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's near-term outlook has taken a turn for the worse. That's because the gold timers on balance have become quite bullish. In fact, the last time that the average gold timer was more bullish than today was almost exactly one year ago, when gold GCG9, +0.04% traded for around $1,355 an ounce. The yellow metal proceeded to fall some 13% from then until the summer. That is just one data point, of...Read More
Canada's Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV) (OTCQX:EDVMF) has increased its stake in its Ity gold mine in Ivory Coast to 85% from 80% by buying shares in the operation from a local company owned by former soccer star.DYD International Holdings was founded by Didier Drogba, an ex Chelsea Football Club striker who also represented Ivory Coast's national team, received about one million shares in Endeavour...Read More
Aluminium foundry alloy premiums in Europe and the United States were unchanged this month due to continued sluggish demand, while annual premiums in Asia climbed on uncertainty surrounding sanctions against UC Rusal. European premiums flat on sluggish January demandFoundry premiums in Europe were unchanged month on month with weak demand in the area causing liquidity to dry up.Fastmarkets assesse...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Gold futures climbed Friday, finishing modestly higher for the week, on the back of overall weakness for the dollar and a retreat in benchmark U.S. stock indexes. February gold GCG9, +0.04% rose $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,289.50 an ounce. The contract added 0.3% this week, but failed to clear the psychologically important $1,300-an-ounce level, according to FactSet data. The SPDR Gold Shares...Read More
Latin America's export prices for cold-rolled coil (CRC) fell in the week ended Friday January 11, while the prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) and plate remained unchanged with the export market muted on low demand and trade issues.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of the price of CRC exports from Latin America reached $590-600 per tonne fob on January 11, down from $625-630 per tonne fob in the previ...Read More
The pig iron market in the United States was confused by heavy drop in the scrap market in the week ended Friday January 11, and both buyers and sellers preferred to wait until the situation in the market became clearer.Fastmarkets' import price assessment for pig iron in the US fell to $350-360 per tonne cfr on Friday, down from $365 per tonne cfr a week earlier.Offers from some pig iron supplier...Read More
Was 2018 good or bad for the previous metals market? We invite you to read our today’s article and learn more about the most important drivers of the gold pricesin 2018. This analysis should help investors better understand the gold market, and draw investment conclusions for the new year. “Hence, we are neutral to slightly bearish for the gold market in 2018.” – this is wh...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold edged higher on Friday and was on track for its fourth successive weekly gain, as U.S. stocks slipped and expectations rose that the U.S. Federal Reserve might halt its monetary policy tightening cycle.Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,287.76 an ounce by 2:50 p.m. ET. U.S. gold futures settled $2.10 higher at $1,289.50 per ounce. "...Read More
Goldman Sachs raises its gold forecasts to $1,325, $1,375 and $1,425 per troy ounce over the next three, six and 12 months respectively.The bank cites "a sharp deterioration in risk sentiment following soft macroeconomic data in December and renewed concerns about the future direction of growth."Yun Li| @YunLi626Published4:32PM ET Thu, 10 Jan 2019Updated 5:15PM ET Thu, 10 Jan 2019CNBC.com Chris...Read More
The falling dollar index has paved the way for even higher gold prices.Euro currency strength is further confirmation of gold's positive outlook.Gold mining stocks are also showing signs of further recovery.With a plethora of positive factors behind it, gold has out-shined most assets in recent weeks. But just when it looked like perhaps gold had reached the limits of its upside potential, a n...Read More
Silver's bullish run has just started, and the run should gather steam, but IF THIS HAPPENS, then we could see DAILY PRICE JUMPS OF $12...Submitted by Cyrille Jubert of CyrilleJubert.comLet's start by looking at silver's spot price in euro:Silver has obviously developed a reverse head-and-shoulder pattern which has been finalized all the way to its baseline. On the daily chart above we see th...Read More
Manganese ore prices have started 2019 by continuing a slide that began last December, weighed down by weak downstream demand in China, where market participants are reluctant to buy amid price risk fears.Manganese ore prices have started 2019 by continuing a slide that began in December, weighed down by weak downstream demand in China, where market participants are reluctant to buy because of fea...Read More
Base metals closed mostly higher on the London Metal Exchange on Friday January 11 on improving risk appetite, with nickel climbing above $11,400 per tonne.The three-month nickel price remains in an uptrend - it gained 2% today and is up by more than 8% from its lowest in 2018 at $10,530 per tonne on December 31 - while zinc climbed by 1.2% to close just below $2,500 per tonne, basis three months....Read More
Lead stocks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) surged by almost 80% week-on-week on Friday January 11.Stocks for other base metals, except copper, posted only modest increases and decreases over the week. Deliverable lead stocks at SHFE-approved warehouses have risen by 12,709 tonnes, or 76.6%, since January 4 to 29,308 tonnes. This followed an increase of just 773 tonnes one w...Read More
Iron ore prices were largely rangebound on Friday January 11 with further pressure applied to the port market due to a stronger exchange rate for China's yuan against the US dollar.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.45 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.09 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $73.59 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.09 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $75.04 per ton...Read More
The potential development of an El Ni??o in 2019 poses a risk of costs rising among miners relying on hydroelectric power generation in key Latin American markets, according to new Fitch Solutions industry analysis report released this week.Most state meteorological departments are warning of risks of the El Ni??o event in 2019, and on Thursday, the U.S government weather forecaster raised the p...Read More
Both companies and the fund managers that invest in them are under pressure to pay more attention to environmental, social and governance issues. For the former group, that requires delivering increased transparency on an ever-expanding range of metrics. For the investment crowd, tailoring strategies to address the new demands means increased spending on data - at a time when fees are slowly but s...Read More
Orestone Mining (TSXV: ORS) is staking an additional Cu-Au porphyry target at its Captain property in north-central British Columbia, Canada.In a press release, the company revealed that the new Cu-Au porphyry target, called Max, is located 7 kilometres northwest of its main East Admiral Au-Cu porphyry target."The Max Extension claims cover 2,834 hectares and cover a phyllic altered felsic intrusi...Read More
Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) is reviewing "all funding options" to pay for the full closure and rehabilitating of its Ranger uranium mine, after studies showed the cost would be almost A$300 million (about $213m) higher than previous estimates.Delivering is fourth quarter results, the company said the rise in costs was largely due to expenditures associated with additional water treatment,...Read More