The Comex copper price continued to drift on Thursday March 7 with uncertainty around US-China trade talks forcing market participants to retreat and delay any serious price action. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange declined 1.15 cents to $2.9070 per lb. Additionally, European buying was lackluster ahead of the European Central Bank's pol...Read More

Gold futures settled higher Wednesday, halting what had been a string of seven straight losses-the longest such string of declines in two years. "With optimism regarding a trade deal and Brexit fading, the risk-off mood has waned and has allowed a modicum of support to the precious metals," analysts at Zaner Precious Metals wrote in a daily note. April gold GCJ9, -0.02% rose $2.90, or 0.2%, to s...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker again this morning, Thursday March 7.With the exception of tin that was up by 0.5% and aluminium that was little changed, the rest of the complex were down between 0.2% for lead and 1.4% for nickel.Copper was off by 0.4% at $6,428 per tonne, compared with $6,455 per tonne at Wednesday's close, while nickel ha...Read More

Stagnant spot activity continued to weigh on the cobalt sulfate price in China, with spot offer prices marching lower in the mid-week assessment on Wednesday March 6 amid persistent selling pressure. Fastmarkets assessed the Chinese cobalt sulfate, basis 20.5% Co market price at 57,000-60,000 yuan ($8,491-8,938) per tonne on March 6, down by 3,000-4,000 yuan per tonne or 5.6% from 60,000-64,000 yu...Read More

You know what they say...The devil is in the details.And investors looking to get rich in the legal cannabis market would be wise to pay attention to the details of new legalization measures before those measures become law.This, dear reader, is the secret to pot stock profits.Let me explain...THIS is how you get rich in the legal cannabis marketFor nearly five years now, I've been helping investo...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Europe have been largely stable over the past week, although steelmakers were targeting increases, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.Prices in the domestic market have been stable due to largely unchanged import offers and resistance among end-users to a price rise, according to market sources.Northern EuropeThe outlook on further price chang...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil exporters were insisting on higher offer prices on Thursday March 7 despite the slight drop in the domestic spot market, with most sellers feeling little need to export.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,820-3,840 yuan ($569-572) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,750-3,770 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneShanghai sellers began the...Read More

China's major mills continued to raise their daily output rates for crude steel in mid-February, while their finished steel inventories also rose.Members of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) produced crude steel at an average rate of 1.95 million tonnes per day during the second 10 days of February, up 1.6% from 1.92 million tpd in early February, according to data released by the industry...Read More

According to the latest IIROC short report for the period ending February 28th, shorts appear to be pressing against insiders at Indigo Books & Music (IDG). The bookseller had a negligible short position in mid-February, but that soared to 3.1% of the stock's float by month end. Short sellers may be betting that the stock is vulnerable to seasonal factors with the busy Christmas shopping season n...Read More

Reinforcing bar (rebar) steel prices have risen in the United States following late-February's mill hikes, while import prices have fallen following confirmed offers for Italian material. Fastmarkets' assessment for domestic rebar increased to $35.25-36.50 per hundredweight ($705-730 per short ton) fob mill on Wednesday March 6, up by 2.6% from $34.25-35.75 per cwt previously. At the same time, th...Read More

Domestic Turkish rebar and wire rod prices increased over the past week, mainly in as a result of the Turkish lira losing value against the US dollar, sources said on Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Turkey was TRY3,100-3,150 ($573-583) per tonne ex-works on Thursday, up from the TRY2,950-3,050 per tonne of last week, including 18% VAT.The local rebar pri...Read More

The Turkish long steel export market remained weak over the past seven days on sluggish demand, while increasing raw materials costs continued to squeeze mill margins, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for rebar exports out of Turkey remained unchanged at $470-480 per tonne fob on an actual weight basis.Steel producers in Turkey continued to offer re...Read More

Sentiment in the market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has improved because of higher scrap prices in the United States, which is the key outlet, and lower material availability, Fastmarkets learned during the week ended Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' price assessment for CIS exports of high-manganese pig iron was $340-345 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 7,...Read More

Turkish steel producers continued to replenish low stock levels by booking more deep-sea scrap at firm prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo comprising 32,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $322 per tonne, 5,000 tonnes of shredded at $327 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $332 per tonne cfr.This was...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold - 100 week average (~$1272/3 and rising) possible correction low. Biased down. Oversold.Gold/Silver ratio -- higher it goes, the more silver you load up in your shopping cart:Read More

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By: Rambus I know it may have come as a shock to some of you on why I raised some capital by selling a few PM stocks today. Whenever you see a false breakout of any chart pattern and the price action trades below the bottom rail of the original pattern that can setup a bearish situation. It's like a head fake. The stock forms what looks like a great breakout and maybe even accompanied by a break...Read More

The recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements indicate that the bank is still actively trading gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps, but based on the information in the BIS' just-published statement of account for...Read More

In my first Premium Post back in January, "2019 Economic Headwinds Look Like Storm of the Century," I laid out sixteen major headwinds that would be howling against the economy this year. One of those was the government debt, which I said was about to skyrocket:If you thought the government deficit exploded last year when taxes were cut and spending was increased, wait until you see how bad it l...Read More

Iron ore prices rose on Thursday March 7 in line with futures market gains following data releases showing a decline in steel inventories in the market. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $87.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.56 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $87.01 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.56 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $90.01 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.93 per ton...Read More