Sentiment in Turkey's flat steel market remained negative in the week ended Friday November 9, with some prices going down, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants did not expect local demand to improve until at least the end of 2018, because of the unwillingness to restock before the year-end.In addition, some buyers are having payment problems because sellers will not accept long-term payme...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday said it was extending the deadline for the divestiture of holdings of sanctioned Russian companies EN+ <ENPLq.L >, Rusal (0486.HK) and Gaz PAO (GAZA.MM) until Jan. 7, 2019.The move extends licenses relating to the sanctioned firms to authorize activities needed to wind down operations or existing contracts as well as licenses to authorize tr...Read More

China's domestic prices for hot-rolled coil fell further on Friday November 9, marking a 14th day of decreases, and a few exporters have started lowering their prices in an attempt to secure orders in falling market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,930 yuan ($562-567) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,920-3,930 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonnePrices fel...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Friday, calling in a withering critique for another referendum to avoid the vassalage or chaos that he said her Brexit plans would unleash.Quitting as a junior transport minister, Johnson called May’s Brexit plans delusional and said he could not vote for the de...Read More

Fastmarkets MB reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market during the week ended November 9.Raw Materials Japanese H2 scrap continued to lead price falls in the Asia markets amid weak demand from end users and bearish sentiment among traders.It is unlikely that there will be any spot-market activity in 2019 for direct-reduction (DR) grade iron ore pellets, according to...Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical (4502.T) is set to win conditional EU antitrust approval for its $62-billion bid for London’s Shire, the biggest ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese company, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.Last month, Takeda offered to divest Shire Plc’s pipeline compound SHP647 along with some associated rights after...Read More

Rebar producers in Poland have slightly decreased domestic prices over the past week, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 9.The decline reflected the expected seasonal slowdown that was anticipated by distributors, market participants said.Fastmarkets' price assessment for domestic 12mm B500B-grade rebar in Poland was 2,320-2,350 zloty ($617-625) per tonne ex-works on November 9, down from...Read More

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Florida’s bitter races for the U.S. Senate and governor appeared headed to recounts on Friday as Republican margins of victory narrowed and President Donald Trump vowed to send in lawyers in a scene reminiscent of the state’s dramatic 2000 presidential recount.With his lead dwindling in Florida’s Senate race, Republican Governor Rick Scott filed lawsuits l...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices were unchanged on Friday November 9, with sellers keeping prices steady despite a pick-up in trading activity in a bid to secure more sales. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,480-4,520 yuan ($646-652) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 4,350-4,400 yuan per tonne, unchangedBuyers in Shanghai raised their procurement rates slightly ahead of the weekend ami...Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s automobile sales fell 11.7 percent in October, bringing the world’s biggest car market closer to an annual contraction not seen since at least 1990.Data from the country’s top auto industry association released on Friday showed 10-month cumulative sales falling, amid broader slowing economic growth and a biting trade war between China and the United St...Read More

Scrap prices in the major global markets softened slightly during the working week from Monday November 5 to Friday November 9, with the exception of the United States.Export scrap prices out of the US were firm, with a number of sales heard out of the country's East Coast, although demand for material from the West Coast was limited.Meanwhile, the prices of scrap in Turkey, India and Asia mostly...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Friday that it has “sound liquidity” after a JPMorgan analyst slashed his stock price target, sending shares down 9 percent.“GE is a fundamentally strong company with a sound liquidity position,” GE spokeswoman Jennifer Erickson said in a statement. “We are taking aggressive action to strengthen our balance sheet...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1209.90-$14.00-1.88%Silver$14.17-$0.26-3.93%XAU64.16-1.88%-4.51%HUI143.41-1.61%-4.04%GDM529.60-1.47%-3.05%JSE Gold1098.11-23.50-3.09%USD96.90+0.22+0.47%Euro113.39-0.22-0.49%Yen88.03+0.06-0.43%Oil$60.19-$0.48-4.67%10-Year3.190%-0.050-0.78%Bond137.875+0.6875+0.52%Dow25989.30-0.77%+2.84%Nasdaq7406.90-1.65%+0.68%S&P2781.01-0.92%+2.13%  The Metals: Go...Read More

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort169,141150,115103,258173,897212,033446,296465,406Change from Prior Reporting Period 387-5,44511,7988,04014,97120,22521,324Traders16593905852269194 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 48,61529,505494,911 -255-1,35419,970 non reportable positionsChange fr...Read More

By Gary TanashianCrude Oil and Industrial Metals continue downward. This is significant per this NFTRH monthly chart showing these items and the broad CRB itself having hit trend lines from the 2008 highs. These pullbacks from long-term trend lines are notable and qualify cyclical commodities as risk indicators for the cyclical macro.Here is oil's weekly view. Key support was lost last week as n...Read More

By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA The recent weakness in Gold and gold mining stocks is not over. In fact, we are worried about another leg down getting underway. If that comes to pass, we are positioned to profit from it. But I digress. Long-term oriented investors and speculators should be aware of the near term trends but they should also be aware of the conditions that will lead to a shift f...Read More

By David Brady, CFAIt is difficult to provide an update on something that hasn't moved in months. Other than a spike higher on October 11, Gold has basically done nothing in the past three months. The current range remains 1214-1251. Many investors in the precious metals space have become extremely bullish recently, given the rally from 1167. But there is little reason for it, in my opinion. Not...Read More

First developing countries blew up. Then real estate topped and started to roll over. Now oil has entered what CNBC just called its "longest losing streak in three decades." The oil rout just became a bear market for U.S. crudeIn a volatile turnabout, the U.S. crude benchmark fell into a bear market Thursday just five weeks after hitting a nearly four-year high.West Texas Intermediate crude for...Read More

After falling in August and September, intervention in the gold market by the Bank for International Settlements via gold swaps increased substantially in October, according to the bank's monthly statement of account, published this week: https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc181031.pdf The bank's August and September statements are here: https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc180...Read More

TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V): GRGFrankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE): G6A OTCQB Venture Market (OTCQB): GARWFVANCOUVER, Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: G6A, OTCQB: GARWF), "Golden Arrow" or the "Company" is pleased to announce that the Company's joint venture partner in Puna Operations Inc., ("Puna") has reported...Read More