Rebar buyers in Singapore are expecting a slow start to trading in the spot market once the government starts to lift Covid-19 over the next few weeks.About 20,000 construction workers will resume work gradually at infrastructure projects deemed to be critical, or at sites that need work to continue for safety reasons, according to Singapore's Building and Construction Authority (BCA). They will j...Read More
China's steel rebar prices increased in both the domestic and export markets on Monday May 18 due to rising production costs, Fastmarkets was told.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,530-3,560 yuan ($496-500) per tonne, up by 70 yuan per tonneRaw materials' prices moved up in the past two weeks, pushing up rebar mills' production costs and supporting rebar prices in the spot market, sources said....Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanChief Strategist, Enriched Investing Inc.Phone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12May 18, 2020 "The pandemic has morphed into an economic crisis far greater than the Great Recession of 2008, because major Western governments' response to the coronavirus was late, especially in the U.S. w...Read More
By Clint SiegnerNervous investors have been pouring into the gold and silver markets over the past two months.Money Metals Exchange is proud to have helped almost 20,000 new customers with a precious metals purchase in recent weeks, many of whom came over from other dealers struggling with inventory shortages and ridiculous delivery delays.A new wave of investors is getting the message; the Fede...Read More
Strengths? The best performing precious metal was silver, up 7.30 percent. Gold had a strong week and held above $1,700 an ounce. Bullion rose the most in a week on Wednesday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that the U.S. economy is facing unprecedented downside risks that could do lasting damage. Powell pushed legislators to take more action to support the economy. The poss...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:GATA today asked the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission whether it has ever audited the gold reported to it by the New York Commodities Exchange as being eligible or registered for sale and delivery on the exchange.In a letter to commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert, your secretary/treasurer and GATA consultant Harvey Organ wrote:"Recent turmoil in the gold ma...Read More
Gold, silver, copper and crude oil are all very bullish. Gold can rise to $1800+ by tomorrow if the rise continues. Silver can break past $20.00+ if the rise continues. Crude oil will if it floats over $30.00 this week will rise to $37.60 and more. Copper is bullish as long as it trades over $228. Speculation of negative interest rates by the bank of England will only increase the pace of rise o...Read More
How long it will take the global economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic is anyone's guess right now.Could the world's major economic regions be in for an "LUV" recovery similar to the one they saw after the global financial crisis of 2008-09?That was the format of recovery that was expected in 2009 by former Rio Tinto chief executive officer Tom Albanese, who was at the helm of the mining g...Read More
Brazilian steel and iron ore producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) expects to ship 32 million tonnes of iron ore in 2020, chief financial officer Marcelo Ribeiro said on Friday May 15.The company aims to increase its output rate through the remainder of the year, after heavy rainfall cut production in the first quarter. CSN changed its 2020 output guidance to include third-party purchases...Read More
The deep-sea scrap import market in Turkey was quiet and prices stable on Monday May 18, with the country's major cities under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic until Tuesday night, May 19, sources said.Overall demand for deep-sea scrap is slow because of both the pandemic and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when steel trade traditionally slows in Muslim countries. "Turkish steel mills are...Read More
Prices in the export markets for CIS steel slab moved in differing directions in the week to Monday May 18, with a widening gap between workable prices in the traditional outlets such as Italy and Turkey and those possible in China, which has become an active slab importer recently.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $330-350 per tonne on May 18, wi...Read More
In this conversation, Bob Moriarty of 321gold and Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable discuss the coronavirus, the stock market, what lies ahead for gold and silver, and junior mining companies with potential. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Bob Moriarty, the world-renowned, bestselling author and founder of the websites 321gold and 321energy.com. Bob Moriarty: Hi, Maurice. It...Read More
Money manager Adrian Day looks at three large gold royalty companies that have reported Q1 earnings. Franco-Nevada Corp. (FNV:TSX; FNV:NYSE, US$143.88) reported first-quarter earnings slightly better than expected, with Gold Equivalent Ounces (GEOs) up over 10% compared with a year ago. It has withdrawn its full year guidance due to the covid-related shutdown of some of its mines; about 30% of it...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321gold discusses why he believes the spin-off company will be bought out. Gold and silver have had a good run lately but the DSI (Daily Sentiment Index) is suggesting a pause may be in the works. Gold hit a reading of 91 on Friday May 15th while silver showed 88. While I am convinced the actions of the Fed in unleashing a flood of dollars will result in hyperinflation in the metal...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger anticipates the come-from-behind winning run of silver.In the late 1930s, a young stallion was born in Lexington, Ky., at the legendary Calumet Farm, that went on to win seventeen major races from 1940-1942, including the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes) in 1941. Named after his brood-mare mother, Dustwhirl, this record-breaking stallion w...Read More
China's steel rebar prices increased in both the domestic and export markets on Monday May 18 due to rising production costs, Fastmarkets was told.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,530-3,560 yuan ($496-500) per tonne, up by 70 yuan per tonneRaw materials' prices moved up in the past two weeks, pushing up rebar mills' production costs and supporting rebar prices in the spot market, sources said....Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia surged over the past week on strong demand from Chinese importers, sources told Fastmarkets. Producers were mainly focused on selling their export allocations to Chinese import traders, who were willing to buy in larger quantities and at higher prices than other Asian customers, market participants said.Fastmarkets' price assessment for...Read More
The Indian silico-manganese export price range fell 6% last week after export sales have been declining since the start of May when suppliers pushed prices higher, in line with stronger manganese ore prices and after manganese alloys production was slashed in India, Fastmarkets heard. In Europe, high-carbon ferro-manganese and silico-manganese market prices also eased amid quiet spot activity and...Read More
Ferro-silicon prices fell by almost 9% in Europe over the past week, with suppliers cutting their offer prices and doing deals well below the previous market range, sources said.Steelmakers were already rolling over quarterly settlements into the third quarter from the current quarter, suggesting quieter demand and further downward pressure on spot prices in the coming months, trade sources said.F...Read More
The Dow and the S&P both enjoyed their biggest one-day jumps since April 6Stocks hurtled higher today, thanks to a combination of this morning's positive early stage test results for Moderna's (MRNA) potential COVID-19 vaccination, coupled with Fed Chair Jerome Powell's apparent willingness to further help the U.S. economy. The Dow notched a roughly 911 point win, surgingat the close for its best...Read More