Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort168,416177,663122,818201,354203,177492,588503,658Change from Prior Reporting Period -72527,54819,56027,457-8,85646,29238,252Traders16895886253273202 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 46,93235,862539,520 -1,6836,35744,609 non reportable positionsChange f...Read More
Key Gold and Precious Metals News, Commentary and Charts This WeekGold and silver have eked out slight gains this week as stock markets came under pressure due to concerns about tech and oil sector valuations, Italian banks and political and financial turmoil due to Brexit.Gold is 0.65% higher for the week in dollars and has seen greater gains in euro (+0.8%) and the pound (+2.17%). The latter h...Read More
(Kitco News) - Kitco aficionados, it is now time to have your say in where you think gold prices are heading in the short-term. Will gold prices go higher, lower or remain unchanged next week? Kitco readers will have until 9 a.m. EDT, Friday to cast their vote. The results will be tabulated and released after noon (12 PM EDT) along with the results from our market professional survey.Readers can...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output increased for a fifth straight month in October, shrugging off a sharp decline in motor vehicle production and suggesting underlying strength in factory activity despite signs of a slowdown in the sector.The Federal Reserve said on Friday manufacturing production rose 0.3 percent last month. Data for September was revised up to show output at factor...Read More
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 edged lower on Friday as chip stocks tumbled after weak forecasts from Nvidia and Applied Materials, but a recovery in oil prices for a third day lifted energy stocks.Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) fell 17.9 percent, leading decliners on the S&P 500, after the chip designer blamed unsold chips piling up as the cryptocurrency mining boom fizzles out.Applied Materials Inc (AMAT...Read More
The Friday Market Minute Global stocks mixed amid tech sector demand concerns, U.S.-China trade talk progress, following weaker-than-expected third quarter earnings from Nvidia.Asia stocks book modest gains as dollar softens, but Japan's Nikkei 225 slumps as chip and game stocks slide in the wake of Nvidia's gloomy Q4 outlook.Currency markets continue to gyrate following last night's 1.6% Brexit...Read More
Athabasca oil sands on the banks of the river, around 1900An alarming discount on Canadian crude has sparked calls for production cuts in the Alberta oil patch.The calls from Cenovus Energy Inc. [CVE-TSX, NYSE] and others have been sparked by the difference between the price of Western Canadian Select bitumen-blend crude and New York traded West Texas Intermediate oil.The differential between West...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday, as technology companies suffered sharp losses following disappointing forecasts from chip companies Nvidia and Applied Materials.The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 46.92 points, or 0.19 percent, at the open to 25,242.35. The S&P 500 .SPX opened lower by 11.66 points, or 0.43 percent, at 2,718.54. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 6...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t make it to this week’s summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.One prime minister warned that the trade war between Washington and Beijing could trigger a “domino effect” of protectionist steps by other countries. Another fretted that the...Read More
Sokoman Iron's Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland. Source: Sokoman Iron Corp.Sokoman Iron Corp. [SIC-TSXV] shares rallied sharply Friday November 16 as the company released more drill results from its Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland.The company said it has received assay results for five of seven holes completed to date in the property's Eastern Trend. They are part of a...Read More
* Palladium only $56 from parity with gold * GRAPHIC-2018 asset returns: (Updates prices)By Sumita Layek and Swati VermaBENGALURU, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Gold rose to a one-week highon Friday as the dollar softened, while palladium held near arecord high close to the price of bullion.The surge in palladium, used as an emissions-reducing autocatalyst for vehicles, reflected speculative buying driven by...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices surrendered to the downward pressure created by weak mill demand and tepid finished steel sales during the working week from Monday November 12 to Friday November 16, with the exception of those in India.Turkish import scrap prices fell, with only four cargo bookings made during the week. Import prices in Taiwan and Vietnam also continued to trend downward. India's impo...Read More
NEW DELHI/SHANGHAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - India's Vedanta Ltd has been selling copper concentrate on the spot marketfrom stockpiles at its Sterlite smelter, a company officialsaid, after the facility was forced to stop operating earlierthis year amid pollution concerns.The company is disposing of around 70,000 tonnes of copperconcentrate that have been lying unused since the closure of theplant, the...Read More
The head of the International Monetary Fund believes it's time for global central banks to explore the idea of a state-backed digital currency. "I believe we should consider the possibility to issue digital currency. There may be a role for the state to supply money to the digital economy," said Christine Lagarde in prepared remarks for delivery Wednesday local time at the Singapore Fintech Festi...Read More
[Editor’s Note: This story was originally published March 2018. It has since been republished and updated to reflect new information in the fast-paced marijuana industry.]While it’s open to debate whether President Donald Trump made America great, the 2016 election did produce one undeniable result: it laid the foundation for cannabis-related businesses, thereby dramatically improving...Read More
* Three mines ordered shut for environmental violations * Philippines is world's No. 2 nickel ore exporterBy Manolo Serapio JrMANILA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines' environmentministry said nine suspended mines will be allowed to resumeoperations if they rectify previous violations of environmentalregulations, a move that could boost nickel output in the majorsupplier of the metal.The nine mi...Read More
Austenitic steel scrap prices fell further this week with the negative market factors that have developed in recent weeks remaining in place. The pressure on prices came from poor demand, decreasing nickel prices and a lack of confidence that the market will pick up early in 2019.In Europe, the price of imports of 18/8 stainless steel scrap solids was assessed at ?,?950-970 ($1,076-1,098) per tonn...Read More
Ontario's Government for the People is supporting Northern Ontario's digital economy sector by investing in world-class software that will help businesses grow.Today, Ross Romano, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced new investments of $645,000. This includes $500,000 for Canadian Bank Note Company to develop Bingo Management System software...Read More
The Turkish steel mills resumed a watchful position in the deep-sea scrap markets on Friday November 16, with no bookings made and prices remaining unchanged, Fastmarkets was told.After the news of two deep-sea bookings heard on November 15 at $335 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) both from the Baltic Sea and US suppliers, the mills in Turkey returned to being quiet at the end of the week.News of...Read More