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
Lower lithium prices than a year ago have led to differing price expectations between producers and consumers of lithium compounds in their negotiations for 2019 supply contracts. In light of lower spot prices in China, lithium consumers are seeking to lock in lower contract prices for 2019 by referencing the Chinese spot market price in their deals. But lithium producers are trying to keep prices...Read More
Trade log for cobalt sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis. In addition, the cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% min, China ex-works, adjustment to the low-grade cobalt low-end price at Co 20.5% basis is on a $ per lb basis. Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarket MB's price asses...Read More
Our INK US Indicator moved up slightly last week to 64% Wednesday, at which point there are 6.4 stocks with key insider buying for every 10 with selling. Given that the indicator is still on the rise, we have yet to see peak insider buying that typically occurs near market bottoms. Just as we see a lack of confirmation from our indicator that a durable floor has been established for stocks, we al...Read More
The European hot-rolled coil market has been under pressure from slow trading and prices are likely to reach the 'bottom' soon, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Demand has been low due to a combination of a seasonal slowdown and high stocks at European distributors. Interest in imported coil has been limited due to long lead times and uncertainty over the definitive decision in a...Read More
Demand for flat steel in Turkey is expected to remain slow throughout December, and export demand was not strong because of seasonal reasons, but prices are not expected to fall because they did so in November, market participants told Fastmarkets on Thursday December 6.Local producers have filled their order books until late January, they said.The price falls in November resulted in part from wea...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices were mixed on Thursday December 6 due to differing levels of demand between the major markets, while a shipment that was sold at an unexpectedly low range weighed on the export segment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,750-3,780 yuan ($547-551) per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,610-3,620 yuan per tonne, down 20-30 yuan per tonne...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday December 7.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were collectively lower at the close of trading on Thursday December 6, with downward pressure emerging across global equity indices in addition to a sharp downturn in oil futures, which trickled through to metals. Read more in our live futures.Here are how prices looked...Read More
Turkey's long steel export prices have continued to weaken due to a lack of demand and a downturn in Asian markets, sources said on Thursday December 6.Only a few rebar cargoes were heard selling to Europe at $475-480 per tonne fob on an actual weight basis."The demand is still very weak. I only heard a small cargo was...Read More
The Turkish domestic long-steel markets have continued to struggle with limited demand over the past week, sources said on Thursday December 6.Buyers expected prices to go down further and are holding back from purchases, market participants said. While the winter conditions were also said to be keeping buyers out of the market, Fastmarkets was...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1238.30+$0.10Silver$14.48-$0.04XAU66.35+0.28%HUI150.05+0.46%GDM547.61+0.20%JSE Gold1201.22+52.17USD96.74-0.26Euro113.86+0.46Yen88.79+0.05Oil$51.49-$1.4010-Year2.887%-0.025T-Bond143.5625-0.21875Dow24947.67-0.32%Nasdaq7188.26+0.42%S&P2695.95-0.15% The Metals: Gold chopped near unchanged in low volume trade yesterday before it fell back to $1234.90 in Asi...Read More
By Stefan GleasonThis week, a white metal reached a rare feat. Palladium has traded at a higher cost per ounce than gold.Last month, the palladium market pushed through all remaining technical barriers by posting a new all-time high. A chronic supply deficit now threatens to launch palladium prices into a super spike.Palladium Reaches Gold Price, Makes All-Time HighA true shortage of physical me...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market was quiet on Thursday December 6, following a sharp price drop recorded the day before.A steel mill in the Marmara region on Wednesday booked a European cargo comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25), 12,500 tonnes of a mixture of plate and structural (P&S) and HMS 1, 5,000 tonnes of shredded and 2,500 tonnes...Read More
By Dave KranzlerIf the "risk on/risk off" stock market meme was absurd, its derivative - the "trade war on/trade war off" meme - is idiotic. Over the last several weeks, the stock market has gyrated around media sound bytes, typically dropped by Trump, Larry Kudlow or China, which are suggestive of the degree to which Trump and China are willing to negotiate a trade war settlement.Please d...Read More
Powell has recently came up with the metaphor of wandering in the darkness. Will golden sunshine brighten the dark? I Am the Fed Chair and I Know Nothing On November 14th, Powell discussed global perspectives in Dallas Fed with its President, Robert Kaplan. He characterized the Fed's stance, providing an interesting analogy: A non-economic example [of the approach adopted by the Fed] would b...Read More
Vale will buy Brazilian privately-owned Ferrous Resources Ltd as part of its "bolt-on acquisitions" strategy, it said on Thursday December 6. The world's largest iron ore producer will buy the small miner for $550 million, the company said. Ferrous Resources operates iron ore mines close to Vale's own assets in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, with sales volumes of 3 million tonnes in 2017...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder of The Daily Gold shares his thoughts on the set up in silver. He outlines what a double bottom looks like while considering the silver chart. We also discuss the general shift towards safe haven assets and the remaining strength in the USD.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and edi...Read More
The price of palladium just exceeded the price of gold for the first time in 16 years. That's an epic even. But what does it really mean? And why should gold, silver, and mining stock investors care about the small palladium market? In short, because this development can tell us something about the future performance of the PM sector in general. The last time the gold to palladium ratio was...Read More
December 6, 2018,Vancouver, B.C. - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX.V: NEE)(OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF)(the "Company" or "Northern Vertex") is pleased to announce the execution of a definitive US$20,000,000 silver streaming agreement (the "Stream" or "Streaming Agreement") with Maverix Metals Inc. ("Maverix") and a concurrent fully funded private placement (the "Private Placement") for gross proce...Read More
- What are "Fake Markets" and will they lead to another global financial crisis? - What do fake markets mean for stock and bond market performance in the future? - Is this the right time to re-balance portfolios and hold more cash and gold?In episode 9 of the Goldnomics Podcast, Stephen Flood GoldCore CEO talks to Francesco Filia CEO of Fasanara Capital and regular contributor to CNBC about his...Read More