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
Turkey produced 37.311 million tonnes of crude steel in 2018, a 0.56% decrease compared with 2017, according to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (T???oeD).In December 2018, crude steel production in the country was 2.9 million tonnes, a 11.04% year-on-year fall compared with 3.26 million tonnes produced in December 2017, the T???oeD said last week.The decrease in Turkish crude steel product...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday January 22.Please click...Read More
The domestic ferro-silicon market in China recovered over the past week in line with tighter supply of the alloy. In Europe, ferro-silicon prices fell to lows last seen in August 2017 after suppliers reduced their offer levels to stimulate business in a slow spot market. Chinese domestic market bounces as supply tightens but production restarts may hamper recoveryEuropean market seen stabilizing i...Read More
Our Adaptive Fibonacci modeling system is suggesting Crude Oil may have already reached very strong resistance levels just above $50 ppb. It is our opinion that a failed rally above $55 ppb will result in another downward price move where prices could retest the $42 low - or lower.You can see from this Daily Crude oil chart that price has formed a consolidated price channel between $50 and $53 ppb...Read More
For those that still believe the US markets are weak and poised for a total collapse, we want to bring something to your attention. Throughout weeks of uncertainty about China trade deals, the US government shutdown, continued Brexit issues and who knows what else... oh yeah US Q4 Earnings data, guess what has been taking place in some US sectors? That's right, a rather solid price recovery.Two of...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday January 22, with gains limited by continued strength in the US dollar index, while low stocks and positive fundamentals failed to spur upward movements in prices.Aluminium futures continued to lead the complex in volumes traded over the afternoon, ending the day with more than 17,000 lots changing...Read More
A flurry of demand ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday is providing support to import prices for UG2 chrome ore.A flurry of demand ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday is providing support to import prices for UG2 chrome ore. UG2 chrome ore climbs by $1 Domestic spot ferro-chrome prices holds in China; flat February tenders predicted Alloy prices soften in South Korea but unchan...Read More
Recently, we openly discussed the potential for global turmoil related to Europe, Asia, China, and South America. The issues before the globe are that the global economy may not be firing in sync and that there are credit and debt, as well as geopolitical, issues that persist. The interesting component of all of this is that the US stock market has staged a very impressive recovery over the past t...Read More
As financial market volatility subsides, many think gold will suffer.Even as confidence returns, however, gold can still remain buoyant.Concerns over the global outlook will keep gold's fear factor intact.A question being asked by participants as global markets rebound is whether the gold price can maintain its upward trend? That gold benefited from the extreme financial market volatility late...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday January 22 that are worth another look.The heads of several steel industry associations in the United States remained divided on the effectiveness of the Section 232 tariffs on US steel imports but found some common ground on the subject of the yet to be signed US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).Global base metals producer Nyrst...Read More
Thousands of political, business and cultural leaders are heading now towards Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum. On the eve of the world's biggest annual gathering of the rich and powerful, the International Monetary Fund released its newest world economic outlook. What are the forecasts – and their implications for the gold market? Global Expansion Weakens We...Read More
South Africa's Gold Fields (JSE:GFI) (NYSE:GFI) on Tuesday denied a report by Bloomberg speculating that the company wants to combine with rival AngloGold Ashanti."This article is factually incorrect and we completely disassociate ourselves with this statement," Gold Fields said in a statement.Earlier, Bloomberg published an article outlining a $8 billion tie-up quoting "a person familiar with the...Read More
GOLD Spot gold regained traction and bounced from Asian low at $1277, as renewed risk-off mode on IMF downgrade of global growth forecast increased safe-haven demand. Fresh gains struggle to return above rising 20SMA ($1284), close above which is needed to complete Doji reversal pattern on daily chart and shift near-term focus towards $1287 (10SMA) and $1292 (Friday's high). Flat momentum and...Read More
Canada's Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) is getting close to opening its first mine in Canada - the Lamaque project in Val d'Or, Quebec, which it grabbed after acquiring Integra Gold in 2017 and is expected to come online during the first quarter of the year.Delivering full year and last quarter of 2018 results, the Vancouver-based company said pre-commercial production from the operation had...Read More
A wave of risk aversion swept across financial markets today with global equities retreating as pessimism over global growth sapped risk sentiment. The International Monetary Fund’s recent gloomy global growth outlook left a bitter aftertaste while Brexit-related uncertainty and a prolonged US government shutdown drained investor confidence. With investors clearly keeping a safedistance from...Read More
• Pessimism over global growth hits risk sentiment and underpin demand for safe-haven assets. • Sliding US bond yields offset a modest USD uptick and remained supportive of the up-move. Gold staged a goodish rebound from closer to over two-week lows, set in the previous session, and for now seems to have snapped three consecutive days of losing streak...Read More
Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,283.40 an ounce at 12:48 p.m. ET.Dollar stands near 2-week highs.Palladium below record highs touched last week.Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold held firm on Tuesday, propped by interest from investors seeking refuge from concerns over slowing global growth, while gains for the metal were limited as the dollar held near a multi-we...Read More
Gold is under pressure in Asia, having witnessed range breakdown on Jan. 18. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) trimmed global growth forecasts on Monday. Sino-US trade talks are making little progress on key issues. The S&P 500 futures are reporting losses at press time. Even so, the yellow metal is struggling to find bids. Gold is currently trading at $1,278; down 0.37 percent on the da...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday January 22, with gains limited by continued strength in the US dollar index, while low stocks and positive fundamentals failed to spur upward movements in prices.Aluminium futures continued to lead the complex in volumes traded over the afternoon, ending the day with more than 17,000 lots changing...Read More
Comex copper opened the four-day working week in the United States on weak footing on Tuesday January 22 morning, with the market awaiting clarification on US-China trade talks.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled $5.70 cents to $2.6620 per lb. There is a four-day week in the US this week following a public holiday for Martin...Read More