A non-binding agreement between the Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) and Rio Tinto for the former to acquire the latter's entire stake in the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea has lapsed."Rio Tinto and Chinalco, who respectively own 45.05% and 39.95% of Simandou, will continue to work with the government of Guinea, in West Africa, to explore other options to realize value from the world-class S...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday October 26.China Compared with last week, stockpiling activity among traders eased. In addition, domestic consumption was stable due to there being enough stock in the downstream secondary aluminium alloys sector. Spot export deals were rare, but market participants suggested that momentum would be regained when consumers started...Read More
Global antimony continued to trade last week amid weak demand for the metal, with prices remaining unchanged in both China and Europe on scarce spot market activity.In China, Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for Chinese Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) standard grade-II antimony price, delivered, duty-paid, was 51,000-51,500 yuan ($7,341-7,412) per tonne on Wednesday October 24, unchang...Read More
A lack of demand for imported cobalt material weighed on the Chinese domestic cobalt metal price last week, while the price for cobalt salts widened downward on lower offer prices in a weak market. Fastmarkets assessed the Chinese domestic cobalt metal price at 445,000-465,000 yuan per tonne ($25.07-26.20 per lb) on Friday October 26, down 2.2% from 450,000-480,000 yuan per tonne during the m...Read More
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LME aluminium prices back at levels...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as so...Read More
Aluminium LME aluminium prices remain under pressure after...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus dow...Read More
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Mine and refined output still...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as...Read More
Prices succumb to selling pressure and break down......ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the l...Read More
Most resilient LME base metal... LME...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as s...Read More
Refined market deficit widens to 292,000...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade. Coca Cola (KO $46.46) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus third quarter sales and earnings. Under Armour advanced $1.81 to $20.00 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter sales and earnings. The company also raised guidance for the fourth quarter....Read More
(Kitco News) - Despite this October yielding one of the worst stock market performances since 1987, Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, remained optimistic in her economic outlook. "At least in regards to the United States, I really think conditions are excellently excellent," she said during a live interview held at the 2018 Canada FinTech Forum in Montreal on Monday, "we haven't h...Read More
It was another wild roller coaster ride today with U.S. equities going through tremendous price swings and closing dramatically lower on the day. Officially, today’s closing price in the Dow puts that index into corrective territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded to a high with gains of 352 points. It also traded to a low, which resulted in a 566-point drop only to recover slightly...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks pared their gains Monday as investors remained cautious despite IBM’s $34 billion deal to purchase Red Hat Inc and Standard & Poor’s decision to keep Italy’s credit rating unchanged.The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 133.78 points, or 0.54 percent, to 24,822.09, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 19.91 points, or 0.75 percent, to 2,678....Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately lower in early-afternoon U.S. trading Monday. Some profit taking from the shorter-term futures traders is featured. The stronger U.S. dollar index today that is hovering near last week’s nine-week high also worked against the precious metals market bulls today. There is also less risk aversion in the marketplace early this week as world stock markets...Read More
(Kitco News) - The consultancy Metals Focus says gold’s recent “relief rally” has more room to run and could carry the metal over $1,300 an ounce in the months ahead, yet analysts also do not project a sustained rally over the next year due to a number of potential headwinds.Spot gold hit a three-month high just below $1,242 an ounce Friday, continuing a rally from a series of da...Read More