Share this articleTORONTO - Centerra Gold Inc. is suspending open pit mining at its Oksut project in Turkey in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.The suspension of work at the project starting March 31 is for an initial period of two weeks.However, the gold miner says operations at its Kumtor mine in the Kyrgyz Republic and its Mount Milligan operation near Prince George, B.C., continue fo...Read More
Australian exploration company Infinity Lithium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a multi-staged investment and assistance package to secure funding for its San Jose lithium project in Spain.The company signed the MoU with the European Institute of Innovation &Technology (EIT) initiative, Innoenergy, which supports innovation for sustainable energy. The initial part of the package...Read More
The spread of the Covid-19 virus is forcing shutdowns and a reassessment of consumers' cobalt requirements. Prices of cobalt - metal, intermediates and salts - have so far taken a hit amid concerns of a general, global economic slowdown caused by the virus; a slower uptake in electric vehicle usage; and disrupted demand from the aerospace sector. But lockdowns aimed at limiting the spread of the v...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have been largely unchanged in Europe due to the limited trading activity resulting from the lockdown measures put in place to combat the Covid-19 virus, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 26.Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil have been largely unchanged in Europe due to the limited trading activity resulting from the measures put in place to comba...Read More
Today is Thursday, March 26, 2020, and this is your daily gold market update. Let's look at the latest price of gold, value of the dollar, gold/silver ratio, Commitment of Traders data, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) prices to get a sense of how the yellow metal is faring today.Gold PriceThe price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars today is $1,656.05. It's up 2.75% from yesterday and up 25....Read More
Today is Thursday, March 26, 2020, and this is your daily energy stocks roundup. Today we're looking at the valuations of Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ: REGI), Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), and W&T Offshore (NYSE: WTI).Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ: REGI)Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ: REGI) is a $781.29 million company today with a one-year return of -10.13%. Let's look at its price-to-earnings (P/...Read More
China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices fell on Thursday March 26 amid weak demand, while export trading was also thin with sellers exercising caution after many overseas buyers canceled their orders.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,350-3,370 yuan ($472-475) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,280 yuan per tonne, narrowed downward by 20 yuan per tonneTrading activity w...Read More
Not even the Fed can save us now.As much as the gatekeepers of monetary policy will try, nothing they can do can stop the bleeding.Since this pandemic reminded the world that political pandering is no substitute for actual preparedness, the Fed has desperately tried to stave off a market collapse with unlimited quantitative easing.There's been the revitalization of the Term Asset-Backed Securities...Read More
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India) is the latest steelmaker in the country to confirm it is reducing production rates due to the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the country."AMNS operations are running at very low capacity, with minimum staff inside its facilities," a company spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 26 without revealing details on which units had been&...Read More
Here is what's new today on INK Ultra Money. Canadian Insider Ultra Club members have access to both premium and free content all the time. Use coupon code SPRING20 for a $100 discount off a new 2020 membership (renewals will be at the regular price unless cancelled before the end of term).1. Mining for bargains - INK ResearchJunior mining stocks have taken it on the chin like everything else t...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday March 26 that are worth another look.China's electric-arc furnace mills have gradually raised production rates in the past three weeks following stronger demand for steel products.A major aluminium producer has concluded multiple deals with Japanese consumers for April-June delivery to main Japanese ports (MJP) at a premium on a c...Read More
Prices for imported steel billet in Egypt decreased in the week ended Thursday March 26 with market activity being very weak because of the Covid-19 pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets.The spread of Covid-19 in the country has caused market activity to soften significantly, the sources added.Egyptian natural gas prices were decreased by $1 to $4.50 per MMBtu this week, after electricity prices were...Read More
Domestic rebar and wire rod prices in Turkey have gone down over the past week due to a complete absence of demand resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, sources said on Thursday March 26.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 2,950-3,030 Turkish lira ($458-471) per tonne on Thursday, down from the 3,100-3,150 lira per tonne of last week.Wi...Read More
The market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was much reduced in the week to Thursday March 26, sources told Fastmarkets, despite a resumption of sales to China."Industrial activity has rebounded rapidly there and pig iron demand has been boosted," one exporter from the CIS said. "The price [in dollars] has reduced, but the devaluation of the Russian rouble has...Read More
The global spread of the Covid-19 virus continues to limit deep-sea scrap trading in Turkey, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 26.The finished long steel and billet markets were also seriously down in Turkey because of the outbreak, they added."There has been no export business [for rebar] for the past three weeks - apart from ongoing trades. We are only producing...Read More
The London Metal Exchange has developed procedures to manage the temporary unavailability of one of its approved warehouses or delivery points that might stem from the Covid-19 outbreak.These measures, which are in line with the exchange's Warehouse Agreement, address potential issues around delivery obligations, warranting and rent payments, it said. "These procedures have been discussed wit...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday March 26 that are worth another look.China's electric-arc furnace mills have gradually raised production rates in the past three weeks following stronger demand for steel products.A major aluminium producer has concluded multiple deals with Japanese consumers for April-June delivery to main Japanese ports (MJP) at a premium on a c...Read More
Gary Christenson, The Deviant InvestorBreaking news: The Wall Street casino created another all-time high for the Dow during the week ending February 14. Then it fell 35% in March.The "pickle" description is explained below. Stay tuned.The Federal Reserve is monetizing bonds directly funding the federal deficit because congress and the administration spend more than their revenues. The coming re...Read More
David Haggith The soup lines hadn't formed yet. Jobs had not even noticeably started to dry up, but they weren't as easy to find anymore. You had to be angry to quit without having a better job firmly in hand. Stocks were climbing furiously above an economy that had been slowly ebbing away since summer. Sales were down for months, so revenues were down for months, and profits were down. Funding...Read More