The countdown is on for the blastoff in gold. The churning pattern that we are seeing now means only one thing -- a big move is coming. We all know that the big move can go either way, but all signs point to higher rather than lower. The best way to play a pattern like this is to wait for a footprint confirming direction, since trying to play inside the churning pattern typically causes more frust...Read More
Nespresso will become the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium, provided by Rio Tinto, to produce its coffee capsules, marking yet another signal of customer-driven demand for sustainable products. The aluminium, which will be certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), is being supplied under a Memorandum of Understanding to work together with the Nestl?(C) unit's capsu...Read More
Prices for steel billet in most of the major global markets softened in the week ended Friday November 16, amid a downturn in scrap import costs, pessimism created by China's plummeting steel prices, and sluggish downstream sectors.Meanwhile, Iran has virtually exited the export market after a fresh round of sanctions were introduced by the United States in early November. No bookings were heard f...Read More
Prices for steel billet in most of the major global markets softened in the week ended Friday November 16, amid a downturn in scrap import costs, pessimism created by China's plummeting steel prices, and sluggish downstream sectors.Meanwhile, Iran has virtually exited the export market after a fresh round of sanctions were introduced by the United States in early November. No bookings were heard f...Read More
Prices for steel billet in most of the major global markets softened in the week ended Friday November 16, amid a downturn in scrap import costs, pessimism created by China's plummeting steel prices, and sluggish downstream sectors.Meanwhile, Iran has virtually exited the export market after a fresh round of sanctions were introduced by the United States in early November. No bookings were heard f...Read More
Nespresso will become the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium, provided by Rio Tinto, to produce its coffee capsules, marking yet another signal of customer-driven demand for sustainable products. The aluminium, which will be certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), is being supplied under a Memorandum of Understanding to work together with the Nestl?(C) unit's capsu...Read More
Disappointment that United States/China trade talks are not making progress has once again dampened sentiment in the London Metal Exchange's three-month base metals prices to the extent there has been little follow through to the strength seen at the end of last week. Nickel has taken the brunt of the disappointment this morning, Monday November 19, and is showing a drop of 1.1% to $11,265 pe...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 6 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures responded to increasing trade tensions at the APEC summit between the U.S. and China.Apple dropped $3.53 to $190.00 after the company reported lowering production for its recently introduced iPhones. Helmrich & Payne (HP $62.59) is expected to open higher after SunTrust...Read More
Base metals futures on the London Metal Exchange rebounded at the close of trading on Friday November 16, led by a strong performance in the three-month lead price while a marked downturn in the US dollar index prompted follow-up buying. Trading for a time above $2,000 per tonne, the three-month lead price posted significant gains amid total LME lead stocks and remained at its lowest level since 2...Read More
Chile's Copper Commission, or Cochilco, has lowered its copper price estimates for 2018 and 2019, while expecting an increase in prices for 2020, the state-run board said on Thursday November 15.In its quarterly report on the copper market, average copper prices should be $2.97 (297 cents) per lb this year, according to Cochilco, down from a previous $3 per lb forecast in July. The commission expe...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week.Base metalsAntofagasta aims to increase copper capacity by 70,000 tonnes per year via a rebuild of its Los Pelambres mine in Chile at a cost of $1.3 billion, the Chilean copper producer said.The US Beer Institute has called on the United States government to scrutinize aluminium price...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
At Fastmarkets MB's 34th International Ferro-alloys Conference in Lisbon this week, we polled delegates about their expectations for the ferro-alloys markets in 2019. How will ferro-alloy prices move in 2019 relative to 2018? After a strong year in 2018, which has included a steady increase in manganese ore prices and multi-year highs in the vanadium market, the greatest proportion of poll respond...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices surrendered to the downward pressure created by weak mill demand and tepid finished steel sales during the working week from Monday November 12 to Friday November 16, with the exception of those in India.Turkish import scrap prices fell, with only four cargo bookings made during the week. Import prices in Taiwan and Vietnam also continued to trend downward. India's impo...Read More
Austenitic steel scrap prices fell further this week with the negative market factors that have developed in recent weeks remaining in place. The pressure on prices came from poor demand, decreasing nickel prices and a lack of confidence that the market will pick up early in 2019.In Europe, the price of imports of 18/8 stainless steel scrap solids was assessed at ?,?950-970 ($1,076-1,098) per tonn...Read More
The Turkish steel mills resumed a watchful position in the deep-sea scrap markets on Friday November 16, with no bookings made and prices remaining unchanged, Fastmarkets was told.After the news of two deep-sea bookings heard on November 15 at $335 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) both from the Baltic Sea and US suppliers, the mills in Turkey returned to being quiet at the end of the week.News of...Read More
Comex copper prices hit a multi-week high in morning tradingin the United States on Friday November 16, amid improving macroeconomic fundamentals and with trade talks to be held between the US and China.The copper price for December settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by 2.25 cents to $2.7690 per lb on Friday. Earlier in the trading session, the contract peake...Read More