By: Ira EpsteinGold needs to get above $1729 to swing the trend, the August gold contract. Supports around $1688 then towards $1,660s:Read More
There will be short covering in gold if it rises today and till Thursday. In my view, most people are waiting to buy gold @1650. If gold prices manages to trade over $1700 till Thursday, then laggards will start to invest and gold price could be easily break past $1800. Bond yields, stocks and commodities can all rise at the same time. Free money supply is the key reason. Positive economic growt...Read More
Cobalt prices held close to levels last seen in August 2019 on Tuesday June 9, with buyers largely resisting spot market purchases.Fastmarkets' price assessments for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam and cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam were both unchanged at $14.60-15 per lb on June 9.Alloy grade and standard grade prices were down 18.2% and 14.2% respectively from March highs...Read More
The main Japanese ports (MJP) premium edged down during the week to Tuesday June 9 on lower offers, while premiums in the rest of Asia, Europe and the United States maintained their levels on steady fundamentals.MJP premium weakens while third-quarter negotiations are under wayRotterdam premiums flat, supported by contangoUS Midwest premium unchanged in lackluster marketMJP premium pressured down...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.As we anticipated, rebar prices in Eastern China (ex-warehouse basis) rose in May, coming within 0.6% of our forecast. Strong demand at home meant that Chinese producers were largely absent from the export market, maintaining their offers near $450 per tonne, while import prices into Singapore were set near $400 per tonne cf...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 9 that are worth another look.The future of the global long steel market remains uncertain because of both the impact of the covid-19 pandemic and rising protectionism, with no recovery expected in the third quarter of this year, the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) said last week.Ferrous scrap pr...Read More
By: Hubert MoolmanThe US Dollar index is not a true measure of value of the US dollar. It just tracks an "exchange rate" between the US dollar and a basket of significant fiat currencies.For a true measure of value of the US dollar it is better to look to Gold and Silver. However, there is a relationship between significant Gold rallies and the US Dollar index.Gold has a tendency to rally at a c...Read More
Steve St. Angelo, SRSrocco Report If Americans thought the U.S. Government would be in serious trouble as its ability to service its ballooning debt would become unmanageable, guess again. After the U.S. Government added nearly $3 trillion more debt in just the past eight months (fiscal year), the interest paid on the public debt actually declined versus last year. According to TreasuryDirec...Read More
By Clive MaundThe 6-month chart for GDX shows it completing what looks like a Head-and-Shoulders top at a quite a high level, and with this morning's drop it could soon break down from the pattern leading to a potentially steep drop.On the 13-month chart for GDX we can see that there is plenty of room for it to drop, and the minimum objective in the event of it breaking below nearby support is...Read More
By Avi GilburtRarely do you enter a market environment when the fear is as palpable as it was in the middle of March of this year. The world was coming to an end based upon most of what I was reading. And, as we were approaching the market lows (and even all throughout the 45%+ rally we just experienced), many continued to call for further crashes with many targets being noted at 1800, 1600, and...Read More
Strengths? The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 0.77 percent. ETFs added 241,076 troy ounces of gold to their holdings on Monday, bringing net purchases for the year to 17.2 million ounces, according to Bloomberg data. Total gold held by ETFs rose 21 percent this year to 100.2 million ounces - the highest level since June 2019. However, on Thursday th...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold needs to get above $1729 to swing the trend, the August gold contract. Supports around $1688 then towards $1,660s:Read More
There will be short covering in gold if it rises today and till Thursday. In my view, most people are waiting to buy gold @1650. If gold prices manages to trade over $1700 till Thursday, then laggards will start to invest and gold price could be easily break past $1800. Bond yields, stocks and commodities can all rise at the same time. Free money supply is the key reason. Positive economic growt...Read More
The LME three-month copper price was higher at the close on Tuesday June 9, breaching nearby resistance at $5,700 per tonne against strong turnover, while selling pressure saw nickel futures fail to finish above $13,000 per tonne. Copper's outright price on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,774 per tonne on Tuesday afternoon, climbing from an intraday low of $5,676 per tonne, while turno...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices eased on Tuesday June 9 amid announcements from the Dalian Commodity Exchange of efforts to stamp out market rumors and strengthen regulation. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $104.60 per tonne, down $1.07 per tonne 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $107.30 per tonne, down $1.35 per tonne 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $93.39 per...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices weakened amid fluctuating futures on Tuesday June 9, while importers asked to pay lower after Indian mills tweaked the specifications of their cargoes offered to the country.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,630-3,650 yuan ($513-516) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneA Shanghai-based trader said prices tracked the fluctuations in the futures market during t...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.As we anticipated, rebar prices in Eastern China (ex-warehouse basis) rose in May, coming within 0.6% of our forecast. Strong demand at home meant that Chinese producers were largely absent from the export market, maintaining their offers near $450 per tonne, while import prices into Singapore were set near $400 per tonne cf...Read More
A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday June 9.Please click...Read More
Pinos Altos mine Credit: Agnico EagleOTTAWA - Miners Agnico Eagle Mines and Cameco are this year's recipients of the Mining Association of Canada's (MAC) Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Excellence Awards, which recognize innovative sustainability projects focused on community engagement and the environment.The TSM encourages mining companies to meet the demand for minerals, metals and energy prod...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe were largely stable day on day on Tuesday June 9 even as demand remained slow, sources told Fastmarkets.Market participants believe that domestic prices are close to a bottom and that European mills could announce a rise in offer prices after the European authorities make a final decision in the safeguard review case at the end of this month.Fastmarket...Read More