Prices for cargoes of ferrous scrap exported from Japan are poised to continue rising amid strong appetite from Vietnam and continued concerns over global scrap supply, sources told Fastmarkets.Vietnam was heard paying $300-305 per tonne cfr for Japanese H2 scrap in bulk at the end of last week, which Japanese sources said was equivalent to around ?28,500 per tonne fob.One South Korean mill was h...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 29 that are worth another look.Italian trade unions Uilm and Fiom-Cgil have called for steelworkers at ArcelorMittal Italia to go on strike on November 5 because they have not been given any clear...Read More
Share this articleCALGARY - The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the Alberta government's decision to end its oil production curtailment program in December after almost two years is "a very positive signal" for the oilsands and refining giant.On a conference call, Mark Little says the end of the quota system imposed to support oil prices will allow Suncor to operate "unencumbered" as it recovers fr...Read More
Lundin Mining is on track for an early 2021 restart of expansion works at its Neves Corvo zinc mine in Portugal.The expansion plans, which were halted earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic are expected to boost zinc concentrate capacity by 80,000 tonnes per year. The company said preparation work for the restart of both the surface and underground construction sites ha...Read More
Jenny Jacobs is a registered nurse.As you can imagine, given the recent upswing in COVID cases, she's been extremely busy.But perhaps not in the way you might think.You see, Jenny doesn't work in an emergency room or at a private family health practice.Jenny works at a rehab clinic where folks with all kinds of addictions come to get clean.And since COVID-19 took hold, addiction rates have skyrock...Read More
A summary of Australian lithium miner Orocobre's results for the third quarter of 2020, released on Thursday October 29.In brief The company's output dropped by 6% quarter on quarter due to a scheduled three-week shutdown at its brine-based Olaroz lithium facility in the Jujuy province of northern Argentina. Sales volumes from Olaroz surged by 112% quarter on quarter on sales at discounted prices...Read More
The lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Read More
Key data from the Wednesday October 28 pricing session in Shanghai.Key drivers Spot domestic Chinese cobalt metal prices edged lower amid lingering weak sentiment, while buyers succeeded in negotiating lower prices, taking advantage of competition among traders who usually require steady cash flow. The price range for...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday October 29 that are worth another look.Italian trade unions Uilm and Fiom-Cgil have called for steelworkers at ArcelorMittal Italia to go on strike on November 5 because they have not been given any clear...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Thursday October 29, but steelmakers remained bullish due to good order books and a lack of competitive import offers, market sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?505.22 ($593.92) per tonne on Thursday, up by just ?,?0.22 per...Read More
Steel rebar prices in Egypt decreased over the week to Thursday October 29 while demand failed to improve again after the Egyptian government reduced the safeguard duty on billet and rebar imports the week before, sources told Fastmarkets.The duty for imported billet has been reduced to 13% in the cif market with a $60-per-tonne minimum, compared to a 16% duty and $75-per-tonne minimum in effect s...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices stopped rising on Thursday October 29 due to lower buying interest in the higher offer prices. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,730-3,760 yuan ($556-561) per tonne, unchangedJanuary rebar contracts increased to a high of 3,680 yuan per tonne in the morning October 29, up from the opening price of 3,656 yuan per tonne. Sellers raised their offers by 10-20...Read More
Turkey's steel mills did not make any purchases of deep-sea market steel scrap on Thursday October 29 due to a public holiday to mark Republic Day in the country.No new cargo trades were heard on the market but mills have already booked as many as 10 cargoes this week. It was not known if they would return to the market on the last day of the week for...Read More
Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at Meraglim. He advises the Department of Defense, the U.S. intelligence community, and major hedge funds on global finance, and served as a facilitator of the first ever financial war games conducted by the Pentagon. A frequent guest on financial...Read More
My returning guest in this episode is Doug Casey. Doug is a world-renowned speculator and libertarian philosopher that wrote the definitive book on profiting from periods of economic turmoil, Crisis Investing, a #1 New York Times bestseller. His books, Totally Incorrect (2012) and Right on the Money (2013), continue his mission of challenging statism and advocating liberty and free markets and his...Read More
TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:-The social boiling point has created a speculative economic environment.-Censorship and manipulation tied together.-Critical points for gold investors.-The ongoing lucrative manipulation banking game.Known primarily by his nickname "Turd Ferguson," Craig Hemke is the founder and editor of the popular TF Metals Report blog and podcast, covering precious metals, the financi...Read More
Today Jeff Clark asks Mike Maloney one of the most common questions we receive here at GoldSilver.com - "Why on Earth would I sell my gold and silver for fiat currency?"Jeff Clark is editor and lead writer of BIG GOLD, the monthly gold-investment newsletter from Doug Casey's Casey Research. He is also the Senior Precious Metals Analyst at GoldSilver.com. Having worked on his family's gold claims i...Read More
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz chief economic advisor, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss what the spike in coronavirus cases in Europe and United States means for markets and the economic recovery. There's a 50/50 chance of Europe going into a recession, says El-Erian. The reason it isn't higher is because of Germany and its manufacturing sector. But Italy, France, the U.K. and Spain are going to see a d...Read More
The cast of political groups pushing the United States to a socialist country is skilled at the art of creating a sense of grievance as a mechanism to confiscate the wealth of hard-working people. Today's guest calls today's socialism a marriage between classic socialism and identity politics, "Identity socialism." People who have witnessed and escaped socialist countries, are seeing its resurre...Read More
Prices for cargoes of ferrous scrap exported from Japan are poised to continue rising amid strong appetite from Vietnam and continued concerns over global scrap supply, sources told Fastmarkets.Vietnam was heard paying $300-305 per tonne cfr for Japanese H2 scrap in bulk at the end of last week, which Japanese sources said was equivalent to around ?28,500 per tonne fob.One South Korean mill was h...Read More