Lots and lots of US economic data releases are there today and till 14th December. Most traders believe that the trend of metals and the US dollar Index will be set after the release of US nonfarm payrolls tomorrow. I do not think so. Next week also there can be trend changing US economic data releases like retail sales and GDP numbers. Physical demand of silver is there in India and Asia. But q...Read More
Stifel has downgraded CNAT, while others issued price-target cutsThe shares of Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) are down a whopping 50% in electronic trading, after the drug developer's mid-stage study of a treatment for fatty liver disease failed to meet its main goals. In response, Stifel downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy," while slashing its price target to $4 from $10. In add...Read More
The European hot-rolled coil market has been under pressure from slow trading and prices are likely to reach the 'bottom' soon, sources told Fastmarkets this week.Demand has been low due to a combination of a seasonal slowdown and high stocks at European distributors. Interest in imported coil has been limited due to long lead times and uncertainty over the definitive decision in a...Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators. From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of the trading world's constant need to stay ahead of the curve since the first exchange opened its door over 200 years ago.After all, every trader is always looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday December 7.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were collectively lower at the close of trading on Thursday December 6, with downward pressure emerging across global equity indices in addition to a sharp downturn in oil futures, which trickled through to metals. Read more in our live futures.Here are how prices looked...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday December 6.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board during morning trading, with downward pressure across the complex stimulated by broad strength in the dollar index, which continues to trade in positive territory after last week's G20 summit.The three-month nickel price ha...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday December 6. Base metals prices, bar those for zinc, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during Asian morning trading on Thursday, with lingering concerns surrounding the trade tensions between the United States and China causing prices to soften.Check Fastmarkets MB's...Read More
Investors presume that the Sino/US cease-fire will be broken and markets are roiled by such prospects. Gold has made a round trip but holds the 38.2% fibo at 1238. Spot gold has broken above the 38.2% fibo of the 2018 decline as investors run for the exits following a terrible start on Wall Street that has progressed into a bloodbath on Thursday ahead of the key nonfarm payrolls d...Read More
• Bulls continue to struggle above $1240 level despite risk-off mood. • A modest pickup in the USD demand prompts some fresh selling. • Traders eye US macro data for some impetus ahead of Powell’s speech. Gold reversed an early uptick to $1241 area and has now drifted into negative territory for the second consecutive sess...Read More
(Kitco News) - 2019 will see the start of a new bull cycle for gold and push the metal up to $1,500 an ounce, said E.B. Tucker, director of Metalla Royalty & Streaming. "To make big money in this market, you have to see the cycles. Nothing changes. We've had three big cycles in gold since 2000 and we're about to have another one," Tucker told Kitco News. Tucker said that the next cycle peak c...Read More
Alto Ventures (TSXV: ATV) announced today that it has received a work permit to carry out exploration programs consisting of line cutting, ground geophysics and 3,000 metres of diamond drilling on its Oxford Lake project in Manitoba, central Canada. The work permit, however, was issued with certain conditions including a requirement that a heritage resource impact assessment is completed before wo...Read More
Powell has recently came up with the metaphor of wandering in the darkness. Will golden sunshine brighten the dark? I Am the Fed Chair and I Know Nothing On November 14th, Powell discussed global perspectives in Dallas Fed with its President, Robert Kaplan. He characterized the Fed's stance, providing an interesting analogy: A non-economic example [of the approach adopted by the Fed] wo...Read More
Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold rebounded to a near 5-month peak on Thursday as the dollar declined amid expectations of a slowdown in the pace of U.S. rate hikes, with investors seeking refuge from a sell-off in global stocks.Spot gold rose 0.11 percent to $1,238.82 per ounce, having reached $1,244.32 per ounce, its highest since July 17. U.S. gold futures were 0...Read More
Gold is trading near a 5.5-week high of $1,243 hit on Tuesday. The US yield curve inversion could trigger dollar sell-off, leading to further gains in the yellow metal. Gold is currently trading at $1,240 per Oz, having hit a high of $1,243 on Tuesday - the level last seen on Oct. 26. The yellow metal crossed the resistance of the descending trendline connecting the Oct.26 high and Nov. 7 high o...Read More
Lower lithium prices than a year ago have led to differing price expectations between producers and consumers of lithium compounds in their negotiations for 2019 supply contracts. In light of lower spot prices in China, lithium consumers are seeking to lock in lower contract prices for 2019 by referencing the Chinese spot market price in their deals. But lithium producers are trying to keep prices...Read More
Bix says the DERIVATIVES IMPLOSION pin is getting pulled NOW! Bix says IT'S HAPPENING. Here's a critical update on this creative destruction event...by Bix Weir from Road to RootaHang on tight! Deutsche Bank is the lynch pin of the Derivative Implosion and that lynch pin is getting pulled NOW! Noble Group just failed and was DB's counter party to MASSIVE SILVER DERIVATIVES! Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were collectively lower at the close of trading on Thursday December 6, with downward pressure emerging across global equity indices in addition to a sharp downturn in oil futures, which tricked through to metals prices. Prompting the sell-off, escalating concerns over trade tensions between the United States and China continued to deter investors, a...Read More
Comex copper prices sank to a multi-week low in the US morning on Thursday December 6 with the recent equity market downturn suppressing the entire base metals group. The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled 4.30 cents to $2.7310 per lb. Earlier, the contract touched an intraday low of $2.7130, the weakest point since November 14. US e...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower across the board during morning trading on Thursday December 6, with downward pressure across the complex stimulated by broad strength in the dollar index, which continues to trade in positive territory after last week's G20 summit. The three-month nickel price has fallen 1.6% and is now back below $11,000 per tonne after trading above the...Read More
Chile's state copper miner Codelco said on Thursday it had reached agreement on a new collective labor contract in early negotiations with the union of workers at its Gabriela Mistral mine in northern Chile.The 36-month contract included a signing bonus of 4.2 million pesos ($6,216.63) and a 2 million peso ($2,960.30) premium paid to workers for agreeing to the early negotiation, Codelco, the worl...Read More