Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia tracked losses in the downstream hot-rolled coil market against the gloomy backdrop of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel slab imports, cfr Southeast Asia and East Asia was $350-370 per tonne on Monday March 30, down $30-40 per tonne from $390-400 per tonne a week earlier.Over the past week...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday March 31 that are worth another look.The Spanish steel industry has demanded clarification from the government following a March 29 decree to shut down all non-essential production as part of the battle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets heard on March 31.The closure of borders and reduced port operations across African...Read More
Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable discusses the future of DNI Metals with the company's executive chairman. Maurice Jackson: Today we will share a graphite development company set for production. Joining us for a conversation is Dan Weir, the executive chairman of DNI Metals Inc. (DNI:CSE; DMNKF:OTC). Mr. Weir, welcome to the show, sir. Delighted to have you back to provide us with a number...Read More
All key equipment needed to proceed is at the site of MAG Silver and JV partner Fresnillo's project. JuanicipioMAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE A) provided in a news release an update on and recapped 2019 progress at its Juanicipio joint venture project with Fresnillo Plc (FRES:LSE) in Mexico."Construction and exploration drilling continue at the Juanicipio Project. We are fortunate that all t...Read More
Ely Gold Royalties has completed the purchase agreement and lease assignments for eight mining claims at the producing Gold Bar Mine located in Eureka County, Nevada. In a news release, Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQB) reported that it has closed the purchase agreement and lease assignments that the company previously announced in February 2020 through its wholly owned subsidiary,...Read More
Seabridge Gold will start work on the project with a review of historical data. In a news release, Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced it agreed to acquire Golden Predator's 3 Aces orogenic gold project in the Yukon. The company has termed the project a "high-grade, near surface gold opportunity in an mining-friendly jurisdiction."For the project, Seabridge will pay Golden Predat...Read More
All three benchmarks finished with double-digit monthly lossesThe Dow closed out March with a steep loss today, giving back triple-digit midday gains to finish 410 points lower. The blue-chip index locked up steepest quarterly drop in its 124-year history. The S&P and Nasdaq both joined the Dow in the red today, with bank stocks among the notable laggards. All three indexes locked up March with d...Read More
DocuSign is finishing the month out strong, and options players are paying attentionWhile a large portion of the broad market is still struggling to recuperate from this month's violent selloff, DocuSign Inc (NASDAQ:DOCU) has recovered from its mid-March plummet and then some. In fact, the equity broke through recent pressure at the $90 region to nab a new all-time high of $98.38 earlier today, an...Read More
Vietnam will come under a 15-day lockdown from April 1, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday March 31. "The situation is very fluid now and there is no telling what may happen from now on," a ferrous scrap trader in the country told Fastmarkets on Tuesday.All cities in Vietnam will stop public gatherings and shut non-essential public services until April 15. Inbound flights have also been...Read More
Major Indexes are in the black middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is fighting toward a close in positive territory, in what's on track to be its worst quarter ever. The blue chip is fending off this morning's triple-digit drop before the bell, while both the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also modestly in the black. Some traders speculate on a buying boost due to t...Read More
Sea is experiencing growth as consumers resort to online buyingE-commerce developer Sea Ltd. (NYSE:SE) is no stranger to the volatile broad market, but the equity has several layers of support in place that have helped push it higher during the past few months. A recent pullback was captured by SE's 200-day moving average. In fact, SE has been a major outperformer, boasting a year-to-date gain of...Read More
ArcelorMittal will temporarily stop production at its Romanian facility to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday March 31.ArcelorMittal Hunedoara will stop production from April 1 until April 12 inclusive, a company spokesman said."Production will be stopped, for sure," the spokesman said. "We don't know yet if we are going...Read More
Amarin just lost a major U.S. patent lawsuit for its heart drug Vascepa On the charts, things are looking pretty bleak for Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) right now. The equity is down 68.4% at $4.29 during its first hour of trading -- on pace for its worst day in over 2 years -- after the biotech company lost a major U.S. patent lawsuit for its heart drug Vascepa, with Amarin initially claim...Read More
J.P. Morgan Securities and Cowen and Company cut their price targetsRH (NYSE: RH), formerly known as Restoration Hardware, is down 11.8% to trade at $104 this morning. The company reported fourth-quarter profits of $3.72 per share, higher than Wall Street's estimated $3.59 per share. Despite this, the revenue announced by the retailer was lower than anticipated, coming in at $664.98 million, the f...Read More
Lack of consumer spending is leading to V's projected low revenue growthAs the coronavirus pandemicwreaks havoc on the global economy, Visa Inc (NYSE:V) announced its transaction volumes have taken a major hit, as consumer spending falls off sharply. Additionally, the company forecastsingle-digit percentage revenue growth for the second quarter, which prompted price-target cuts from Instinet and S...Read More
The blue chip index is looking at it's worst first quarter on record, too It's not looking good for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures this morning, which are eyeing a triple-digit drop coming into today's trading. Not only that, the blue-chip index is pacing for its worst first quarter ever, down roughly 21.8% coming into today. Futures on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and S&P 500 Index...Read More
The Spanish steel industry has demanded clarification from the government following a March 29 decree to shut down all non-essential production as part of the battle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday March 31. Spain's authorities issued a decree on Sunday that all non-essential activities and businesses must be stopped for the period starting March 30 and ending t...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAThe historic action of the precious metals sector over the past few weeks has continued.The strong recovery in GDX, GDXJ, and Silver has potentially invalidated the technical breakdown that occurred during the crash. It appears to be a failed breakdown.Furthermore, Gold was looking vulnerable on the weekly, and monthly chart yet was able to slingshot back to $1700/oz. I...Read More
Gary Savage Perma-bears are going to wrong. This is why:Read More
Ira EpsteinGold still has a bullish pattern in the short-term. Support around $1595..Read More