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Image courtesy of Rob Crandall/Shutterstock.com (Kitco News) - American voters are heading to the polls today to cast their ballot in the much-anticipated midterm elections.Political pundits expect to see a split Congress with the Democratic Party taking control of the House and the Republican Party maintaining control of the Senate. While equity market and U.S. dollar investors appear to be...Read More
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Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were mostly stable over the past week, with demand remaining limited, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 6.UAE Hot-rolled coil from Russia was on offer to the UAE at $560-565 per tonne cfr, with one buyer bidding $550 per tonne cfr. Chinese HRC was on offer at $580 per tonne cfr.But buyers were not willing to book mate...Read More
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(Kitco News) - Gold holdings in global exchange-traded funds and similar products rose in October by 16.5 tonnes for the first monthly inflow in four months, the World Gold Council reported Tuesday.Holdings now stand at 2,345.6 tonnes. Still, they are down 25.8 tonnes for the year to date.“Global stock markets experienced their worst October since the 2008 financial crisis, with the MSCI All...Read More
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Nov 6 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, driven by gains in shares of healthcare and material companies.* Better results announced by drugmaker Bausch Health lifted healthcare stocks, while materials companies rose on the back of higher metal and gold prices.* At 9:36 a.m. ET (1436 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index was up 60.65 points, or 0.4 percen...Read More
The price of rebar imported into the United Arab Emirates fell in the week to Tuesday November 6, on continuing limited demand.The billet import market was also slow because mills in the UAE have enough billet in stock to last for more than two months, sources told Fastmarkets.Domestic rebarLocal producers were still offering rebar at 2,016 dirhams ($549) per tonne ex-works this week.And Fastmarke...Read More
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Fastmarkets proposes to change the publication time of the CIS export steel billet index, fob Black Sea ports, from 2pm to 4pm London time each day.The proposed change will allow the capture of a larger number of transactions during the day and therefore will help to increase the liquidity of the index.The deadline for data submissions to the CIS Billet Index will be changed from 1.30pm to 3p...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices fell on Tuesday November 6 after investor sentiment was dampened by Tangshan's "smaller-than-expected" capacity cuts, with trading sparse both domestically and in the export market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,020-4,040 yuan ($581-584) per tonne, widening downward 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,000-4,010 yuan per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneSell...Read More
U.S. equity indices are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 4 points in pre-opening trade.Nutrien (NTR $71.47 Cdn) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus third quarter sales and earnings. The company also increased its dividend and raised its fourth quarter guidcance. Mosaic (MOS $32.22) is expected to open higher after reporting higher than consensus third...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom.Latest transaction: billetBillet Saudi Arabia, export, billet, offered at...Read More
Low-grade manganese ore prices got a boost in the week ended Friday November 2 after buyers were caught between the end of November's offers and the start of December's. Low-grade manganese ore prices rise in China amid a lack of offersHigh-grade manganese ore index slidesChinese manganese alloy prices largely steadySilico-manganese quotation drops in EuropeUS alloy price holds in quiet marketLow...Read More
Chrome ore and alloy prices dropped in China last week after tender price cuts for November continued to weigh on sentiment, while the US high-carbon ferro-chrome price halted recent declines on an uptick in inquiries. Chinese markets still reacting negatively to lower November tendersAlloy prices hold in JapanSouth Korean alloy prices inch lowerEuropean price drop on plentiful Indian supply ...Read More
In 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Back then, 65 was considered old age.Today, "65 is the new 45"-at least that's what many baby boomers would like to believe. In America, people fear growing old and losing their independence more than they fear dying, according to studies as old as the 1990's and as recent as this year.With advances in medicin...Read More
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has a secret.No, it’s not that he was behind the horrific interrogation, torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Although most people would argue otherwise.The Crown Prince’s secret that I’m referring to isn’t even that he approved the use of chemical weapons by Saudi Arabia in its proxy war in Yemen.That piece of inform...Read More