Editor's Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today's must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) - According to a report by the World Gold Council (WGC), investor appetite for gold continued to diminish on sustained price declines in Aug and Sept as gold-ETFs saw net outflows of 25.5 tonnes or...Read More
Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were for the most part firmer this morning, Thursday November 11 - it would seem dip-buying has dominated once again.Consumer prices in the United States and China rise more than expected.US Dollar Index shoots up to 95 while the rally extends.Base metalsThree-month base metals prices on the LME were mainly stronger...Read More
Johnson Matthey (JM) is pursuing the sale of all or parts of its battery materials division following a detailed review.This reflects the high capital intensity of those operations in the face of competition from more established large-scale, low-cost producers, the UK-based specialty chemical and sustainable technologies company said in a press release on Thursday November 11.Growth in demand for...Read More
Chinese battery materials producer CNGR Advanced Material Co, co-operating with its Singapore-based partner Rigqueza International, has announced an additional investment of $330 million in its nickel matte project in Indonesia, the company disclosed in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Wednesday November 10.According to the filing, CNGR will use the additional funding in the nickel matte...Read More
Late last week, Joe Biden's vaccine mandate was denied by a U.S. appeals court.The mandate, which would require workers at private companies with more than 100 employees to undergo weekly testing or vaccination, was found to have "grave statutory and constitutional" issues.Now, I'm no constitutional scholar. I have no idea, based on precedent, whether or not the mandate could violate the Consti...Read More
Fastmarkets has identified a necessary clarification of the holiday pricing schedule for its seaborne Asian battery-grade lithium prices. The two price assessments for battery-grade seaborne lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide monohydrate on a cif China, Japan & Korea basis will be published daily from December 1, 2021. This follows the conclusion of a consultation to increase the pricing freq...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday November 11 that are worth another look.The capacity expansion at ArcelorMittal Brasil's Monlevade unit will serve either the domestic or export markets with high-quality special steel products, chief executive officer Jefferson De Paula told Fastmarkets on November 11....Read More
European hot-rolled coil prices were stable to slightly lower on Thursday November 11, on subdued activity, but producers hope to achieve higher prices in the first quarter of 2022, sources told Fastmarkets.Trading activity was slow, with buyers refraining from making purchases and instead assessing the situation. Producers, meanwhile, were looking to achieve higher prices for the first quarter of...Read More
China's output and sales of automobiles continued their year-on-year decline in October due to the continuing semiconductor chip shortage, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said in its monthly report published on Wednesday November 10.Automobile output and sales in the country dropped by 8.8% and 9.4% year on year respectively, both to 2.33 million units in October, CAAM dat...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday November 11 that are worth another look.The capacity expansion at ArcelorMittal Brasil's Monlevade unit will serve either the domestic or export markets with high-quality special steel products, chief executive officer Jefferson De Paula told Fastmarkets on November 11....Read More
The capacity expansion at ArcelorMittal Brasil's Monlevade unit will serve either the domestic or export markets with high-quality special steel products, chief executive officer Jefferson De Paula told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 11.In addition to steel cord, the plant makes special bar quality (SBQ) products, springs and other material, mainly focused on the automotive industry. Strong dema...Read More
Steel billet prices to Egypt declined in the week to Thursday November 11, with demand from the private sector remaining weak, while government-funded projects continued, sources told Fastmarkets.Local rebar prices in Egypt have been unchanged since October 28 at E ?14,900-15,350 ($946-975) per tonne ex-works, including 14% VAT. ...Read More
Turkish steel mills were quiet in the deep-sea scrap import markets on Thursday November 11 after booking two cargoes from the Baltic Sea region, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Marmara region had booked two Baltic Sea cargoes late on Tuesday November 9 at $497 and $500 per tonne cfr on HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis. Turkish steelmakers required more cargoes for December,...Read More
Prices for imports of basic pig iron into China have weakened over the past fortnight with bearish sentiment dominating the country's ferrous complex, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 11.Chinese finished and semi-finished steel prices have been falling for most of the past two weeks, weighing down demand for pig iron, they said.Fastmarkets' fortnightly assessment of the price for pig...Read More
Bangladeshi steelmakers have largely opted to stay away from buying in the scrap import market this week in the hope that prices will continue to fall, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 11.- Bangladesh buyers step back from market - Shredded scrap offers rise to Bangladesh amid strong Pakistan market - Taiwanese consumers continue to bid low Bangladesh There was a lack of import ac...Read More
Boom Bust, Released on 11/11/21Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm. She spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Ins...Read More
Trends Research, Released on 11/11/21Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, r...Read More
Wall Street Silver, Released on 11/11/21The Gold market might be sniffing a change at the Fed. If Lael Brainard replaces Jerome Powell, what does that mean for the Gold and bond markets? MMT helicopter money? Craig Hemke Craig's article on this subject - https://bit.ly/3bZ83seKnown primarily by his nickname "Turd Ferguson," Craig Hemke is the founder and editor of the popular TF Metals Report blog...Read More
Kitco News, Released on 11/11/21Chris Vermeulen, chief market strategist at https://TheTechnicalTraders.com discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the stock market sectors with the largest upside potential for the New Year, as well as the sectors investors should avoid. Follow David Lin on Twitter: @davidlin_TV (https://twitter.com/davidlin_TV) Follow Kitco News on Twitter: @KitcoNewsNOW...Read More
Stansberry Research, Released on 11/11/21We are enduring the "Super Inflation Crisis," which differs from hyperinflation, and is interconnected to supply chain and food shortages, says Willem Middelkoop, CDF founder and author.He warns that it's very hard to stop the spiral of distrust felt by people, generating concerns about currencies and government bonds. "China understands that the U.S. is in...Read More