Domestic prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey were stable in the week ended Friday October 19, with demand remaining poor in the local market.Some market participants had been expecting prices to fall because of declining prices for hot-rolled coil, and the weak demand.Domestic pricesOne producer in northern Turkey was offering 0.5mm hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) at $700 per tonne ex...Read More
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European politicians have called for action to tackle dividend stripping after Reuters and other media revealed how large banks were involved in trading schemes that cost taxpayers billions of euros.In Germany’s biggest post-war fraud investigation, prosecutors in Cologne are investigating banks involved in the trades, which secured illicit double tax rebates on dividen...Read More
(Reuters) - Schlumberger NV’s (SLB.N) third-quarter profit rose 18.2 percent on higher oilfield services demand and the company said it expects the current pipeline bottlenecks in the Permian basin to be addressed within the next 12 to 18 months.U.S. crude prices CLc1 are up about 40 percent from a year ago, but service companies which help operators drill and finish wells, have seen demand...Read More
China's domestic and export prices for hot-rolled coil both declined on Friday October 19 amid market participants' pessimistic outlook. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,180-4,200 yuan ($602-605) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,100-4,110 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneLocal authorities in north China's steel hub of Tangshan late on Thursday released a list in...Read More
PARIS (Reuters) - European Union negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday a Brexit deal with the United Kingdom was 90 percent done, although there was still a chance no accord would be reached due to ongoing stumbling blocks over the Irish border.“Ninety percent of the accord on the table has been agreed with Britain,” Barnier told France Inter radio.“I’m convinced a deal...Read More
LONDON, (Reuters) - - Britain's government recorded a smaller budget deficit than expected in September, according to figures that are likely to cheer finance minister Philip Hammond ahead of his annual budget.The deficit in September stood at 4.123 billion pounds, compared with 4.958 billion pounds a year ago, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved down slightly on Friday October 19 amid soft demand.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,540-4,580 yuan ($654-660) per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 4,330-4,370 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneBoth the futures and billet markets weakened during the day, which made the spot rebar market more bearish.The transportation of constructio...Read More
China will increasingly turn to exporting steelmaking equipment and technology instead of steel products because of rising trade tensions, according to the president of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa), Yu Yong.Speaking at the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) conference in Tokyo on Wednesday October 17, Yu - who is also the chairman of Hesteel Group - said that while tr...Read More
(Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc (HON.N) reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday and lifted its full-year forecasts for cash flow and margins, driven by strong sales of aircraft parts and warehouse automation products.Shares of Honeywell, which makes everything from aircraft engines to catalysts used in petroleum refining, were up 3.2 percent at $160.17 in premarket trading...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1226.40+$1.30+0.69%Silver$14.63+$0.06+0.14%XAU70.09+0.05%+1.17%HUI155.58+0.07%+1.49%GDM558.84+0.35%+1.56%JSE Gold1194.92-3.89+3.52%USD95.72-0.25+0.46%Euro115.10+0.51-0.42%Yen89.12-0.25-0.07%Oil$69.12+$0.47-3.11%10-Year3.196%+0.014+1.36%Bond137.84375-0.28125-0.45%Dow25444.34+0.26%+0.41%Nasdaq7449.03-0.48%-0.64%S&P2767.78-0.04%+0.02% The Metals: G...Read More
By Ira EpsteinWeekend squaring up leaves gold strong going into next week.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort189,200171,53371,278166,143198,139426,621440,950Change from Prior Reporting Period 9,454-46,3887,521-8,16649,6968,80910,829Traders17895885749279194 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 47,79733,468474,418 356-1,6649,165 non reportable positionsChange from...Read More
The sentiment shift is still subtle, but it's both real and widespread. After a few years of being ignored and/or dismissed as basically useless, gold is cool again, attracting positive comments in the media and increasing accumulation by big investors. India, for instance, imported less gold than usual in the first part of this year but lately has ramped up its buying, with August imports more...Read More
By David Brady, CFAAfter falling from 1369 to 1167 in just four months, Gold is attempting to rally now, having risen to a high of 1237 recently. But as I shared in my previous article: "There is significant resistance ahead that could stall Gold's rally, most notably 1244, the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the entire drop from 1369 to 1167, and 1251 on a closing basis (1360-1184). If we close...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have been largely ignored and neglected for years. Speculators and investors wanted little to do with them for various reasons. But that apathetic sentiment is finally starting to shift thanks to last week's stock-market plunge. Capital is starting to return to this battered sector as traders begin to realize how radically undervalued it is. Sentiment mean reversi...Read More
This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourages a healthy debate.People often whisper conspiratorially about the age-old U.S. practice of fixing the gold price at $42.22. "They're just trying to keep gold d...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: rebarRebar East China, domestic, grade...Read More
By Avi GilburtI know of no asset other than cryptocurrencies where traders of which adopt the lexicon of the broader trading community and then layer on their own slang. The chief word in the crypto trader's word bank is "HODL," which most interpret to mean "Hold On for Dear Life."The phrase, "I'm just HODLing" is often expressed as a badge of honor, as if holding on to a losing position due to...Read More
By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA It's no secret that gold mining stocks are historically cheap and have been for several years. Traditional metrics like price to cash flow and price to book value showed that gold stocks in late 2015 were at arguably their cheapest points since the start of the bull market in the 1960s. Other metrics showed gold stocks to be the cheapest since the Roosevelt adm...Read More