With such a solid end to 2017, it prompts the question what we might expect of gold in 2018. The most immediate question is whether or not it will pick up where it left off 2017 and continue its climb into the New Year, or fizzle and spend the year going sideways or worse, down. I have refrained from the perennial turn of the year prediction sweepstakes for a number years, but I will venture out o...Read More

By Keith WeinerWe hope everyone had a happy New Year.There is a long informercial airing on American TV. It shows an endless parade of senior citizens, struggling to pay their bills, unable to buy that motorized stairway lift, play golf, or eat out at restaurants. The solution?Get a reverse mortgage! The number to call is 1-800-GET-CASH. That number again is one eight hundred get your free cash...Read More

2018: The Year Of Living DangerouslyThere is one redeeming benefit to writing "forecasts": they invariably and inevitably reduce you to a quivering mass of humility as the hubris born of luck and circumstance is replaced with the reality of randomness. I have been reading research reports for years and the most useful portions are those where an analyst goes back and reviews his/her reasons for ow...Read More

By Graham SummersJune of 2017 marked the date at which the inflation genie was let out of the bottle.That was the month that:1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the process through which the Fed publicly admitted that it has no clue about how inflation really works.2) The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it would continue its massive QE program despite clear evidence Japan's economy was out of...Read More

By Michael J. KosaresWith such a solid end to 2017, it prompts the question what we might expect of gold in 2018. The most immediate question is whether or not it will pick up where it left off 2017 and continue its climb into the New Year, or fizzle and spend the year going sideways or worse, down. I have refrained from the perennial turn of the year prediction sweepstakes for a number years, b...Read More

With resignations, acquisitions and co-operation agreements, the last few weeks of 2017 were unusually busy for many European steel companies. Metal Bulletin brings together some of the more important stories from the festive period.British Steel chief resigns British Steel has started 2018 without a permanent chief executive officer, after the resignation of Peter Bernscher on December...Read More

With resignations, acquisitions and co-operation agreements, the last few weeks of 2017 were unusually busy for many European steel companies. Metal Bulletin brings together some of the more important stories from the festive period.British Steel chief resigns British Steel has started 2018 without a permanent chief executive officer, after the resignation of Peter Bernscher on December...Read More

Momentum as well as technicals for the US dollar are bearish. Everyone is short the greenback. I will prefer to look for signs of profit taking on short US dollar positions. FOMC minutes on Wednesday, US December private ADP employment numbers on Thursday and US December nonfarm payrolls on Friday will affect the short term trend of the US dollar. Last year the focus of the markets was on intere...Read More

Prices are likely to rise in the eurozone manufacturing sector this year following the purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the region reaching a record high in December 2017, data organization IHS Markit said on Tuesday January 2.December's final manufacturing PMI for the eurozone was 60.6, compared with 60.1 in July, amid strong expansions in new orders and output. The reading was the highest re...Read More

VANCOUVER, Jan. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (NEE.V) (OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF) (the "Company" or "Northern Vertex") is pleased to report on key milestones achieved for 2017 and strategic goals for 2018 both for the Company and for its Moss Mine located in the Oatman District in NW Arizona, USA.Dear Shareholders,The past year has been transformative for Northern Vertex as...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Metal Bulletin provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in December 2017.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases in 2017, see the January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November updates.INVESTIGATING REGIONProductOrigin of...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 2.Read More

With resignations, acquisitions and co-operation agreements, the last few weeks of 2017 were unusually busy for many European steel companies. Metal Bulletin brings together some of the more important stories from the festive period.British Steel chief resigns British Steel has started 2018 without a permanent chief executive officer, after the resignation of Peter Bernscher on December...Read More

Base metals prices were on divergent paths at the close on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday January 2 while most prices tried to consolidate recent gains. Zinc was one of the strongest performers today, hitting a high of $3,352 per tonne - the highest since August 2007. Lead followed its sister metal higher, closing up 2%. "Zinc has opened 2018 in a bullish mood; still, falling LME stocks sugg...Read More

Flat steel buyers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia preferred to wait for new prices to be announced before making any new purchases, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 2.There was no new price published after the New Year holiday, and the domestic markets in those countries were trying to get used to the imposition of 5% VAT on January 1, 2018.However, most buyers were expe...Read More

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday January 2.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange have started the year in a strong position with prices mostly in positive territory during morning trading today.This comes following a positive end to the year last week where copper hit a near four-year high and most metals closed near to their 2017 y...Read More

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia, bringing the key news and market stories on Tuesday January 2. Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell during the Asian morning session on the first trading day of 2018 after China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in below market expectations. Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here. LME snapshot at 0251...Read More

In the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election, which saw Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in an unprecedented win, a wealthyContinue...Read More

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, January 2, 2018, New York... Polished diamond prices stabilized in December following a better-than-expected holiday season. US consumer sentiment was boosted by economic growth, record-high stock markets and a drastic tax overhaul that is expected to raise disposable income and discretionary spending. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI?,,?) for 1-carat diamonds edged up 0.3% i...Read More

RAPAPORT... The European Union (EU) has taken over the chairmanship ofthe Kimberley Process (KP) for 2018, with Italian politician FedericaMogherini heading the operation.The leadership of the KP switches every year, with Australiataking charge in 2017 and the United Arab Emirates in 2016. India is the vicechair this year, and will become chair in 2019. "For the European Union, the Kimberley Proce...Read More