Strong words, aren't they? And yet, we are not afraid to put them right in the title. The number of factors (and their importance) that point to a nearby reversal and continuation of the major decline is too significant to believe in the bullish case, even though gold, silver, and mining stocks moved higher in the last few days. We emphasized it many times and we will continue to do so, as it&...Read More
The Brexit uncertainty sparked a flight to safety on Friday. Safe haven currencies, the yen, and the Swiss franc were bid higher. Dovish comments from Fed officials, Clarida, and Harker who expressed some doubt about the December rate hike kept the U.S. Dollar's rally in check. Gold prices also advanced strongly on the day as investors' risk appetite waned on renewed concerns that the UK a...Read More
• Struggles to build on last week’s goodish rebound, despite a subdued USD demand. • Bullish traders also seemed rather unaffected by fading US-China trade optimism. Gold came under some fresh selling pressure at the start of a new trading week and eroded a part of Friday's strong up-move to over one-week tops. The Fed Vice Chairman Ri...Read More
Gold futures settled at a more than one-week high on Monday, with geopolitical uncertainty helping the precious metal tally a fourth straight session gain. "The fact that investors have revisited gold as a major safe haven will keep it to top of mind as the year ends," said Alfonso Esparza, senior market analyst at Oanda. "The U.S. dollar has appreciated against all major pairs year to date but as...Read More
Researchers at Ruhr-Universit??t Bochum and the University of Wuppertal in Germany have come up with a new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films. The new process produces a material capable of increasing the efficiency of solar cells and light-emitting diodes.Up till now, traditional chemical methods have not been able to produce ultra-thin and pure silver films, the scientis...Read More
Ross Miles has joined Viant Commodities as a trader based in London after leaving Kyen Resources following the latter's recent financial troubles. According to Miles' LinkedIn account, he left his role as head of European metals and global recycled metals in September this year. He had worked at Kyen...Read More
The $14-$15 trading range gives way to a lower low.Silver never followed gold on the upside and did damage on the downside.The dollar and interest rates could encourage trend-following shorts to push silver lower.The line in the sand is not far from the current price.DSLV could pay off if the bottom falls out in the silver market.Silver has been a disappointment in the world of precious metals. Wh...Read More
Gold is rolling sideways below the 100-day exponential moving average (EMA) amid heightened US-China trade tensions. The metal could move past the EMA hurdle if the 10-year treasury yield drops below 3.057 percent, confirming a double top breakdown. Gold is flat lined below the 100-day EMA of $1,224 in Asia, having failed to take out that hurdle on Friday, despite the weakness in the US dollar....Read More
SD Outlook: Thanks cartel for gifting stackers with physical silver that hasn't been this cheap in four years. Here's the outlook for Thanksgiving week...This Thursday is Thanksgiving.Happy Thanksgiving in advance.I'm thankful for many things, and while I won't go down my list, I will say one group that is on it - the cartel.By continuing to beat the snot out of silver and gold, they have allowed...Read More
Nickel futures on the London Metal Exchange continue to trade at their lowest level since December 2017 while supply disruptions from Indonesia are helping boost tin back towards $20,000 per tonne.Nickel futures on the London Metal Exchange continue to trade at their lowest level since December 2017 amid continued pressure from global trade tensions, while persistent supply disruptions from Indone...Read More
Antofagasta will target record copper output in 2019 while expecting the market to head into a small deficit next year, boosting copper prices, its chief executive officer Ivan Arriagada said in an interview with Fastmarkets.The London-listed Chilean copper miner has issued guidance to produce 750,000-790,000 tonnes of copper in 2019, up 8% from this year's expected 705,000-720,000 tonnes."It will...Read More
Iron ore prices largely picked up on Monday November 19, apart from those for higher grades, leading to a further narrowing of the spread between 65% Fe and 62% Fe indices.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $76.11 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.80 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $75.30 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.19 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $79.80 per tonne cfr Qingdao,...Read More
BOGOTA - Colombia's main mining industry group said on Monday it was optimistic a new tax bill that includes a cut to corporate taxes will help attract more foreign investment, allowing companies to boost exploration and output in the coming years.The financing law helps to guarantee the competitiveness of the industry that competes with countries like Peru and Chile for attracting investmentsThe...Read More
With the second round of bids to secure a piece of Teck Resources Ltd.'s $4.7 billion copper expansion expected in the coming weeks, victory may come down to more than price.Teck, which owns 90 percent of Quebrada Blanca in northern Chile, would like to sell a 30 to 40 percent stake to an outside investor. With the copper market widely forecast to go into deficit as soon as this year and the numbe...Read More
Copper output in Chile, the world's top producer of the metal, is expected to increase 2% by the end of the year and continue to grow steadily during 2019 due to stronger performance from major mines, upgrades to existing operations, and lower risk of labour strikes.According to the latest report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the main possible obstacle to the forecast production growth in Chi...Read More
* RBI to extend capital conservation buffer deadline for banks* RBI agrees on restructuring of loans to small firms -sources* RBI board meeting was cordial and satisfactory -sources* Meeting follows public rift between cenbank, govt (Updates to add detail, quotes, background)By Suvashree Choudhury and Manoj KumarMUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The board of India's central bank advised it to a...Read More
* OPEC expected to cut supply to prevent glut* Russia says it will discuss deal with OPEC on Dec. 6* EU endorses France's Iran sanctions -diplomats* U.S. oil drilling points to more output: https://tmsnrt.rs/2Q97LFW (Updates with settlement prices)By Jessica Resnick-AultNEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Crude futures rose ahead of settlement in choppy trade on Monday, supported by a reported drawdown o...Read More
Nov 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended higher on Monday as investors awaited an outcome of a central bank board meet with the government on key issues related to liquidity, lending rules for banks and handing over surplus reserves to the government.The broader NSE index .NSEI closed 0.76 percent higher at 10,763.40, while the benchmark BSE index .BSESN rose 0.9 percent to close at 35,774.88. Both...Read More
(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - European shares started the week on the front foot, against spreadbetters' early expectations for a fall, as signs of an easing in U.S.-China trade war tensions boosted mining and technology stocks.Miners drove the lion's share of gains in Europe, with the basic resources sector .SXPP up 1.2 percent...Read More
RAPAPORT... India's polished-diamond exports climbed19% by value in October amid a higher volume and average price compared with a year ago, according todata from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. Exports are up 9%for the year to date as an 18% jump in the average price has offset lowervolume, reflecting a shift toward higher-value goods. India's net diamondaccount surged 50% over...Read More