(Reuters) - China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) lowered its full-year sales forecast on Friday due to concerns about the economic impact of a U.S.-China trade spat, which the company expects will dent revenue ahead of its top sale season.Asia’s most valuable public company said it will cut its full-year revenue forecast to between 375 billion and 383 billion yuan ($54.4 bln-$55....Read More
Domestic prices for coated steel coil products in Turkey increased slightly in the week ended Friday November 2, with demand remaining poor in the local market.Market participants were not expecting much improvement in local demand until the end of 2018, because of the low end-user requirements and the recent economic problems in the country.Export markets also started to weaken because of the yea...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Sony Music UK said two of its catering team members had been involved in a violent altercation at its offices in central London on Friday after police said two people had been stabbed.“Sony Music confirmed there was an incident at Derry Street resulting in the building being evacuated,” a spokeswoman said in a statement.“Two members of the catering team were in...Read More
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday that it is developing plans to start producing about 3,000 Model 3 vehicles per week in Shanghai in the initial phase of its Gigafactory 3 to reduce the impact of tariffs.The company also said here in a filing that Model S and Model X sales in China have been, and will likely continue to be, hurt by recently increased tariffs imposed by the Chinese g...Read More
Brazilian domestic rebar prices went up for a second month in November with producers fully implementing a rise of around 8.00% that was announced in September.Import competition, on the other hand, could become a problem if foreign exchange and international price movements continue to favor shipments from abroad, sources said.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment of domestic rebar prices in Brazil was...Read More
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's finance ministry is likely to see a higher inflow of foreign currency in November, but that will have no impact on the currency market for now, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.The finance ministry is expected to receive 481.5 billion roubles ($7.33 billion) worth of foreign currency for its reserves between Nov. 8 and Dec. 6, a poll of eight analysts and economists sh...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in Poland have been largely stable over the past week, with trading activity being slow due to holidays, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday November 2.Fastmarkets' price assessment for domestic 12mm B500B-grade rebar in Poland was 2,360-2,380 zloty ($620-625) per tonne ex-works on November 2, up by 10 zloty per tonne from 2,350-2,370 zloty per tonne ex-works last week.Polish...Read More
GENEVA (Reuters) - Argentina, Costa Rica, Japan and the European Union are supporting a U.S. drive to enforce greater transparency in World Trade Organization notifications, a proposal published by the WTO showed on Friday.The United States, which is pushing for tighter discipline at the WTO, surprised many diplomats last year with an initiative for administrative sanctions on countries that faile...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Friday November 2. Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were all higher during morning trading on Friday November 2, after the largest single-day inflow in LME copper stocks since February 2004.The three-month copper price climbed more than 1.5% to more than $6,200 per tonne after around 47,700 to...Read More
Alloy steel scrap prices followed divergent trajectories this week in Europe and the UK as a result of differing market fundamentals. In Europe, 18/8 scrap solids prices fell amid poor demand, while grade-316 solids prices edged higher because of very tight supplies. In both cased, however, market activity has been very slow and price movements were only marginal. Fastmark...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that his favorite measure of success, the stock market, is imperiled if voters favor Democrats in next week’s congressional elections.While not fully accurate - stocks tend to rise regardless of who controls the government - it does bear out that the market has delivered a slightly stronger performance on average when Republica...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1233.10-$0.10-0.07%Silver$14.75+$0.01+0.34%XAU67.19UNCH+3.10%HUI149.44-0.20%+3.31%GDM546.24+0.37%+2.92%JSE Gold1133.17-6.35-6.63%USD96.45+0.18+0.10%Euro113.95-0.16-0.22%Yen88.41-0.46-1.13%Oil$63.14-$0.55-4.03%10-Year3.215%+0.076+4.42%Bond137.15625-1.28125-1.59%Dow25270.83-0.43%+2.36%Nasdaq7356.99-1.04%+2.65%S&P2723.06-0.63%+2.42% The Metals: Gol...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold will react to how Tuesday night election results come in.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
* Talk of improved U.S.-China ties boosts risk appetite* 10-year U.S., German yields hit one-week highs* Euro zone manufacturing data disappoints* U.S. jobs data due 1230 GMT* EBA to publish stress test results at 1700 GMT (Updates pricing, adds detail on PMI data)By Virginia FurnessLONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday before U.S. jobs data and after reports th...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort168,754155,56091,460165,857197,062426,071444,082Change from Prior Reporting Period -23,824-7,63017,5102,443-12,872-3,871-2,992Traders17593885651274194 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 48,87030,859474,941 980101-2,891 non reportable positionsChange fr...Read More
By Peter Degraaf The Price of Gold appears to have bottomed, after declining since 2011. Here is a look at the weekly trend. Gold has carved out an ABC bottom, (C above A followed by a rise above B). The breakout at the blue arrow overcame six months of resistance. Price is now tackling the 200 week moving average at the green arrow. This chart courtesy Bloomberg.com shows the number...Read More
A very significant, very loud, very nasty warning signal has been given. It is extremely important for those who choose to live in the world of reality, and not the fantasy world from the US financial markets. The Reich theme of sluggish economic recovery is a total lie, since the recession which began in 2006 has repeated each and every year since then. The deception is derived from the wrong (...Read More
Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Dr. Chris Martenson of PeakProsperity.com, and author of the book Prosper! How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting. Chris is a commentator on a range of important topics such as global economics, financial markets, governmental policy, precious metals and the importance of prepar...Read More
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The gold miners' stocks suffered a rough late summer this year. A rare forced capitulation walloped them to deep new lows, short-circuiting their usual autumn rally. That's left this sector anomalously low as the subsequent winter rally gets underway, gold stocks' strongest seasonal surge of the year. Starting from beaten-down levels after skipping the prior seasonal rally gives gold stock...Read More