Sentiment in Turkey's flat steel market remained negative over the week ending Friday October 12, but some prices managed to increase, sources told Fastmarkets.Turkish producers were offering flat steel for late November and early December production, with several bookings heard.Domestic pricesProducers have been offering hot-rolled coil (HRC) to the domestic market at $570-580 per tonne ex-works,...Read More
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke said he raised $38.1 million in the final full fiscal quarter before the Nov. 6 elections in his campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a record for any U.S. Senate race.It was more than three times the $12 million that Cruz told supporters last week he had raised in the quarter, which ended Sept 30. O&...Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels, the political heart of Europe, could prove the center of global market focus next week as Italy’s budget and Brexit talks overshadow economic data and central banks.World shares were on course for their worst week since February as a spike in U.S. bond yields, a U.S.-China trade war and other global risks have combined to undermine sentiment.One such risk is an...Read More
Domestic steel prices in China are expected to experience downward pressure over the next few months due to less stringent limits being implemented by the authorities in the country's northern region where the bulk of the country's steelmaking capacity is located.Steelmakers in Hebei province's Tangshan city, China's steelmaking hub, will be allowed to maintain their production rates if they meet...Read More
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by lower expenses, higher bond trading revenue and strength in its consumer banking business in Mexico.Investors have been waiting to see how trading revenue fared at the five big Wall Street banks due to an escalating U.S-China trade war and executives warning that the business’s growth would be mut...Read More
Domestic prices for rebar in Poland have moved down slightly over the past week despite strong demand from the construction industry, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 12.Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for domestic 12mm B500B-grade rebar in Poland was at 2,340-2,380 zloty ($624-635) per tonne ex-works on October 12, widening downward over the week from 2,340-2,390 zloty per tonne...Read More
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Stroll the aisles of any Oxxo in Mexico and you will find the staples of convenience store sustenance: beer, cigarettes, enough candy to keep dentists at full employment.Look closer and you will see this old-school chain is a linchpin of the country’s e-commerce. The retailer, with more than 17,000 locations throughout Mexico, has cracked two of the biggest barriers t...Read More
Domestic steel prices in China are expected to experience downward pressure over the next few months due to less stringent limits being implemented by the authorities in the country's northern region where the bulk of the country's steelmaking capacity is located.Steelmakers in Hebei province's Tangshan city, China's steelmaking hub, will be allowed to maintain their production rates if they meet...Read More
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as gains from higher interest rates and growth in loans helped the bank offset weakness in bond trading revenue.The largest U.S. bank by assets, whose results are often seen as a barometer of the economy, has benefited from a tax windfall and a strong economy that has led to higher interest rates...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged further above $80 a barrel on Friday as a rally in equities lent support, though prices pared most of their gain after a closely watched forecaster deemed supply adequate and the outlook for demand weakening.Crude was still heading for its first weekly drop in five weeks, pressured by a big rise in U.S. inventories and fading concerns for now that looming U.S. sanction...Read More
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian online retailer Flipkart, owned by Walmart Inc, expects bumper sales during the annual festive season that just kicked off, as it boasts that U.S. rival Amazon Inc is losing relevance in India.Flipkart and Amazon both began their flagship annual sales in India on Wednesday, and will compete for shoppers during the October-December festive season when most big-ticket pu...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1218.00-$4.70+1.24%Silver$14.61+$0.06-0.14%XAU69.28-0.99%+5.79%HUI153.30-0.59%+6.88%GDM550.27+0.04%+6.05%JSE Gold1154.31-1.65+10.59%USD95.28+0.26-0.36%Euro115.59-0.39+0.30%Yen89.18-0.03+1.43%Oil$71.34+$0.37-4.04%10-Year3.153%+0.009-2.66%Bond138.46875-0.375+0.93%Dow25339.99+1.15%-4.19%Nasdaq7496.89+2.29%-3.74%S&P2767.13+1.42%-4.10% The Metals: Go...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort179,746217,92163,757174,309148,443417,812430,121Change from Prior Reporting Period -12,7443,60915,1284,938-12,0537,3226,684Traders172103755654260203 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 47,44135,132465,253 -1,845-1,2075,477 non reportable positionsChange f...Read More
By David Brady, CFA Gold has finally caught a bid this week and is up to its highest level since July 31. The fact that the U.S. and China appear to have agreed on a meeting between Trump and Xi on trade issues at the next G20, coupled with the U.S. treasury's decision not to label China a currency manipulator, was likely the biggest factor in Gold's rise yesterday. It may be seeing some safe ha...Read More
The lofty stock markets suffered a sharp selloff this week that may prove a major inflection point. There was one lone sector that bucked the heavy selling to surge in the carnage, the gold miners' stocks. They are the last cheap sector in these bubble-valued stock markets, long overlooked and neglected. Wildly undervalued today, the gold stocks have great potential to soar dramatically ev...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: G6A, OTCQB: GARWF), ("Golden Arrow" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company's joint venture partner in Puna Operations Inc., ("Puna"), has reported the third quarter 2018 production results for Puna's Chinchillas silver-zinc-lead deposit in Argentina.In their ne...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloTo the surprise of many investors, the precious metals have rallied while the broader markets continue to sell-off. Currently, both gold and silver are solidly in the green while the major indexes were all the red following a huge sell-off yesterday. The Dow Jones Index has lost nearly 1,000 points in the past two days while the gold price is up nearly $25.However, even th...Read More
By Avi GilburtIt seems the pundits have lost their way. The reasons for the market moves have now confounded most market participants and pundits to such an extent, and they are stretching so far to provide a reason for a market move, that we have moved from the ridiculous to the sublime.In the last several years I have outlined how the market has completely ignored the dozens of negative geopol...Read More
(Reuters) - Wall Street indexes extended their decline on Thursday as volatility spiked and investors shunned risky investments, and Nasdaq looked like it could confirm a correction.By late afternoon the S&P was down another 2 percent after shedding 3 percent in the previous day’s session and Nasdaq was down as much as 10.3 percent from its closing record high, reached on Aug. 29. If it...Read More
We know, it's just a symbol. But it's a powerful symbol of the most severe recession since the Great Depression. Yup, it's another article about the Lehman Brothers' collapse. But we really invite you to read it, as we thoroughly analyze the impact on that bankruptcy on the price of the yellow metal. You will also find out what can we learn from the 2008 banking crisis for the gold market. Ten...Read More