Gold is the ultimate store of wealth. We’ve been hoarding the yellow metal ever since we figured out how to extract it from the earth. As an investment, in times of uncertainty, investors flock to the perceived safety of precious metals. In case you haven’t noticed, while markets have battled with uncertainty and the pandemic, gold has quietly shot up in 2020. This has many investors w...Read More
There's a trope in certain types of science fiction in which a population lives under the shadow of just a few massive corporations. These companies often have a hand in every facet of life. Examples of their existence show up on every billboard, street corner, and product imaginable. And as is often the case, life imitates art. While the giant corporations that we know today can be seen as toned...Read More
No matter how much you say that I can take risks when you lose money in the stock market, it pinches. Warren Buffett is the most celebrated value investor as he takes calculative risks. He has lived through several market crashes, such as the 1987 Black Monday, the 2000 dot-com bubble, and the 2008 financial crisis. And in all crashes, he has made money. Hence, many investors follow Buffett’...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 25 that are worth another look.Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest, which is the largest global supplier of hot-briquetted iron (HBI), may increase its shipments of the material by 10% by early 2023.Global copper scrap metal suppliers are now hesitant to...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday November 18.Click on...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesNov 25, 2020Prices for the metals have been tumbling lately but that is a good thing and indicates the necessary correction is near over. Investors began to get cocky with how high their resource shares were flying and Mr. Market loves to smack cocky investors.But there are a lot of great stories out there. Assays are dribbling out from the overworked labs. In the first half o...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month copper price continued its quest for record numbers on Wednesday November 24,while zinc suffered a dip in fortunes.Copper came closer to its June 2018 high of $7,304 when it reached $7,300 at the 5pm close, a rise of 0.09% from Tuesday's closing price of $7,293. During morning trading on Wednesday, however, copper's three-month price had already surpassed...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 25 that are worth another look.Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest, which is the largest global supplier of hot-briquetted iron (HBI), may increase its shipments of the material by 10% by early 2023.Global copper scrap metal suppliers are now hesitant to...Read More
New shares priced at 24c will be issued to undisclosed institutions to raise $30 million and a shareholder share purchase plan is seeking another $3 million.Read More
Tharisa said its earnings for the 12 months ending September 30 were expected to be between US$0.16/share and US$0.Read More
Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro's Husnes plant in Norway is on its way back to full production for the first time in more than 10 years, after production resumed at the Husnes B line on Tuesday November 24.Hydro Husnes produces about 95,000 tonnes per year of aluminium via the A line. This will gradually increase to around 195,000 tpy with the 200 electrolysis cells in the one-kilometer-long B line...Read More
The recent surge in container freight costs and availability of cargo space continue to disrupt trade flows in minerals and metals, with trading companies finding themselves unable to dodge the soaring shipping rates.A combination of fewer vessels on the water, an imbalance in trade flows to and from China, and competition between cargoes has kickstarted a rapid increase in shipping costs for...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday November 25 that are worth another look.Russian steelmaker Metalloinvest, which is the largest global supplier of hot-briquetted iron (HBI), may increase its shipments of the material by 10% by early 2023.Global copper scrap metal suppliers are now hesitant to...Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Cristina Belda and Declan Conway contributed to this...Read More
Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases despite higher prices, due to growing demand for finished steel and increased competition for scrap, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 25.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a European cargo, comprising 15,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25), 10,000 tonnes of shredded and 5,000 tonnes of bonus at an average price of $341 pe...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday November 25. Key drivers Steady demand for prompt material from steel mills for the first quarter of next year pushed the ferro-titanium spot price to $5 per kg on the high end for the first time since May 20 in a 14-week bull run.There are bigger steelmaker tenders for first-quarter shipments both in Europe and Asia, which supplie...Read More
Global copper scrap metal suppliers are now hesitant to send their cargoes to China, citing a higher risk of rejection over the ambiguity of its new classification of 'recyclable copper materials', industry executives said at Fastmarkets Asia Copper Webinar on Monday November 23.For the first time ever, the world's biggest consumer of copper scrap has allowed overseas high-purity non-ferrous scrap...Read More
The US government rejected a permit application for Northern Dynasty's Pebble Mine on Wednesday November 25, a move which it was said would probably scuttle the controversial project in Alaska.The US Army Corps of Engineers said that it "determined that the applicant's plan for the discharge of fill material does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines, and concluded that the proposed project.....Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Wednesday November 25, as were those on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, but overall they seem to be consolidating in high ground, with copper having set a fresh high for the year at $7,360 per tonne earlier this morning. US president-elect Joe Biden's transition to the White House has boosted global confidence......this, combi...Read More
An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Ewa Manthey, Dalila Ouerghi and Michael Greenfield in London, Susan Zou...Read More