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
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday March 5 that are worth another look.Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will increase its hot-rolled coil output once it finishes testing a new rolling line at its Ilyich Iron & Steel Works at Mariupol, chief executive officer Yuriy Ryzhenkov told Fastmarkets this week.China Zhongwang holdings - the largest aluminium extrusion company...Read More
Turkey's Ministry of Trade announced on Saturday January 9 the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled flat steel from the European Union and South Korea.The products under investigation are under HS codes 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.00, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.00, 7208.40.00, 7208.52.10, 7208.52.99, 7208.53.10, 7208.53.90, 7208.54...Read More
Ball Corp expects investment in beverage packaging to continue to grow as demand for sustainable aluminium cans for traditional and non-traditional beverages continues to accelerate, the Colorado, United States-based company said in its 2020 earnings report. After delays to some projects last year for health and safety reasons due to the Covid-19 pandemic, additional beverage can line investments...Read More
Live stream the Novo Resources Corp. (OTCQX: NSRPF | TSX: NVO) presentation from the December 10-11 Precious Metals ...Read More
The domestic steel rebar price in Poland was flat in the week to Friday August 27 due to a seasonal slowdown, though expectations for September are rather bright amid solid construction demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Poland was unchanged at 4,050-4,100 zloty ($1,041-1,054) per tonne on Friday.Read More
By: Ira EpsteinNothing bullish on the daily chart. This could change..Read More
Interview with Dale Ginn, Managing Director of Aston Minerals (ASX: ASO) Our previous interview: https://youtu.be/jwuM279ZUiU ...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold discusses recent developments with thiscompany that has one of only four primary tellurium mines in the world. I first wrote about Deer Horn Capital Inc. (DHC:CSE; GODYF:OTCBB) back in January of this year. The company has a primary tellurium project in northern British Columbia, one of only four primary mines in the world.Tellurium is an interesting metal used primarily...Read More
As a result of central bank intervention in virtually every asset class, writing about capital markets in the context of some valuation or fundamental analysis framework has become a laughable, surreal, and self-defeating exercise, and here is a perfect example why.Read full newsRead More
Investing in stocks that are dependent on commodity prices is always risky. After all, even if the company is running a tight ship and doing what it’s supposed to be doing, if commodity prices aren’t strong, that’s enough to sink the outlook for not only the individual stock, but the entire industry. We’ve seen how a low price of oil has made life difficult for many oil and...Read More
RAPAPORT... A fancy-intense-blue diamond ring with an estimate of $2.5million to $3 million is on track to be the top seller at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels auction in NewYork next month. The cut-cornered square modified brilliant-cut, 3.24-caratstone, flanked by two pear-shaped diamonds, will go under the hammer at the April17 sale, Sotheby's said Wednesday. Other notable pieces include a p...Read More
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The import price for steel billet retreated in Egypt in the week ended Thursday April 18, while domestic rebar prices increased, Fastmarkets has heard.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet imported into Egypt was $450-455 per tonne cfr on Thursday, falling from $455-458 per tonne cfr last week.CIS-origin billet was offered to the country at $470 per tonne cfr, but demand was very w...Read More
Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime. But a decade ago, John Edwards was charged in a ...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were for the most part weaker while the market waits for direction from the US Federal Reserve when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concludes its meeting this evening. Zinc prices extend lower after Tuesday's rise in LME stocks Base metals Three-month base metals prices on the LME were mostly down this morning;...Read More
Deliverable stocks of base metals in Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses all declined in the week ended Thursday April 30, with those for copper decreasing the most in percentage terms. SHFE copper stocks totaled 230,956 tonnes on April 30, declining by 28,081 tonnes or 10.8% from 259,037 tonnes on April 24 amid continued supply disruptions and a recovery in demand. This week, the...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.Oversupply to persist in North America as demand slumpsPrices for welded oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and linepipe weakened further in April nearing historical lows, and there may be room for further pipe price retreat through the second quarter. Supply of ERW OCTG and line pipe is expected to continue to outpace demand f...Read More
Mises Institute, Released on 5/23/23Negotiations over increasing the federal debt ceiling continue in Washington. As has occurred several times over the past twenty years, Republicans and Democrats are presently using increases Continue... Three Lies They're Telling You about the Debt Ceiling added by Herman James on 05/25/2023View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Warren Buffett has never had a huge allocation in Canadian stocks. Preferring to stick to familiar territory, he’s mostly invested in U.S. equities. Sure, he has made the occasional high-profile Canadian play. But for the most part, he has stuck to the U.S. and very limited international investments.That doesn’t mean he hasn’t made any Canadian plays, though. Buffett has act...Read More