By Avi GilburtIn the past, I have outlined why fundamentals look best at market highs, and worst at market lows. And, just like we normally experience, as we were soaring over 2900, I am sure many of you were convinced that this was one of the best economies we have seen in quite some time. But, we seem to have topped on those great expectations.As the market continued to chop around near the l...Read More
Although stocks have taken an unpleasant hit since early October, the market is not exactly falling apart. Let your eyes take in the big picture shown in today's chart (inset). It wouldn't be stretching things visually to say the blue chip average has spent most of the year in a consolidation, presumably biding its time until economic news turns more favorable. In the meantime, one could reasona...Read More
Zero. The US inflation rate was unchanged in November. What does the flat CPI mean for the gold market? What Happened With Inflation? The CPI was unchanged in November, following an increase of 0.3 percent in October. It was the weakest number since March 2018, when monthly inflation fell about 0.1 percent. However, the flat reading was caused by a sharp decline in the price of gasoline - t...Read More
- 'Gigantic holes in the system' warns former Fed Head- Interest rates will remain lower than they have been in past- Leveraged loans pose risks and there is unfinished regulation- "I think things have improved, but then I think there are gigantic holes in the system"- No new financial crisis in 'our lifetimes', Yellen said only last year- Editors note: Yellen should know as she and her predece...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
Dutch bank Rabobank, international trading firm Concord Resources and warehousing firm PGS are developing a blockchain trading platform for the metal repo financing business, the companies said.The parties signed a letter of intent and have already started developing the system, known as Beyond Commodities. Its goal is to drive efficiencies, traceability and transparency in metals trading - specif...Read More
Since its merger with Xstrata, Glencore - previously a trading and marketing firm - has become a mining firm whose earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is dominated by earnings from its industrial activities. The recent appointment of Peter Freyberg as head of the company's industrial mining assets, a newly created position with oversight and responsibility for all Glenco...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
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
Shares of ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC) plunged 25% on news that Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is terminating its earn-in joint venture on the junior's Orion project, part of its 100%-owned Rackla gold property in the Yukon.Barrick declined a request for comment on the decision, but in an investor day presentation last month, the company's head of project evaluation, Rod Quick, stated that m...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday December 14.London Metal Exchange base metal prices were broadly higher on Thursday December 13 due to an easing in China-US trade tensions, with the three-month zinc contract gaining ground due to historic low inventories. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:The European Commi...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday December 13.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during Asian morning trading on Thursday, with easier trade tensions between China and the United States failing to provide significant upward momentum to the complex.Moves were fairly limited across the SHFE b...Read More
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) just received $2 million in early funding in connection with a royalty agreement through the execution of a secured senior convertible-to-loan agreement with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR).In a media statement, the Toronto-based miner said the loan may be converted into a 1% NSR on the La Fortuna gold project pursuant to the Royalty Option Agreement entered into with Osi...Read More
The latest gold breakout was supported by the data disclosed in the Commitments of Traders report.However, the silver has not broken out yet.One of the most popular gold mining ETFs, GDX, also cannot break above its short-term resistance level.On the other hand, it looks like GDX shareholders are building a base for another leg up in precious metals.As a result, I am cautiously optimistic about th...Read More
Gold Daily Gold prices are coiling above October’s high. The trend remains firmly bullish within an ascending channel. A break above 1250.63 confirms a bullish breakout, a counter-trend break of 1241.11 warns of a deeper correction. Silver Daily Silver remains in a sideways range, but a clear break above 14.91- 15.00 confirms a double bottom. Range trading strategies are...Read More
In this video Dave Lerman, Director of Education at CME Group, discusses the benefits of trading gold futures vs. ETFs or the OTC market. Learn more: https://institute.cmegroup.com/ Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CMEActiveTraderFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/CMEGroup CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, offering the widest range of global ben...Read More
• US-China trade optimism dampens the commodity’s safe-haven demand. • The ongoing USD slide/fading Fed rate hike expectations help limit downside. Gold prices edged lower on Thursday but remained well within a narrow trading band, held over the past three sessions. Signs of easing US-China trade tensions continued denting the precious metal'...Read More
Zero. The US inflation rate was unchanged in November. What does the flat CPI mean for the gold market? What Happened With Inflation? The CPI was unchanged in November, following an increase of 0.3 percent in October. It was the weakest numbersince March 2018, when monthly inflation fell about 0.1 percent. However, the flat reading was caused by a sharp decline in the price of gasoline &ndas...Read More
Since its merger with Xstrata, Glencore - previously a trading and marketing firm - has become a mining firm whose earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is dominated by earnings from its industrial activities. The recent appointment of Peter Freyberg as head of the company's industrial mining assets, a newly created position with oversight and responsibility for all Glenco...Read More
While a rate hike is likely to happen at the next Federal Reserve Meeting next week, a more dovish tone is expected in 2019, said Peter Hug, global trading director of Kitco Metals. We think the Fed is going to back off in 2019 and it appears that a lot of analysts are indicating that the Fed is going to be much more dovish coming into 2019, "We think the Fed is going to back off in 2019 and it...Read More