Domestic prices for E8 grade ferrous scrap in Italy have picked up slightly in February following the positive trend settled in the international scrap markets, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 15.Fastmarkets' monthly price assessment for Italian grade E8 scrap was ?,?285-295 ($322-334) per tonne delivered on March 15, up compared with ?,?280-290 per tonne delivered in the previous month.T...Read More
Prices for light iron steel scrap in the United Kingdom have slipped at the top end of the current range amid steady trading, with the market buoyed by a recovery in export prices so far this month, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 8.The inter-merchant light iron scrap price, which dropped ?5 ($6.60) per tonne last week, has been reacting to a fall in export prices in late February, altho...Read More
The market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has strengthened on resumed sales to the United States, which is the key outlet, Fastmarkets was told on Thursday March 14.Fastmarkets' price assessment for CIS exports of high-manganese pig iron was $340-350 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 14, widening upward from $340-345 per tonne fob a week before.One deal was h...Read More
Forward cargoes of seaborne coking coal continued to fetch lower prices on Friday March 15 while those for April-laycan shipments held steady.On the Global Coal trading platform, a July-laycan cargo in the branded segment was traded at $196 per tonne fob Australia, while a bid for an April-laycan cargo in the same segment was made at $212.50 per tonne, up $0.50 per tonne from the last bid. The tra...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Friday March 15, with copper, aluminium and nickel up by an average of 0.6%, while zinc, lead and tin were down by an average 0.6%. Three-month copper was recently quoted at $6,449 per tonne, up by 1% compared with Thursday’s close at $6,385 per tonne. Volume was significantly above average, with 19,661 lots...Read More
Participants in China's rebar market reacted differently to the impending reduction of value-added tax in the country, resulting in a widening of domestic prices on Friday March 15.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,800-3,860 yuan ($565-574) per tonne, widened by 10 yuan per tonne on both ends Northern China (Beijing): 3,790-3,850 yuan per tonne, widened upward by 20 yuan per tonneChina's value-...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices moved down on Friday March 15 due to inactivity and declining futures following the announcement of cuts to the country's value-added tax. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,790-3,810 yuan ($564-567) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,750-3,770 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneTrading activity was lower than that on Thursday w...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 13 points in pre-opening trade. Oracle (ORCL $53.05) is expected to open lower after releasing lower than consensus fiscal fourth quarter earnings guidance.Broadcom (AVGO $268.20) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter earnings. Adobe (ADBE $267.69) is expected to open low...Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday March 15:Minor metalsAntimony MMTA standard grade II, $/tonne: $7,400-7,700 per tonne from $7,500-7,800Bismuth MB free market, $/lb: $3.40-3.90 per lb from $3.55-3.90Bismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 46,500-48,500 yuan per tonne from 47,000-49,000 yuanChromium MB free market alumino-thermic, $/tonne: $8,550-9,200 per tonne from $...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Friday March 15, with copper, aluminium and nickel up by an average of 0.6%, while zinc, lead and tin were down by an average of 0.6%. Three-month copper was recently quoted at $6,449 per tonne, up by 1% compared with Thursday's close at $6,385 per tonne. Volume was significantly above average, with 19,661 lots tr...Read More
Prices for long and flat stainless steel products in Europe were stable this week, with market participants reluctant to accept higher offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday March 15.Fastmarkets price assessment for grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) sheets, delivered to Northern Europe, was unchanged week on week at ?,?2,100-2,150 per tonne on March 15.Offers were heard at ?,?2,200 per tonn...Read More
Yesterday we documented our personal frustrations with contemporary technology.Today we file a protest against contemporary money.We begin with the "evolution" of United States currency…We refer you to this $10 bank note, dated 1928:In those antique days, a fellow could march into a bank, hand the clerk a slip of paper as illustrated above and demand the denominated amount in gold coin.The s...Read More
You've heard the saying when it comes to trading stocks: buy low and sell high. The same strategy applies to making money buying items in stores. This is called retail arbitrage, and it can make you a small fortune pretty quickly if you know how to do it right.E-commerce revenues are projected to grow to 4.88 trillion US dollars in 2021. If that number sounds high, consider that Amazon is already...Read More
Import prices for ferrous scrap in Asia generally rose further this week amid steady buying interest and higher offers, market participants told Fastmarkets.Rising scrap values in Turkey and Japan continued to support market sentiment and encouraged sellers to maintain or increase their asking prices, sources said.VietnamSteel mills in Vietnam were still looking to buy scrap this week, especially...Read More
Fastmarkets today launches a monthly price assessment for Ferrous scrap No E40 (shredded steel scrap), delivered to mill, Italy, ?,?/tonne.After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has launched a monthly assessment for Ferrous scrap No E40 (shredded steel scrap), delivered to mill, Italy, ?,?/tonne.The consultation period ended on March 14, with the assessment coming into effect from Marc...Read More
Hooman Vatankhah, a PhD student in civil and environmental engineering at Colorado School of Mines, is the 2019 winner of the American Water Works Association Austin F. McCormack, Jr., Award.Named after a pioneer in membrane treatment and a life member of AWWA, the award recognizes a young professional who has made notable and outstanding contributions in water reliability, water quality, new dire...Read More
Despite centuries of local mining history, the northern Andes remain under-explored by modern standards, and the region stands as one of the favourite destinations of the world's mineral explorers. Here is a look at eight Canadian-based juniors active in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. LUPAKA GOLDVancouver-based Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK; US-OTC: LPKGF) says its priority is advancing to production its In...Read More
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) has upgraded the resource at its Las Chispas silver-gold property in Sonora, Mexico, to the indicated category for the first time.The project now contains 1 million indicated tonnes grading 6.98 grams per tonne gold and 710.6 grams silver, or 1,234 grams silver equivalent, for 224,900 oz. gold and 22.89 million oz. silver, or 39.8 million oz. silver equiv...Read More