Trading activity in the seaborne coking coal market was muted on Wednesday November 7, with participants awaiting a firmer direction to emerge."We have not heard of any aggressive bids in recent days and it seems $220-222 per tonne cfr China for premium low-vol materials is the ceiling," a trader source said.The source added that the presence of opposing factors - robust domestic coking coal price...Read More

Good morning and welcome to post-election America!With all of the hype and drama leading up to yesterday’s midterm election, you might think that the sun wasn’t going to come up this morning...But despite the dire warnings from both sides of the aisle, life continues. And for most of us, it’s simply “business as usual” this morning.But what should we expect as investo...Read More

 QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; I really encountered an insane goldbug who claimed you were paid off by the gold cartel to keep the price down. These people cannot open their eyes and see anything but gold or bitcoin. Then they argue the age of knowledge and bitcoin will become the new reserve currency. You really have to wonder if these people are on drugs. Will you be doing a gold report soon? Is...Read More

Jared Kushner paid no federal income tax for years. A couple weeks ago, New York Times reported that Jared Kushner "paid little or no income tax from 2009 to 2016."Gasp!President Trump's son-in-law and his family company have spent billions of dollars buying real estate. His net worth is reported to be almost $324 million. But yet, they have paid almost no federal income taxes."In 2015, for exampl...Read More

Japanese ferrous scrap export prices are leading the downtrend in regional scrap values so far this week.A major regional buyer was bidding for Japanese H2 scrap exports at ?34,000 ($300) per tonne as of Wednesday November 7, while sellers were offering similar materials at ?35,000 per tonne."Japanese H2 prices are coming off and should reach a bottom soon," a Japanese trader told Fastmarkets MB...Read More

If I had to choose between having my debit card declined at the grocery store or seeing an overdraft fee come up on my online statement - I'd take the embarrassment over the fee any day.Here's why…The average overdraft protection fee in the US is $34. Although it doesn't sound like much, it typically happens on transactions $24 or less.What's worse, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (...Read More

SHANGHAI - China's exports of alumina last month were roughly equal to September's bumper volumes, the president of Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, said on Wednesday."I estimate that October was more or less the same as September," Lu Dongliang told Reuters on the sidelines of a signing ceremony at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. The Chinese company, also known as Chalco, is one of th...Read More

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange pushed higher during morning trading on Wednesday November 7, supported by a strong bounce in global equity markets, while the US dollar index lost ground after gains by the Democrats in the US midterm elections. Overnight, US midterm election results indicated a majority win for the Democrats in the House of Representatives, with US president Trump's admin...Read More

China's domestic rebar market maintained its downward trend on Wednesday November 7 with sellers stepping up their efforts to destock.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,500-4,550 yuan ($650-657) per tonne, down 90 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 4,380-4,420 yuan per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneSellers were actively destocking during the day on the weak futures market and their bearish o...Read More

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Wednesday November 7*Copper -$156.22 (-1,085.48 yuan) Aluminium -$426.97 (-2,966.72 yuan) Zinc $41.58 (288.94 yuan) Nickel $358.95 (2,494.11 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME three-month...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices fell further on Tuesday November 6 after sentiment was dampened by Tangshan's smaller-than-expected production cuts. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,000-4,010 yuan ($578-579) per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,990-4,000 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneShanghai's HRC prices have fallen for a 12th day, with sentiment in the market...Read More

News that Glencore's Katanga Mining will suspend exports and sales of cobalt from Kamoto in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lent some optimism to 2019 contract negotiations taking place this week at an industry event in Xiamen, China. Sales and exports of material from the DRC mine were halted after it was found that uranium levels in hydroxide produced at Katanga exceeded the limit for...Read More

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Wednesday November 7.Base metals on the London Metal Exchange pushed higher during morning trading, supported by a strong bounce in global equity markets, while the US dollar index lost ground after gains by the Democrats in the US midterm...Read More

Long-term contracts for cobalt hydroxide supply in 2019 have been heavily weighted toward lower payables year on year, with discussions centered around increasing availability of intermediates. But the extent of the likely hydroxide surplus' impact on next year's metal market is less clear. Since last year's mating season, Glencore has announced the restart of production at Katanga in the Dem...Read More

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Chrome ore and alloy prices dropped in China last week after tender price cuts for November continued to weigh on sentiment, while the US high-carbon ferro-chrome price halted recent declines on an uptick in inquiries. Chinese markets still reacting negatively to lower November tendersAlloy prices hold in JapanSouth Korean alloy prices inch lowerEuropean price drop on plentiful Indian supply ...Read More

The following Fastmarkets UK non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices changed on Wednesday November 7:Aluminium scrapGroup 1 pure 99% & litho: ?1,360-1,410 per tonne from ?1,380-1,430Commercial pure cuttings: ?1,080-1,110 per tonne from ?1,100-1,140Clean HE9 extrusions: ?1,360-1,410 per tonne from ?1,390-1,440Loose old...Read More

B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) produced a record 242,020 oz. gold in 2018's third quarter, 78% higher than in the same quarter of the previous year. It attributed its success to strong performances from the Kekola mine in Mali, the Masbate mine in the Philippines and the Otjikoto mine in Namibia.The company reported $324 million in gold revenue, 110% higher than in the same quarter of the previous...Read More

Toronto-based Barkerville Gold Mines has released the drilling results from the ongoing Cow Mountain program at its flagship Cariboo gold project near the town of Wells. The company says the results demonstrate the continuity of high grade gold mineralization within vein corridors and extensions down dip and down plunge.The results trace mineralized vein corridors at Cow Mountain extending the hig...Read More

Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) has signed a contract with Palaeo Minerals covering full-scale mining activity at the Thorny River project in South Africa, which the company believes will become its first operating mine.The agreement, which sees Botswana Diamonds handing over control to the contractor, will allow the company to self-fund the project from bulk sampling through to mine development, it s...Read More