AAPL has reclaimed its year-over-year breakeven level today as a resultWhen we checked in with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Monday, J.P. Morgan Securities was bullish on the company's iPhone 11 volume forecasts. Those predictions have now rang true, after Nikkei reported that Apple had asked suppliers to boost production up to eight million units. The news has Apple stock up 2%, to trade at $225.30...Read More

The unemployment rate moved lower again U.S. stock futures are pointing to a positive start to the trading day following the release of the September jobs report. Nonfarm payrolls for the month rose by 136,000 -- 9,000 fewer than expected, though the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, the lowest in almost 50 years. This caps off a week of mostly disappointing economic data that has reignited calls fo...Read More

The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Friday October 4, settling at its highest level in 13 months despite low turnover, while nickel continued to trend higher over the afternoon.Lead futures closed at $2,160 per tonne on Friday, gaining by 1.6% over the afternoon while some 3,200 lots were exchanged by the close, lower tha...Read More

Looking to establish a position in Newcrest at under $20 if there is an opportunity.Newcrest has a strong balance sheet and stable financial and operating performance which makes it ideal for portfolio diversification and exposure to gold.Trading at a 13% premium to peers in terms of EV/EBITDA multiple, so I am suggesting to wait for a dip in price before accumulating.This article is a continuatio...Read More

The price of stainless steel sheet in Europe was unchanged this week because low demand had prevented mills from implementing higher monthly alloy surcharges for October, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday October 4.Although not all major mills have yet announced their October surcharges, others have done so, with increases of ?,?150-170 ($164-186) per tonne from September levels, with respect to...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 322,80053,80758,499163,050466,738544,349579,044 Change from Prior Reporting Period -47,593-4,142-2,990-535-41,992-51,118-49,124 Traders 20571845552288183 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 60,53625,841604,885 -2,941-4,935-54,059 non...Read More

The gold miners' stocks are correcting. They've been sliding and drifting lower on balance since their powerful recent upleg peaked a month ago. Corrections are normal and healthy in ongoing bull markets, rebalancing sentiment to pave the way for the next upleg. They also offer the best buy-low opportunities seen inside secular uptrends. Deploying capital in gold stocks after corrections...Read More

- DeepcasterAn essential first step in Profiting and Protecting is obtaining Accurate information about the Economy, Markets, Interventions, Macro forecasts and indeed News in general.We summarize here, but encourage investors and traders to further study the followingGold & Silver Interventionals All citizens should be or become aware of what educated Investors and Traders have long known: th...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold only $19 away from the highest close, impressive. But the daily chart is not so impressive short-term. Gold will see resistance around $1,537 and support around $1,480 (dec contract).Read More

The CIS export billet market started to show signs of a rebound by the end of the first week of this month, with producers unwilling to cut prices any further because they were on the verge of making losses, Fastmarkets heard on Friday October 4.Some mills have already announced that they plan to stop, or to continue to idle, some of their capacities because of the market conditions.In particular,...Read More

Following a flip in global steel and ferrous trade flow trends last year caused by economic jitters in Turkey, trade defenses by the United States and production cuts in China, this year it is steel prices that are turning upside down. Hot-rolled coil (HRC) prices are now below rebar prices in a phenomenon rarely seen outside of the Chinese domestic markets. HRC import prices in Vietnam have...Read More

The whole battery supply chain will benefit from lithium benchmark pricing, Fastmarkets head of battery raw materials research William Adams says as he explores what is driving auto manufacturers to support this pricing mechanism. The auto industry is going through a period of unprecedented change due to companies introducing electric vehicles (EV) into their portfolios alongside internal combusti...Read More

The dream of building a new world-class copper-gold mine in Pakistan in an area bordering Afghanistan and Iran has been dashed, for now at least. The saga of Tethyan Copper Co's (TCC) efforts to develop the Reko Diq mine found resolution last week with an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruling in favor of TCC following a dispute that has rumbled on for years.TCC,...Read More

The recent correction in the sector has halted CDE's advance. Nothing has changed that would alter my opinion of the company. In fact, the fundamentals have improved even more since August.In September, CDE agreed to exchange $20 million of its Senior notes for its common stock, and it also made an "at the market" offering of $75.0 million.These two stock offerings have resulted in a $93.9 mi...Read More

The complexities of international iron ore supply and Chinese steel mill demand have encouraged market participants to increase use of derivative contracts. As the one-year anniversary approaches of the launch of Singapore Exchange's (SGX) 65% Fe iron ore derivative contract, it is clear that the contract is fulfilling its purpose of providing the market with a seamless price risk management tool....Read More

Chinese spot copper premiums hit 10-month highs in September, but market participants doubt the uptrend can last and expect a drop in the annual benchmark premium for 2020. Fastmarkets' copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai reached a peak of $65-82 per tonne on September 5 during the Antaike conference in the Chinese city of Qiqihar, the highest since November 2018. The premium stood at $65...Read More

Low refined nickel stocks and a looming ban on exports of nickel ore from Indonesia are two factors creating a bullish nickel market, according to participants at the seventh Asian Nickel Conference held in Jakarta in mid-September. Low refined nickel stocks at exchange-listed warehouses and the unlikelihood that huge amounts of nickel ore will be stockpiled at Chinese ports ahead of a ban on expo...Read More

The three-month price of lead on the London Metal Exchange was the standout performer at the close of trading on Friday October 4, settling at its highest level in 13 months despite low turnover, while nickel continued to trend higher over the afternoon.Lead futures closed at $2,160 per tonne on Friday, gaining by 1.6% over the afternoon while some 3,200 lots were exchanged by the close, lower tha...Read More

Trading activity in the seaborne coking coal market remained muted on Friday October 4, the fourth day of China's Golden Week to mark its 70th National Day.Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $146.08 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $159.70 per tonne, unchanged Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $123.13 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr...Read More

A very simplistic summary of the LME's approach to responsible sourcing is that it uses the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development(OECD) red flag scheme and a phased introduction of transparency, but Matthew Chamberlain is keen to explain the "two big philosophical pillars behind it."The first is about establishing the LME's role in delivering responsible sourcing. "There are some in...Read More