Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Gold has climbed about US$20 an ounce since this point yesterday to almost $1,896/oz on the spot market.Silver was up slightly to more than $24/oz on the spot market.Newly-listed Gatos Silver hit a fresh high in Toronto (TSX: GATO) yesterday, closing up 2.9% to C$9.11 after debuting on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges last week, having raised US$150 million in its IPO priced at $7 per shar...Read More
China's copper industry is bracing itself for another ban on raw materials imports after escalating trade tensions with Australia led to reports of the potential cessation of trade in the red metal between the two nations.A report in the daily South China Morning Post newspaper cited multiple unnamed sources who claimed that a ban on imports of Australian copper ores and concentrate...Read More
Seaborne prices for both low-and high-grade manganese ore in China ticked down further in the week to Friday October 30, with falling portside ore prices and rising portside inventories continuing to weaken domestic market sentiment and buying appetite, sources said.Fastmarkets manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin fell by 4 cents - or 1% - to $3.88 per dmtu on Friday November 2.Fastmarkets mang...Read More
The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended November 02, 2020.Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More
China's government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan to run from 2021 to 2035 in order to promote and stimulate high-quality, sustainable development of China's new energy automotive industry, according to an official announcement on Monday November 2.China's government has continued its efforts to support and stimulate the development of the NEV industry, and the l...Read More
Turkish steel producers remained largely quiet in the deep-sea scrap market on Monday November 2, awaiting clarity over the price direction after a national holiday halted trade in the middle of last week.After the public holiday on Wednesday and Thursday October 28-29, a powerful earthquake struck the Izmir region on Friday October 30, resulting in at least 91 deaths and injur...Read More
Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed this morning, Monday November 2, with the short-term outlook uncertain with much of Europe moving into tighter lockdowns, while China's new five-year plans look supportive, as does the economic data out of China and Japan this morning. Japan and China report stronger manufacturing purchasing managers inde...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Iamgold Corp. says it has shut down operations at its Westwood underground gold mine in southern Quebec following a "seismic event" on Friday afternoon.The Toronto-based company says all employees were safely brought to the surface after the event which occurred at about 2:30 p.m. ET.The company adjusted the way it operates the mine after reporting increased seismic act...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Yamana Gold Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy Monarch Gold Corp.'s Wasamac project and Camflo property and mill through the acquisition of all of the outstanding Monarch shares it does not already own for $152 million in cash and shares.In connection with the plan, Monarch will first spin out to its shareholders its other mineral properties and certain other assets...Read More
China's government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan to run from 2021 to 2035 in order to promote and stimulate high-quality, sustainable development of China's new energy automotive industry, according to an official announcement on Monday November 2.China's government has continued its efforts to support and stimulate the development of the NEV industry, and the l...Read More
Belgian battery-materials manufacturer Umicore expects a solid performance in 2020 despite unprecedented and challenging market conditions amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Monday November 2. Umicore anticipates its full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) to be in the range of ?,?465-490 million ($542-571 million) on the condition that the ongoing spread o...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday November 2 that are worth another look.Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on November...Read More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the Index fell 58.1 points or 5.2% to 1050.80.MACD, our long-term momentum indicator, tumbled 9.41 points to -9.92. Our short-term momentum indicator, RSI, plunged 36% or 22.17 points to 40.02. MACD is a longer-term buy/sell indicator. It is most useful when it's trending in th...Read More
Turkey produced 25.93 million tonnes of crude steel in January-September 2020, a 2.59% year-on-year increase from 25.28 million tonnes in the same period of 2019, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (T???oeD) said on Monday November 2.This production figure placed Turkey as the seventh biggest steel producer in the world this year, exceeding Germany, which held the position in 2019.Turkey pro...Read More
Domestic hot-rolled sheet steel prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow have remained largely stable over the past seven days despite bullish moves by some producers, while the cold-rolled sheet price inched upward on tight availability, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday November 2.Hot-rolled sheetBuyers were cautious about further price rises in the hot-rolled sheet sector beca...Read More
Prices for domestic and imported merchant bar quality (MBQ) steel in the United States remained flat in the face of steadily rising demand from the construction industry in the West and the South as well as service centers rebuilding their inventories.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel bar 2 x 2 x 1/4 -inch angle merchant products, fob mill US held steady at $35.30 per hundredweight ($706...Read More
CIS exporters of steel rebar and wire rod have turned bullish following the recent uptick in long steel prices globally, and have increased their offer prices to foreign customers, Fastmarkets heard on Monday November 2.Russia-origin rebar was available at $460-463 per tonne fob late last week, sources told Fastmarkets.Ukraine-origin material was offered to customers in various destinations, such...Read More
Domestic steel rebar prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow were mostly stable over the past seven days to Monday November 2 despite producers pushing for higher prices for November deliveries, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia remained at 40,000-41,000 roubles ($503-516) per tonne...Read More
Turkish steel producers remained largely quiet in the deep-sea scrap market on Monday November 2, awaiting clarity over the price direction after a national holiday halted trade in the middle of last week.After the public holiday on Wednesday and Thursday October 28-29, a powerful earthquake struck the Izmir region on Friday October 30, resulting in at least 91 deaths and injur...Read More