Comex copper prices moved higher on the morning of Thursday December 13 in the United States, with easing global trade tensions providing a boost to risk appetite.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 0.90 cents to $2.7790 per lb.Worries that the trade war between the US and China will only escalate in 2019 have softened in recent we...Read More
As part of its series on blockchain in commodities, Fastmarkets takes a closer look at the evolution of blockchain networks for trade financeMarco PoloOne of the fastest growing trade and working capital finance networks in blockchain is the Marco Polo network, a joint venture with technology firm TradeIX and software firm R3, along with a number of major banks and their clients.Designed to facili...Read More
It was another firmer start for the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday December 13, with all the metals in positive territory and showing average gains of 0.6%.More positive steps from China on trade seems to be easing some of the concerns in the market, although the traders are probably nervous that any positivity could be unwound with one president...Read More
Well, it was another shit show today for cannabis stocks.The downward spiral began a couple of months ago, and has not let up. Although we are now seeing some indication that most of the bleeding is starting to slow down a bit. Still, this is of little comfort to those who showed up late to the cannabis game.MariMed (OTCBB: MRMD) was today's biggest loser, although a 25% drop in share price opened...Read More
It was about a decade ago when I walked into the lion's den.At a conference dubbed the Modern Energy Finance Forum, I was asked to speak about the future of renewable energy.This was right around the time the global economy was imploding and new renewable energy technologies quickly went from being the "greatest investment opportunity of the 21st century" to a giant bubble that burst in the face o...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN) (OTCQB: ABNAF) (Frankfurt: E2L2) has reported analytical results from the remaining holes of the 2018 drill program at the Company's 100%-controlled 23,000-hectare Forrest Kerr Gold Project. This series of holes (FK18-37 to 45) focussed on areas immediately adjacent to known high-grade gold horizons and sought to test for an exte...Read More
The European hot-rolled coil (HRC) market has remained under pressure from the traditional seasonal slowdown in demand and uncertainty over the final decision in a safeguarding case, sources told Fastmarkets this week.And high stocks and seasonal destocking mean distributors have little interest in making new deals. Having set provisional 25% tariffs for 23 steel products ...Read More
* Traders prepare for ECB president press conference * Sterling up after Brexit drama * Norway's crown rallies on central bank plan for March raterise * Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 (Updates after ECB decision, adds latest prices)By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The euro struggled to stay inpositive territory on Thursday after the European Central Bankstuck to its monetary policy stanc...Read More
UK ferrous scrap prices for deliveries in December have uniformly dropped by ?20 per tonne due to weaker export prices and a slowdown in domestic consumer demand, trade sources told Fastmarkets MB on Thursday December 13.The move follows a rollover on consumer delivery settlements in the past two months. UK suppliers had signaled a likely drop in December shipment prices due to a fall in European...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices continued to rise on Thursday December 13 on strong gains in the futures market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,770-3,800 yuan ($547-552) per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,600-3,620 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneA Hangzhou-based source told Fastmarkets MB that a few traders bought HRC from the spot market on seeing the surge in t...Read More
Wire rod prices in the United States have stayed flat over the past two weeks, while industry sources were divided as to whether mill hikes announced in November will be accepted by the marketplace in January 2019. Fastmarkets AMM's price assessment for industrial quality low-carbon rod held firm at $39.25-41.25 per hundredweight ($785-825 per short ton) fob mill on Wednesday December 12, with imp...Read More
UK ferrous scrap prices for deliveries in December have uniformly dropped by ?20 per tonne due to weaker export prices and a slowdown in domestic consumer demand, trade sources told Fastmarkets MB on Thursday December 13.The move follows a rollover on consumer delivery settlements in the past two months. UK suppliers had signaled a likely drop in December shipment prices due to a fall in European...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have continued to weaken over the past week due to limited demand from the construction sector in particular, sources said on Thursday December 13.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Turkey was at TRY2,880-2,950 ($538-551) per tonne ex-works, including 18% VAT, down from last week's TRY2,900-3,000 per tonne.The local sales prices for r...Read More
The pig iron export market in the Commonwealth of Independent States remained inactive during the week ended Thursday December 13 as buyers preferred to postpone bookings ahead of the year-end holidays.Fastmarkets' CIS export price assessment for high-manganese pig iron was unchanged at $355-360 per tonne fob Black Sea on December 13."Buyers prefer to wait until January, because [the] pig iron pri...Read More
UK ferrous scrap prices for deliveries in December have uniformly dropped by ?20 per tonne due to weaker export prices and a slowdown in domestic consumer demand, trade sources told Fastmarkets MB on Thursday December 13.The move follows a rollover on consumer delivery settlements in the past two months. UK suppliers had signaled a likely drop in December shipment prices due to a fall in European...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1242.90-$3.00Silver$14.77+$0.03XAU68.75+0.17%HUI156.67-0.06%GDM568.86+0.18%JSE Gold1298.65+25.20USD97.07+0.05Euro113.64-0.02Yen88.03-0.31Oil$52.58+$1.4310-Year2.909%-0.005T-Bond143.15625-0.09375Dow24597.38+0.29%Nasdaq7070.33-0.39%S&P2650.54-0.02% The Metals: Gold held near unchanged in Asia before it dipped to $1240.30 in early New York trade and then...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has refused to reply to or even to acknowledge GATA's questions about manipulation of the gold and silver futures markets that are purportedly regulated by the commission.By letters in July and September, GATA asked the commission to explain the explosion in the use of the "exchange for physicals" mechanism of settling go...Read More
Turkish steel mills continued to stay out of the deep-sea scrap markets on Thursday December 13. They are unlikely to resume buying any time soon due to the continuing lack of demand for finished steel in the country's domestic and export markets.Steel mills in Turkey have been holding back from scrap purchases for more than two weeks now, with only one cargo booked since November 2...Read More
By Dave KranzlerThe following is an excerpt from my December 6th issue of the Mining Stock Journal:Trumps Dilemma - The dollar index has been rising since Trump began his war on trade. But right now it's at the same 97 index level as when Trump was elected. Recall that Trump's administration pushed down starting in 2017 to stimulate exports and attempt to cut the trade deficit. The dollar fe...Read More
CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 13, 2018 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: "EPL") has completed a tri-party agreement with Tarku Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:TKU) and Denison Mines Corp. (TSX: DML; NYSE American: DNN) whereby Denison Mines has purchased the 1,334 hectare Virgin River property which is contiguous with Denison's South Dufferin Project located immediately south of the Athabasca...Read More