The rebar and wire rod prices in Turkey's domestic markets have softened over the past week due to sluggish demand in the slow summer period, sources said on Thursday July 18.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was TRY3,070-3,100 ($538-544) per tonne on Thursday, including 18% VAT, down from last week's TRY3,100-3,130 per tonne.The prices w...Read More
Turkish long steel export prices have gone down slightly over the past week in line with the limited demand for the materials, sources said on Thursday July 18.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) export, fob main port Turkey, was $450-460 per tonne on an actual weight basis on July 18, down from last week's $455-465 per tonne.The mills in Turkey have generally re...Read More
The price of steel billet imported into Egypt decreased in the week to Thursday July 18 because of lower offers and bids, while demand remained poor because of uncertainty about the application of import duties."Offer prices have fallen but there are no bookings because of the uncertainty about safeguard duties," a local market source told Fastmarkets.In April, Egypt imposed a temporary additional...Read More
The export price for CIS-origin steel billet has tumbled with several new bookings done at lower prices, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday July 18.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $420 per tonne on July 18, down from $425 per tonne the day before. The price was in the range of $422-423 per...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Southern Europe fell over the past week due to a lack of buying activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand is expected to decrease further in August due to seasonal factors such as scheduled maintenances at the mills, they added.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel, domestic, plate 8-40mm, exw Southern Europe, was ?,?490-510 ($550-572) per tonne ex...Read More
Anglo American has raised its full 2019 production guidance for its Minas Rio operations in Brazil, but has cut its output estimate for the Kumba operations in South Africa.Full 2019 production guidance for Anglo American's Minas Rio operations in Brazil have been increased to 19-21 million tonnes, up from its previous estimate of 18-20 million tonnes, according to a second-qua...Read More
Physical iron ore prices continued to fall on Thursday July 18 with market participants becoming cautious about rising steel inventories and weaker prices in China.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $119.90 per tonne, down $1.37 per tonne. Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $119.82 per tonne, down $1.37 per tonne. Fastmarkets' index for...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials.Latest transaction: iron oreIron oreRio Tinto, 190,000 tonnes of 62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, traded at the August average of a 62% Fe index at a premium of $5.50 per tonne, laycan August 5-14.BHP, Beijing...Read More
Seaborne coking coal prices remained largely muted on Thursday July 18, with trading activity confined to the cfr China segment despite mounting concerns about import restrictions at ports in the country.Two cargoes of premium mid-vol hard coking coal were traded at around $185 per tonne cfr China, sources told Fastmarkets during the day. The cargoes were heard to have been sold by traders despite...Read More
Fastmarkets will change a portion of the specifications of its fob DBCT and cfr Jingtang hard coking coal indices to align with those for materials typically sold in this segment of the seaborne spot market.These changes incorporate feedback obtained from the market during a month-long consultation. They will now be applied from Thursday August 1, instead of Friday July 19 as stated in the previou...Read More
Optimism among China's hot-rolled coil exporters led to them resisting the pressure to lower their prices on Thursday July 18 despite a retreat in the domestic market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,900 yuan ($564-567) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,840-3,860 yuan per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonneSpot prices weakened across the country with t...Read More
China's domestic rebar market lost its upward momentum on Thursday July 18 amid declining futures, with expectations of a supply drop ahead of the country's National Day celebrations in October providing some support.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,970-4,000 yuan ($577-582) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,900-3,930 yuan per tonne, unchangedSteelmaking restrictions...Read More
Nickel's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange increased during morning trading on Thursday July 18, with its price action continuing to ascend amid a continued drawdown of LME stocks. Reaching an intra-morning high of $14,910 per tonne, nickel futures are now making a significant approach toward $15,000 per tonne, a level it has not surpassed since June 2018.Turnover in nickel remained h...Read More
Turkey's Kar Madencilik has started producing primary pure magnesium metal (grade min 99.95%) at a smelter rented from Esan Eczacibasi, now called Kar Magnesium Smelter. Kar Madencilik entered an agreement to rent the smelter in February 2018 for a period of 10 years. The smelter, covering a 30,000 square meter closed area and consisting of seven different units, stopped production at the end of 2...Read More
Misplaced optimism seems to be driving gains in the London Metal Exchange's three-month nickel price, especially amidst weak global economic growth and ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China; granted there is growing concern over nickel supply from Indonesia but this remains a long-term play.Fresh global economic jitters, escalating US-China trade tensions negatively affect equ...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday July 17 pricing session in Shanghai.Key driversThe price of cobalt metal in China stabilized this week amid rising spot buying interest following a wave of speculative buying on the Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange in the week ended July 12. The price of cobalt metal in China's domestic market fell to a multi-year low,...Read More
Domestic stainless steel prices in China picked up over the past week following a strengthening of the nickel market.Fastmarkets' price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic, ex-whs China in the country's major market of Wuxi was 14,700-14,900 yuan ($2,137-2,166) per tonne including value-added tax for the week ended Wednesday July 17, up 400-600 yuan per tonne fro...Read More
Comments from US Federal Reserve officials overnight appeared dovish after New York Federal Reserve president John Williams stressed at the annual meeting of the Central Bank Research Association that “it is better to take preventative measures than to wait for disaster to unfold”. With the market already pricing in a 25-basis-point cut in the central bank’s benchmark interest rate...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points in pre-opening trade. Microsoft jumped $4.08 to $140.50 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal fourth quarter earnings. JP Morgan raised its target price to $155 from $145.Boeing gained $7.68 to $368.79 despite announcing a $4.9 billion write off. Boeing also announced plans to relaunch its 737 Max aircr...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday July 17.Please click...Read More