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
Indicators are pointing to gold andmining ETFs running out of breath. They don’t seem to have what it takes to themove to the finish line.Despite gold, silver and mining stocks’recent corrective upswings, the precious metals are running out of steam. Afterbursting off of the lows – while failing to recognize that it’s a marathon andnot a sprint – the precious metals&r...Read More
Demand for steel rebar in Egypt should increase soon after the new construction regulations come into effect on May 1, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 29.The Egyptian Ministry of Local Development announced that it will allow new building permits from May 1 onward, sources told Fastmarkets.The permits will be provided until June 30 as part of a trial period and after the trial, the mini...Read More
ArcelorMittal has again increased its official offer prices for all steel coil products in Northern Europe by ?,?20-50 ($24-60) per tonne, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 29.The steelmaker had already increased its offers three times in April.With this latest increase, offer prices for hot-rolled coil reached ?,?1,020 ($1.233) per tonne ex-works, up by ?,?20 per tonne from the most rece...Read More
Domestic prices for flat-rolled steel in the United States are expected to remain high throughout the second quarter, but decrease slightly in the third and fourth quarters, although not significantly, Ternium chief executive officer M??ximo Vedoya said on Wednesday April 28.The executive said demand in the US was strong, and he doesn't expect any material improvement on the supply side this year....Read More
China will remove the export tax rebate for some steel products from May 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday April 28.Steel products with HS codes 7205-7307 will be affected, which includes hot-rolled coil, rebar, wire rod, hot rolled and cold-rolled sheet, plate, H beams and stainless steel, the ministry said.Market chatter about the cancellation of steel export rebate rates have be...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 29 that are worth another look.Major Indian steelmaker JSW Steel is reducing steel production to ensure that sufficient oxygen is sent from its plants to the healthcare sector to help combat the surge in Covid-19 cases in...Read More
Information about a new tax regime for imports of steel billet into China, to start on Saturday May 1, has added to the bullish sentiment among CIS billet exporters.On Wednesday April 28, China's ministry of finance announced that, in order to better guarantee the supply of steel resources and promote the high-quality development of the domestic steel industry, the import tariff for certain steel...Read More
ArcelorMittal has again increased its official offer prices for all steel coil products in Northern Europe by ?,?20-50 ($24-60) per tonne, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 29.The steelmaker had already increased its offers three times in April.With this latest increase, offer prices for hot-rolled coil reached ?,?1,020 ($1.233) per tonne ex-works, up by ?,?20 per tonne from the most rece...Read More
The three-month price of copper breached the $10,000-per-tonne mark on the London Metal Exchange during trading on Thursday April 29, while zinc and aluminium also reached fresh year-to-date and multi-year highs, driven by overall bullish sentiment.Most metals set their new highs during early trading, when the US Dollar Index was around its two-month low of 90.47 on Thursday morning. But when the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 29 that are worth another look.Major Indian steelmaker JSW Steel is reducing steel production to ensure that sufficient oxygen is sent from its plants to the healthcare sector to help combat the surge in Covid-19 cases in...Read More
Aluminium producer Rusal has appointed Roman Andryushin to the position of deputy chief executive officer of sales in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and China, the company said on Thursday April 29.Rusal also said Steve Hodgson will be returning to the company as director of sales and marketing, responsible for commercial operations and aluminium sales in the European, A...Read More
There is a "Silver Accident" waiting to happen and it will come from...by Bix Weir of Road to RootaThere is a "Silver Accident" waiting to happen and it will come from the LEASING of massive amounts of Physical Silver from JP Morgan into the SLV ETF and others! Bank of America and Citigroup are going to feel the pain on this one as the world has Run out of 1,000 oz bars and ALL LEASES have end dat...Read More
There are many reasons the Cartel is about to give silver a good old-fashioned pummeling, and this time, the reasons have nothing to do with madness...(by Half Dollar) I'm still bearish on silver in the short-term for several reasons (three listed below) that nobody seems willing to discuss, but these reasons are indeed various elephants in the room, and since there are so many people who are new...Read More
We know that there is something BIG happening in the silver market when... by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportWhile we have witnessed a surge of new silver investment demand over the past year, it's nothing compared to the massive buying coming in the future. We know that there is something BIG happening in the silver market when the top silver analysts "conveniently" omit the massive global...Read More
A lot of moves in silver can happen over just a few days, which is why...John Lee on Palisades Gold RadioTom welcomes a new guest, John Lee, President and CEO of Silver Elephant Mining. John started his career as a programmer in Silicon Valley before moving to Vancouver, where he was exposed to the mining sector. He started trading as a retail investor dabbling in junior miners. He then started le...Read More
The three-month price of copper breached the $10,000-per-tonne mark on the London Metal Exchange during trading on Thursday April 29, while zinc and aluminium also reached fresh year-to-date and multi-year highs, driven by overall bullish sentiment.Most metals set their new highs during early trading, when the US Dollar Index was around its two-month low of 90.47 on Thursday morning. But when the...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were higher across the board during morning trading on Thursday April 29, supported by a weaker dollar and bullish sentiment. Copper continues to drive the rest of the complex upward - the three-month price was trading $96 per tonne higher at $9,972 per tonne this morning. It hit a high of $9,999.50 per tonne earlier; the all-time high for the three-...Read More
With the exception of lead on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, base metals prices were stronger this morning, Thursday April 29, reassured that Federal Reserve would keep policy loose and because United States President Joe Biden pumped up the outlook for the US by saying the country is "ready for takeoff". Tin leapt higher on the LME on Wednesday, with the SHFE contract catching up today...... Mala...Read More
Diamond markets mixed. US and China recovery fueling optimism, but uncertainty remains due to worrying coronavirus situation in India. Europe relatively weak. Supply volatility expected in short term. Polished inventory levels declining as manufacturers reduce capacity and GIA backlog rises. Cutters focused on 1 ct. polished and larger. Small De Beers sight projected for next week. US consumer con...Read More
RAPAPORT... Pandora has signed a new EUR 950 million ($1.15 billion) credit facility whose pricing is linked to the progress it will make on twin sustainability objectives.The credit line refinances Pandora's current undrawn facility, which is scheduled to mature in May 2022 but whose size was not disclosed in the company's statement Thursday. However, the Danish jeweler said that a EUR 400 millio...Read More