The US copper market began the week on weak footing on Monday March 4 despite progress between the United States and China on the trade dispute. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped by 1.05 cents to $2.9215 per lb. In trade talks, discussions between the US and China could be indicating resolution on the two countries' continued trade...Read More
The Indian government's plans of hitting 300 million tonnes of steel capacity by 2030 sounds overambitious in the current scenario given that output only managed to reach the 101 million tonne mark in 2017 - indicating three-fold (Read More
After suffering for some seven years through to 2015, the world's steelmakers have had cause for cheer over the past couple of years. After some heavy losses and write-downs, they finally appear to have emerged from the wreckage of the global financial crisis. An economic upswing has taken root in most regions of the world, Chinese steel output and export growth has slowed noticeably, and steel pr...Read More
Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Gerald Celente, publisher of the renowned Trends Journal. Mr. Celente is perhaps most well-known trends forecaster in the world and it's always a joy to speak with him. Mr. Celente, thanks for the time again today and welcome back. Gerald Celente: Oh, thanks for having me on, Mike. Mike Gleason: Well, Gerald, the Trends Journal is forecasting...Read More
For a number of years problems at Ilva, the largest steelworks in Europe, have been casting shadow over the performance of the whole Italian steel industry. Will an acquisition of Ilva by a consortium led by ArcelorMittal, now in its final stage, be a game changer for the market?Following multiple reports of environmental and health problems caused by the Taranto plant, in 2013 Ilva was placed und...Read More
China ended steel production in all of the country's illegal induction furnaces by the end of June last year, it ha claimed.Most operators in China are primarily small private mills that use low-quality scrap to produce substandard rebar. This is mixed with grade III (HRB400) rebar and sold at a discount to construction contractors.For a long period, the government had neither a record of nor cont...Read More
China's month-on-month new electric vehicles (NEV) sales rebounded in August after month-on-month declines in June and July. The drop in sales between May and June was the first drop since September 2016, but Fastmarkets MB had expected Chinese NEV sales to dip temporarily after the June subsidy changes came into effect because consumers and NEV manufacturers would have to adjust to the new subsid...Read More
A new high leads to selling.The short-term technical position improved.The long-term picture looks good.Three reasons for higher gold.Turbocharged products on dips.In mid-August 2018, a new high in the dollar index took the price of gold to its lowest price since early 2017 at $1161.40 per ounce. Gold did not stay at that level for long, and by the end of August, the price had recovered to over $1...Read More
Iron ore prices fell sharply in the second half of November after climbing through October, with prices for higher-grade material pioneering the decline.Fastmarkets MB daily benchmark for 65% Fe fines dropped by 22% by Monday November 26 after peaking on October 29. The 62% Fe iron ore index declined by 16% over the period, as some Chinese steelmakers started to seek larger volumes of cheaper ores...Read More
Gold entered a tumbling mode last week, and on Thursday, it dipped below the uptrend line drawn from the low of November 13th, as well as below the support (turned into resistance) barrier of 1317. The free fall accelerated on Friday, with the price eventually finding support near the 1290 level just an hour ahead of the close. Today, gold opened with a positive gap, traded slightly higher for a w...Read More
The steel scrap sector in the United States still depends on exports to Turkey, a member of the Fastmarkets research team said during the ferrous session at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in London.This dependence persists despite the changes in the international markets created by the US' imposition of its Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel products, metals analyst Le...Read More
Has gold broken decisively down? Risk Warning for Financial Promotions Hantec Markets' various market reports and commentary are issued by Hantec Markets Limited, who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, No. 502635. The reports are prepared and distributed for information purposes only. Trading in Foreign Exchange (FX), Bullion and Co...Read More
Seaborne pig iron has become relatively competitive versus ferrous scrap over the past year in most regions, and China is no exception. As the first chart below illustrates, the gap between the MBR's proxy for imported pig iron price in China and the Metal Bulletin's Chinese domestic heavy melt scrap price assessment had shrunk by late 2017. The premium averaged $17 per tonne this year to date, co...Read More
Global silver reserves and silver production are increasing.Peru, Mexico and China are still the largest silver producers.Peru, Poland and Australia have the largest silver reserves.Increased silver by-product from base metal mining is filling in for the decrease in primary silver production.Each year, the U.S. Geological Survey publishes a report on world mine production and reserves. The USGS ha...Read More
Investing.com – The prospect of a trade deal between the U.S. and China as early as this month helped shore up stocks around Asia but pushed down gold on Monday.Gold futures for April delivery on the?EUR?Comex?EUR?division of the New York?EUR?Mercantile Exchange fell 0.13% to $1,297.45 a troy ounce by?EUR?9:37 AM ET (02:37 AM GMT) Monday morning.Gold has lost some of its shine for investors...Read More
Despite gold's decline the past two weeks, the metal remains firmly above its 20-month moving average.The metal continues to trade in a large base for the past several years, and the key for the bulls is taking out $1,365/oz once and for all.Bullish sentiment has retreated on this pullback, and is now back to more subdued levels near 50% bulls.Just two weeks ago we had nearly every gold bug di...Read More
Precious metals have been a hot topic for investors and the financial markets. Gold, in particular, has caught the eye of market participants.After a 6 month rally into February, Gold futures reversed hard to the downside. This reversal came as gold prices tested triple resistance (1) at the same time that momentum was overheating (2).The move lower created an ugly bearish reversal candlestick o...Read More
Low-grade manganese ore prices rose in China last week in active trading amid strong demand, while global manganese alloys prices were largely stable - barring China, where prices weakened on muted buying. Low-grade ore prices gain up to 22 cents per dmtuAlloy prices keep sliding in ChinaIndian silica-manganese prices edge upEuropean alloy prices stabilize Low-grade manganese ore prices jumped by...Read More
Canada's Explorex Resources (CSE: EX) announced that it wants to buy New Tech Minerals' (CNSX: NTM) Buena Vista Hills cobalt - iron oxide - copper-gold project, located in Pershing County, Nevada.In a press release, Explorex said Buena Vista Hills seems to be a unique opportunity and setting for a large scale near surface cobalt target.In order to buy the property, the Vancouver-based miner entere...Read More
Canada's mining ministers, with the exception of those from Ontario and Saskatchewan, made public on Sunday the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan or CMMP, which is expected to guide priority areas for the sector in the coming years.Among those key themes are raising Canadians' awareness of the importance of the minerals and metals sector, responding to ongoing and emerging challenges, and helping...Read More