Demand for flat steel in Turkey failed to improve in February although prices increased, but no further price rises were expected, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday March 6.Local producers have filled their order books until May, they added.The price rises in February resulted from increasing prices for raw materials after the rupture of a tailings dam at Vale's Feij??o iron ore mi...Read More
Turkey's flat steel export volumes rose by 55.37% year-on-year in January, according to the latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The main reason for the increase was that the local demand was weak in the country in the last quarter of 2018, when orders to be...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp is having "constructive" talks with rival Newmont Mining Corp about a possible joint venture in Nevada, Chief Executive Mark Bristow told the CNBC television network on Thursday."We are engaged in a constructive manner," Bristow said on CNBC's "Mad Money" program. "We are talking. That's a good thing."Major shareholders have pushed for a Nevada JV, expressing concern a full combi...Read More
Analysts are already bullish on the surging stockBerenberg initiated coverage on Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:ZBRA) with a "buy" rating and $250 price target -- a 24% premium to last night's close. The brokerage firm waxed optimistic on the barcode printer maker's growth potential, as demand for asset tracking strengthens as companies across a wide swath of sectors scramble to keep up with Ama...Read More
However, AGN shares have shaken off pre-market lossesAllergan plc (NYSE:AGN) is up 4.2% to trade at $143.31, shaking off some subpar drug data. Specifically, Rapastinel, the company's depression treatment, failed three late-stage studies. However, AGN shareholders may be celebrating separate news, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the company's application to extend the use of...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Europe have been largely stable over the past week, although steelmakers were targeting increases, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.Prices in the domestic market have been stable due to largely unchanged import offers and resistance among end-users to a price rise, according to market sources.Northern EuropeThe outlook on further price chang...Read More
The retailer reported fourth-quarter revenue and a first-quarter forecast that fell short of analysts' expectations The shares of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) are down 1.1% at $21.12 in early trading after the apparel concern's fourth-quarter results. The company reported a marginal earnings beat, but its revenue and first-quarter guidance fell short of analysts' expectations. American Eag...Read More
The weekly 3/8 19-strike call was sold to open recentlyThe shares of Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) are spiraling, after the grocery chain reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share on $28.09 billion in revenue -- below consensus estimates. The company also said full-year per-share earnings will arrive between $2.15 and $2.25, less than analysts are expecting, citing increased expenses r...Read More
STZ received positive attention, while BUD was downgradedBeer stocks Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) and Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (NYSE:BUD) received analyst attention this morning. Let's take a quick look at how the shares of STZ and BUD fared as a result. Credit Suisse initiated coverage on Constellation Brands with an "outperform" rating and $230 price target. The majority of analysts were...Read More
Productivity and labor costs data hit the Street bright and earlyThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is fresh off a three-day losing streak, but futures on the blue-chip index are cautiously higher today, propped up by the European Central Bank (ECB) decision to leave interest rates unchanged through the end of 2019 -- longer than previously forecast -- and launch a newlonger-term loan stimulus...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold - 100 week average (~$1272/3 and rising) possible correction low. Biased down. Oversold.Gold/Silver ratio -- higher it goes, the more silver you load up in your shopping cart:Read More
Sentiment in the market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has improved because of higher scrap prices in the United States, which is the key outlet, and lower material availability, Fastmarkets learned during the week ended Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' price assessment for CIS exports of high-manganese pig iron was $340-345 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 7,...Read More
GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek talks to Dr Steven Leeb http://www.leeb.com/ Read More
By: Rambus I know it may have come as a shock to some of you on why I raised some capital by selling a few PM stocks today. Whenever you see a false breakout of any chart pattern and the price action trades below the bottom rail of the original pattern that can setup a bearish situation. It's like a head fake. The stock forms what looks like a great breakout and maybe even accompanied by a break...Read More
The recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements indicate that the bank is still actively trading gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps, but based on the information in the BIS' just-published statement of account for...Read More
In my first Premium Post back in January, "2019 Economic Headwinds Look Like Storm of the Century," I laid out sixteen major headwinds that would be howling against the economy this year. One of those was the government debt, which I said was about to skyrocket:If you thought the government deficit exploded last year when taxes were cut and spending was increased, wait until you see how bad it l...Read More
ASIAN METALS MARKET UPDATEMomentum for gold and silver is bearish. I am happy with the correction. There will be good demand in every Asian nation. Buyers and investors will vanish if gold and silver fall next week. European central bank meeting today can affect euro as well as bullion. Lower growth forecast for this year has already been factored in by the markets and such they will not impact....Read More
Base metals price on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Thursday March 7, with price movements limited by a surge in the US dollar index above the psychologically significant level of 97, while both lead and tin futures retained support.The three-month lead price closed once more above its nearby resistance level of $2,100 per tonne, and continued to exhibit an...Read More
European aluminium ingot is trading at its lowest level in three years, sparking a significant decline in scrap prices on Wednesday March 6. Fastmarkets assessed the price of aluminium scrap and foundry ingots LM24 gravity diecasting ingot in the United Kingdom at ?1,370-1,420 ($1,801-1,867) per tonne on Wednesday, down from ?1,380-1,440 per tonne the week before and at its lowest level sin...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday March 7 that are worth another look.UC Rusal's net profit rose by 39% year on year in 2018 despite the aluminium producer operating under trading sanctions imposed by the United States for the majority of the year, Rusal said in its results statement on Thursday March 7. Fastmarkets summarizes six hot topics that will like...Read More