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
Vale's cobalt production fell 31% in the third quarter of 2018 mainly due to decreased output from its Sudbury and Voisey's Bay operations. Vale produced 1,028 tonnes of cobalt in the three months to the end of September compared with 1,489 tonnes in the same quarter of 2017. A 22.5% fall in third-quarter production from Voisey's Bay to 371 tonnes from the previous quarter was caused by scheduled...Read More
Ningxia Tianyuan, the world's largest manganese flake producer, is expected to resume production at its 800,000-tonne-per-year capacity site in December, sources told Fastmarkets MB. The company is currently operating at a reduced capacity of 600,000 tpy after it suspended one of its production lines in May, according to the sources. Ningxia Tianyuan, which accounts for around 40% of global mangan...Read More
Chinese cobalt metal and salts prices fell in the midweek pricing session following an 17.8% drop in local futures contract prices, which dented buying sentiment. Fastmarkets MB's Chinese domestic cobalt metal price fell by 3.6% to 450,000-490,000 yuan per tonne ($25.52-27.68 per lb, China-VAT free) on Wednesday October 17, from 475,000-500,000 yuan per tonne on Friday. Market participants at...Read More
Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia fell over the past week amid sluggish regional demand and the emergence of lower offers.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil was $2,050-2,150 per tonne cif East Asian ports for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down $10-50 per tonne from a week earlier.Fastmarkets MB's assessment of import prices f...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices moved down over the past week amid low demand and high inventory levels. Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 15,600-15,900 yuan ($2,252-2,296) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down 200 yuan per tonne from a week earlier.Demand remained soft over the pas...Read More
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Contrarian investors are constantly searching for unloved stocks that have found a bottom and offer big upside potential as market sentiment shifts.Let's take a look at three unloved industry leaders in the TSX Index that might deliver big gains heading into next year.Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX)Barrick Gold recently announced a game-changing merger with Randgold that will create the world's l...Read More
The Mountain Province Diamonds, 49%, and De Beers Canada, 51%, Gahcho Ku?(C) diamond mine located 280 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. [MPVD-TSX, NASDAQ] reported results of its eighth diamond sale completed on October 5th 2018.Total proceeds from the sale were US$24.2 million (CDN$31.4 million) from 366,505 carats at an average realized value of U...Read More
When it comes to early FI, I think the end game for all of us is to find a way to maximize our time on this planet. As everyone well knows, time is finite and thus the ultimate currency in the Game of Life. Over the years, more and more folks are realizing this stark truth, and I think that’s why the concept of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) continues to grow in popularity and mo...Read More
An opioid epidemic is destroying lives across America.And chances are this deadly plague has already taken root in your backyard.Opioid addiction, overdoses, and deaths are rising at an alarming rate nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a 200% increase in overdose deaths involving opioids since 2000.Today, over 42,000 Americans die annually after overdosing on o...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1226.40+$1.30+0.69%Silver$14.63+$0.06+0.14%XAU70.09+0.05%+1.17%HUI155.58+0.07%+1.49%GDM558.84+0.35%+1.56%JSE Gold1194.92-3.89+3.52%USD95.72-0.25+0.46%Euro115.10+0.51-0.42%Yen89.12-0.25-0.07%Oil$69.12+$0.47-3.11%10-Year3.196%+0.014+1.36%Bond137.84375-0.28125-0.45%Dow25444.34+0.26%+0.41%Nasdaq7449.03-0.48%-0.64%S&P2767.78-0.04%+0.02% The Metals: G...Read More
By Ira EpsteinWeekend squaring up leaves gold strong going into next week.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort189,200171,53371,278166,143198,139426,621440,950Change from Prior Reporting Period 9,454-46,3887,521-8,16649,6968,80910,829Traders17895885749279194 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 47,79733,468474,418 356-1,6649,165 non reportable positionsChange from...Read More
The sentiment shift is still subtle, but it's both real and widespread. After a few years of being ignored and/or dismissed as basically useless, gold is cool again, attracting positive comments in the media and increasing accumulation by big investors. India, for instance, imported less gold than usual in the first part of this year but lately has ramped up its buying, with August imports more...Read More
By David Brady, CFAAfter falling from 1369 to 1167 in just four months, Gold is attempting to rally now, having risen to a high of 1237 recently. But as I shared in my previous article: "There is significant resistance ahead that could stall Gold's rally, most notably 1244, the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the entire drop from 1369 to 1167, and 1251 on a closing basis (1360-1184). If we close...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have been largely ignored and neglected for years. Speculators and investors wanted little to do with them for various reasons. But that apathetic sentiment is finally starting to shift thanks to last week's stock-market plunge. Capital is starting to return to this battered sector as traders begin to realize how radically undervalued it is. Sentiment mean reversi...Read More
This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourages a healthy debate.People often whisper conspiratorially about the age-old U.S. practice of fixing the gold price at $42.22. "They're just trying to keep gold d...Read More