Comex copper prices softened on Monday morning in the United States amid weak Chinese data and continued equity market weakness.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 2.25 cents to $2.7370 per lb."We expect copper prices to strengthen in the coming days," Fastmarkets analyst Boris Mikanikrezai said. "Although there is plenty of uncert...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market climbed further on renewed demand in the week ended Friday December 7, while European prices have been hemmed in while suppliers and consumers negotiate long-term delivery settlements. China market gets boost from demand Tight supply underpins market strength European prices stabilize losses US ferro-silicon prices flat amid inactivityThe recent increase in domesti...Read More
Steel mills in China have lowered their bids for alloys, while ores resisted some downward pressure and some buyers secured deals at lower prices in the week ending Friday December 7. Lower and higher grade ore prices rangebound in cif market Low grade fob index increases on falling freight rate Alloy price in China falls Ferro-manganese into Europe soars US alloys unmoved in quiet spot marketThe...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market climbed further on renewed demand in the week ended Friday December 7, while European prices have been hemmed in while suppliers and consumers negotiate long-term delivery settlements. China market gets boost from demand Tight supply underpins market strength European prices stabilize losses US ferro-silicon prices flat amid inactivityThe recent increase in domesti...Read More
Despite gold firming of late, silver continues to languish at below US$15 per ounce, triggering considerable speculation that the white metal may never recover. This has had a sharp impact on primary silver miners, causing many to fall substantially in value since the start of 2018. While the poor outlook for the white metal bodes poorly for many silver miners, it shouldn't deter contrarian invest...Read More
The recent stock-market selloff is persisting, fueling mounting worries among investors. The intensifying volatility and lack of a quick rebound higher is strangling euphoric sentiment, spawning self-reinforcing selling pressure. Scoffed at a few months ago, the notions that a young bear market is underway and a recession looms are gaining traction. The great beneficiary of this ominous stoc...Read More
The recent stock-market selloff is persisting, fueling mounting worries among investors. The intensifying volatility and lack of a quick rebound higher is strangling euphoric sentiment, spawning self-reinforcing selling pressure. Scoffed at a few months ago, the notions that a young bear market is underway and a recession looms are gaining traction. The great beneficiary of this ominous stoc...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesDec 11, 2018We need to face it; ordinary investors hate resource stocks. It’s one of those unspoken but obviously true facts that we wish to avoid thinking about or discussing. Because once you acknowledge that regular investors have virtually no exposure to resources, you also need to start questioning just why that seems to be true.One cause is fairly simple to underst...Read More
I chuckle when the hedge fund algos grab onto "positive" trade war headlines and trigger a sharp spike in stock futures. Settlement of the trade war between the Trump Government and China will do nothing to prevent a global economic recession - a recession which will likely deteriorate into a painful depression. The Central Bank "QE" maneuver was successful in camouflaging and deferring the sy...Read More
Cadence CEO Kiran Morzaria reportedly implied to those on the call Bacanora would raise cash at 25p (US31.5c), which would have been a discount to the share price at Friday's market close....Read More
The company said Monday it continued to work with the local and national governments to resolve the situation and remained cautiously confident the Ministerio Público and local police would enforce the rule of law. Until such time, operations might remain suspended, Aura said."We are obviously extremely disappointed and frustrated that we have experienced another invasion from a small numbe...Read More
Share this articleEDMONTON - Alberta is looking for someone to build a new oil refinery, but Premier Rachel Notley says any deal needs to work for both industry and taxpayers."The project must make sense for Alberta," Notley said Tuesday. "It must have a return on investment for Albertans, and it must diversify the way we use the energy resources that we as Albertans all own."Notley announced the...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Canada's main stock index was higher in late-morning trading, boosted by gains in the consumer staples sector as well as in financial and industrial stocks.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 69.40 points at 14,797.68.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 110.23 points at 24,533.49. The S&P 500 index was up 19.11 points at 2,656.83, while the Nasdaq compos...Read More
This is an ominous chart. This is the Dow Jones Transportation Average. And it looks dangerous.You see, when the transports and the Dow Jones Industrial Average agree, it gives us a clear sign of where the stock market is heading. Here is the industrial chart:Both charts have broken their respective support lines. Both are in downtrends, with lower highs and lower lows.I've been using the Dow th...Read More
Share this articleBiometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry.Hertz said Tuesday it is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash the time it takes to pick up a rental car. Clear hopes it will lead more travellers to its platform, which has 3 million members in the U.S.It's the latest place consumers will find biomet...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1243.00-$1.30Silver$14.55+$0.03XAU67.09-0.46%HUI152.82-0.78%GDM558.66-0.31%JSE Gold1249.83+2.68USD97.42+0.21Euro113.22-0.35Yen88.22-0.12Oil$51.65+$0.6510-Year2.879%+0.025T-Bond143.90625-0.15625Dow24370.24-0.22%Nasdaq7031.83+0.16%S&P2636.78-0.04% The Metals: Gold gained $5.20 to $1249.50 in London before it chopped back down to $1241.10 by midafternoon...Read More
By Ed Steer11 December 2018 -- TuesdayYESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUMThe gold price went vertical the moment that trading began in New York at 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday evening in New York. but the short sellers of last resort were there in seconds -- and from that point the price chopped quietly sideways until shortly before 3 p.m. China Standard Time on their Monday afternoon...Read More
By Craig HemkeEach of the past five years, we've predicted a year-end and new-year rally in precious metals. And for each of the past five years, the market has performed as forecast. So, what can be expected as 2018 becomes 2019? Let's begin with the past. As mentioned above, each of the past five years have seen year-end gold and silver price rallies. These rallies have begun around the time o...Read More
The Global Financial Crisis, a broader deeper more powerful systemic crisis than the Lehman Event was, has finally arrived in a great redux. It is seen in numerous areas. We have finally arrived at the ten-year anniversary of the Lehman event, a killjob whereby JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs bought a few $billion in mortgage bonds and never paid Lehman Brothers. The firm died, called a financial fai...Read More