The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market remained quiet on Thursday August 13, with mills preferring to wait for some movement in the domestic and export finished long steel sectors, sources told Fastmarkets. Steel mills in the country have booked a number of cargoes in recent weeks, with the latest transactions for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the US and Baltic Sea done at $285 per tonne cfr.There were s...Read More

Prices for mid-grades of iron ore went down on Thursday August 13 with the expectation of an easing of the cargo congestion at ports in China, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $121.38 per tonne, down by $0.13 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $120.55 per tonne, down by $0.45 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $...Read More

Prices for bulk cargoes of steel scrap imported to Bangladesh jumped over the last seven days following two fresh deals from the United States West Coast, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday August 13.Market participants said that Bangladeshi mills have booked at least four bulk scrap cargoes over the last three weeks, with three different mills purchasing material.One deal was closed for 8,000 t...Read More

Marc feels, "The economy is currently in a dead-cat bounce and that peak economic levels seen in 2018-2019 will not come back for a long-time... and by a long-time... years."Time Stamp References:1:10 - Recovery and risks.2:40 - Long-term Fed Policy consequences.8:20 - Fed paving the way for more socialism.11:10 - Money printing, asset prices, and unemployment.14:50 - Contrasting China Vs. the Wes...Read More

As we attempt to peel back the layers of PR stunts and puff pieces fawning over Bill Gates, we hope to illustrate that the man being propped up on the global stage and sold to the people as their savior, is anything but. Continue...Read More

Underground mining at MAG Silver's joint venture project is expected to commence soon. In a news release, MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE A) presented its operational and financial highlights of Q2/20, which ended June 30, 2020, and afterward.On June 1, 2020, immediately after the Mexican government lifted its Covid-19 mandate on May 30, work was restarted at Juanicipio, a joint venture proje...Read More

Tonight lets take a look at the bad boy of the PM complex, silver. If you’ve been following silver for any length of time then you know it can be aggravating at times as we’ve seen fairly recently when gold and the PM stocks have been running pretty hot to the upside while silver just sat there doing its job of frustrating as many investors in the PM complex as it could. Finally, three...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 13 that are worth another look.The Brazilian branch of car manufacturer General Motors (GM) was extending the furlough period for some employees at its plants, and opening a voluntary redundancy plan at its S??o Caetano do Sul unit, the company told Fastmarkets...Read More

When aggregatedemand contracts, debts default, credit tightens, the velocity of money plunges,deflation ensues and capital, i.e. circulating credit and debt, is destroyed.In the extreme state of hyper-deflation, central bankers try to offset fatallyaccelerating capital destruction by creating even more money to replace thatwhich is being destroyed.TheUnited States printed more money in June than i...Read More

Disclaimer: The following is my opinion and is not intended as investment advice. I don’t know anything about bulls, bears, cycles, resistance, daily, weekly, monthly charting, micro or macro fundamentals and especially indicators like the EROI.I have been waiting for Silver to take off since 2005 when I was sure the economy and the dollar were going to collapse. [1]The economy should have g...Read More

The Brazilian branch of car manufacturer General Motors (GM) was extending the furlough period for some employees at its plants, and opening a voluntary redundancy plan at its S??o Caetano do Sul unit, the company told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 12.Brazil's automotive industry was gradually recovering from the restrictions imposed earlier in the year to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemi...Read More

Following the July 08, 2020 Market Minute titled: What is driving gold up?. We highlighted the main factors pushing gold prices upward. Are those factors still there? And if so, how much further is the precious metal going to rise (Chart 1)? One of the main reasons gold prices are advancing is due to the prolonged decline in U.S. Treasury bond yields (Chart 2). The yellow metal prices started the...Read More

The London Metal Exchange has unveiled a package of sustainability proposals including new aluminium and steel scrap contracts, a spot trading platform and LMEpassport - a new digital register for physical metals data. The spot trading platform is focusing initially on aluminium but is open to other metals. The first stage of LMEpassport is targeting electronic certificates of analysis (CoAs) for...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 10 that are worth another look.Production activity has come under threat at Belarus Steel Works (BMZ) with workers protesting against the result of the country's presidential election on Sunday August 9.Liberty House Group,...Read More

Steel market participants anticipate China's "dual circulation" policy will to boost steel demand for the remainder of 2020, with the more self-reliant economic model aiming to offset slowdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China political tensions. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in late July that China will focus on a "dual circulation" development model, which ensures a more sel...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 13 that are worth another look.The Brazilian branch of car manufacturer General Motors (GM) was extending the furlough period for some employees at its plants, and opening a voluntary redundancy plan at its S??o Caetano do Sul unit, the company told Fastmarkets...Read More

Plans for a London Metal Exchange spot trading platform have sparked intense debate within the aluminium industry. But opponents and supporters don't necessarily fall into the camps that one might expect. For starters, a decision by the LME not to change its futures contract, establish a new green aluminium contract or set thresholds to define what constitutes low-carbon metal is proving key in st...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:US domestic prices for hot-rolled coil moved down in line with our expectations, averaging $461 per ton in July versus our forecast price of $460 per ton. Although domestic HRC prices slipped to less than $450 per ton in late July/early August, we maintain the view th...Read More

The lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparency into the markets it covers and the pricing process it applies.Fastmarkets assessed the lithium hydroxide monohydrate min...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 13 that are worth another look.The Brazilian branch of car manufacturer General Motors (GM) was extending the furlough period for some employees at its plants, and opening a voluntary redundancy plan at its S??o Caetano do Sul unit, the company told Fastmarkets...Read More