IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from December 9

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday December 9 that are worth another look.

Brazilian steel demand is set to grow in 2020 and support higher domestic prices, Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) said in a presentation filed with securities commission CVM.
Rising secondary aluminium prices in Asia helped drive European secondary aluminium ingot prices up last week from its recent decade-long low.
Tender price cuts by leading stainless steel mills in China have prompted lower spot prices for ferro-chrome and chrome ore.
The seaborne price of low-grade manganese ore in China jumped during the week ended Friday December 6, after some Chinese buyers accepted higher-than-expected offers for limited volumes of material.
European ferro-vanadium prices weakened last week on quiet spot demand, with the market's attention still focused on long-term contract negotiations which are taking place later than usual this year, sources said.

Immediate trigger for crash was new Fed Chairman pick

Gold stocks slump on metal price decline

Is the gold market starting to turn 'irrationally exuberant'?

Gold stocks explode up as equity markets languish

Gold stocks outpace flat large caps