(Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday signaled further interest rate increases ahead, but raised relatively muted concerns over a potential global slowdown that has markets betting heavily that the Fed’s rate hike cycle will soon peter out.The widening chasm between market expectations and the rate path the Fed laid out just two months ago underscores the biggest question in fro...Read More
Chile's Copper Commission, or Cochilco, has lowered its copper price estimates for 2018 and 2019, while expecting an increase in prices for 2020, the state-run board said on Thursday November 15.In its quarterly report on the copper market, average copper prices should be $2.97 (297 cents) per lb this year, according to Cochilco, down from a previous $3 per lb forecast in July. The commission expe...Read More
Gold is supposed to provide a safe haven from stormy markets. A place that skittish investors can turn for comfort in the face of uncertainty. When volatility VIX, -9.21% spikes and stocks begin to unravel, it's the shiny stuff's time to shine. In other words, now. This climate is (should be) time for gold bugs to rejoice. So why aren't they? Even as October delivered a gut shot to equities, go...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that China wants to make a deal on trade and the United States may not need to impose further tariffs, as the world's two largest economies continue to work on an agreement to eliminate trade tensions.Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are thos...Read More
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TORONTO/LONDON (Reuters) - Barrick Gold (ABX.TO) is interested in buying more copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the incoming COO of Africa and the Middle East region said in an investor presentation in London Friday.“Barrick has one of the best competitive advantages in the DRC, should a world class opportunity present itself in the region,” Willem Jacobs said via...Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week.Base metalsAntofagasta aims to increase copper capacity by 70,000 tonnes per year via a rebuild of its Los Pelambres mine in Chile at a cost of $1.3 billion, the Chilean copper producer said.The US Beer Institute has called on the United States government to scrutinize aluminium price...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesNov 16, 2018 The major gold miners' stocks remain mired in universal bearishness, largely left for dead. They are just wrapping up their third-quarter earnings season, which proved challenging. Lower gold prices cut deeply into cash flows and profits, and production-growth struggles persisted. But these elite companies did hold the line on costs, portending soaring earnings as...Read More
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Donald Trump is so unpopular in Canada that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the specter of the U.S. president to attack his conservative rival ahead of a national election set for next year.Trudeau, whose ruling Liberals have a 12-seat majority in the 338-seat parliament, calls Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer a climate change “ideologue” who stokes &ld...Read More
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(Kitco News) - The lavish 5-star luxury hotel Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi spends $130,000 a year for the upkeep of its bespoke 6,560 square foot ceiling embellished with 22-carat gold and silver leaves.The reason for such a high annual price tag is the fact that the gold and silver leaves last only four to five years and need to be completely replaced, CNN Travel reported quoting Manoj Kuriakose,...Read More
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Friday said the U.S. central bank is “in a good place” to continue making adjustments to bring short-term interest rates back up to a neutral setting.With unemployment at 3.7 percent, the U.S. economy projected to grow 3.5 percent this year and a still above-trend 2.5 percent next year, and downside risks to inflation...Read More
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(Updates with closing prices)By Peter HobsonLONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Copper rose on Friday as signs ofsupply tightness supported prices, but worries about the outcomeof the U.S.-China trade dispute limited gains.Supply shortages also powered zinc towards its biggestweekly gain since September.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange closedup 0.3 percent at $6,205 a tonne, 2.4 percent higher...Read More
(Reuters) - Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.1/A (BREXIT) RECKONINGPrime Minister Theresa May’s long-awaited Brexit deal triggered a wave of ministerial resignations that has rocked her government and financial markets and raised chances of a snap election.The pound took the hardest b...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar weakened and Treasury yields pulled back on Friday after a top Federal Reserve official said U.S. interest rates are near a neutral rate, while continued uncertainty over Brexit clouded currency and other markets.Oil climbed for a third session as it clawed back from steep recent losses.Wall Street’s main indexes were little changed in initial trading. Di...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting for survival on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and calls for a vote of no confidence in her leadership.More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave the EU as planned on Marc...Read More
Image: VladKK/Shutterstock.com(Kitco News) - The Swiss Federal Council is calling for more transparency when it comes to its future gold imports, citing concerns around environmental and human rights violations.“Tracing the origin of gold is essential because it alone can avoid importing gold extracted in violation of human rights,” Switzerland's executive body said in a report publish...Read More
At Fastmarkets MB's 34th International Ferro-alloys Conference in Lisbon this week, we polled delegates about their expectations for the ferro-alloys markets in 2019. How will ferro-alloy prices move in 2019 relative to 2018? After a strong year in 2018, which has included a steady increase in manganese ore prices and multi-year highs in the vanadium market, the greatest proportion of poll respond...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1221.90+$8.60+0.99%Silver$14.41+$0.12+1.69%XAU66.08+1.67%+2.99%HUI148.56+1.47%+3.59%GDM539.56+1.49%+1.88%JSE Gold1121.57+12.92+2.14%USD96.44-0.61-0.47%Euro114.17+0.83+0.69%Yen88.65+0.41+0.70%Oil$56.46UNCH-6.20%10-Year3.071%-0.042-3.73%Bond139.59375+0.8125+1.25%Dow25413.22+0.49%-2.22%Nasdaq7247.87-0.15%-2.15%S&P2736.27+0.22%-1.61% The Metals: Gold jumped up to $12...Read More