Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday November 29.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange staged a broad-based recovery during Asian morning trading on Thursday, recovering from the previous day's weakness on a softer dollar.Tin was the sole exception to the firmer tone seen across the rest of the SHFE base me...Read More
London Metal Exchange members are considering a multitude of ways to continue to service their EU clients in the event that a financial services deal is either not forthcoming or does not go far enough when the UK finally leaves the European Union. Some companies have even told their LME sales teams they need to be prepared to move to another major European city to be able to legally service their...Read More
When purchasing silver bullion, you need to consider the shipping costs, where the bullion can be stored, and if you want bullion in bars or coins. There are companies that will offer silver bullion free shipping during free shipping promotion dates, but most companies will require a shipping cost. Research companies on the internet to find the best prices for silver bullion as well as possible sh...Read More
Although the price of silver is not as volatile as some metals and stocks, it does vary and there are factors that cause the price to either increase or decrease. Silver is of lower investment value and demand than gold, but the rising commercial, individual and industrial demands for silver are producing higher prices in recent years.1.The first factor is US dollar stability. If the dollar is str...Read More
When buying silver bullion online, the convenience is remarkable, but you do need to make sure you are working with repeatable silver coin buyers and looking at the best prices for buying precious metals. You can use online precious metal brokers to find the best places to own and store your investments and most brokerage houses take different currencies and are open 24 hours a day and seven days...Read More
Many precious metals experts recommend that even your precious metals portfolio should be well diversified and include a wide range of investment mechanisms like physical bullion, silver ETF, mutual funds and silver mining stocks.Below we present a list of top 10 silver stocks to watch that silver stock market analysts recommend.1. Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW) is Canada's most performing silver stock...Read More
Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange made gains on Thursday November 29, following a rise in crude oil futures, but market sentiment remained uncertain with commodities facing macro-economic headwinds.Brent crude oil prices were firmer in afternoon trading, up by $1.80 to $60.16 per barrel. The recent low was $58.38 per bbl.For base metals, nickel was the highlight, with the three-month...Read More
Silver mutual funds present another risk diversified dimension of silver investing to add to your portfolio apart from silver bullion investment that focuses mainly on purchasing physical silver and silver ETF that deals with "paper silver". By definition silver mutual fund is a pool of investor funds that makes its objective to invest into shares of various silver mining companies and is consider...Read More
The years 2009 and 2010 have become the absolute record years in the modern day precious metals investing history with gold and silver reaching unprecedented figures for a troy ounce. Compared to measly 2% stock market growth, gold has increased by 18 percent, while the spot price of silver has reached a 24% growth mark. Investors who were able to predict this type of scenario and diversify their...Read More
Comex copper prices were under pressure on Thursday morning in the US, in the aftermath of US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's dovish comments made on Wednesday.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange reversed down 1.55 cents to $2.7980 per lb. Powell said interest rates were, "just below neutral levels" while speaking at the New...Read More
If you are a large scale silver investor, buying wholesale silver bullion bars over bars of smaller sizes individually will definitely allow you to save significant amount of money overtime. While looking for the best place to buy wholesale silver bullion bars online, keep in mind that the price range for your bullion products should be between 10-15% over the silver bullion spot price.Listed belo...Read More
Physical iron ore trading was mainly inactive on Thursday November 29, with Chinese mills cautious of buying despite gains in the futures and steel markets.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $66.51 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.16 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $65.78 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.16 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $69.30 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.34 per...Read More
Have you considered buying popular quality silver bullion products but were discouraged with high seller premiums eating into your investment value in case of popular American Eagle silver bullion coin? Wholesale silver bullion rounds might just be the answer to your question on how to find affordable silver bullion coins without hefty seller premiums. If you need more reasons to invest in this pa...Read More
Junk silver bags are usually referred to pouches holding junk silver dimes, quarters and other coins with a face value of $1000, that contain approximately 700 ounces of pure silver. Low purchase premiums compared to costly silver rounds make junk silver purchases a desirable investment for multiple purposes. Most silver junk coins are comprised of 90% pure silver with copper alloys to make them m...Read More
Got any junk silver dimes or a handful of broken jewelry pieces that you want to turn in for money? Read on where we explain 5 most important factors affecting junk silver prices.1. Spot price of silver is your basis for figuring out how much you can get for your junk silver coins. While it's highly unlikely that you can recover the actual value of silver, it helps to stay no more than 5% below th...Read More
It's essential to understand the basics of silver futures charts if you are seriously considering investing in silver bullion market. Silver futures prices are a driving force for determining the daily spot price of silver, the foundation of the silver market. Silver futures charts provide silver market players with essential information on the value of silver commodity on a given market day on a...Read More
In bad economic times silver has proven again and again to increase in prices much more significantly compared to gold or any other precious metals. More and more investors are seeking silver investing advice to provide them with excellent protection against potential hyperinflation and possible currency default. Silver futures are an important financial mechanism for large scale silver dealers, b...Read More
Silver has been in the center of investors spot light ever since the global economy went sour and gold prices went sky high.Investing in silver future contracts along with physical silver bars, coins and silver ETF's has been very popular lately. Read below to find out more information on silver futures prices and factors affecting them.Silver futures are standard obligations to provide a set amou...Read More
When in comes to silver investing advice, almost all business analysts agree that there can be no better strategy than buying into physical silver bullion bars and coins compared to all other silver investing alternatives like silver stocks, futures and ETF's. Nothing beats investing in silver bullion products due to their unbeatable metal purity, low premium costs and certainty of holding on to c...Read More
With current silver price having increased by an impressive 24% figure in the last year, more and more investors are turning their attention to various silver investing mechanisms like silver ETF's, silver futures and buying physical silver bullions.Silver ETF is an exchange traded fund for silver stock investing or paper silver rights depending on the type of ETF you are investing into. In layman...Read More