sales grew 1% to EUR 1.57 billion ($1.73 billion), Richemontreported Friday. Cartier's Love and Juste un Clou j...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to climb over the past week under the influence of rising imported scrap values, sources said on Monday November 11.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,455-1,560 ($252-270) per tonne on Monday, up from the TRY1,400-1,555 per tonne of last week.The steel producers and a major scrap...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials....Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices displayed no clear trend on Monday November 11, though some market participants in China have reported an emergence of offers for November-loading cargoes despite it being close to the middle of the month.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $134.77 per tonne, up $1.53 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $145.02 per tonne, down $1.10 per t...Read More
Seaborne iron ore concentrate and pellet prices outperformed those for fines last week amid a weakening market.ConcentrateFastmarkets' weekly index for iron ore 66% Fe concentrate, cfr Qingdao was at $95 per tonne last Friday November 8, down $1.09 from a week earlier.The daily Fastmarkets index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao averaged $92.30 per tonne last week, down $2.45 pe...Read More
The diamond pipeline appears to be heading towards a balance again, as the world’s major producers had reduced supply by a quarter since the beginning of the year, the CFO of Russian miner Alrosa said on Friday.Commenting on the company’s third-quarter and nine-month results, Alexey Philippovskiy said that the oversupply of polished diamonds and the “challenging situation”...Read More
Fastmarkets is proposing to change the publication day for its weekly Shanxi-origin, Tangshan-delivered domestic China coking coal price from every Friday to every Monday.The change, subject to market feedback, will be effective from Monday December 2.The specifications of the price remain unchanged:Price: Hard coking coal domestic China spot market, Shanxi-origin, delivered Tangshan, yuan/tonne Q...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices dipped further on Monday November 11 amid a weakening of demand, particularly in the eastern region.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,510-3,520 yuan ($502-503) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,510 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneA Shanghai-based trader said demand in the city had softened, which sapped trading volumes as well a...Read More