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Prices in Southeast Asia's steel billet market continued to face multiple headwinds in the week to Friday February 28, despite the sustained uptrend in the bellwether Turkish ferrous scrap import market. Many buyers had replenished their inventories previously or expect the rise in scrap prices to be unsustainable, leading to sluggish demand, a trader in the Philippines said.Ferrous scrap prices i...Read More
A surge in Chinese high-carbon ferro-chrome production last year led to a jump in buying interest for chrome ore, resulting in a significant build-up of ore inventories in the country that is dampening market sentiment. At the same time, the increased output among Chinese ferro-chrome smelters is exceeding demand from the downstream stainless steel sector and is putting pressure on China's market...Read More
The findings will help Nexus Gold's geologists identify targets for future drilling. Nexus Gold Corp. (NXS:TSX.V; NXXGF:OTCQB) reported in a news release early results of samples taken from its recently acquired Manzour-Dayere gold exploration consession in Burkina Faso. Available results are for 12 samples taken from an active artisanal zone in the 19,053-hectare concession's northeast corner. T...Read More
The Canadian explorer, Galway Metals, hits one of its best intercepts in the company's history. In a news release, Galway Metals Ltd. (GWM:TSX.V) reported results from three highlight holes drilled at its Clarence Stream project in southwest New Brunswick. "Galway's strong drill results demonstrate that Clarence Stream is an emerging new gold district in North America," President and CEO Robert H...Read More
The price of stainless steel in the European domestic market was unchanged in the week ended Friday February 28, but decreases were expected from next week following mills' recent announcement of lower monthly alloy surcharges.The surcharges for grade-304 stainless steels came down substantially this week because of lower nickel prices. The nickel downturn also caused grade-316 surcharges to decre...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday February 28. China Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to weaken sentiment for seaborne ore prices amid sharp falls in portside and alloy prices. Portside prices fell on aggressive bids...Read More
Fed Chair Powell noted the central bank will take action if neededIn a historic week for the market, stocks once again found no footing amid worries over the coronavirus and its global economic impact. The blue-chip index briefly breached the 25,000 level and found itself more than 1,000 points in the hole at its session lows. This seventh straight loss for the Dow caps off a 3,583.26-point loss i...Read More
The coronavirus outbreak is nearing pandemic statusThere's only so many ways to describe the bloodbath that occurred on Wall Street this week. The coronavirus outbreak, nearing pandemic status, sent the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all into correction territory and headed for their worst weekly losses since October 2008. The Dow twice logged single-day losses of 1,000 points or more,while the 10-year...Read More
Wayfair stock is heading toward its sixth straight lossWayfair Inc (NASDAQ:W) reported its quarterly earnings this morning and the results aren't pretty. The furniture company reported an adjusted loss of $2.80 per share, larger than the anticipated $2.65 loss. And while Wayfair increased fourth quarter sales profits, fourth-quarter revenue also missed its mark.In response, W stock dropped 24.2% o...Read More
NVAX is still enjoying tailwinds after the vaccine announcementShares of Novavax Inc (NYSE:NVAX) are soaring today, up 12.3%, earlier peaking at $17.71, and last seen at $13.87. The clinical-stage vaccine company earlier in the week announced a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which they hope to put into phase 1 clinical trial late this spring. NVAX is planning to utilize its proprietary Matrix-M adjuv...Read More
The Dow is looking at its worst weekly loss since the financial crisis The Dow Jones Industrial Average's (DJI) steep sell-off continues, as the blue chip index eyes its worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, on track for a roughly 13% weekly drop. Trade bellwether Boeing (BA) is leading the index's sell-off, while Apple (AAPL) is also suffering notable losses midday. The S&P 500 Index (SP...Read More
Stocks are set to get rocked againDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointing to another day of substantial losses for stocks. More countries have reported their first cases of the coronavirus, and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the virus could spread all across the globe. Meanwhile, more businesses are lowering their yearly outlooks because of the outbreak, pushing traders...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 389,33953,47490,728176,619552,240656,686696,442 Change from Prior Reporting Period -19,010-1,22624,1221,100-8,8916,21214,005 Traders 24163775857332172 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 76,23136,475732,917 11,3883,59517,600 non reportable positionsC...Read More
By: Gary Savage I have to laugh at two things:Perma-bears are calling for the end of the bull market. But it is not the end, not yet!Other people are trying to take credit for the crash.The Fed prevented the market from correcting in December and now look..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/ Read More
By: Ira EpsteinCovid19 is causing panic, but do not panic! Gold, you would think, would be up more, but it is not. $1626.6 is key to short-term to watch as a support zone, but if it goes below then what?Read More
Rick Ackerman, Rick's PicksThe stock market at its most violent this week has been an easy read, just as it was when the tech sector imploded 20 years ago and during the financial collapse of 2007-08. On the eve of today's memorable carnage the short-term charts practically glowed with warnings of the Dow's imminent, record-breaking plunge. I'd predicted as much in commentary sent out the ni...Read More
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) has again asked the United States Supreme Court to hear its case challenging the constitutionality of Section 232.AIIS' move comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that President Donald Trump acted within the authority granted to him by the Constitution in imposing tariffs and quotas against foreign steel and aluminium...Read More
Trading in Turkey's domestic steel market has stopped following an airstrike in Idlib in northwestern Syria, that resulted in the deaths of at least 33 Turkish soldiers, market sources told Fastmarkets on Friday February 28. Following the attack, which Turkish officials blamed on the forces of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdodan, said Syria's al-Assad regime was now...Read More