(Kitco News) - Gold prices are expected to quietly move higher through the rest of the year into 2019, butone of the world’s top precious metals consultancy firms said investors shouldn’t expect to see fireworks as there currently isn’t an urgency for diversification.In a recent interview with Kitco News, Philip Newman, director and founding partner of Metals Focus, said that alt...Read More
DR Congo: Is government intervention the real risk to watch?SPONSOREDverisk maplecroftKyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsBezant's Mankayan back in copper-gold spotlightSPONSOREDbezant resourcesThe company said the mining licence was signed by Romania's prime minister Viori...Read More
CIS export slab prices inched up in the week ended Monday November 12 due to demand in Europe and Turkey helping CIS exporters to push to a somewhat higher level than previously expected.Fastmarkets' weekly CIS export slab price assessment was $455-465 per tonne fob Black Sea on November 12, up from $450-460 per tonne fob Black Sea a week earlier.Ukraine's Metinvest returned to the market - after...Read More
p>(Kitco News) - King Dollar will rule over gold prices in the near-term, but the yellow metal will continue to be an important diversifier and safe-haven asset for investors in the long-term according to one fund manager.In a telephone interview with Kitco News Maxwell Gold, director of investment strategy at Aberdeen Standard Investments, said that he sees gold as a strong buy on dips as volatil...Read More
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(Kitco News) - The gold/silver ratio has risen to its highest level in roughly a quarter century, with silver suffering from both weakness in precious metals lately but also dragged down by pessimism about base metals.“The silver price has been very weak in recent days - in both absolute and relative terms....The gold/silver ratio has risen to 86, its highest level in 25 years,” said a...Read More
Strong dollar capping prices The dollar...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue a...Read More
In just a few weeks, humanity may take its first paid ride into the age of driverless cars.Waymo, the secretive subsidiary of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., is planning to launch the world's first commercial driverless car service in early December, according to a person familiar with the plans. It will operate under a new brand and compete directly with Uber and Lyft. The early start ma...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters lowered their offer prices on Tuesday November 13 to stimulate sales despite domestic prices being largely stable.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,820 yuan ($546-548) per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,820-3,840 yuan per tonne, unchangedTrading activity was moderate during the day after prices slumped a day earli...Read More
Gold could face further pressure if the metal falls below the $1,190-an-ounce area, says TD Securities. As of 8:12 a.m. EST, spot gold was 50 cents higher at $1,200.75 an ounce but has been below $1,200 for the first time since Oct. 11. “Messy European politics, along with a Fed which is set to remain on its tightening trajectory, have kept the dollar index above 97, which continues to add t...Read More
Aluminium The three-month LME aluminium price is attempting...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus do...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transactions: hot-rolled coilHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic,...Read More
No respite for copper price pressure... ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More
(Kitco News) - It takes three times as much energy to produce one dollar’s worth of bitcoin than one dollar’s worth of gold, according to a new research study.More specifically, it requires seventeen megajoules of energy to digitally mine one dollar's worth of bitcoin versus five megajoules needed to physically mine the same value in gold, said the report titled ‘Quantification O...Read More
LME market still tight, but...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More
Karen Freifeld(Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to provide written answers to questions from the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.The questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that Trump is preparing to answer relate only to Moscow’s involvement in the e...Read More
Stainless steel price sell-off continues We opened our...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the...Read More
RIO DE JANEIRO - "Failures and possible crimes" led to a February leak of mineral byproduct at Norsk Hydro ASA's Alunorte alumina refinery in the Amazonian state of Para, a special commission in Brazil's lower house said in a report released on TuesdayA congressional commission assembled to look into the incident blamed both the company and regulators, and called for civil and criminal investigati...Read More
Tin’s resilience continues Tin...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as so...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro and sterling rose on Tuesday as Britain and the European Union agreed on a preliminary text for the nation to leave the economic bloc in a bid to avoid a chaotic divorce that would disrupt the region’s economy.The stronger euro and sterling spurred profit-taking in the dollar, which reached a 16-month peak against a basket of currencies on Monday.Uncertainty ove...Read More