TORONTO - Barrick Gold Corp. says it's in talks with partners in China and Saudi Arabia on potential deals involving its copper assets as it looks ahead to its acquisition of Randgold Resources and an increased focus on African gold mines.Company chairman John Thornton said on a conference call that its copper assets are of high interest to the partners who may want to build serious copper compa...Read More
MADISON, Wisconsin/ST. CLAUDE, Manitoba (Reuters) - Minnesota farmer Paul Fritsche can no longer afford health insurance as he struggles to sustain a dairy farm that has been in his family for nearly a century.With U.S. milk prices in the fourth year of a slump due to chronic oversupply, Fritsche, 58, is unsure whether he will be able to pass his 30-cow farm onto his sons and grandsons.“Do y...Read More
(Kitco News)- The European CentralBank left interest rates unchanged Thursday and continued to say it will endits monthly asset purchases at the end of the year.The central bank’s GoverningCouncil left the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and theinterest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility at 0.00%,0.25% and minus 0.40%, respectively.“The Gov...Read More
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities discovered another wave of suspicious packages on Thursday targeting high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump as a manhunt intensified for a serial bomber less than two weeks ahead of elections.None of the nine devices went off and no injuries were reported, but some top Democrats called the threats a symptom of a coarsening bran...Read More
The Thursday Market Minute Global stocks were a sea of red overnight, with the broadest Asia benchmark falling more than 2% to within touching distance of bear market territory and the Nikkei 225 slumping to a six-month low after last night's Wall Street meltdown.European stocks open with heavy selling, but a busy earnings slate provides some support ahead of today's European Central Bank meetin...Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan should safeguard free trade and anchor global growth, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday, as Japan’s prime minister arrived in Beijing on a visit against a backdrop of trade friction with the United States.Shinzo Abe’s three-day visit is expected to carve out new scope for cooperation between Asia’s two biggest economies. It is also ex...Read More
The market crashed again yesterday.This time with the Dow shedding more than 600 points and the Nasdaq more than 300 points.Make no mistake, it was a bloodbath.But while most investors were running to sell in an effort to avoid even bigger losses, I sent out the following email to members of my Green Chip Stocks community:That's right.Yesterday afternoon, we sold half of our position in a small ph...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday October 25.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Thursday October 25, with bearish third-quarter earnings reports prompting sharp sell-offs in the Asian and European equity markets, while global trade tensions are deterring commodity investment.Edging lower over...Read More
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government will release a regular fall budget update on Nov. 21, the finance minister said on Thursday, less than a year before the next national election.Bill Morneau made the announcement on Twitter without giving any details.Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Sandra Maler Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those o...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) coil have fallen in Southern Europe over the past week due to slow trading, sources told Fastmarkets MB. Buyers have been mainly holding back from making purchases in anticipation of a clearer market trend. Mills are expected to negotiate their next long-term contracts with big buyers in the automotive sector by the end of this month, and spot buyers...Read More
China's export prices for hot-rolled coil weakened on Thursday October 25 even though the domestic market was largely stable, with participants expecting more downside for the product amid rising supply and weak demand.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,170-4,190 yuan ($601-604) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,080-4,100 yuan per tonne, unchangedMost transactions in Shanghai were c...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought no agency mortgage-backed securities in the weekfrom Oct. 18 to Oct. 24, compared with $425 million purchased the previous week, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday.In a move to help the housing market begun in October 2011, the U.S. central bank has been using funds from principal paymentson the agency debt and agency mortgage-backed...Read More
Apparent steel consumption in the EU is expected to grow in 2018-19, but "trade frictions with the US and cooling global demand" increase the uncertainty in the market and might lead to weaker prospects for European steel users, regional steel association Eurofer said on Thursday October 25.European apparent steel consumption will increase by 2.2% year-on-year to 163 million tonnes in the full yea...Read More
HOUSTON/RIO DE JANIERO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) has held talks to acquire Pasadena Refining System Inc (PRSI), a Texas oil refining unit of Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), three people familiar with the matter said this week.U.S. oil companies are looking to expand refining operations to handle rising volumes of crude flowing from the country’s shale f...Read More
Imported steel billet prices in Egypt widened upward in the week ended Thursday October 25, although demand in the country remained weak.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet imported into Egypt was $480-490 per tonne cfr on Thursday, compared with $480-485 per tonne cfr last week.The assessment nudged upward because offers at the higher...Read More
ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Italy's prime minister was working very hard on the economy and would be successful.His comment on Twitter came only days after the European Commission rejected Italy's 2019 budget, saying it broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face disciplinary action.Trump also said he agree...Read More
Import prices for steel billet in Southeast Asia edged down on Thursday October 25 amid lower offers and lackluster domestic sales for finished steel.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for billet imported into Southeast Asia was $505-510 per tonne cfr Manila on Thursday, narrowing downward by $5 per tonne from $505-515 per tonne cfr on Wednesday.The assessment range declined from $510-515 per ton...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in Britain must hold enough cash to withstand any disorderly Brexit hitting financial markets next March, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Thursday.Woods said he was making sure that Britain’s departure from the European Union is as smooth as possible for markets, even if there is no exit deal between London and Brussels.“Just in case things go...Read More
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican central bank governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon said on Thursday that there is no indication that client resources in the financial system were affected by a recent cyber attack on insurer AXA.AXA said on Tuesday that it suffered a cyber attack on Monday, but that its clients' information and resources were safe and had not been affected.Reporting by Anthony Esposito;...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday, putting them on track for their biggest one-day gain, as the social media company easily beat Wall Street’s revenue and profit estimates by selling more ads even though it lost users after purging millions of fake accounts.The surge in shares reversed a 19 percent fall three months ago when Twitter sho...Read More