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
Concern over a potential increase in slab supplies from the CIS and Asia is adding to the gloom in the global slab market, which is already reeling from weakening prices and a lack of demand in the finished flat steel sector.AsiaBearish sentiment persists in the import markets of Southeast Asia and East Asia, with buyers and sellers all expecting slab prices to remain subdued in the coming weeks.A...Read More
Kyzyl ramp-up signals new growth path at buoyant PolymetalSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalRainy River, an operation dogged by financial overruns and technical issues, reported its best ever quarterly gold production of 77,202oz to end the year strongly and taking full year production toRead More
Fastmarkets is proposing to discontinue the SteelBenchmarker price series on March 1, 2019.Fastmarkets has price series covering all existing Benchmarker prices and in greater frequency and regional granularity. The consultation period for these discontinuations will end on February 28, 2019, with changes taking place beginning March 1, 2019. To provide feedback on this index or if...Read More
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Trade war the biggest external risk...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as so...Read More
Aluminium The three-month LME aluminium price has staged...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus downl...Read More
Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases after a short break with steady prices, sources said on Tuesday January 8.Three steel producers have booked four deep-sea cargoes from the United States and Europe at similar prices compared with the previous transactions.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising 17,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $280 p...Read More
Copper supported by PBOC and the...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
Lead market remained in a...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices rose further on Tuesday January 8, edging closer to the $75-per-tonne-cfr mark.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $74.46 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.95 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $74.60 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.26 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $76.20 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.90 per tonne. MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $66.61 per tonne cfr...Read More
Stainless review and 2019 outlook The final months...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the lat...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 transactions: iron oreIron oreRio Tinto, tender, 170,000 tonnes of 61% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, traded at $73.40 per tonne cfr China, laycan January 25-February 3.Vale, Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center...Read More
Stable start to 2019 In contrast...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
Seaborne coking coal sold to China are fetching lower prices with end users in the country remaining on the sidelines amid bearish sentiment and high inventory levels.A February-loading cargo of a top Australian brand was traded around $202 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday January 8, market sources told Fastmarkets during the day.End users in the country are still holding out for lower offers, they...Read More
Modest price rebound underway Zinc prices...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More
China's ferrous futures largely trended downward during morning trading on Tuesday January 8, with the rebar, coking coal and coke contracts ending the session lower than their opening prices.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,496 yuan ($509.84) per tonne, down 17 yuan per tonneMay hot-rolled coil: 3,403 yuan per tonne, up 1 yuan per...Read More
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Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday January 8. Tin was unchanged, while the rest were down between 0.1% for copper and lead and 0.7% for aluminium, with zinc and nickel off by 0.6% and 0.5% respectively. The three-month copper price was recently quoted at $5,909 per tonne.Volume across the complex has been average with 5,0...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at 75.21 U.S. following to release of the Canadian November Trade Balance Report. Consensus was an increase in the deficit to $1.96 billion from $1.17 billion in October. Actual was a deficit of $2.06 billion.Jefferies downgraded several money...Read More