Gold stocks have underperformed so far this year but the group's fundamentals remain attractive as inflationary pressures continue to build and monetary policy remains dovish. Additionally, the increase in coronavirus case counts increases the chances of more stimulus. Finally, gold tends to outperform during periods of economic and political turmoil as we seem to be going through now. Below, w...Read More

The TSX offers a decent selection of strong, generous, and stable dividend stocks, offering a broad spectrum of yields at any given time. A strong yield, while not the only “factor” you should consider in a dividend stock, is usually the deal maker or breaker. The sustainability of yield and growth potential (yield and capital) are also essential factors to consider when picking from s...Read More

Dear Outsider,Have you ever talked with someone really important, and they made you feel really small? Well, I recently had the most ridiculously exaggerated version of that encounter that you could imagine. Not only was the man I met with a millionaire businessman, a global icon, and a fixture on television... He was also seven-foot-one.That's right, I just spent an afternoon with Shaquille O'N...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 26 that are worth another look.Fastmarkets has plotted the locations of the continuing and proposed projects for the decarbonization of the European steel sector.The striking workers union at...Read More

Brazil's Companhia Brasileira de Alum?-nio (CBA) expects to finish a feasibility study for its Rondon bauxite mine by year-end 2022, but will need a strategic partner for the operation's start-up, the aluminium company said on Thursday August 26."We expect this process to develop for around 18 more months, or until the end of next year," chief financial officer Luciano Alves said in a press confer...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesAug 26, 2021"People in a cult don’t know they’re in a cult. But everyone else can tell." Oliver Markus Malloy Results of the study: COVID-19 vaccines designed to elicit neutralising antibodies may sensitise vaccine recipients to more severe disease than if they were not vaccinated.We are in the midst of the largest assault on liberty in the history of the...Read More

Commodities merchant IXM, wholly owned by China Molybdenum Co Ltd (CMOC), is close to announcing its acquisition of warehousing and logistics firm Access World from Glencore, people familiar with the matter told Fastmarkets.The situation is still fluid - there are other bidders for the business - but a deal is expected to be announced imminently, the people said.Glencore, which declined to comment...Read More

Commodities merchant IXM, wholly owned by China Molybdenum Co Ltd (CMOC), is close to announcing its acquisition of warehousing and logistics firm Access World from Glencore, people familiar with the matter told Fastmarkets.The situation is still fluid - there are other bidders for the business - but a deal is expected to be announced imminently, the people said. Glencore, which declined to commen...Read More

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price movesDalila Ouerghi and...Read More

A summary of Chinese battery materials producer GEM's financial and production results for the six months ended June 30, 2021, as released by the company on Thursday August 26.In brief GEM's annual capacity of ternary precursor materials totaled 130,000 tonnes at the end of June, unchanged from the end of last year. The company has shifted production focus to nickel-rich ternary precursor material...Read More

The Turkish steel mills have gone quiet in the deep-sea scrap markets once again after booking a single cargo earlier in the week, market sources said on Thursday August 26.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a Belgium-origin cargo on Wednesday, comprising 22,500 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) and 12,500 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $450 per tonne cfr. The HMS 1&2 (80:20) price of th...Read More

Japanese lower-grade scrap prices are facing renewed pressure, and Shindachi busheling prices have continued to be propped up in recent weeks by reduced generation at automaker Toyota, sources told Fastmarkets.Key Japanese mills reduce some scrap bid pricesGaps between bids and offers narrow downward with lower cost scrap emerging in the Chinese marketTaiwan imported containerized scrap prices edg...Read More

Fastmarkets has plotted the locations of the continuing and proposed projects for the decarbonization of the European steel sector.This includes projects and targets for green steel, carbon capture, carbon neutral, net zero, low-carbon emissions and fossil-free steel. Hotspots appear in Germany, France and Sweden, where steelmaking is already well established. Policy, funding and sharing of infras...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were weaker on the morning of Thursday August 26, although for the most part they seem to be consolidating after recent volatility. Asian-Pacific equity indices mainly weaker this morning while broader markets focus on Friday's United States Federal Reserve Jackson Hole symposium More companies report that supply shortages are affecting their ability...Read More

A summary of Australian spodumene concentrate miner Pilbara Minerals' annual results for the year ending June 30 2021.In brief The company posted positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) of $21.4 million in financial year (FY) 2021, compared with a $33.9 million loss in Ebitda in 2020....Read More

A summary of Chinese battery materials producer GEM's financial and production results for the six months ended June 30, 2021, as released by the company on Thursday August 26.In brief GEM's annual capacity of ternary precursor materials totaled 130,000 tonnes at the end of June, unchanged from the end of last year. The company has shifted production focus to nickel-rich ternary precursor material...Read More

Steel hot-rolled coil prices in Europe remained largely flat on Thursday August 26 in typically slow summer trading conditions, while buyers and mills attempted to gauge the market direction for September.Market participants in Northern Europe have been returning to the market after holidays but trading in the region remained limited. Buyers were cautious about making new deals, expecting prices t...Read More

Sentiment in the European market for steel heavy plate was negative in the week to Wednesday August 25 due to declines in the costs for raw materials and semi-finished steel prices, as well as slow demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Southern Europe, was ?,?920-940 ($1,081-1,105) per tonne on August 25, down by ?,?10-20 per tonne wee...Read More

Major steel production exports out of China in July decreased from June due to the removal of an export rebate on May 1.For instance, the hot-rolled coil export was 817,276 tonnes in July, down by 20% from 1.03 million tonnes in June, according to customs data.Market participants expect exports to keep the month-on-month...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 26 that are worth another look.Fastmarkets has plotted the locations of the continuing and proposed projects for the decarbonization of the European steel sector.The striking workers union at...Read More