Ferroglobe is set to idle almost one-fifth of its silicon metal production capacity in Europe and the United States, cutting it to an annualized rate of 341,000 tonnes from 417,000 tonnes, because of the weaker prices seen this year.The UK-based metals company is planning to idle 36,000 tonnes per year of production capacity in the US. This will be done its plant at Selma, in the state of Alabama,...Read More
The argument over whether we're in for global warming or global cooling and whether what's coming is natural or human-made is fun but totally irrelevant from a financial perspective. The fact is that for whatever reason and in whatever direction, the climate is getting more aggressive. Monster snowstorms and apocalyptic fires are clearly becoming more common: Combine the rising number of bad thing...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday November 28 pricing session in Asia.Key drivers: Buyers lowered their purchasing prices after the price of scrap - the raw material of ADC12 - went down in the United States. Japanese buyers also held off from purchasing capacity this week due...Read More
The few mining stocks on the S&P500 were part of the rally, with Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) rising 6.49%.London's key index closed lower yesterday, but metals and mining stocks were up 0.76%, and futures are pointing to a positive start today.Metals and mining stocks on the S&P/TSX Composite Index were up about 3% yesterday.Diversified miners Teck Resources TSX: TECK.B), Turquoise Hill R...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Peekaboo Beans Inc (CSE:BEAN | OTCQB:PBBSF) (the "Company" or "Peekaboo Beans"), and For Heroes Only are pleased to announce a partnership to create and launch a new subscription-based program.For Heroes Only uplifts and inspires kids to live healthy, thriving and happy lives. By mixing technology, medias, pedagogy and storytelling together into never ending real life adventur...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Quadron Cannatech Corporation (CSE:QCC) (the "Company" or "Quadron"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with CBD Science Processing Corp. (CBD Science) to supply a Portable Extraction and Processing Facility, to be delivered in Q1 2019.The Portable Extraction and Processing facility is self-contained and includes turnkey components from Quadron's portf...Read More
Looks like we just hit an inflection point. So far this morning:U.S. new home sales drop to more than 2-1/2-year low(Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled to a more than 2-1/2-year low in October amid sharp declines in all four regions, further evidence that higher mortgage rates were hurting the housing market.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday new home sales dropp...Read More
Published 19 Hours AgoUpdated3 Hours AgoReuters Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCanadian maple leafs sit on the faces of one ounce gold coins in this arranged photograph at Gold Investments Ltd. bullion dealers in London, U.K., on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Gold held steady but pared some gains made early on Thursday as the dollar recovered and minutes from the U.S. Federal Res...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1223.90+$3.70Silver$14.30-$0.01XAU64.80-1.11%HUI146.40-1.00%GDM534.77-0.25%JSE Gold1124.07+16.97USD96.78-0.05Euro113.89+0.18Yen88.30+0.17Oil$51.45+$1.1610-Year3.029%-0.032T-Bond140.21875+0.28125Dow25338.84-0.11%Nasdaq7273.08-0.25%S&P2737.80-0.22% The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to $1228.90 by late morning in New York before it drifted lower in afternoon trade, but it stil...Read More
- Brexit no-deal would lead to "worst crash since 1930s"- Gold rose 0.6% in dollars and 1.2% in pounds today- UK economy could contract by 8%, house prices fall 30%, sterling fall 25% warns Bank of England- Sterling collapse would push Irish economy into recession- Carney's doomsday scenario sees the crippling of UK finances, the pound crashing and inflation soaring- BOE accused of "Project Fe...Read More
Gold and silver have just have formed a short term bottom after comments from the Federal Reserve chairman that interest rates are "just below" neutral range. This implies that the pace of interest rate hikes (after December) will be slower next year. This is just the catalyst needed for gold and silver bulls. The US dollar index should form a long term top over the next two weeks. Physical dema...Read More
The argument over whether we're in for global warming or global cooling and whether what's coming is natural or human-made is fun but totally irrelevant from a financial perspective. The fact is that for whatever reason and in whatever direction, the climate is getting more aggressive. Monster snowstorms and apocalyptic fires are clearly becoming more common: Combine the rising number of bad thing...Read More
(Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Copper and other metals extendedgains on Thursday as investors bought riskier assets onspeculation U.S. interest rates may be near a peak, but tradewas thin ahead of Chinese economic data and the G20 summit.Most metals closed higher on Wednesday after the chairman ofthe U.S. Federal Reserve suggested the central bank could benea...Read More
Metal Bulletin has corrected its UK domestic grade-316 stainless steel scrap solids price, which was published incorrectly on November 23 due to a reporter error. The price was originally published at ?1,230-1,250 ($1,572-1,579) per tonne, delivered to merchant. The price has now been corrected to ?1,220-1,300 per tonne, stable from the week before. Fastmarkets MB's price book and database have...Read More
Diamond drilling at Kintavar Exploration's Mitchi Project, Quebec. Source: Kintavar Exploration Inc.Kintavar Exploration Inc. [KTR-TSXV] shares were active Thursday after the company released assays results from drilling on the Sherlock Corridor area of its Mitchi property in Quebec.The program included 12 drill holes (2,300 metres) that primarily investigated surface exploration targets on the S...Read More
Turkish steel mills extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap market on persistently poor demand for finished steel and with no recovery in sight, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 29.After booking three deep-sea cargoes from the United States and the United Kingdom at the end of the last week, steel mills in Turkey paused their buying activity because of the sluggish demand...Read More
The European molybdenum-oxide market has climbed 20 cents in trading by mid-week, with deals and offer prices reported above $12 per lb and returning to a level unseen since the start of November.Some oxide trading, however, has been in South Korea where major steelmaker Posco settled a tender for around 100 tonnes of oxide last week at about $12-12.10 per lb. The company is due to settle another...Read More
The Thursday Market Minute Global stocks mixed in the wake of a dovish take on U.S. interest rates from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, with stocks in China held down by trade concerns and U.S. markets losing steam from last night's rally.Fed Chair Powell says U.S. rates "just below" neutral, reversing his October assessment and slowing rate hike bets for 2019, but also raising questions over Fed in...Read More
Comex copper prices were under pressure on Thursday morning in the US, in the aftermath of US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's dovish comments made on Wednesday.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange reversed down 1.55 cents to $2.7980 per lb. Powell said interest rates were, "just below neutral levels" while speaking at the New...Read More
(Updates prices, adds details) * Stronger equities limiting gold's gain - analysts * Fed to release minutes from its Nov. 7-8 policy meeting * Platinum off seven-week lows hit on WednesdayBy Swati VermaBENGALURU, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Thursday afterFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments boostedperceptions the central bank would go slow on interest ratehikes next year, while palla...Read More