By: Ira EpsteinGold held the first challenge of the 18-DMA, Bollinger bands are tightening:Read More
Industrial metals will be impacted more by the Corona Virus in China. Silver can also be impacted. Industrial metals can sell off and test 2019 lows and even fall below 2019's low if China's Corona Virus becomes an epidemic. Too early to comment. A few hundred people getting diseased by the virus is not an epidemic in the world's populous nation. The next three weeks will be crucial. Chinese int...Read More
Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year. The decision is in line with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs, which sets out global standards for orderly and fa...Read More
A summary of London Metal Exchange warrant premiums from across the globe for the week to Wednesday January 22.Please click...Read More
Iranian export billet prices softened in the week to Wednesday January 22 following a downtrend in the CIS export market.The CIS export billet price slipped by $12 per tonne over the week, to $396 per tonne on January 22, amid weakening fundamentals in the finished long steel market as well as falling scrap prices.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origi...Read More
CIS export billet prices continued to slide on Wednesday January 22 under pressure from a weakening finished long steel market and consequently lower bids for semi-finished steel, as well as expectations of more price drops on scrap in the near term.Some CIS-region producers indicated their readiness to sell billet at $405-408 per tonne fob Black Sea, while at the beginning of the week they had be...Read More
Copper premiums were largely flat ahead of the lunar new year holiday in the main consumer territory of China. But premiums did make some small gains in Shanghai and a barrage of stocks begun to hit London Metal Exchange warehouses on Tuesday January 21.US spot copper premiums stable after reaching multi-year highs last weekFresh inflows into Rotterdam fuel supply-demand woes in EuropeShanghai cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 22 that are worth another look.China's export plate prices gained last week as mills raised their offers amid a stronger US dollar, but the market has been quiet this week ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.European aluminium premiums edged up this week despite the backwardation seen in nearby London Metal Ex...Read More
From coronavirus to spread plays, the copper market is seeing recent London Metal Exchange stock deliveries as driven by anything other than supply and demand. LME physical stock reporting shows that 74,475 tonnes of copper cathodes were delivered into exchange warehouses globally since Monday January 20. Inflow of 40,125 tonne in Rotterdam on Tuesday was the largest single inflow to the city's sh...Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was lower at the close of trading on Wednesday January 22, settling at a six-week low against strong trading volumes, while a 2.3% decline in zinc saw it close below nearby support levels.Copper's underlying price on the LME closed at $6,108 per tonne, down by a further $52 per tonne from Wednesday's closing price of $6,160 per tonne, while...Read More
From coronavirus to spread plays, the copper market is seeing recent London Metal Exchange stock deliveries as driven by anything other than supply and demand. LME physical stock reporting shows that 74,475 tonnes of copper cathodes were delivered into exchange warehouses globally since Monday January 20. Inflow of 40,125 tonne in Rotterdam on Tuesday was the largest single inflow to the city's sh...Read More
The seaborne coking coal market moved up marginally, with premium low-vol coking coal fetching prices around $153-154 per tonne fob Australia, sources said on Wednesday January 22.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $152.29 per tonne, up $0.06 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $162.73 per tonne, up $2.60 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $127.01...Read More
The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was lower at the close of trading on Wednesday January 22, settling at a six-week low against strong trading volumes, while a 2.3% decline in zinc saw it close below nearby support levels.Copper's underlying price on the LME closed at $6,108 per tonne, down by a further $52 per tonne from Wednesday's closing price of $6,160 per tonne, while...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Northern European domestic market was confirmed at higher levels this week in a delayed reaction to higher scrap prices in December, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 22. Last week a mill claimed to have achieved higher prices with some of its customers, and this week these higher figures were heard across the market. Yet the increases may be short-lived...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 22 that are worth another look.China's export plate prices gained last week as mills raised their offers amid a stronger US dollar, but the market has been quiet this week ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.European aluminium premiums edged up this week despite the backwardation seen in nearby London Metal Ex...Read More
A summary of Antofagasta's production and sales results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019, and full-year production guidance for 2020. The company saw its copper output decrease in the fourth quarter against the corresponding period in 2018, amid protests in Chile, a strike at the Antucoya unit, and lower copper content in ores. Activities at mines were normalized and were now in line w...Read More
Uranium companies have been awaiting a price recovery following the tragic Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor disaster in March 2011. Since early 2016 the spot uranium price has remained below US$30 per lb. of uranium oxide (U3O8). Many uranium producers have curtailed and shuttered operations, maintaining assets while awaiting a more profitable future. Some juniors have successfully developed impr...Read More
AUSTRALIA - Boss Resources says that a restart and expansion of its Honeymoon uranium project in south Australia is feasible.Following a feasibility study (FS) and based on a conservative uranium price, Boss believes that Honeymoon is positioned as one of the world's most advanced uranium development projects that can be fast-tracked to re-start production in 12 months with low capital intensity.I...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices. Stronger demand growth is underpinned by new semis capacity, while...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed between 2018 and 2028. This will consume in excess of 5.5Mt of copper, according to a recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie.Henry Salisbury, Wood Macken...Read More