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The stock markets around the world regained most of their lost ground amid the virus-led selloff. The strong liquidity, thanks to the massive government stimulus packages and investors’ optimism over the reopening of the economy, led to one of the fastest recoveries in the stock market’s history.However, the quick recovery amid rising COVID-19 infections is leading many to believe that...Read More

The selloff continues. The S&P 500 is now 8% off its record high set earlier this month. The NASDAQ is 10% off. Gold is now down around 10% from its record high as well. This isn't a doom piece. The S&P had a gap to fill from when everyone thought the world was going to end in March. A little strength in the dollar. A dash of volatility in the couple tech stocks propping the whole thing up.....Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More

The three-month price of zinc on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Monday September 28, rallying during afternoon trading to push firmly above the $2,400-per-tonne threshold.Tin, meanwhile, continued to recover after slipping below nearby support during the morning trading session.Zinc's outright price on the LME closed at $2,432 per tonne on Monday af...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesSep 28, 2020Back in July I wrote a short piece about Cabral Gold (CBR-V CBGZF-OTCBB). Shares were $.155 apiece then, now up 300% even within a two-month correction. After last week’s announcement it should be obvious to investors just why.Overall we have had some giant moves in both gold and silver since the March lows. And the Fed and other central banks have made it cl...Read More

Here are the key takeaways from Fastmarkets' International Aluminium Conference that took place on Monday September 21-Wednesday September 23. Low-carbon aluminium Low-carbon aluminium is a huge talking point in the market right now and the conference dedicated a day to sustainability. Sustainability directors from Rio Tinto, Norsk Hydro, UC Rusal and Alcoa participated in a panel discussion discu...Read More

Jack ChanPosted Sep 28, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Short-term is on SELL signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks and are more suitable for traders.COT data favors overall lower gold prices.COT data favors overall lower silver prices.Our ratio gave a very timely SELL sig...Read More

Sentiment was buoyed by renewed hopes of US fiscal stimulus, and improvements in industrial companies' profits in China, ahead of the country's Golden Week holiday which begins on October 1.There was keen interest in lithium stocks following Tesla's news it planned to build a lithium hydroxide chemical plant in Texas; and Piedmont Lithium confirmed a spodumene sales agreement with the EV manufactu...Read More

It's the second time in a year Vale has had to suspend Viga's concentration plant.It estimated impact of the latest temporary stoppage was about 11,000 tons of iron ore fines per day.Vale said the B7 dam was suspended on September 24 in compliance with a court decision regarding a public civil action filed by the municipality of Jeceaba.It said as a result, Viga's concentration plant was also susp...Read More

Here are the key takeaways from Fastmarkets' International Aluminium Conference that took place on Monday September 21-Wednesday September 23. Low-carbon aluminium Low-carbon aluminium is a huge talking point in the market right now and the conference dedicated a day to sustainability. Sustainability directors from Rio Tinto, Norsk Hydro, UC Rusal and Alcoa participated in a panel discussion discu...Read More

Seaborne prices for both low and high-grade manganese ore in China were rangebound in the week to Friday September 25, although moving in slightly divergent trends amid a persistently poor market sentiment following continued weakness in both the portside ore and alloy futures markets, sources said.Fastmarkets' manganese ore index, 37% Mn, cif Tianjin was $4.27 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on...Read More

METS listings have been pretty few and far between. Mader Group joined the ASX about a year ago and since then Dynamic Drill and Blast has been about the only other company to step up.Read More

Canada-based base metals producer Lundin Mining has halted ore processing operations at its Chapada copper-gold mine in Midwestern Brazil after a power outage damaged mill motors, the company said on Sunday September 27. Interruption of power services to the mine occurred on Sunday. When power was restored, the protection system of Chapada's main electrical substation failed, according to the comp...Read More

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote (Adds latest news and updates prices)By Olga CotagaLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The British pound rose more than1% on Monday on hopes that Britain could secure a Brexit tradedeal with the European Union by October or at least avoid acliff-edge exit from the bloc.The EU and Britain kicked off a decisive week of tal...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More

The slowdown of the roll-out of fifth generation technology (5G) is continuing to weigh on the tantalum market with the concentrate price falling to a year-to-date low on Friday September 25. Fastmarkets assessed the price of tantalite, basis 25% min Ta2O5, cif China at $56-57.75 per lb on Friday, down from $57-59 per lb a week earlier and down from its year-to-date high of $65-68 per lb in May. T...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 28 that are worth another look....Read More

The spread between copper scrap and refined copper is at its widest since December 2019 due to ample availability after shipping lines stopped handling scrap cargoes bound for China this month. Fastmarkets assessed the copper scrap No2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96%, LME/Comex discount, cif China at 34-40 cents per lb on Monday September 28, compared with 32-36 cents per lb a...Read More

Turkish steel mills skipped the first working day of the week, with no deep-sea bookings completed amid signs of a downward correction in the market, sources said on Monday September 28.There were talks of a cargo from the United States being sold to a steel mill in the Iskenderun region at $293 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20), $298 per tonne for shredded and $303 per tonne for bonus.Althou...Read More