Seaborne coking coal prices were mostly flat on Tuesday November 13 amid inactivity in the spot market.A cargo of second-tier hard coking coal was sold to an end user in southern China at around $195 per tonne fob Australia, market sources told Fastmarkets. They said the cargo was part of a term contract for the month of December."Though this is not a spot transaction, it is still rather closely a...Read More
While the winter season begins in China, the ferrous market is wondering whether Chinese steelmakers will continue to move toward higher-grade, lower-impurity iron ore - an affinity they have demonstrated over the last two years.This affinity is the result of the Chinese government's policy shift that put more focus on protecting the environment as well as its supply-side reforms for the steel ind...Read More
China's steel futures edged up during morning trading on Tuesday November 13 while the steelmaking raw materials contracts dipped across the board.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 3,874 yuan per tonne, up 7 yuan per tonneJanuary hot-rolled coil: 3,616 yuan per tonne, up 6 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron ore: 516 yuan per tonne,...Read More
I recently told you about changes to your personal tax return that you should be aware of for the upcoming Tax Day. But there are big tax savings available if you are a business owner or real estate investor.The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has changed the outlook for our finances and the profitability of investments. While much of the press coverage around the new rules has been on its drawbacks, there...Read More
You are well aware that the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. This policy started in December 2015 with Janet Yellen's "liftoff" from zero and has continued through seven more rate hikes in 2016, 2017 and 2018, with another hike expected this December.The cumulative impact is to put the high end of the range for the fed funds rate at 2.5% by year-end. More of the same is widely anticipate...Read More
I'm in Dublin, Ireland, today, where I was honored and humbled to receive a writing award from Trinity College.It's my job to continue pointing out the risks to the financial system that we still face and to try to help people prepare for the next crisis. Of course, central banks are a big part of the problem.If you have defective and obsolete models, you will produce incorrect analysis and bad po...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly higher during morning trading on Tuesday November 13, with upward price action largely impervious to a continued surge in the US dollar index and optimism over US-China trade relations boosting commodity investments. Climbing by nearly 1%, the three-month zinc price was the biggest mover in the morning, pushing back above $2,500...Read More
Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Tuesday November 13 *Copper -$139.14 (-969.79 yuan) Aluminium -$431.30 (-3,006.10 yuan) Zinc -$13.14 (-91.55 yuan) Nickel $652.11 (4,545.09 yuan) *Fastmarkets calculates the physical arbitrage for import into China daily by using SHFE front-month and LME...Read More
Cobalt 27 has settled an insurance claim against 76 tonnes of cobalt stolen in July from a warehouse for $40.85 per lb. The settlement totals $6.8 million and is based on the high of the high-grade cobalt price assessed by Fastmarkets MB on Wednesday July 4, the company said late on Tuesday November 13. High-grade cobalt prices were last...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.6% on Tuesday November 13.Nickel and lead prices led with gains of 0.9%, while copper prices were up by 0.5% at $6,075 per tonne.Volume has been average with 5,328 lots traded as of 06:29am London time.Precious metals were up by an average of 0.4%, although spot gold prices lagged with a mere 0....Read More
The joint venture of Vancouver-based Azincourt Energy and New Age Metals has received assays up to 4.1% lithium oxide from the Silverleaf pegmatite samples at their Lithium One project 125 km northeast of Winnipeg.The results follow a comprehensive ground mapping and sampling field program this summer. High grades were also found in nine samples that exceeded 2% and five samples that exceeded 3%...Read More
The diamond industry must deliver on its promise that consumers can trust the diamonds they purchase are sourced, traded, and processed responsibly, said a coalition of concerned civil society organizations today."Time is up for the diamond industry. Image is everything to the value of diamonds, yet the industry continues to be tainted by association with human rights abuses like child labour and...Read More
Vancouver-based Colonial Coal International (TSX-V: CAD) has received the preliminary economic assessment for its 100% owned Gordon Creek metallurgical coal project located about 30 km south of Tumbler Ridge. Prepared by Stantec Consulting Services, the PEA demonstrates positive economics.The Gordon Creek project has an after tax and royalty net present value of $690.5 million with a 7.5% discou...Read More
Two key Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leaders withdrew their support for a joint candidate in next month's election, increasing the likelihood that President Joseph Kabila's protege will win.The next government will be less likely to modify new mining legislation that's deeply unpopular with Glencore Plc and Randgold Resources Ltd for boosting taxes and removing investor protections.Tha...Read More
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