The prices for flat steel products imported into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have increased over the past week, with levels of demand remaining low but consistent, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday April 2.Demand among end-users has been weak, so buyers were unwilling to place orders for large tonnages, sources told Fastmarkets.UAEChina-origin hot-rolled coil (HRC) was on offer to the UAE...Read More
We have just published our April 1st Insights A real rally requires some Energy. We are a bit later than usual this week as we have been busy rolling out and working on lots of new features for our INK Research and Canadian Insider users. Last week, on Canadian Insider we introduced INK Edge outlooks along with a new look for our company pages. Over at INKResearch.com, we have been implementing a...Read More
Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil (CRC) and hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) were largely stable again during the week to Tuesday April 2 amid thin trading due to low selling interest and weak overseas demand.In particular, buying interest from Southeast Asia was muted due to the recently concluded election in Thailand as well as the upcoming elections in Indonesia and the Philippines, Ch...Read More
A few Chinese hot-rolled coil exporters lowered their prices on Tuesday April 2 to stimulate trading activity despite gains in the domestic market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,870 yuan ($575-577) per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,790-3,810 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneMills raised their prices during the day in response to the gains in the futures ma...Read More
Prices for steel rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates were again unchanged this week as a result of continuing moderate demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday April 2.Domestic rebarLocal rebar producers in the UAE kept their prices unchanged for May production, with demand expected to stay weak because Ramadan starts early in the month.The country's largest producer, Emirates Steel, h...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices picked up some strength on Tuesday April 2 on gains in the futures market and good demand, though export offers fell with mills attempting to secure more orders from abroad. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,850-3,900 yuan ($574-581) per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,860-3,900 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneGains in the futures market...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: rebar, wire rodRebar East China, domestic, grade III 16-25mm...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices fell sharply after confirmation of transactions done late last week, sources said on Tuesday April 2.A steel producer in the Marmara region booked a European cargo, comprising 22,000-23,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $308 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of bonus at $318 per tonne cfr on Thursday March 28.And a mill in the Izmir region booked a UK cargo, comprising...Read More
Physical iron ore prices continued to rise on Tuesday April 2, closing in on $90 per tonne with yet more seaborne supply disruptions reported.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $89.89 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.20 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $89.01 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.20 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $92.14 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.91 per tonne. MB 58%...Read More
By: Keith WeinerA number of commentators have predicted that the rules of the Basel III bank regulations will cause gold to skyrocket (no, this article is not about our view that gold does not go up, that it's the dollar going down, that the lighthouse does not go up, it's the sinking ship going down in the storm).Will it? It would be easy to say as with all of their other predictions of gold...Read More
By: Stewart Thomson 1. There's a time for gold stocks to rally... and a time for consolidation and retracement. Please click here now. We have joy, we have fun, we have gold price seasonality in the sun?2. To view seasonality on the daily gold chart, please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.3. The COMEX price of gold is determined mainly by commercial bank traders an...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAStop me if you've heard this before. Precious Metals disappointed again.The miners were leading the metals but the metals broke down from bear flag patterns and that took the miners lower, suggesting an interim top is in place.The technicals suggest weakness could be ahead for the sector but the fundamentals are finally turning bullish.Before we get to fundamentals, let...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold bias is down, bouncing around here:Read More
The slides for the PowerPoint presentation accompanying these remarks can be found here:http://gata.org/files/GATA-HongKong-Slides-04-02-2019.pdf* * *[SLIDE 1: Introduction]Remarks by Chris Powell, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.Mines and Money Asia ConferenceHong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreTuesday, April 2, 2019Mining Investment Asia ConferenceInterContinental...Read More
The timing of Lyft's IPO last week could not have been better for Wall Street insiders, since they will have an opportunity to unload their shares into a veritable orgy of greed and ignorance. The stock market looks unstoppable at the moment, and it is making Lyft's $24 billion valuation seem somehow less absurd. Just four months ago, when shares were in the throes of what many of us mistook fo...Read More
US-China trade deal will only a temporary stop gap fix for global economy. Eurozone wants greater access to China. China will try to balance US and Eurozone as it will never want its large population to be used as a dumping ground. The trade between USA-China and Eurozone-China are not addressing long term key thorny trade issues. American politicians and Eurozone politicians want to use China f...Read More
BHP has estimated an initial production reduction of 6 million-8 million tonnes of iron ore on a full-capacity basis due to damage caused by a cyclone that hit Western Australia last month.Isolated flooding at BHP's Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) site and along sections of the rail line leading into Port Hedland has limited train transportation and other operations at the port, the miner s...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices picked up some strength on Tuesday April 2 on gains in the futures market and good demand, though export offers fell with mills attempting to secure more orders from abroad. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,850-3,900 yuan ($574-581) per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,860-3,900 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneGains in the futures market...Read More
For Part 1 of the interview, CLICK HEREJim Willie is a statistical analyst in marketing research and retail forecasting. He holds a PhD in Statistics, and his career has stretched over 25 years. He aspires to thrive in the financial editor world, unencumbered by the limitations of economic credentials. Jim operates a free website called Golden Jackass.Read More
Link to the Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/yield...Question 1. William L: Barron's saying that the threat of a yield curve is over?Question 2. Ben P: Is it possible the melt up is actually a bull trap?Question 3. Gang: Why do "experts" say there's an everything-bubble with nowhere to hide your wealth, and then in the same interview say you should have no more than 20% of your...Read More