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

Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsNot too long ago, we wrote about the so called Modern Monetary so called Theory (MMT). It is not modern, and it is not a theory. We called it a cargo cult. You'd think that everyone would know that donning fake headphones made of coconut shells, and waving tiki torches will not summon airplanes loaded with cargo. At least the people who believe in this have the excu...Read More

- Stefan GleasonAs investors reset their clocks to accord with the end of Daylight Savings Time, they may also need to reset their expectations for future returns. A strong body of research suggests that artificially changing the time twice a year - forward, then backward an hour - does more harm than good. It leads to sleep disruptions, heightened stress, missed appointments, wasted time (...Read More

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

Doyou know what mining companies did yesterday? They verified a major breakdown,confirming the extremely bearish outlook for the following months. What? Theminers rallied? Oh, you mean the senior mining stocks (HUI, GDX…) – then yes,they moved a bit higher. But the junior miners (TorontoStock Exchange Venture Index) just declined after confirmingbreakdown below the very important risi...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

A case can be made that silver's current price “stability” –believed by many to be well below where it "should" be – is theresult of at least three interlocking factors.There are certainly other considerations, but the following seemespecially relevant today…Our chosen metaphor is the three-legged stool. Take one legaway, and the stool topples. In the case...Read More

The gold bull run of 2019 peaked early September at $1566, up over 25% on the year! Which will likely have encouraged many prominent gold bugs to get carried away with various headlines of Gold heading for $5000, $10,000 and beyond. However, since it's peak the Gold price has been drifting lower at a shallow pace to it's last closing price of $1491, still up over 19% on the year.So is this a corre...Read More

It’s no secret to you that I am still more bearish on gold thanbullish. And it’s no secret to me that a lot ofour subscribers still like gold and feel that it is still a safe haven and a good store ofvalue long term.Despite having argued that gold was oneof the largest bubbles and a part of the larger 30-Year Commodity Cycle bubbleand crash, I’ve also noted that bo...Read More

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

James Hyerczyk6 hours ago (Nov 05, 2019 6:42 PM GMT)Gold futures are trading sharply lower late in the session on Tuesday as sellers dumped the market following a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields, a surge in the U.S. Dollar against a basket of currencies, and firm demand for U.S. equities.The catalyst behind the selling pressure on Tuesday was likely the release of better-than-expected U.S. ISM...Read More

Friday’ssession was exceptional for several reasons and the most profound ones aregold’s and silver’s sizable intraday rally, and the subsequent slide. Thereversals that both metals created are practically screaming signs pointing towhat’s next. The way mining stocks behaved, and how gold closed relative to itsprevious tops also have important implications, but let’s...Read More

Friday’ssession was exceptional for several reasons and the most profound ones aregold’s and silver’s sizable intraday rally, and the subsequent slide. Thereversals that both metals created are practically screaming signs pointing towhat’s next. The way mining stocks behaved, and how gold closed relative to itsprevious tops also have important implications, but let’s...Read More

Most major aluminium producers agree that tackling the carbon intensity of the smelting process is one of the biggest challenges facing their industry. What they cannot agree on is how to deal with the situation, as a lively panel hosted by Fastmarkets during LME Week at the end of October showed. Aluminium smelting is an energy-intensive business and the market is starting to differentiate b...Read More

Christopher Lewis8 hours ago (Nov 05, 2019 4:59 PM GMT)Gold markets have broken down significantly during the trading session in early hours on Tuesday, as we should continue to see a lot of interest in the yellow metal due to central bank monetary policy, geopolitical concerns, and quite frankly a simple malaise when it comes to the currency markets. Ultimately, the $1500 level being broken to th...Read More

Will the Fed pause after three rate cuts?, Will equities gain from a U.S.-China trade deal? And what happens to gold if interest rates stay put? Blu Putnam, Chief Economist at CME Group, outlines potential scenarios for equities, interest rates and gold. More insights: Read more stories like this on OpenMarkets. And for trader tools and resources visit: https://activetrader.cmegroup.comRead More

The three-month copper price traded on the London Metal Exchange almost closed the gap on its psychological $6,000 per tonne level, with growing supply concerns bolstering consumption and precipitating a significantly higher turnover on Tuesday November 5. The red metal's three-month price closed 1.1% higher at $5,946.50 per tonne compared with the previous day's $5,877 per tonne close. The price...Read More

The London Metal Exchange's plans to launch a new trading platform in 2021 could bring a host of new functionality enhancements to its electronic and inter-office market, from variable tick sizes to additional order types and greater self-service user management.Yet with the LME also targeting the eventual decommissioning of its current LMEselect electronic trading system - which was first introdu...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices were rangebound on Tuesday November 5, with market participants remaining jittery over high inventories and the upcoming demand lull over the winter season.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $83.30 per tonne, up $0.03 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $83.12 per tonne, up $0.03 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $82.70 per...Read More

The three-month copper price traded on the London Metal Exchange almost closed the gap on its psychological $6,000 per tonne level, with growing supply concerns bolstering consumption and precipitating a significantly higher turnover on Tuesday November 5. The red metal's three-month price closed 1.1% higher at $5,946.50 per tonne compared with the previous day's $5,877 per tonne close. The price...Read More