Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap for December deliveries at a slow pace and steady prices, sources said on Friday November 22.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo at $261 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20). The cargo composition was not clear at the time of publication.As a result of this trade, the daily scrap indices remained almost flat on November...Read More
The Fastmarkets index for iron ore 65% Fe Brazil-origin, cfr Qingdao, rose on Friday November 22, breaching the $100-per-tonne mark for the first time since October 8.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $88.08 per tonne, up $1.41 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $88.11 per tonne, up $1.41 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $87.47 per tonne, up $1....Read More
With confusing news over United States-China trade talks, the markets are unsettled this morning, Friday November 22; the path of least resistance for the metals is to the downside, but with prices already weak, support is being encountered.With gold prices weaker and US 10-year treasury yields firmer, havens are in less demand. The release of flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data...Read More
* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Copper rebounded on Friday aftercomments by the U.S. and Chinese presidents raised hopes thatthe two countries will forge a trade deal. Donald Trump said on Friday that a trade deal with China is"potentially very close" while Xi Jinping said that China wantsto work out an initial trade p...Read More
Prices for seaborne premium hard coking coal rose on Friday November 22, though participants said that there was little room for the market to strengthen significantly in the coming weeks.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $134.76 per tonne, up $1.25 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $145.39 per tonne, up $1.32 per tonneHard coking coal, fob DBCT: $120.70 per ton...Read More
Eastern China's rebar prices dropped slightly on Friday November 22 - the first downward movement in 10 days - amid concerns over high production rates, though futures picked up. Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,070-4,100 yuan ($579-583) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,780-3,820 yuan per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneTraders in eastern China cut prices slightly to genera...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters maintained high offers on Friday November 22 amid price gains in the country's eastern region.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,670-3,700 yuan ($522-526) per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,650-3,660 yuan per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneSellers in Shanghai started selling at around 3,670 yuan per tonne in the earlier...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points in pre-opening trade.The Canadian Dollar added 0.14 to U.S.75.43 cents following release of Canadian September Retail Sales at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.3% versus a decline of 0.2% in August. Actual was a decrease of 0.1%.Nordstrom gained $2.86 to $37.18 after reporting higher than consensus...Read More
The European Commission will consider early next year whether to add cadmium to the European Union's critical raw materials list, with the aim of encouraging production and recycling of this metal widely used in batteries, and hence potentially helping the EU economy move away from fossil fuels. Such a listing is designed to incentivize European production of a critical raw material that is in sho...Read More
An overview of the Chinese minor metals markets and the reasons for their latest price moves. Read More
Diplomats at the World Trade Organisation's goods council have attacked the European Union over its plans to integrate titanium dioxide and cobalt into its health and safety laws, claiming this could impose unnecessary restrictions on exporting certain stainless steels to the EU.The European Parliament is considering regulating these steel inputs under its classification, labeling and packaging of...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday November 22. China The domestic Chinese ferro-silicon price remained unchanged after producers refused to lower offer prices despite slow trades. Export price was also steady on firm offer prices from major suppliers, but persistent weak demand has resulted in some lower offers among tra...Read More
Steady demand in Taiwan continues to prop up ferrous scrap prices, which maintained a slight upward trend this week. Demand in the major import market of Vietnam remained weak due to the narrow price spread between ferrous scrap and downstream billet, with few buyers willing to pay higher for deep-sea cargoes. There was, however, interest for lower-priced Japanese scrap. VietnamFastmarkets' p...Read More
Exceptional diamonds are nothing new for Lucara Diamond's (TSX: LUC) Karowe mine in Botswana, but this fall has seen the miner unearth coloured gems as well as large high-value Type IIa stones. Lucara recently reported it has recovered a 123-carat Type IIa diamond, a 9.74-carat blue diamond and a 4.13-carat pink diamond - all from the South Lobe of the AK6 kimberlite.The company also recovered a 3...Read More
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) and its creditors reached a deal that will see the Renard diamond mine operate during corporate restructuring, after the company's failure to generate positive free cash flow in 2019.In October, the Superior Court of Quebec granted Stornoway an approval and vesting order from, a key condition for the company to execute transactions outlined in a letter of intent announ...Read More
The second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium, organized by The Northern Miner, took place in Toronto in June. This year's featured speakers included Chris Jennings, chairman of North Arrow Minerals, and Paul Zimnisky, independent diamond analyst and consultant. While the day was full of insights about the diamond market and diamond exploration and mining, three themes were particularly prominent...Read More
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has closed a public offering of US$50 million issuing 37.8 million units at $1.325 per unit.Each unit consists of one common share and one half of a warrant to buy one common share. Each full warrant can be exercised for one common share at $1.7225 per share within five years from the date of issuance.Underwriters have a 30-day option to buy an additional 5.7 mi...Read More
The reported wager placed by Bridgewater Associates would pay off for the firm if either the S&P 500 or the Euro Stoxx 50 or both decline.Read full newsRead More
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The European Union launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on...Read full newsRead More