An overview of China's minor metals markets in the week of March 5-9 and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
The following Metal Bulletin minor metals prices changed on Friday March 9:Minor metals Bismuth MB free market, $/lb: $5.10-5.40 per lb from $5.20-5.40 Bismuth MB China domestic, yuan/tonne: 70,500-71,000 yuan per tonne from 71,000-72,000 yuan Cobalt MB free market high grade,...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday March 9. The exception is nickel, where prices are up by 0.2%, while the rest are lower: Zinc (-1%), tin (-0.9%), aluminium (-0.5%), lead (-0.3%) and copper prices are off by 0.5% at $6,792 per tonne.Volume has been high with 13,023 lots traded as of 07.10am London time - high volume and weak prices d...Read More
Domestic stainless steel prices in China have fallen further over the past week following losses in the nickel market. Metal Bulletin's assessment of prices for benchmark 304 stainless CRC in the major market of Wuxi was 14,600-15,300 yuan ($2,304-2,415) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Thursday March 8, against 14,700-15,300 yuan per tonne from a week earlier. Nickel prices on the Londo...Read More
The following Metal Bulletin non-ferrous European free market scrap prices changed on Friday March 9:Aluminium scrap Floated Frag: ?,?1,270-1,300 per tonne from ?,?1,280-1,310...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for ferrous scrap products. ...Read More
Editor's Note: Gold and silver have been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitc...Read More
Saddle up and hold on to your 10-gallon hat. There is a new tariff in town, and he’s not afraid of a little trade war. As expected, this afternoon President Trump made good on his pledge to implement strong tariffs on both steel and aluminum. Although it will exclude both Canada and Mexico, it will seek to target significant trade disparities between the United States and some of its trading...Read More
WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was set to press ahead with the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, although he said on Thursday he was willing to strike a deal that could exempt Canada and Mexico.Trump has offered relief from steel and aluminum tariffs to countries that “treat us fairly on trade,” a gesture aimed at putt...Read More
(Kitco News) - Although gold prices are struggling to find enough momentum to push through its elevated trading range, one fund manager said that it wouldn’t take much to drive prices to new multi-year highs.In a webinar at the start of the week, Will Rhind, CEO of GraniteShares, which manages the new gold-backed ETF (NYSE: BAR), said that he could see gold prices push to $1,475 an ounce if...Read More
Editor's Note: Gold and silver has been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitco...Read More
Editor's Note: Gold and silver has been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitco...Read More
Editor's Note: Gold and silver has been, at best, a frustrating trade. Exclusive to Kitco News, expert trader, Todd "Bubba" Horwitz, chief market strategist and founder of 'Bubba Trading provides a strategy investors can use in a range-bound gold price environment. Sign up before March 10 for the Kitco News Weekly Rundown newsletter to receive Horwitz's exclusive report and trading strategy.(Kitco...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday March 8.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange slumped by the 5pm close on Wednesday March 7, with a sell-off spurred by uncertainty stemming from the latest developments over the United States' Section 232 probe. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Wednesday's close:Europe's largest copp...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday March 8.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange slumped by the 5pm close on Wednesday March 7, with a sell-off spurred by uncertainty stemming from the latest developments over the United States' Section 232 probe. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how LME prices looked at Wednesday's close:Europe's largest copp...Read More
Aluminium's three-month price recovered above $2,100 per tonne at the 5pm close on Thursday March 8, with all eyes on the United States' expected tariff announcement. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the official Section 232 import tariffs after 8pm London time, which held the aluminium three-month price steady throughout the day. It closed $8 higher at $2,106 per tonne. Tin was the...Read More
The United States is expected to announce the official Section 232 import tariffs in the next five hours - keep up to date with all the 232-related news.To see...Read More
Comex copper prices softened to the lowest point since mid-February on Thursday March 8 amid ongoing uncertainty relating to US steel and aluminium tariffs. Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 5.20 cents or 1.7% to $3.0820 per lb. Earlier today, the contract touched $3.0795, the lowest since February 12. Questions over US trade policy and poss...Read More
Glencore Canada Corp is to supply Noranda Income Fund with all of its zinc concentrate requirements and purchase all the fund's zinc metal for a four-year period ending April 30, 2022. Noranda Income Fund said that until April 30 2019 it will buy the zinc concentrate and sell the zinc metal based on fixed market terms for both concentrate and metal. After that, terms will be agreed annua...Read More