China's rebar prices fell further on Tuesday June 4 in both the domestic and export markets amid attempts by sellers to secure orders.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,900-3,950 yuan ($565-572) per tonne, down 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,820-3,870 yuan per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonneStockists are mostly pessimistic about demand in the spot market over the next month or two...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transaction: hot-rolled coilHot-rolled coilEast China, domestic,...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products.Latest transaction: rebar, wire rodRebar East China, domestic, grade III 16-25mm...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. Latest transaction: billetBillet China,...Read More
RAPAPORT... Tiffany & Co.'s revenue and profit dropped in the first fiscalquarter amid a continued decrease in spending by foreign tourists and a strong US dollar, it said Tuesday. Total revenue fell 3% to $1 billion in the three monthsending April 30, while comparable-store sales - at branches open for at least ayear - declined 5%. Profit slid 12% to $125.2 million. "Our first-quar...Read More
RAPAPORT... Designer Jade Lustig of Jade Trau won the top Couture prizefor her double-banded diamond engagement ring on Saturday in Las Vegas. The jeweler received the Best in Bridal accolade at theCouture Design Awards. Fifteen awards were presented at the ceremony, whichtook place during the Couture luxury-jewelry show. Jade Trau also won the top honor for bridal in 2017, andwas one o...Read More
RAPAPORT... The JCK Las Vegas show ended Monday, with participants notinga decline in buyer traffic and exhibitors at this year's event. Sentiment amongdiamond suppliers was relatively weak, as buyers were conservative, and overalldealer trading was quiet."You can't come to this show and rely on foot trafficanymore. Neither can you expect to sell big volumes in the loose-diamond section,"explained...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa is launching a source-of-origin program that will enable dealers and consumers to buy polished diamonds with detailed provenance information.The Russian miner will create an "electronic passport" for each diamond on a new website, diamonds.alrosa.ru, presenting the stone's physical characteristics, age, and place and date of extraction, as well as where and when it was cut....Read More
The Venezuelan Ministers of Mining Ecological Development, V?-ctor Cano, and Indigenous Peoples Aloha N????ez met with 15 captains from the Pem??n tribe and, according to state media, reiterated that it is illegal to carry out mining activities in National Parks.According to official outlets, the Indigenous leaders from the southeastern Gran Sabana municipality presented Cano and N????ez with comp...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Junior mining is badly in need of a policy framework that will kickstart activity, mining luminary Bernard Swanepoel said on Tuesday.Speaking to a packed 2019 Junior Indaba conference for explorers, developers and investors in junior mining, Swanepoel outlined how he had boldly stepped into the world of entrepreneurial junior mining after many years in the c...Read More
ASX-listed diamond miner Lucapa on Monday announced that its latest sale from the Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola, had achieved gross revenues of $10-million, representing an average price of $1 800/ct.This took total half-year sales of Lulo diamonds to $22.1-million, achieving an average price of $3 668/ct.AdvertisementThe sale excluded several high-value diamonds which remain held in inventor...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials.Latest transaction: iron oreIron oreVale, Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center (Corex), 170,000 tonnes of 62%...Read More
Seaborne coking coal spot prices continued to trend downward on Tuesday June 4 amid deteriorating sentiment in the market.Offers in the cfr China segment were mostly unrevised, however, according to various sources."We are still waiting for interested buyers or indicative bids. If there is no interest from end users, it would be pointless to lower our offers," a Chinese trading source said.A secon...Read More
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Aluminium fared better than its peers...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More
Aluminium As long as the LME aluminium price...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the late...Read More
Intense sell-off in May LME copper...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soo...Read More
Prices hold down in low...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More
In our latest Stainless Steels Market Tracker report,...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the...Read More
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