NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices turned negative, reversing course as U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped there would be no oil output reductions, after Saudi Arabia said OPEC was considering cutting supply next year, citing softening demand.U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 fell 17 cents a barrel to trade at $60.02 a barrel by 1:24 p.m. EST (1824 GMT). If the contract...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he hoped there would be no oil output reductions, after Saudi Arabia said OPEC was considering cutting oil supply next year, citing softening demand.“Hopefully, Saudi Arabia and OPEC will not be cutting oil production. Oil prices should be much lower based on supply!” Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the Organization...Read More
OJSC Electrozinc, the second-largest industrial metallurgy enterprise in Russia, plans to resume zinc production at its plant in North Ossetia after operations were suspended following a fire on October 21 that killed one person and injured three more."We are considering the possibility of restoring the electrolysis shop. According to preliminary estimates, this may take 6-8 months," a spokesman f...Read More
(Reuters) - The Nasdaq Composite index fell about 2.5 percent on Monday, hit by a slump in Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shares after two suppliers cut their forecasts, sparking a selloff in other iPhone component makers and weighing on technology stocks in general.Apple shares (AAPL.O) fell 4.7 percent to $209.67, their lowest since July 27, after Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE.O), the main supplier for Face I...Read More
First developing countries blew up. Then real estate topped and started to roll over. Now oil has entered what CNBC just called its "longest losing streak in three decades.” The oil rout just became a bear market for U.S. crudeIn a volatile turnabout, the U.S. crude benchmark fell into a bear market Thursday just five weeks after hitting a nearly four-year high.West Texas Intermediate crude...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices aremodestly down and hit a four-week low in early U.S. trading Monday, pressuredby a very strong U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange market. Silver prices arealso slightly down and hovering near a two-month low. December gold futures were last down $2.70 an ounce at $1,205.90. December Comex silver was last down$0.05 at $14.09 an ounce. Globalstock markets were mixed ov...Read More
As contentious as the US midterm elections were, there was never a scenario in which they mattered. Any possible configuration of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate would have yielded pretty much the same economy going forward: Ever-higher debt, upward trending interest rates and (through the combination of those two) rising volatility.So with the sideshow now in the rear view mirro...Read More
First developing countries blew up. Then real estate topped and started to roll over. Now oil has entered what CNBC just called its "longest losing streak in three decades.” The oil rout just became a bear market for U.S. crudeIn a volatile turnabout, the U.S. crude benchmark fell into a bear market Thursday just five weeks after hitting a nearly four-year high.West Texas Intermediate crude...Read More
Fastmarkets summarizes nine key points from Antaike's Nickel & Cobalt Conference on November 6-8.The spotlight was in Xiamen last week when market participants gathered to discuss hot topics in the cobalt and nickel markets, including higher cobalt prices and their impact on the market in addition to new trends for the cobalt industry.High prices do not hurt the overall use of cobalt in consumer e...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-reliable warning signal for stock investors that the tide is about to turn against them briefly flashed caution amid last month’s sell-off but does not appear to be calling an end to the bull market just yet.Like stocks, junk bonds - the high-yielding debt issued by the riskiest corporate borrowers - had a rough October, but nothing close to the magnitude of blood...Read More
As contentious as the US midterm elections were, there was never a scenario in which they mattered. Any possible configuration of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate would have yielded pretty much the same economy going forward: Ever-higher debt, upward trending interest rates and (through the combination of those two) rising volatility.So with the sideshow now in the rear view mirro...Read More
The black tungsten concentrate price in China moved down on low buying interest from downstream consumers, while the ammonium paratungstate (APT) market was quiet with little spot business concluded and the market awaiting further direction. Concentrates price edges down amid softening market APT prices in both China and Europe remained stable Ferro-tungsten price flat in Europe on goo...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is not too concerned by Europe’s idea for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to circumvent U.S. sanctions with Iran as companies are withdrawing from the country in droves, the senior official for financial intelligence said.“I think the bigger news in Europe is that companies are withdrawing from Iran in droves,” Under Secretary of the Treasury...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1201.50-$8.40Silver$14.01-$0.16XAU62.65-2.36%HUI140.33-2.15%GDM519.17-2.03%JSE Gold1096.10-2.01USD97.59+0.69Euro112.21-1.18Yen87.97-0.06Oil$59.93-$0.2610-Year3.184%-0.006T-Bond138.53125+0.625Dow25387.18-2.32%Nasdaq7200.87-2.78%S&P2726.22-1.97% The Metals: Gold fell $5.90 to $1204.00 in Asia before it rebounded in London, but it then fell to a new session low of $1200.70...Read More
Gold needs to trade over $1205 to prevent a crash. Silver needs to trade over $1402 to prevent a crash. Direction of the US dollar will be the key. Crude oil should rise as oil producing nations prepare for oil production cuts. It seems crude oil producing nations want the average nymex crude oil price to be over $66. Over shooting will happen whenever there is more global demand like the Chri...Read More
* Aluminium hits lowest since August 2017 * LME inventories of aluminium up 22 pct in a month (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Nickel fell to an 11-month low onMonday on worries about stainless steel, while other base metalswere pressured by uncertainty about the global economy.Aluminium touched the weakest since August last year asspeculators piled on more bea...Read More
Fastmarkets summarizes nine key points from Antaike's Nickel & Cobalt Conference on November 6-8.The spotlight was in Xiamen last week when market participants gathered to discuss hot topics in the cobalt and nickel markets, including higher cobalt prices and their impact on the market in addition to new trends for the cobalt industry.High prices do not hurt the overall use of cobalt in consumer e...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar reached a 16-month high on Monday against a basket of currencies as investors built bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month, and political risks in Europe which put pressure on the euro and the pound.Fears about a no-deal Brexit and a growing rift in Europe over Italy’s budget have also boosted the dollar.The greenback has rebounded from lo...Read More
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Monday, weighed by losses in shares of precious metal miners as gold prices hit its lowest in a month.* Gold fell for a seventh straight session, as the dollar jumped to 16-month highs on the back of political uncertainty in Europe and the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on interest rates.* The materials sector, which includes precious and...Read More
Global antimony markets continued to trade at a lower price in both China and Europe amid sustained weak demand, with buyers cautious of placing orders on the anticipation of further price declines.In China, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade-II antimony, delivered, duty-paid, was at 50,000-50,500 yuan ($7,186-7,257) per tonne on Wednesday November 7, down 1% from 50,500-51,000...Read More