A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday February 12.Please click...Read More
A handful of bear notes is exacerbating headwinds for GILDThe shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) are down 3.1% in electronic trading, after the biotech said a late-stage trial for its Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) drug, selonsertib, failed to its main goal. Specifically, the treatment did not improve liver scarring when compared to a placebo in the nearly 900 patients enrolled in...Read More
The U.S. and China continue to work out a trade deal before the March 1 deadlineDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading 186 points above fair value this morning, after U.S. lawmakers reached a tentative bipartisan budget deal to avoid a government shutdown ahead of this Friday's deadline. Meanwhile, on the global economic front, both the U.S. and China are scrambling to reach a trad...Read More
REITs and precious metals are two of the most opportunistic investments today.REITs combine all the benefits of real estate as the best long-term investment asset class with numerous other advantages, including passivity, liquidity, and a current discount to NAV.Precious metals are very undervalued relative to long-term ratios and have numerous potential catalysts in today's uncertain geopolitical...Read More
Short interest on Zscaler surged 49% in the two most recent reporting periods Cloud security name Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ:ZS) has had a strong start to 2019 -- up 23.6% so far, compared to a slimmer 8% gain for the S&P 500 Index (SPX). There's plenty of skepticism priced into the stock, too, which could keep the wind at ZS' back as it's unwound.For starters, seven of 11 analysts maintain a "hold" or "...Read More
CIS export prices for steel slab soared in the first half of February, supported by a reduced allocation of the material in the region as well as rising prices for finished flat steel products.The lower availability of slabs was a result of maintenance work undertaken by Metinvest in Ukraine, and by a reduced allocation of slabs to third parties as a consequence.Meanwhile, given the positive marke...Read More
COTY has already gained 47% year-to-dateFew stocks have had as hot a start as Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY), up 47% year-to-date. The cosmetics name is poised to add to those gains, after investment firm JAB Holding, the company's largest stakeholder, issued a tender offer to add 150 million more shares at a price of $11.65, compared to yesterday's closing price of $9.66, upping its potential stake to 60%...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange continued to trend lower at the close of trading on Tuesday February 12, with nickel futures also moving downward amid an increasingly negative appetite for risk across the commodity markets.Copper futures topped the complex for total volumes traded, with 13,960 lots changing hands by the close, but continue to trend lower after trading for a...Read More
CHGG was last seen up nearly 10% in electronic tradingThe shares of education technology company Chegg Inc (NYSE:CHGG) are set to rally once again after earnings, after the firm's fourth-quarter financial update revealed better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the period. The company continued to add subscribers and raised its 2019 outlook, as well. A few bullish analyst notes have followed,...Read More
A new lithium technology could change the face of lithium production forever.Andrew Carnegie didn't invent the Bessemer converter, but used it to amass an incredible fortune producing steel at lower costs. What one simple machine can do for increasing production and lowering costs is staggering (think of the cotton gin).The lithium industry has been plagued with inefficiency and expensive producti...Read More
Gold prices pulled back after stabilization of the USD. Price remains in the recent range, firm above $1300/oz. The yellow metal peaked earlier today at $1,314/oz but lost strength and retreated. Recently it bottomed at $1,308, slightly above Asian session lows. As of writing, trades at $1,310, marginally higher for the day. It continues to move firm above $1,300 while the upsi...Read More
The quietude of last week's festivities on the daily chart of the Gold Miners Bullish Percent Index stems in part because the actual bullish percentage is still low: it's only 37 percent. Yet, that's nearly double the level seen in the autumn of 2018.If you're a gold stock watcher, you might have already noticed the rebound in some of the miners' prices.The Gold Miners Ratio al...Read More
Manganese ore prices are showing signs of recovery after a poor start to 2019 that was blamed largely on bearish sentiment around silico-manganese and steel markets in China.Low-grade manganese ore prices have edged up in late January amid a flurry of demand ahead of Chinese New Year, which meant some of the firmer offers in the market were successful, despite the fact that some miners had cut off...Read More
Both the WGC and LBMA published outlooks for the global economy and gold market in 2019. Who is right? WGC’s Outlook for Gold in 2019 Let’s start from the World Gold Council (WGC) which published its 2019 outlook on January 10th. As befits the organization representing industry’s interests, the WGC is bullish on gold prices. No surprises here. According to the institution, the fo...Read More
• A modest USD profit-taking helps regain positive traction on Tuesday. • The up-move seemed rather unaffected by the prevalent risk-on mood. • A pickup in the US bond yields does little to hinder the positive move. Gold built on its steady intraday ascent and climbed to fresh session tops, around $1314 level in the last hour, r...Read More
We are now of the opinion that there will be no rate hikes this year and there is the possibility of a rate cut.The technical indicators for gold are in the overbought zone but have now turned south as this correction plays out.The situation for the PM sector could get worse but longer term we expect this sector to outperform all others.Background I first traded gold back in 1980 and have been act...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange continued to trend lower at the close of trading on Tuesday February 12, with nickel futures also moving downward amid an increasingly negative appetite for risk across the commodity markets.Copper futures topped the complex for total volumes traded, with 13,960 lots changing hands by the close, but continue to trend lower after trading for a...Read More
Gold is on the defensive, courtesy of falling channel 'fakeout' and only a convincing move above $1,315 would restore the bullish view. 4-hour chart The falling channel breakout confirmed on Friday had signaled an end of the pullback from the recent highs above $1,325. The bulls, however, failed to capitalize on the breakout and prices fell back in the falling channel yesterday...Read More
Comex copper prices slipped on Tuesday morning in the United States amid a bout of technical selling despite a weakened dollar and solid jobs data. The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 3 cents to $2.76 per lb."The series of higher highs and lows since the start of...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell across the board on Tuesday February 12 amid thin trading activity in the physical cargoes market, while low-grade iron ore was rangebound. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $87.65 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.93 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $88.49 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.93 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $89.08 per tonne cfr Qing...Read More