Turkish domestic prices for rebar and wire rod continued to slide in the week ended Thursday October 18. But this time the drop was spurred not only by modest demand but also by the strengthening of the local currency against the US dollar.The country's domestic long steel prices are strongly connected to the lira-dollar exchange rate and move in line with that, because mills buy their raw materia...Read More
Turkish steel billet prices have fallen over the past week because of poor demand both domestically and abroad as well as a strengthening of the lira against the dollar.The lira started to gain in value by the end of last week after the release of US pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey, who hads been detained by local authorities because of alleged links to outlawed political groups. He was freed by a...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 19.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange fell at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 due to a firmer US dollar index, although zinc was relatively steady thanks to low stocks and the threat of more sanctions by the United States. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday October 18.Zinc continued to outperform the other base metals during morning trading the London Metal Exchange following a large cancellation at LME-listed warehouses.The three-month zinc price peaked at $2,687 per tonne this morning, its highest since the start of October, after more than 31,000 tonnes of th...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday October 18.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Thursday, with only zinc showing any meaningful gains while copper was little changed.The broad-based weakness in the base metals follows a rebound in the dollar after the...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 because of a firmer dollar but zinc continued to rally thanks to low stocks and the threat of more US sanctions.Copper closed below $6,200 per tonne for the first time this week while nickel hit a one-month low of $12,200 per tonne this afternoon but recovered to close at $12,350 per to...Read More
The Comex copper price tumbled in the morning on Thursday October 18 after the US Federal Reserve indicated another interest rate rise is imminent. The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 4.10 cents to $2.7370 per lb. The broad-based weakness in the base metals follows a rebound in the dollar after the minutes from the US Federal Op...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were rangebound on Thursday October 18, with the market showing signs of cooling off from Wednesday's bullishness.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.58 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $72.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $78.60 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.15 per tonne.MB...Read More
(Updates prices, market activity)By Collin EatonHOUSTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors' concerns returned to the impact an escalating trade row between China and the United States will have on oil demand growth and data showing ample supplies.Global benchmark Brent crude has fallen almost $8 per barrel since reaching a four-year high of $86.74 on Oct. 3, weakened by l...Read More
* China sell-off drags Asia shares lower* 10-year U.S. yield dips after touching 1-week high* Oil falls further on U.S. data; Saudi news limits drop (Updates prices, changes comment)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday while German and U.S. bond prices rose in a move toward safety assets, with traders citing the Sino-U.S. trade war, Italy's budget concerns and a wi...Read More
* China drags Asia shares lower; Europe flat* Wall St drops after weak industrial earnings, hawkish Fed* 10-year U.S. yield climbs to 3.217 percent* Oil falls further on rising U.S. inventories (Updates prices, changes comment, dateline from previous LONDON)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar index rose on Thursday alongside Treasury yields after Federal Reserve policymak...Read More
* China sell-off drags Asia shares lower* 10-year U.S. yield little changed after rise to 1-week high* Oil falls further on U.S. data; Saudi, Iran limit drop (Updates prices, changes comment)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply on Thursday while the Japanese yen rose in a move toward safety assets, with traders citing the Sino-U.S. trade war, Italy's budget concerns an...Read More
* FTSE 100 hands back earlier gains, ends down 0.3 pct* CRH (LON:CRH) tumbles after weak Heidelbergcement results* Unilever declines as volume miss overshadows sales growth* Healthcare boosted by Novartis results (Updates prices, adds details)By Josephine Mason and Helen ReidLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index eased on Thursday as disappointing earnings hurt construction m...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices were flat on Thursday as investors paused to digest the latest meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve.Comex gold futures for December delivery inched up 0.06% to $1,228.10 a troy ounce as of 8:02 AM ET (12:02 GMT).The hawkish Fed minutes showed that while the central bank had some doubts about the economy, it still planned to gradually increase interest rates in Decem...Read More
Oct 18 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Thursday:** Hungarian holding companies Konzum KONU.BU and Opus Global OPUSG.BU announced a plan to merge, creating a combined entity with a market capitalisation of about 350 billion to 400 billion forints ($1.25 billion to $1.43 billion). German copper products maker Wieland-Werke has submitte...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap market showed signs of renewed activity on Thursday October 18, with prices being pushed upward by rumors of a new cargo booking.So far this week, no deep-sea cargo bookings have been heard, but rumors of a European cargo being sold were circulating on the market today. But the details began to emerge...Read More
Imported steel billet prices in Egypt decreased in the week ended Thursday October 18, with demand in the country remaining weak.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet imported into Egypt was $480-485 per tonne cfr on Thursday, falling from...Read More
The Comex copper price tumbled in the morning on Thursday October 18 after the US Federal Reserve indicated another interest rate rise is imminent. The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 4.10 cents to $2.7370 per lb. The broad-based weakness in the base metals follows a rebound in the dollar after the minutes from the US Federal Op...Read More
BHP's zinc concentrates production rose 5% year on year in the three months ended September 30, 2018, according to the company's quarterly production report released on Wednesday October 17. The company produced 30,558 tonnes in the July-September period, up 5% from 29,201 tonnes in the same period of 2017, although production dropped by 15% on a quarterly basis. The miner produced 35,983 tonnes o...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday October 17 pricing session in Asia. Key drivers: Cheaper offers from new supply regions including the Middle East, Russia, Spain and Italy put pressure on Chinese exporters to lower their prices.This new supply was diverted to Japan from Europe and...Read More