Prices for rebar imports into Singapore were unchanged in the week to Monday September 7 amid limited spot negotiations, market sources told Fastmarkets.Major end users in Singapore did not purchase any materials amid weak demand from downstream construction contractors and high inventory levels. This is unlike the Hong Kong import market, which sources said had bought 52,000 tonnes of Turkish reb...Read More

London Metal Exchange base metals prices were mixed this morning, Monday September 7, as were pre-market major western equity index futures, while metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly firmer and Asian-Pacific equities were mixed too. A better-than-expected US employment report on Friday led to a strong close for the base metals at the end of last week, but a weaker tone in equity ma...Read More

US-based electric vehicle maker Tesla has joined cobalt producers Huayou and Glencore as a member of a recently founded organization whose aim is to improve the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) will help to boost the appeal of cobalt produced in the DRC by developing the working standards in artisanal mining, a part of the industr...Read More

The cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process it...Read More

The cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets publishes trades logs for its key price assessments and indices to bring more transparencyinto the markets it covers and the pricing process...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 7 that are worth another look.The Labor Day holiday in the United States meant that three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed at the close of trading on Monday, with trading volumes thin. LME nickel futures showed the biggest losses over the afternoon.In Asia, Vietnamese buyers remaine...Read More

European steelmakers have pushed official offers for domestic hot-rolled coil upward on a positive trend that has settled in the market, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday September 7.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was calculated at ?,?467.39 ($553.28) per tonne on Monday, up by ?,?3 per tonne from ?,?464.39 per tonne on September 4.The index was als...Read More

The domestic price of steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow was fairly stable in the week to Monday September 7, supported by good buying, Fastmarkets has heard.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, remained at 37,000-37,500 roubles ($491-497) per tonne on September 7, including 20% VAT.Key domestic suppliers...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Monday September 7 on a gradual strengthening of end-user demand. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,690-3,720 yuan ($539-544) per tonne, up by 20 yuan per tonneTemperatures have fallen to milder ranges in most parts of China, which lengthen working hours for the construction sector. A trader in eastern China said his customers raised their procurement ra...Read More

Prices for rebar imports into Singapore were unchanged in the week to Monday September 7 amid limited spot negotiations, market sources told Fastmarkets.Major end users in Singapore did not purchase any materials amid weak demand from downstream construction contractors and high inventory levels. This is unlike the Hong Kong import market, which sources said had bought 52,000 tonnes of Turkish reb...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 7 that are worth another look.The Labor Day holiday in the United States meant that three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed at the close of trading on Monday, with trading volumes thin. LME nickel futures showed the biggest losses over the afternoon.In Asia, Vietnamese buyers remaine...Read More

Hope you have all had good August holidays despite the fast materialising Covid-19 second peaks across the world with the United States leading the way by galloping ahead of the rest. Though much of Europe has also taken it's eye off the ball and is fast seeing it's 2nd peaks materialising with the UK managing to fair better largely due to intelligence of it's citizens rather than any actions from...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 7 that are worth another look.The Labor Day holiday in the United States meant that three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed at the close of trading on Monday, with trading volumes thin. LME nickel futures showed the biggest losses over the afternoon.In Asia, Vietnamese buyers remaine...Read More

Those in favor of Judy Shelton’s approval by Congress, pursuant to her nomination to the Federal Reserve Board Of Governors, should not be surprised by the torrent of criticism directed at her.A letter published and signed by former Federal Reserve officials and staffers called on the Senate to reject her nomination, stating that “Ms. Shelton’s views are so extreme and ill-consid...Read More

Indian authorities have decided to slash export rebates, in a move which market participants expect will raise prices for steel shipped out of the South Asian nation, Fastmarkets understands.An Indian steel trader told Fastmarkets that a final decision on the matter was still under discussion, but he expected that the rebate he received on steel exports would be cut from a current 2.5-3% per trans...Read More

Peter Krauth discusses the Fed's inflation target and what that means for gold.Make no mistake, higher gold prices are coming.By pulling yet another arrow from its quiver, the Fed's just helped move us closer that target.The Fed wants inflation, so it's going to get it. Problem is, we the people, will have to live with it.Fed Chair Jerome Powell told us last week they will let inflation run higher...Read More

Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) largely kept their crude steel production rates unchanged in late August from the preceding 10 days, but their finished steel inventories continued to drop, according to data released on Thursday September 3.August 21-31 outputCrude steel: 2.16 million tonnes per day, down by 0.04%Finished steel: 2.19 million tpd, up...Read More

According to the WGC, the latest leg of gold’s 2020 bull run has come too fast, but gold has still potential for further upside. The World Gold Council has recently published a few interesting reports. Let’s analyze them and draw important conclusions for the precious metals investors! I’ll start with the July Investment Update: “Gold hits record high: sprint or marathon?&r...Read More

August 13, the Market Oracle  publishes my article on Gold, Silver, the Black Rock and the Twins. I claim something is going on that can’t be explained without knowing what happened in 2015 that changed the precious metals and mankind’s destiny.I am still waiting to see if Silver tests the $21 resistance but what happened yesterday (August 11) and the next day is perplexing. Augus...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday September 7 that are worth another look.The Labor Day holiday in the United States meant that three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed at the close of trading on Monday, with trading volumes thin. LME nickel futures showed the biggest losses over the afternoon.In Asia, Vietnamese buyers remaine...Read More