The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Key ferro-alloy forecast highlights for the coming months:?EUR? A strong recovery in both bulk and noble alloys is expected in 2021 but the markets are unlikely to return to the levels seen before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have seen a quicker-than-expected recovery across various regions amid the economic fal...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Fastmarkets analysts were invited to present our outlook for the coking coal market at Coaltrans Asia, held online on November 23-25. One of the key topics at the event was the trade tensions between China and Australia, which overtook Mongolia to become the largest coking coal exporter to China this year...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.Prices of stainless steel are generally set to reach highs for the year as 2020 comes to a close. For the most common nickel-containing grades of stainless steel, this upward trend is being driven above all by rising nickel prices, which themselves are hitting relatively high levels into the end of 2020.The price increases si...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.While much commentary has been written about Asian economies performing far better than those elsewhere this year during the global Covid-19 pandemic, it is stainless steel markets in Europe and the United States that are ending the year in better shape than their Asian counterparts.We do not talk of demand levels or demand g...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.While a world leader in many areas, the United States is a relatively small player when it comes to stainless steel. It produces a small amount of material, both in absolute and relative terms (i.e. compared to the size of its population), while a large share of its industry is in the hands of bigger European companies. Never...Read More

Warren Buffett has been pretty vocal of late about the state of aggregate valuations in financial markets today. The idea that sentiment drives valuations makes stock prices seem a bit silly today. Indeed, if sentiment turns the wrong way, as we saw with the onset of this pandemic, a sharp decline could be on the horizon. Thus, the Warren Buffett mantra of being “fearful when others are gree...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

The US Dollar Index edged higher amid scepticism US president-elect Joe Biden would be able to find enough support for his US$1.9 billion spending proposal, Marex Spectron's Anna Stablum noted on Friday.The gold price fell to last trade at $1,818 an ounce on the spot market, having been around the $1,850/oz mark on Thursday.Mining majors fell on Friday.Copper major Freeport-McMoRan closed down 5.1...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

Will the winter surge in COVID-19 and bond yields stop the bull market in commodities and cryptocurrencies? We tackle that question in this week's Insights. We also found a video of Gary Gensler giving us his take on whether Ripple is a security. Why does it matter what Mr. Gensler thinks? We cover that question as well.Will COVID-19 and bond yields kill the bitcoin rally? Click here to read the...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

China's iron ore imports increased by 9.5% in 2020 in comparison with 2019, Chinese customs data shows.The country imported 1.17 billion tonnes of the steelmaking raw material last year, compared with 1.07 billion tonnes in 2019, according to the statistics released on Thursday January 14.This is despite a 4.5% year-on-year drop in imports in December to 96.74...Read More

China's steel imports increased sharply in 2020 but exports declined from 2019 levels, according to Chinese customs data released on Thursday January 14.2020 imports: 20.23 million tonnes, up by 64.4% from 2019. ...Read More

Turkey's Ministry of Trade announced on Saturday January 9 the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled flat steel from the European Union and South Korea.The products under investigation are under HS codes 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.00, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.00, 7208.40.00, 7208.52.10, 7208.52.99, 7208.53.10, 7208.53.90, 7208.54...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 15 that are worth another look.Brazilian steel slab export prices tightened upward in the week ended January 15, with producers continuing to seek high prices.Beer cans made from low-carbon aluminium supplied by Rio...Read More

In an era of historically low interest rates, investors are desperately looking for value. If current activity is anything to go by, they believe it lies in commodities.That is because prices of key commodities are steadily gaining; copper has hit eight-year highs above $8,000 per tonne, nickel is at six-and-half year highs near $18,000 per tonne, and iron ore prices are at levels last seen in 201...Read More

In late November, silver was trading at $22. By January 6th, it reached $27.80, gaining an impressive 26% over just six weeks. Is this silver rally over?by Peter Krauth via Streetwise ReportsSilver just dropped about 10% in three trading days, and some are freaking out.I say just relax...and buy the dip.In late November, silver was trading at $22. By January 6th, it reached $27.80, gaining an impr...Read More