By Julia Symmes Cobb MEDELLIN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Colombia will begin takingoffers in its first bidding round for gold exploration contractsin early 2022, the head of the national mining agency said onTuesday, as the Andean country continues efforts to diversifyits mineral output. Colombia has long hailed its as-yet largely untappeddeposits of gold and copper, among other minerals, as the futureof...Read More
Tight supply and steep backwardation on London Metals Exchange continued to support European premiums while China premiums retreated slightly amid increased arbitrage loss, and US premiums were stable in the week to November 16, Fastmarkets learned.European premiums strong while long term contact negotiations for 2022 ongoingChina premiums slid amid increased arbitrage lossUS premiums unchanged wi...Read More
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) - Gold had a positive session overnight moving 0.36% higher to reach $1855/oz. Silver is also trading well up 0.80% at the psychological $25/oz area once again. In the rest of the commodities complex, co...Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were fairly stable in Northern Europe and Italy on Wednesday November 17; buyers and sellers both remained in "wait-and-see" mode, sources told Fastmarkets.Spot buyers preferred to hold back from booking any significant volumes for next year before the steelmakers settled their long-term contracts with end consumers. Some sources said that negotiations are likel...Read More
Everyone is fixated on China these days. And it's not hyperbole to suggest that under President Xi's guidance, the Middle Kingdom has become a larger threat to the United States than Russia. It's truly a villainous mantle that the media have placed on China lately, and in many regards, they're not wrong.Nowhere is this bitter competition between global powers more jarring than the race for bet...Read More
European domestic prices for heavy steel plate moved upward slightly in the week to Wednesday November 17, supported by healthy demand, sources have told Fastmarkets.Some Italian re-rollers said that prices would continue to increase due to an expected steel slab price rise. Buyers, however, questioned the validity of such claims.At the beginning of November, domestic plate prices had already jump...Read More
Prices in the United States for domestic and imported low-carbon, high-carbon and cold-heading quality wire rod reached new highs in November, toppling records set last month.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel wire rod (low carbon) industrial quality, fob mill US was at $63-67 per hundredweight ($1,260-1,340 per short ton) on Tuesday November 16, up by 6.56% from $59.50-62.50 per cwt o...Read More
Exports of finished steel from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) rose by 20.4% year-on-year in January-June 2021 amid rising demand in both Asia and Europe, according to the latest statistics from the South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (Seaisi).Both long and flat steel exports flourished in the first half of the year, against a backdrop of rising prices and improved demand in...Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More
By Eric OnstadLONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Canada's Neo PerformanceMaterials announced plans on Wednesday to expand itsrare earths operations in Estonia to produce super-strongmagnets for electric vehicles (EVs), counting on European Unionfunding to make it viable.The EU wants to develop domestic output of rare earthmagnets - key for both EVs and wind turbines - to help meettargets for cutting carbo...Read More
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 data by the Australian Government's Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), world gold consumption is forecast to increase by 8.7% to 4,057 tonnes in 2021, and to gr...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 17 that are worth another look.Regional cooperation, public planning and funding capacity for new technologies will be key for the Latin American steel industry to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the long term, top executives and experts...Read More
Nov 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Waymo said on Wednesday it is expanding its partnership with United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) to move freight using autonomous trucks between two of the parcel delivery company's Texas facilities during the holiday season.Waymo Via, the company's delivery operation, began its partnership with UPS in early 2020 when it shuttled packages for the compa...Read More
Regional cooperation, public planning and funding capacity for new technologies will be key for the Latin American steel industry to deliver reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the long term, top executives and experts said in an event on Wednesday November 17.Steel companies have accepted the need to change their production models, but several challenges are in the way of reducing the indus...Read More
Nov 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)will stop accepting Visa Inc (V.N) credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from next year because of the high transaction fees charged by the payment processor, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday."As a result of Visa's continued high cost of payments, we regret that Amazon.co.uk will no longer accept UK-issued Visa credit cards as of 19 January, 2...Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million, at a valuation of $3.2 billion, from investors including HSBC (HSBA.L) and U.S. hedge fund Third Point.Blockchain emerged over a decade ago as the technology behind cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Since then, investors have poured millions of dollars into the technology and related com...Read More
Rebel Capitalist, Released on 11/17/21George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at t...Read More