The global economy looks stronger again - Chinese exports were up by 21.1% in November year on year - but the base metals were mixed on Monday December 7, having been exceptionally strong recently , so perhaps the market realizes a lot of the good news is baked in already.Chinese trade balance climbed to $75.4 billion in November from $58.4 billion in October Japan's leading indicators climbed to...Read More
Share this article CALGARY - Dominion Diamond Mines ULC says it has struck a new sales agreement for Canada's first diamond mine that will result in the suspended Northwest Territories project restarting production before Jan. 29.The Calgary-based company says it will sell its Ekati mine about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife to an entity controlled by DDJ Capital Management, LLC, and Brig...Read More
Precious metals have been one of the top-performing asset classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The price of gold has increased nearly 20% for the year. Meanwhile, silver has rallied over 30% higher.But there's one metal that has gone gangbusters throughout the crisis, with prices rocketing up 200% higher. And it's a metal you may not know of.Rhodium is now trading for $16,250 an ounce.Rhodium Pr...Read More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the Index rose another 26.35 points for a 2.1% gain as it closed at 1264.86. The INK CIN has now rocketed an impressive 18.9% over the past 5 weeks.Long-term momentum indicator MACD dropped 2.6 points to 0.77.Our short-term momentum indicator, RSI, dipped 1.14 points and remain...Read More
The price of domestic hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe inched further upward day-on-day on Monday December 7, with sentiment remaining upbeat due to a shortage of material, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?576.67 ($698.90) per tonne on Monday, up by ?,?1.67 per tonne from ?,?575.00 per tonne on December 4....Read More
Transaction prices for domestic steel hot-rolled coil continued to rise across Europe in the week to Friday December 4, due to tight supply from both domestic and overseas suppliers.Following a rise in deal prices, at the end of last week ArcelorMittal pushed official spot offer prices for its second-quarter rolling HRC across Europe to ?,?650.00 ($788) per tonne ex-works with immediate effect. Th...Read More
Fastmarkets' iron ore indices for 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao and 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao both reached record highs on Monday December 7, sources said.Iron ore prices gained ground despite the sintering restrictions on active ports trading and steel prices, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $146.93 per tonne, up $1.92 per to...Read More
Rebar producers in Egypt increased their prices by E ?300-500 ($19-32) per tonne, effective from December 6 and 7, sources told Fastmarkets.Producers in the country are offering rebar at E ?11,450-11,600 ($729-739) per tonne ex-works including 14% VAT, up 3.6% from the previous range of E ?10,950-11,300 per tonne ex-works including VAT. ...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices increased on Monday December 7 on futures gains and returning end-user demand but stockists' demand remained weak. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,000-4,040 yuan ($612-618) per tonne, up by 30-40 yuan per tonneThe most-traded rebar futures contract changed to May from January on Monday and rose sharply amid active trading.The trading volume was 10.93 million tonne...Read More
Traders are still taking long positions in the Singapore rebar import market due to expectations of near-term price increases, market sources told Fastmarkets.A transaction was recently concluded at $525-527 per tonne cfr Singapore on a theoretical weight basis for Middle Eastern rebar by a trader who plans to resell the cargo later to end users in Singapore, sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you have missed on Monday December 7 that are worth another look.Brazilian exports of ferrous scrap plummeted in November 2020 with the country's industry focused on the domestic market, although Bangladesh remained the principal destination for the shipments that were made, data from...Read More
The Turkish scrap import prices have reached their highest since March 2018 on fresh transactions heard over the weekend, sources said on Monday December 7.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo comprising 22,000 tonnes of an 80:20 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap at $375 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $385 per tonne cfrThe previous Baltic Sea cargo was sold at...Read More
Fastmarkets' iron ore indices for 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao and 65% Fe Brazil-origin fines, cfr Qingdao both reached record highs on Monday December 7, sources said.Iron ore prices gained ground despite the sintering restrictions on active ports trading and steel prices, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $146.93 per tonne, up $1.92 per to...Read More
Riley Gold is moving full speed ahead to explore two early stage projects in Nevada. Riley Gold Corp. (RLYG:TSX.V) recently optioned two exploration projects, both located in recognized major trends in Nevada, a top-ranked gold mining jurisdiction. Tokop is located in the Walker Lane Trend, while Pipeline West/Clipper is situated in the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend.Riley Gold has an experienced l...Read More
Peter Krauth explains why he believes silver is heading into a massive bull market. It's getting harder with every passing day to find cheap assets.Stocks, bonds, real estate, they're all pretty pricey. And yet, no one seems to care.Instead, the masses, and asset managers, appear determined to keep pushing them higher.In recent days, the S&P 500, the Dow 30 and the Nasdaq all set new records....Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger maintains the "golden bull is back," and in this missive he outlines the reasons why. As this is being penned, I am seated in my den just after 7 a.m. looking out into the pitch darkness of an early December morn and the only light is a reflection off the cool waters of the lovely swamp Lake Scugog emanating from the bustling metropolis known as Port Perry. I can h...Read More
Brazilian vehicle output totaled 238,200 units in November 2020, a 4.7% year-on-year increase from 227,455 units, with exports recovering because of growth in Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Chile, national car manufacturers' association Anfavea said on Monday December 7.Production hit its highest level since October last year, and figures were the best for November since 2018, Anfavea president L...Read More
America has elected a new President. It was a close race, but Joe Biden eventually won and he will be inaugurated and take office in the White House on January 20. The price of gold rose initially in the aftermath of the elections, only to plunge on the news regarding Pfizer’s vaccine breakthrough, as the chart below shows. This is what we know.But what’s next for the price of gold? Wh...Read More
The price of gold returned to above $1,800. Is the correction over?As the chart below shows, the price of gold rebounded, jumping from $1,763 to $1,811 on Tuesday (December 1) and increased further on Wednesday. As a reminder, the price of gold corrected more than 6 percent in November and almost 15 percent from its peak in August. Now, the key question is whether the worst is behind the gold bull...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you have missed on Monday December 7 that are worth another look.Brazilian exports of ferrous scrap plummeted in November 2020 with the country's industry focused on the domestic market, although Bangladesh remained the principal destination for the shipments that were made, data from...Read More