Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA The precious metals sector remains in a correction, and as long as the 200-day moving averages hold, a bullish consolidation that began last September.Sure, Gold made a new high and is still holding around the previous high, but the rest of the sector has not confirmed that strength. When Gold is outperforming Silver and the gold stocks, it is not a bullish signal for...Read More

- RambusIn part 2 of this Important Inflection Point For the PM Complex, we'll look at some US dollar charts along with a few important currencies of the world. I don't have to tell you that the US dollar can play a very important role in how the PM complex and commodities in general may perform. Even though it's never a perfect correlation important turning points can appear very close to the...Read More

- Gary Christenson, Deviant InvestorIn the red corner, unpayable debt threatens to crush the US economy, stock and bond markets, and main street Americans.In the green corner, the levitating power of the Fed might save the economy, stock and bond markets, and Wall Street Banks.Red or green? Who wins?Breaking news: Apple stock closed over $315. The S&P 500 Index closed over 3,300 in January....Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold is in a sideways market since missile day. Holding its 18-dma:Read More

Safe haven demand (due to Chinese corona virus) is supporting gold. I expect a rise in Chinese gold demand during the Chinese New year, if the virus is not contained in the next two weeks. Chinese economy will see a short term hit. More and more Chinese will buy gold out of fear. It is the fear of the unknown that will drive more and more people to gold.Chinese authorities are acting quickly. It...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices dropped significantly on Thursday January 23 in the lull ahead of the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, amid rising concerns over the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $93.44 per tonne, down $3.24 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $92.48 per tonne, down $3.24 per tonne.6...Read More

Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS), also known as Hesteel Group, has secured a yuan-denominated contract to buy iron ore from Vale, China's second-biggest steelmaker said this week.The contract was signed on Monday January 20 according to an announcement on the HBIS website on Thursday, and is worth around 200 million yuan ($29 million).The...Read More

Fastmarkets is proposing to change the timing in its fob China export HRC index to 4-8 weeks from the current 4-6 weeks.The proposed amendment reflects the changing situation in the region, where steel mills are now booking orders one or two months ahead, instead of around one month in advance.The amended specification will be as follows:MB-STE-0144 - Steel hot-rolled coil...Read More

LME three-month copper fell to its lowest price since December 5 on Thursday January 23, dipping belowthe $6,000-per-tonne support level at the close amid strong turnover, while tin led the complex in terms of losses. Copper's outright price on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,987 per tonne this afternoon, falling from an intraday high of $6,116 per tonne, while turnover was at its highest l...Read More

Further reductions in the domestic output of hot-rolled coil in Europe, combined with the continuing lack of competitive import offers, has been supporting domestic prices in the region, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday January 23.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, ex-works Northern Europe, was ?,?461.18 ($511.20) per tonne on Thursday, compared with ?,?462.38 per tonne...Read More

The Chinese government published the long-awaited non-ferrous scrap metal renaming criterion on its website late on Friday January 17. This is the latest policy adopted by the world's biggest scrap metal importer. Copper scrap, of copper content ranging 94-99.9% and meeting certain impurities thresholds, will be renamed under five categories of renewable materials. Below is a table translated and...Read More

Freeport-McMoRan's Indonesian unit is in financing discussions with a syndicate of banks for its new $3 billion copper smelter and expects the project will be funded by a bank loan. The United States producer, one of the project's joint venture partners, said that the economics of PT-FI's share of the new smelter will be shared by its shareholders according to their respective share ownership perc...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday January 23 that are worth another look.The digitalization of global trade received another push this week, with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the government of Singapore and industry participants signing an agreement to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of technologies in commerce at the World Economic Forum...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products....Read More

Hudbay Minerals has appointed Peter Kukielski the company's president and chief executive officer, the copper-zinc miner said on Wednesday January 22.Kukielski has been serving as interim president and CEO of Hudbay since July 2019, a period which coincides with a US District Court blocking the company's Rosemont project."We are very pleased to appoint Peter as Hudbay's president and chief executi...Read More

January Silver Deliveries continue to make anyone who watches these antics frustrated because the cloud of secrecy continues...submitted by J. Johnson via JS MinesetGreat and Wonderful Thursday Morning Folks, Gold is lower in the early morning with the trade at $1,560.00 (April Contract) down $3 and recovering from the London Bop at $1,557.50 with the high to beat at $1,569.40. March Silve...Read More

LME three-month copper fell to its lowest price since December 5 on Thursday January 23, dipping belowthe $6,000-per-tonne support level at the close amid strong turnover, while tin led the complex in terms of losses. Copper's outright price on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,987 per tonne this afternoon, falling from an intraday high of $6,116 per tonne, while turnover was at its highest l...Read More

The seaborne coking coal market was quiet on Thursday January 23 with many participants in China already away for the Chinese New Year, though a mysterious respiratory virus that is spreading across the country is clouding the outlook for prices.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $152.29 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $162.73 per tonne, unchangedHar...Read More

The three-month aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange dipped below nearby support levels during morning trading on Thursday January 23 on a rewarranting of 68,875 tonnes, while copper's price struggles continued. Aluminium's outright price on the LME was recently at $1,797 per tonne, 0.7% below Wednesday's closing price of $1,811 per tonne and sinking below the key threshold. Turnover in a...Read More

Alumina prices rose in an active week of trading ahead of the week-long Lunar New Year holidays starting on January 24 in China, which market participants say will dampen liquidity through the rest of January. Fastmarkets calculated the benchmark daily alumina index, fob Australia at $277.92 per tonne on Thursday, up from 275.93 per tonne last Thursday. The index has been range-bound so far in 202...Read More