Rising steel prices over the coming months are likely to prop up prices for ferrous scrap in Japan, the Japan Iron and Steel Recycling Institute (Jisri) said on Thursday October 1."Japan is entering the 'autumn of price increases' in which product prices at both blast furnaces (BFs) and electric-arc furnaces (EAFs) are being raised one after another," Jisri said."The domestic steel scrap market is...Read More

Canada-headquartered Lundin Mining expects to partially resume operations at its Chapada copper-gold mine in the Midwestern Brazilian state of Goi??s within a week and return to full capacity usage in two months, the company said on Tuesday September 29.Lundin had to halt activities on Sunday September 27 after a power outage damaged four motors used for its semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and pre-market western equity index futures were for the most part firmer this morning, Thursday October 1, albeit in quiet conditions with China, Hong Kong and South Korea closed for holidays and technical problems meaning the Tokyo Stock Exchange could not open.Japan's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbed to 47.7 in September from...Read More

Fastmarkets MB is inviting feedback on its audited non-ferrous price assessments and indices, as part of its annual methodology review, in compliance with IOSCO principles for price reporting agencies (PRAs). The consultation, which is open until October 31, seeks to ensure that our audited methodologies and price specifications continue to reflect the physical markets for the alumina, a...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD; OTCQX: GLDLF) has been approved for listing and trading on the NYSE American. The Company expects that its Common Shares will commence trading at market open on the NYSE American on October 6, 2020 under the symbol "GLDG" and will be delisted from the OTCQX.The Common Shares will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the t...Read More

Joel Jackson was born in Mississippi.His father was a deadbeat and his mother was a heroin addict.At 8 years old, Joel was responsible for looking after his younger siblings while his mother would disappear for days at a time.At 10, he was placed in foster care, and at 15, he was homeless.But despite being dealt a crappy hand in life, Joel managed to survive.He went to school, mostly because that'...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 1 that are worth another look.The fast steel market recovery seen in Brazil in the past few months has led the country's steelmaker association, Instituto A??o Brasil, to revise its forecasts for 2020 up significantly from previous expectations set...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were fairly stable day on day on Thursday October 1, with buyers holding back from making new deals until the market trend became clear, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?490.77 ($575.37) per tonne on Thursday, down by just ?,?0.14 per tonne from ?,?490.91 per ton...Read More

Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil in Europe were fairly stable in the week to Wednesday September 30, with long lead times pushing buyers into backing away from new deals, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel CRC, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?560-590 ($657-692) per tonne on September 30, compared with ?,?560-580 per tonne a week earlier.The asses...Read More

Domestic reinforcing bar prices and demand in the United States were stable week over week, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US held at $29.75 per hundredweight ($595 per short ton) on Wednesday September 30, down by 0.8% from $29.50-30.50 per cwt at the beginning of the year.US marketOverall market dynamics held steady heading int...Read More

The fast steel market recovery seen in Brazil in the past few months has led the country's steelmaker association, Instituto A??o Brasil, to revise its forecasts for 2020 up significantly from previous expectations set in July.Full-year apparent steel consumption is now expected at 20 million tonnes, a 4.7% drop from 20.98 million tonnes in 2019. The previous estimate was for 17.96 million tonnes,...Read More

A summary of the financial results for Egypt's biggest steelmaking group, Ezz Steel, for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2020.In briefEzz Steel said that its net sales were down because of, "the suspension of new building permits in particular and the drop-in construction activity in general."Egypt imposed a domestic construction ban on May 25, however, the...Read More

Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices fell after news of a Baltic Sea cargo being sold into Turkey came to light on Thursday October 1.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked the Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $292 per tonne, 12,000 tonnes of shredded at $297 per tonne and 10,000 tonnes of bonus at $302 per tonne cfr.The date of the transaction, however, was...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Chinese blast furnace (BF) utilization rates have stagnated and iron ore port stock volumes are rising, reaching their highest levels since March, which suggests that iron ore supply is becoming excessive while demand is not growing. Unsurprisingly, prices dropped last week and we expect the trend to continue. The market has...Read More

The spread between the seaborne 62% and 65% Fe fines iron ore prices widened again in September reflecting a decision by Chinese steel mills to use a more cost-efficient blend of high grades with low grades. The average of Fastmarkets' daily 65% Fe Brazil-origin iron ore index rose by 3.8% to $136.50 per tonne cfr Qingdao in September, while the daily 62% Fe index was up by 0.5% to $123....Read More

The standstill in the CIS export market for steel billet has continued on a disparity between offers and bids, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday October 1.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was calculated at $409 per tonne on Thursday, up by $1 per tonne day on day, but stable week on week.Offers from producers varied within the range of $410-420 per tonne fob Bl...Read More

Sure, the Department of Justice & JP Morgan acknowledge there was some spoofing going on in the Gold & Silver markets, a few traders got convicted and some fines got paid, but there has been no wrong that has been corrected...Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics sat down with Paul "Half Dollar" Eberhart of Silver Doctors on Thursday, October 1, 2020, for a discussion on the Fed's and the US government's s...Read More

Max Keiser host of RT's Keiser Report gets candid when he talks about JPMorgan having to pay a record $920 million for the alleged manipulation of global markets for metals and treasuries.Keiser also speaks with Daniela Cambone about the end of fiat currencies and the rise of Bitcoin, "Let Bitcoin do for you what you cannot do for yourself; get rich," he says.Keiser is known for having made bold c...Read More

Topics:How did your three-year global journey change you?Your recent piece on How the USD has held up as "Global Reserve Currency" shows that, even though there was a rush into dollars as the world economy was shut down, it's begun it's decline again as demand has been declining. Some have been speculating the dollar would collapse soon, but this is in fiat to fiat terms. What do you see in terms...Read More

NYU Stern Business School Professor Nouriel Roubini, discusses global deflationary pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, the issues he sees as risks to markets, and tensions in the Middle East.Part 1 (part 2 below)NYU Stern Business School Professor Nouriel Roubini discusses the "severe" market risks he sees from the U.S. presidential election.Part 2Nouriel Roubini, a professor at NYU's Stern Sc...Read More