Prices for rebar produced and delivered in Southern Europe weakened this week as domestic mills lowered their offers ahead of an expected influx of imports in July, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 26.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Southern Europe was ?,?490-500 ($558-569) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, down ?,?5-15 per tonne week on week from ?,?495-5...Read More
Turkey produced 14.297 million tonnes of crude steel in January-May 2019, down 9.97% from the 15.880 million tonnes produced in the first three months of 2018, according to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (T???oeD).The fall in output was largely due to the negative sentiment that has been dominating Turkey's domestic steel market since August last year, when the country's lira lost signifi...Read More
FDX and MU shares are on the rise post-earningsStock futures are trading higher this morning, trying to bounce back after a Fed-induced drop. Behind the risk-on approach are comments from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who told CNBC a U.S.-China trade deal was "90% of the way there," and that he believes President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping can make progress when they meet t...Read More
- Stewart Thomson 1. To view what may be the most important chart in the history of markets, please click here now. Double-click to enlarge. Gold is breaking out of a massive inverse H&S bull continuation pattern, and that pattern itself may be the head of an even more massive pattern that targets the $3000 price area.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this...Read More
- Richard (Rick) Mills North American stock markets continued to rise on Friday, as more investors took the opportunity to jump into equities on the back of a clear signal from the US Federal Reserve that interest rates are likely heading down. The S&P 500 hit a new record on Thursday, finishing 249 points higher, or 0.9%, to 2,954. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded on Wedne...Read More
- Gary ChristensonEvery 30 - 40 years the world goes crazy, takes a deep dive into a shallow pond, dances with the devil, and resets gold internationally.In 1913:A corrupt congress created the Federal Reserve and reset gold's status. Paper currency units (bad money) eventually drove gold (good money) out of the financial system. Add WWI, the IRS, and League of Nations.In 1944 - 1949:The Bretto...Read More
- Dave KranzlerShort of a raid orchestrated by the central planners to fasten tighter the cap on gold (which remains a real possibility given the historical record), the yellow metal shouldn't encounter much price resistance until above $1,500/oz. - Adam Taggart, Peak ProsperityI agree with the statement above from Adam Taggart but an aggressive price attack by the banks who operate the Com...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold technical price update - GDX showing weakness, a key reversal:Read More
By Avi GilburtIf you have followed us since December 2018, then you know we were expecting a major bottom in the cryptocurrency market, and expecting 2019 to be very bullish. In February we wrote an article suggesting an imminent wave two bottom, which proved correct, holding support by $10 on some exchanges.We suggested then that a third wave would commence, thrusting Bitcoin prices much higher...Read More
Bitcoin's impressive rise from the dead has hit 11,467 today, exactly two-tenths of a percentage point from the 11492 target I sent out to Rick's Picks subscribers a few weeks ago. There is further potential to 19,850 if certain conditions are met. Let me show you what to look for.Read More
- Stefan GleasonThe War on Cash isn't a conspiracy theory. It's an open agenda. It's being driven by an alignment of interests among bankers, central bankers, politicians, and Silicon Valley moguls who stand to benefit from an all-digital economy.Last week, Facebook - in partnership with major banks, payment processors, and e-commerce companies - launched a digital currency called Libra. Unlik...Read More
A signal that's been extremely bullish for stocks is sounding, tooIt's looking like the S&P 500 Index (SPX) could have the best June in more than 60 years. The rally has propelled the index to an all-time high after pulling back more than 6% from the last all-time high at the end of April. This week, as I often do, I'll relate the current environment to past instances, and see how the market perfo...Read More
Aluminium producer Alcoa announced Wednesday June 26 that it has amended its joint venture with Saudi Arabian producer Ma'aden for Alcoa to divest a 25.1% stake in a rolling mill.The joint venture between Ma'aden and Alcoa was created in 2009 and comprises of the Ma'aden Bauxite and Alumina company, the Ma'aden Aluminium Company, and the Ma'aden Rolling Company. Alcoa will transfer its 25.1%...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe have been largely stable over the past week due to slow demand, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 26.Domestic pricesFastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic HRC in Northern Europe was ?,?485-495 ($552-564) per tonne ex-works on Wednesday June 26, compared with ?,?485-500 per tonne ex-works a week earlier, reflecting transa...Read More
Cobalt metal prices continued to weaken on Wednesday June 26 with the first half of the week seeing consumers postpone all but essential buying, leaving sellers to cut their offers to entice sales. Fastmarkets' assessment of the price for standard-grade cobalt was at $13.75-14.35 per lb, in-warehouse, on Wednesday June 26, down from $13.85-14.50 per lb on June 21. Fastmarkets' assessment of the pr...Read More
Domestic prices for hollow steel sections in Northern and Southern Europe narrowed this week on a lack of imports and higher feedstock costs but this could be short lived when import quotas renew next week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 26.Fastmarkets' domestic price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made in Northern Europe was ?,?630-640 per tonne ($717...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 26 that are worth another look.The Lusaka High Court in Zambia ruled on Wednesday June 26 that the appointed liquidator of Vedanta-owned Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) could not dispose of the assets, which include the country's largest copper smelter Nchanga, according to a court document seen by Fastmarkets. Aluminium...Read More
Gold stocks have become over-extended and overheated in recent days.Expect the rate of change in the new highs-lows to soon slow down.Investors should prepare for a potential XAU pullback in early July.June has seen one of the best single-month performances for the actively traded gold mining shares in years. The PHLX Gold/Silver Index (XAU) has gained 21% so far this month and shows no signs of s...Read More
Arnaud de Weert, former chief executive officer of aluminium producer Aludium, has joined metals conglomerate GFG Alliance as chief executive of upstream activities. GFG, which is the parent company of Liberty House, announced the move on Wednesday June 26. De Weert, Aludium's CEO from 2015 to 2019, will be responsible for Liberty's growing aluminium business, the company said. Prior to leading Al...Read More
A 10-week decline in low-grade manganese ore prices stalled on Friday June 21 and Chinese port ore prices have been rebounding dramatically from 2019 lows reached in early June. Fastmarkets' 37% manganese ore index, cif Tianjin held at $5.26 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on Friday. Fastmarkets' China port index for 37% manganese ore increased by 2.30 yuan to 47.50 yuan per dmtu (equiv...Read More