Gold ducks below the key trend-line support into the close in NY as dollar stays on top. Sino/US trade talks jeopardised by potential antagonism by Trump administration. The yellow metal underperformed on Tuesday, weighed by a second straight session of gains for the U.S. dollar and despite concerns that the US and China are about to clash over preparations in the Trump administration...Read More
Saudi Arabia has not imported rebar in 2018 and cannot utilize its full production capacity due to weak domestic demand, Ahmed Al-Hussain, rebar director of Saudi National Committee for Steel Industry said at Fastmarkets MB's Middle East Iron and Steel Conference in Dubai on Tuesday December 11.Saudi Arabia has a combined rebar and wire-rod production capacity of 13.5 million tonnes per year, yet...Read More
Chinese exporters of ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) have significantly cut offer prices to stir up some buying interest overseas, while European traders continued to take profits, applying further pressure on ferro-vanadium prices. Chinese exporters slash offers to promote buying interest Europe FeV market continues to suffer from profit-taking Europe V2O5 market plummets following F...Read More
Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining (ASX:NMC) is betting big on Chile's geological gold potential by closing two deals with exploration juniors in the South American country, the world's top copper producer.The Melbourne-based company kicked off the week by signing an option agreement with Canada's Cornerstone Capital (TSX-V:CGP), which could result in the gold miner acquiring up to a 75% int...Read More
The outlook for the steel market in the Middle East is improving because of improved oil prices, Abu Bucker Husain, chief executive officer of United Arab Emirates-based Al Ghurair Iron and Steel (AGIS) said in his presentation on Tuesday December 11 in Dubai.2017 had been the worst year for contracts being awarded in the Middle East since 2012 but now investment in construction, infrastructure pr...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday December 12.Base metal prices rose on the London Metal Exchange by the close on Tuesday December 11, with copper surging after market sentiment was boosted by positive news of easing tensions between China and the United States. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:Saudi Arabia ha...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday December 11.Base metals trading on the London Metal Exchange was broadly higher during morning trading.Lead was the best performer this morning, up 1.1% to $1,972 per tonne. Only aluminium and tin posted...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday December 11.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were largely up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday, with positive trade headlines sparking a bout of short covering across the complex. Check Fastmarkets MB's live futures report here.The Chinese ferro-silicon market...Read More
155,000. The November job gains disappointed. But the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent. What does it all mean for the gold market? Job Creation Disappoints, but Unemployment Rate Is Still Low U.S. nonfarm payrolls slowed down in November. The economy added just 155,000 jobs last month, following a rise of 227,000 in October (after a downward revision). Moreover, the weak headline number w...Read More
Published 22 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Gold held steady near a five-month peak on Tuesday as fading expectations of further interest rate hikes in the United States burnished the appeal of non-interest-bearing bullion.Meanwhile, palladium was trading at a premium to gold, with prices of the autocatalyst metal rising more than 2 percent after President Donald Trump said on Twitter that Chi...Read More
• The precious metal trimmed a part of its daily gains to $1250 area and is currently placed at the lower end of an intraday ascending trend-channel formation. Gold 15-mins. chart • Looking at a slightly higher time-frame (1-hourly chart), the commodity has been showing resilience below 50-hour SMA and near a short-term ascending trend-line. 1...Read More
The precious metals sector has just one standout performer this year, and that is palladium. Lately the market for that metal has gotten more than just hot. Developments there could have implications for the LBMA and the rickety fractional reserve system of inventory underpinning all of the physical precious metals markets.Palladium Reaches Gold Price, Makes All-Time HighCraig Hemke of the TF Meta...Read More
Gold futures ended with a loss on Monday, pulling back from the nearly five-month high they settled at late last week, as the U.S. dollar strengthened at the expense of the British pound. Gold for February delivery GCG9, +0.24% on Comex fell by $3.20, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,249.40 an ounce, while March silver SIH9, +0.42% lost 0.6% to $14.605 an ounce. Read: Silver is primed to take the spotl...Read More
Peter KrauthThere's no question the price of silver has made some bullish moves this week.The silver price has climbed by 3% over that time, aided by a weak U.S. dollar and markets, both of which have also been suffering from growing volatility.Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has given back a stunning 5.7% in the last week and is actually in the red on a year-to-date basis.Some currency experts think t...Read More
Base metal prices rose on the London Metal Exchange by the close on Tuesday December 11, with copper acting as the best performer among the complex.Specifically, the three-month copper price surged by 1.3% to close at $2,590 per tonne. "LME copper continues to run rather positive micro-dynamics. Total LME stocks continue to see drawdowns, with net holdings edging to a fresh 2018 low of...Read More
* Government plans higher taxes in January* Additional revenue to help bring down mounting debtLUSAKA - Mining companies in Zambia may lay off more than 21,000 workers due to reduced capital expenditure over the next three years if the government introduces higher taxes in January, an industry body said on Tuesday.Africa's No.2 copper producer plans to introduce new mining duties, replace Value Ad...Read More
Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR; US-OTC: AXREF) has identified five clusters of drill ready targets that cover areas ranging from 1.5 sq. km to more than 5 sq. km during 2018 exploration at its JOY copper-gold project in north-central B.C.'s Toodoggone region.Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) funded the $2.5 million exploration program. It also spent $1.15 million in 2018 to help Amarc acquire un...Read More
Comex copper prices hit a one-week high in the US morning on Tuesday December 11 with the continued trade actions between China and the United States guiding the market. The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped 5.15 cents to $2.7715 per lb today. Earlier, the contract traded at $2.7805, the highest since December 4. Trade tensions betwe...Read More
Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining (ASX:NMC) is betting big on Chile's geological gold potential by closing two deals with exploration juniors in the South American country, the world's top copper producer.The Melbourne-based company kicked off the week by signing an option agreement with Canada's Cornerstone Capital (TSX-V:CGP), which could result in the gold miner acquiring up to a 75% int...Read More
GABORONE - Mowana Mine, Botswana's only operating copper mine, has suspended operations due to working capital constraints which has seen the company fail to pay salaries and suppliers, it said on Tuesday.Mowana had a conditional $4 million working capital facility from Fujax Minerals and Energy Limited, from which it had drawn down $1 million.Copper prices on the international market have been re...Read More