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Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday November 5 that are worth another look.Most major aluminium producers agree that tackling the carbon intensity of the smelting process is one of the biggest challenges facing their industry.Chinese re-rollers' interest in imported billet has waned in recent weeks following a surge in prices in the major global markets, sources t...Read More

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Shipments of nickel laterite ore from Indonesia have resumed gradually following a crackdown on nickel mines in the country on October 25, delegates attending the China International Nickel & Cobalt Conference in Yichang, Central China, told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 5.Indonesian officials launched an inspection of domestic nickel laterite ore mines late on October 25, market sources confirm...Read More

The global vanadium market remained under pressure last week from poor buying interest and good spot availability.The export price of ferro-vanadium in China plunged in the latest assessment period on Thursday October 31 following a significant price drop in the domestic market.Fastmarkets assessed the price of ferro-vanadium, 78% V min, fob China at $29-31 per kg on October 31, down by 11.1% from...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold support around $1480 area if it were to breakdown. Gold fighting resistance with overbought market, serious resistance..Read More

Fastmarkets is proposing to reduce the frequency of publication of its European germanium metal and tellurium assessments and Chinese germanium dioxide assessment. Fastmarkets selects the frequency of publication of its price assessments after considering the number of data points (deals, bids, offers, deals heard and assessments) that it can reasonably expect to collect on a consistent basis in t...Read More

Electric vehicle (EV) production growth in China has slowed over the second half of this year, dropping more quickly than the market expected, Houshan Bai, chairman of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co, told delegates at a nickel and cobalt conference on Tuesday November 5. In the first six months, EV sales and production in China had been in a healthy upturn, but slower growth started to eme...Read More

Prices for ferrous scrap in Mexico increased slightly in the northern steelmaking region of Monterrey in the week to Tuesday November 5, while prices were flat in the central steelmaking region of Bajio.Market participants are more optimistic about prices, with indications that scrap prices in the United States could see a modest recovery in November.In Monterrey, word circulated that at least one...Read More

Turkish steel mills stepped back from the deep-sea markets on Tuesday November 5, following the purchase of several cargoes the previous day, sources told Fastmarkets.Yesterday, three newly booked cargoes - two of US origin and one of Baltic Sea origin - ended a week-long hiatus since the previous booking. All three bookings were of similar composition and pricing, with HMS 1&2...Read More

The combination of some easing in Chinese lending rates and talk that United States officials may be prepared to drop some tariffs on China has led to more risk-on in broader markets.The three leading US indices, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed on record highs on Monday November 4 and US treasury yields are climbing, but the metals are looking quite mi...Read More

Electric vehicle (EV) production growth in China has slowed over the second half of this year, dropping more quickly than the market expected, Houshan Bai, chairman of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co, told delegates at a nickel and cobalt conference on Tuesday November 5. In the first six months, EV sales and production in China had been in a healthy upturn, but slower growth started to eme...Read More

It's a beautiful morning here in rural Maryland. The Baltimore Ravens beat the mighty Patriots of Boston, and the Dow futures are up 124 points. Right now, the DJIA is at 23,382, gold trades at $1,510.20 an ounce, and silver is at $18.18. All is right with the world.Palladium is the big winner this year and is now up to $1,748. And in retrospect, we sold our physical rhodium too soon, as it is now...Read More

Bluestone Resources Inc. (TSXV:BSR, OTCQB:BBSRF) is a mineral exploration and development company that is focused on advancing its 100%-owned Cerro Blanco Gold and Mita Geothermal projects, located in Guatemala. A feasibility study on Cerro Blanco, completed in January (the "Feasibility Study"), returned robust economics, with a quick pay-back and an average annual production projected to be 146,0...Read More

Today INK Ultra Money looks at longevity as an emerging investment theme. In particular, what would happen if you could reverse the aging process? AK breaks down the last week's premium episode of "Discoveries" to identify the massive opportunity presented by the health care industry's anti-aging space.A new way of looking at agingMeanwhile, as the Fed cuts rates and floods the financial system w...Read More

Today INK Ultra Money provides a free Real Vision which looks at longevity as an emerging investment theme. In particular, what would happen if you could reverse the aging process? AK breaks down the last week's premium episode of "Discoveries" to identify the massive opportunity presented by the health care industry's anti-aging space.A new way of looking at aging Meanwhile, as the Fed cuts rate...Read More

Demand for flat steel products in Turkey remained weak in October because of the decline in global prices, market participants told Fastmarkets on Tuesday, November 5.Nonetheless, they added that local producers have now filled their order books until late December.Local demand was already weak in Turkey in September, and political uncertainty in October led to a further fall in&nbs...Read More

Turkish exports of flat steel products declined by 21.8% year-on-year to 393,716 tonnes in September 2019, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).This compares with a volume of 503,524 tonnes in the corresponding period of 2018, the institute said.The reason for decrease in exports was the lackluster demand for Turkish flat steel...Read More

Hot-rolled coil import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have gone down this week on lower offers, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 5.Buyers were still reluctant to book large tonnages because of the falling prices as well as the weak end-user demand, they said.UAEOffer prices for HRC from China and Japan were heard in the UAE at $420-430 per tonne cfr this week, with...Read More

Import prices for steel billet and rebar in the United Arab Emirates have decreased over the past week, but domestic rebar prices remained stable, market sources said on Tuesday November 5.Demand for long steel was still moderate in the country, and buyers preferred to buy small quantities in order to avoid holding high stocks at the end of the year.Billet importsBillet was offered from Oman at ab...Read More