Iron ore prices were rangebound on Friday June 21 with more concerns raised over the profit margins of Chinese steelmakers.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $116.98 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.27 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $115.78 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.27 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $118.46 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.33 per tonne. MB 58% Fe Premium...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials.Latest transaction: iron ore Iron ore BHP, Global Ore, 90,000 tonnes of 62% Fe Newman fines, traded at the July average of a 62% Fe index at a premium of $5.65 per tonne, July arrival. BHP, Global Ore, 170,000 tonnes of 62%...Read More
Iran’s shooting down of a US drone has raised tensions in the Middle East, with gold and oil prices extending gains. Spot gold reached a high of $1,411.90 per oz after US President Donald Trump reportedly ordered an attack on Iran, which was later aborted. Equities in Asia have weakened across the board. Base metals Three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has reintroduced a matched bargain service to facilitate the buying and selling of B shares across its membership structure, it said in a note to members on Friday June 21.Stemming from the bourse's Strategic Pathway, which began in 2017, the LME pledged to provide an adequate matched bargain facility and leasing scheme for B shares after its previous service was disconti...Read More
Trading was active in China's export hot-rolled coil market on June 21, with traders rushing to restock on expectations that prices will gain further. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,780-3,800 yuan ($550-553) per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonne. Northern China (Tianjin): 3,770-3,780 yuan per tonne, narrowing upward 10 yuan per tonne. Prices climbed further on Friday on futures g...Read More
Iran's shooting down of a US drone has raised tensions in the Middle East, with gold and oil prices extending gains, while equities in Asia have weakened.Spot gold price reaches high of $1,411.90 per ozUS President Donald Trump reportedly ordered an attack on Iran, which was later aborted Asian equities weaker across the board Base metals Three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange were f...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 5 points in pre-opening trade.Gasoline prices are expected to move higher over the weekend. Crude oil prices have moved higher due to greater disturbances in the Middle East. In addition, the largest refinery complex on the U.S. East Coast experienced an explosion last night. The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.05 to 75.75...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during the morning trading session on Friday June 21, with nickel leading the charge lower.The most-traded August nickel contract stood at 98,450 yuan ($14,332) per tonne as at 10.15am Shanghai time, down by 1,430 yuan per tonne, or 1.4%, from Thursday's close of 99,880 yuan per tonne.The rest of the complex, barring tin, were i...Read More
The latest selenium transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe reported to Fastmarkets.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb and on an in-warehouse Rotterdam basis. Delivered prices are netted back.To view the latest price assessment, click here.To see all Fastmarkets' pricing methodology and specification documents, go to www.metalbulletin.com/prices/pricing-methodology.Friday...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Friday June 21:Minor metalsBismuth MB free market, $/lb: $3-3.20 per lb from $3-3.30Bismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 42,000-43,000 yuan per tonne from 41,500-43,500 yuanCobalt MB free market alloy grade, $/lb: $14.50-15.15 per lb from $14.60-15.30Cobalt...Read More
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Prices for flat stainless steel products produced and delivered in Europe fell his week because of low demand and an expected surge of imports from July 1, Fastmarkets heard on Friday June 21. One European producer posted monthly alloy surcharges for July at lower levels than for June; others are expected to follow suit. Anticipation of these decreases is also believed to have weighed on stainless...Read More
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QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; you are the only person who forecasts gold without bias. How will gold respond to the war rattling with Iran?PDANSWER: They will always paint gold as the a never ending bull market in the face of war. Perhaps us old-time traders learned the hard way – buy the rumor but sell the news. If we look at gold’s performance during the first Gulf War in 1990, it rallied...Read More
The signs of memory loss can be scary: misplaced keys, forgetting where you parked, a task you suddenly can't remember, repeating a question over again that was just answered. Five million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - a figure that's projected to grow to 13.9 million by 2060.To date, th...Read More
Are you accustomed to receiving a fat tax refund from the IRS... money that you often use for a summer vacation or to save for a rainy day?This year, though, you might've gotten a smaller one than expected. Or worse yet, you may have had to include a check when you submitted your 2018 return.You're not alone.According to the IRS, the average 2018 refund check for early filers was $2,640... 16% les...Read More
The following Fastmarkets non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday June 21:Aluminium scrapCast: ?,?850-870 per...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Asia continued to trend downward this week, but a rebound might be on the horizon, market sources told Fastmarkets MB.This is because scrapyards in the United States and Japan are facing very thin margins and are unlikely to lower their prices any further, they said."The downtrend is still present, especially with long steel still being offered at low prices by mills in Tur...Read More
The following is an edited release by London-based metals market consultants Roskill. For more information, visit www.roskill.com.The current price for primary South African chrome ore of around US$170 per tonne (CIF China), places the price at around the 80 percentile of the chrome ore cost curve for supply sent to China.Exporters of chrome ores experienced tightening margins in 2018, when the pr...Read More