Hong Kong's Noble Group notched a $206 million loss in the first quarter of 2020, with the company citing the breaking of supply chains due to the Covid-19 outbreak as the key reason for the slump, the trading group announced on Tuesday June 23."Q1 was dominated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had far-reaching implications for every business and sector, including ours," Noble cha...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Ovation Science Inc. (CSE:OVAT) ("Ovation" or the "Company"), announces it has expanded distribution of its DermSafe (R) hand sanitizer lotion to Mexico. Ovation's new distributor, Grupo Venta International, S.A. de C.V. ("Grupo Venta"), with corporate offices in Guadalajara, Mexico, have made their first purchase of over 10,000 bottles of DermSafe, which they will begin distrib...Read More

Perenti withdrew its guidance earlier this year, which turned out to be a judicious decision considering a contract for subsidiary Barminco was paused after two months when Panoramic Resources decidedRead More

Vancouver, BC - LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX.V : LEAF), a leading creator and publisher of counter culture mobile games, today released financial results for its year end 2019 and first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The results are prior to subsequent events, the completion of its previously announced April 17th qualifying transaction where the acquisition of LDRLY (Technologies) Inc., assets, which in...Read More

If passed, the legislation will create a new chief permitting officer position, distinct from the chief inspector of mines.The chief permitting officer will ensure the mine permitting process is efficient and effective. The chief inspector will retain responsibility for health, safety and enforcement.Prior to the amendments the chief inspector of mines was responsible for both permitting decisions...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 23 that are worth another look.A recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Beijing led to some jitters in China's steel sector in the initial stages of the outbreak, but market participants do not expect this second wave to leave much of an impact on the industry.The aluminium duty-paid market in Europe is set to come under...Read More

Factors affecting metals markets 1. There will be position squaring and rebuilding before the Federal Reserve chairman's testimony before the US senate on 30th June. Powell will testify on coronavirus response. 2. Quarter end position squaring and rebuilding is still going on. 3. Trader's dilemma is to choose between economic progress or second wave of coronavirus. This has res...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's taking over to a new record high for several years!Read More

Hong Kong's Noble Group notched a $206 million loss in the first quarter of 2020, with the company citing the breaking of supply chains due to the Covid-19 outbreak as the key reason for the slump, the trading group announced on Tuesday June 23."Q1 was dominated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had far-reaching implications for every business and sector, including ours," Noble cha...Read More

Turkish steel mills extended their silence in the deep-sea scrap markets, but are now pushing forlower prices, sources said on Tuesday June 23.Turkey's steelmakers have mostly stayed away from the deep-sea market since booking two US cargoes at the beginning of the last week.On Monday June 15, a steel mill in the Izmir region booked a US cargo at $265 per tonne cfr for HMS...Read More

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its Taiwan steel scrap price assessment as part of its annual methodology review process, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) principles for price reporting agencies.This consultation, which will be open until July 24, 2020, seeks to ensure that our methodology continue...Read More

Markets underwent a knee-jerk downward reaction earlier this morning, Tuesday June 23, when it looked like the phase one trade deal between the United States and China was over, but markets snapped back once US President Donald Trump announced the deal was "fully intact". The fact that a White House official said it was "over" only to retract that later suggests there have at least been discussion...Read More

The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies. Read More

What team are you on?That's what we've degraded to at this point, isn't it?You're right. They're wrong. There's no in-between.No compromise.Yet, that's not entirely accurate.Nobody on Capitol Hill will admit it, but there's one issue that BOTH sides of the political spectrum can agree on.It's the one thing that has brought those bitter political rivals together. And if they don't pony up trillions...Read More

BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. (TSXV: BATT; US: BBBMF) is a small-cap Canadian junior resource exploration company, currently focused on developing a nickel-based discovery in Western Australia for the electric vehicle battery industry. We learned from Peter Dickie, who is President and CEO of BlueBird Battery Metals, they are busy reviewing the last exploration and drilling program on the Canegrass...Read More

The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency...Read More

Investors are back to square one when it comes to looking for yield as the Federal Reserve, in some cases with the backing of the Treasury, works to keep Treasury and corporate bond yields low. There are some big consequences of the easy money policy for many asset classes including stocks, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrencies.Will the hunt for yield lead to Bitcoin and Ethereum?One impact whic...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 23 that are worth another look.A recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Beijing led to some jitters in China's steel sector in the initial stages of the outbreak, but market participants do not expect this second wave to leave much of an impact on the industry.The aluminium duty-paid market in Europe is set to come under...Read More

Sales of passenger cars in the EU will fall by 25% year on year in the full 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Tuesday June 23.The major economic crisis facing the auto industry will see car sales in the European Union tumble by more than 3 million units, with only 9.6 million units expected to be sold this year, compar...Read More

European steelmakers have increased their official offer prices on hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe although trading activity remained low, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 23.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?388.00 ($435.58) per tonne on Tuesday, down by ?,?2.11 per tonne from ?,?390.11 per tonne on June 22.The index was down by ?,?3....Read More