Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comDec 8, 2020 Gold stock enthusiasts who bought metals and miners at my key $1788 buy zone for gold are looking very good. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this weekly gold chart. The $1767 low is also now a buying area.On the sell side, $1966-$2089 is a good spot to do some p...Read More

Glencore chairman Tony Hayward was not understating matters when he described the company's succession transition as coming "at a time of huge change." Glencore's share price has risen 3% since its announcement on Friday December 4 that 18-year chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg would be retiring from his role next year and coal assets head Gary Nagle would stepping up to the plate. The...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

The S&P 500 reached a fresh record, adding 0.28% to close at 3,702.25.Wider macro concerns included US sanctions on 14 vice chairmen from China, a US vote on a one-week stopgap measure to prevent a December 11 government shut down and ongoing Brexit negotiations, Marex Spectron's Alastair Munro said.Elsewhere, China has imposed more sanctions on Australian products but has not touched iron ore...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

Nova Resources, the buyout vehicle backed by KAZ chairman Oleg Novachuk and non-executive director Vladimir Kim, has abandoned the scheme of arrangement proposed in October in favour of a takeover -Read More

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets on Tuesday December 8 and their latest price moves.China The price of UG2 chrome ore dipped again, with lower offer prices sparking increased liquidity among buyers seeking material before the seasonal price rises that normally precede the country's Spring Festival (February 11-17). Domestic spot ferro-chrome prices held steady due to the...Read More

There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of SeaIntelligence Consulting, said in an interview with Fastmarkets. "We are now seeing the consequences of carrier cancellations several months ago that led to a shortage of empty conta...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of SeaIntelligence Consulting, said in an interview with Fastmarkets. "We are now seeing the consequences of carrier cancellations several months ago that led to a shortage of empty conta...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico's main markets continued to rise in the week ended Friday December 4, with both regions assessed by Fastmarkets registering increases after clients accepted higher offers in order to maintain supply.Market participants reported price increases in a wide range of 50-600 pesos per tonne ($2-30 per tonne), depending on the customer.Fastmarkets assessed the steel sc...Read More

The Turkish steel producers largely slowed down their deep-sea booking activity after the latest spike in the prices, sources said on Tuesday December 8.A steel mill in the Marmara region was heard booking a Baltic Sea cargo at $370 per tonne cfr for 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20).But the supplier was not a traditional one and several market participants believed that the cargo would not be repr...Read More

The base metals remain upbeat this morning, Tuesday December 8, and the underlying story remains the same, infrastructure spending, economic recovery, a mass of liquidity and the potential for more US stimulus.Although there are some potential headwinds - political tensions between the United States and China, a no-deal Brexit and a correction in equity prices as harder lockdowns are forced on pop...Read More

Monthly Chinese custom data compiled by Fastmarkets showed lithium carbonate imports in China for October were at their highest level in at least seven years.The spike in Chinese imports of lithium carbonate reflected the uptrend in the country's spot market as well as stock building by key suppliers in the country in preparation for a price recovery and increased demand, Fastmarkets understands....Read More

Clothes are back in fashion. I know, it sounds preposterous. But it's true. It would seem that people like to buy fancy duds to impress other people.In fact, not two weeks ago, I complimented a co-worker's outfit. But it turned out that the hardworking person in question, who is unequaled in professionalism, had in fact signed up for Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) - a public company that is traded on t...Read More

Montem Resources Limited (ASX:MR1) is a steelmaking, coal development company, operating in the Crowsnest Pass district, in southern Alberta, Canada. The Company is planning an integrated mining complex in the Crowsnest Pass, focusing on low-cost development of open-cut mines that leverage access to major infrastructure. The Company's Managing Director and CEO, Peter Doyle's current focus is on re...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

The price of domestic hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe inched further upward day-on-day on Tuesday December 8, due to scarce supply from both domestic and overseas producers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?577.50 ($700.04) per tonne on Tuesday, up by ?,?0.83 per tonne from ?,?576.67 per tonne on December...Read More

Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have gone up over the past week because of globally strong demand, sources said on December 8.The UAE was on national holidays on December 1-3, so buyers had only recently returned to the market.But demand within the country was moderate because recent price increases had been too sharp for buyers to accept, and they wante...Read More