(Repeats item issued earlier. The opinions expressed here arethose of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * GRAPHIC: Gold price vs. SPDR holdings: By Clyde RussellLAUNCESTON, Australia, July 9 (Reuters) - Gold's recentrally to a six-year high is suddenly looking a little morefragile after India, the world's number two buyer, unexpectedlyhiked import duties.The increase in the duty to 12.5% from...Read More

Toronto - Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario Energy Board's Decision on Enbridge's application to include the federal carbon tax in natural gas rates:"We have been clear that we are committed to lowering energy costs and providing transparency for low-income families, seniors and small businesses. Our...Read More

Fastmarkets has made changes to the specification of its cobalt hydroxide payable indicator - namely, to widen the payment window. Following a one-month consultation period that ended on Friday July 5, Fastmarkets has amended the payment window to include trades agreed on the basis of the following month's average metal price (M+1). Previously, the payment window only included trades agreed on the...Read More

In Greek mythology, Plutus is the god of wealth. He was blinded by Zeus so he could dispense his gifts without prejudice. He is also lame, so he is slow in coming, and winged, so he is quick to leave.Plutus came to Greece in the early 2000s and left abruptly a few years later. In fact, Greece was the poster child for the 2008 recession. It was crushed by a debt crisis and a series of poor governm...Read More

Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (TSXV: KBLT) (OTCQX: CBLLF) (FRA: 27O), is a battery metals streaming and royalty company, primarily focused on cobalt and nickel, offering exposure to metals integral to key technologies of the electric vehicle and energy storage markets. We learned from Anthony Milewski, Chairman and CEO, and also from Justin Cochrane, President and COO, of Cobalt 27, about the recent agr...Read More

The price of CRC imports to the United Arab Emirates edged up this week, while HRC and HDG import prices went in the opposite direction on continuing sluggish demand caused by the annual slowdown in the construction sector.UAE Offers for hot-rolled coil imports to the UAE came in at $510 per tonne cfr for material imported from China, with deals for cargoes over 10,00...Read More

AGF Management stock makes a push to clearly break through the 200-day clouds. Watch the video summary of our July 9th INK morning report.Subscribe to the INK Research YouTube channel for more video report summaries. As a reminder, INK Research and Canadian Insider are both subscriber-supported. We do not accept payments from issuers or promoters for stock coverage. Your browser does not support...Read More

Empire (EMP.A) Sobeys bonds upgraded after announcing share buyback. Watch the video summary of our July 8th INK morning report.As a reminder, INK Research and Canadian Insider are both subscriber-supported. We do not accept payments from issuers or promoters for stock coverage. Your browser does not support the audio element. DownloadRead More

Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil experienced an uptick in the week to Tuesday July 9, although market participants expressed doubts that the recent uptrend was sustainable. Flat steel prices in China rebounded after production curbs were announced in the country's steelmaking hub of Tangshan."I believe prices will not rise further because there are no...Read More

In the process of standardizing the names of its prices, Fastmarkets has found that the range of thicknesses was displaying incorrectly in the name of its CIS steel heavy plate export price.In the Fastmarkets price name for CIS steel heavy plate exports fob Black Sea, the plate thickness had been listed as 10-50mm. The correct thickness, as properly specified in the Fastmarkets ferrous methodology...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 9 that are worth another look.Sinking product prices across the copper value chain are eroding processing margins for custom copper smelters, causing uncertainty as well as driving investments and consolidation in the industry. The United States' Section 232 tariffs have benefited certain steel producers but mostly negative...Read More

Prices for imported billet in the United Arab Emirates have increased over the past seven days, but demand was still weak, sources said on Tuesday July 9.The reason for the higher prices for billet was increases in the prices for raw materials.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was calculated at $296.41 per tonne on July 8, compared with...Read More

European wire rod processors are demanding an increase in the EU's safeguard quota for imports of the material, the European Non-Integrated Wire Rod Processors Association (Eunirpa) said on Tuesday July 9."We urgently call on the policymakers to support the repeal of the safeguard measures imposed on wire rod, or at the very least to adjust significantly upward the level of the current quotas," Eu...Read More

Turkish mills have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases for August shipments after a short break in negotiations, sources said on Tuesday July 9.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a UK cargo, comprising 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $288 per tonne cfr.This compared with the most recent deep-sea cargo sold at $298.50 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the Baltic Sea region on...Read More

NEWS &VIEWSForecasts, Commentary & Analysis on the Economy and Precious MetalsCelebrating our 46th year in the gold businessJuly 2019"There has been a dramatic change in sentiment." - Adrian Day - Michael J. Kosares, USA GoldThe summer months historically present a buying opportunity in precious metals as illustrated in the charts shown below. In the past, there has been a clear change of di...Read More

- David HaggithStock market investors, hungry for more pork, are demanding Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, land on their table on a silver platter with an apple in his mouth at this week's congressional testimony. Will he deliver? Powell has a thin red line to talk, or this overFed market, which he and is cronies have nurtured, dies this week from its own morbid obesity. On the other hand, if he does...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinThis week is focused on 2-day testimony by Fed Chairman Powell. We will get his views on interest rates. Gold market still in an uptrend, but nearing 18-DMA at $1386.70Read More

- Clint SiegnerGold and silver bugs are well aware that JPMorgan Chase dominates precious metals futures trading. Russ and Pam Martens of the financial blog Wall Street on Parade just identified how much control they have.There are more than 5,300 FDIC insured banks in the U.S. Just two of them, JPMorgan and Citibank, hold 75.7% of all precious metals derivative contracts (primarily futures)...Read More

There is now a very small section of traders and investors who believe that interest rates may not be cut in end July FOMC meet. Federal Reserve chairman's testimony will clarify on the interest rate cycle. In my view interest rates will be cut this month by 0.25% or something lower as a token and thereafter it can be long pause. Incoming US economic data releases will also determine the interes...Read More

Market fundamentals are unlikely to support the recent rise in ferrous scrap prices, the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) said in its latest short-range outlook this week.Fastmarkets'  daily scrap index for Northern Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) imported into Turkey rose to $296.41 per tonne cfr on Monday July 8, up from $292.09 per tonne cfr&...Read More