NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 Census questionnaire could undermine the quality of the data by discouraging non-citizens from responding, the U.S. Census Bureau’s chief scientist said.But, added John Abowd in written testimony seen by Reuters, the question will not necessarily lead to an undercount, because the governmen...Read More
A summary of Norilsk Nickel's third-quarter production results for the three months ended September 30. (Quarter-on-quarter change) Nickel: 53,793 tonnes, +9% The quarterly growth was attributed to increased production at Norislk Nickel Harkavalta in Finland, which returned to normal operations after scheduled repair work in the second quarter this year. Over the first nine months in 2...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - British banks Barclays (BARC.L) and Lloyds (LLOY.L), and Italy’s Banco BPM (BAMI.MI) have fared worst in the latest European Union wide “stress test” of top lenders’ resilience to simulated market shocks.The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU’s banking watchdog, published the results for 48 banks on Friday in its toughest test since 2009, when...Read More
ROME (Reuters) - Italy posted a state sector budget deficit of 3.9 billion euros in October, down by 1.2 billion euros compared with the same month last year, the Treasury said on Friday.October data includes a 1.25 billion euro cash-in from the government’s fifth-generation (5G) frequency auction, the statement said.In the first 10 months of this year, the cumulative budget deficit amounted...Read More
The United States government is doing nothing to fight the opioid epidemic.Wait, let me rephrase that...The United States government is doing nothing to fight the opioid epidemic that will actually help the problem.For decades, the government has certainly made it seem like it was doing something to combat drug abuse. It wasted billions in taxpayer dollars on failed anti-drug programs such as D.A....Read More
Abitibi Royalties Inc. (TSX-V: RZZ, OTC: ATBYF, Nasdaq: ATBYF) owns various royalty interests at the Canadian Malartic Mine near Val-d'Or Qu?(C)bec, including a 3% NSR on portions of Odyssey, East Malartic, Jeffrey, Barnat Extension, 2% NSR on portions of the Gouldie/Charlie zones, 1.5% NSR on the Midway Project and a 15% NPI on the Radium Property. In addition, the Company is building a portfolio...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares had a third day of gains on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump fueled hopes among investors that a deal to end a prolonged dispute over trade could be reached with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month.The pan-European STOXX 600 hit its highest since Oct. 10 in early deals and sealed its best week since Dec 2016, rising 3.4 percent on the week...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse basis. Delivered prices are netted back. Metal Bulletin prices Click here for Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for low-grade cobalt, in-warehouse, $ per lb Click here for...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission assessed $3.945 billion in disgorgement and penalties across 821 enforcement actions in fiscal 2018, the agency’s enforcement division said in its annual report on Friday.The total was a slight uptick in activity for the SEC, which reported just 754 actions in fiscal 2017 totaling $3.7 billion in disgorgement and penalties.“...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google unit said on Friday that its Washington office chief, who also heads Americas policy, is stepping down as the company faces criticism on issues including how it protects users’ privacy and its investment plans in China.Susan Molinari, a former Republican member of Congress who has run Google’s Washington policy operations for...Read More
WARSAW (Reuters) - Germany and Poland want Britain and the European Union to agree on an orderly divorce process over the next few days, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, warning that a lot of work remained to be done before a final deal is reached.“Over the next few days, and I have to say we don’t have many days left, we want to agree an orderly process with Britain for when B...Read More
China's domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilized this week, after last week's producer hikes brought an end to a year-long downturn. Some small orders were concluded at higher levels, but major buyers completed their purchasing earlier in October at cheaper prices, sources said. Lithium hydroxide prices remained stable on slow buying. ?EUR? Battery-grade lithium ca...Read More
In my latest interview with Jim Goddard, I explore how insiders are behaving during this period of transition as the Fed moves to tighten financial conditions after a decade of easy money. Based on our indicators, there are a few bright spots in North America, but generally the insider response to the market correction has been tepid. Ted Dixon November 1st Interview with Jim Goddard INK's Phar...Read More
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Reuters) - Bayer AG’s chief executive said this week the company might consider settling lawsuits over Monsanto’s glyphosate-containing weed-killers depending on how high court costs rise, but stressed it remained focused on defending the combined company against claims they cause cancer.Bayer acquired Monsanto this year for $63 billion.“If we can settle nuisances...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission assessed $3.945 billion in disgorgement and penalties across 821 enforcement actions in fiscal 2018, the agency’s enforcement division said in its annual report on Friday.The total was a slight uptick in activity for the SEC, which reported just 754 actions in fiscal 2017 totaling $3.7 billion in disgorgement and penalties.“...Read More
Steel mills in India have reduced their domestic price for hot-rolled coil (HRC) by about 500 rupees ($7) per tonne for November sales by providing incentives to distributors."We rolled back prices by about 500 rupees per tonne, with some conditions linked to targets to be achieved by our distributors," an official from an Indian steel mill said.But these measures were unlikely to help mills remai...Read More
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimate on higher prices received for its oil and natural gas but its production volumes fell on a year-over-year basis.The company posted third-quarter net income of $6.24 billion, or $1.46 a share, compared with $3.97 billion, or 93 cents per share a year ago. Analysts had forecast a $1.23 a share pro...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. oil and natural gas producer Chevron Corp (CVX.N) said on Friday its quarterly profit doubled as record oil and gas production helped overcome a series of one-time items.With the price of crude in the third quarter up 44 percent from the same period a year ago, major oil companies’ earnings have returned to levels not seen in as much as four years.Chevron topped analysts&rsq...Read More
Import prices for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil and plate in South America fell this week on lower offers and worsening sentiment among buyers.Fastmarkets MB's weekly import price assessment for HRC in South America was $560-570 per tonne cfr on Friday October 2, down $30 per tonne from $590-600 per tonne cfr a week earlier.The Fastmarkets import price assessment for CRC was $610-635 per tonne...Read More