Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended August 2. ChinaKey drivers The price of antimony MMTA standard-grade II, ddp China, remained flat week on week due to sparse trading activity. Domestic antimony suppliers remained resolute in holding their offer prices firm, citing limited ore material at hand.Some domestic antimony consumers chose to sit on the sidelines aft...Read More

The downward trend in the benchmark cobalt price slowed in July, with some suppliers less eager to compete for sales while spot activity is slow, speculative buying spurs the domestic Chinese metal price and optimism filters through to the cobalt sulfate market.Price move Traders in the international market continued to focus on back-to-back business rather than restock in any meaningful way in Ju...Read More

Spot prices for cobalt metal moved up for the first time since late April on Friday August 2 after recent price declines prompted consumer and trader buying against a backdrop of stronger prices in China. Fastmarkets' benchmark standard-grade cobalt price, in whs Rotterdam rose 1.4% to $12.20-13 per lb on August 2. Prices had moved to $12.10-12.75 per lb on July 31, widening out from $12.30-12.65...Read More

Trade log for cobalt sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% basis, China ex-works, yuan/tonne Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for the cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% basis China ex-works, adjustment...Read More

Thickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingNew mineral sands miner polishes its ImageSPONSOREDimage resourcesAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumSaturn's high-grade discovery gives Apollo Hill a rocketSPONSOREDsaturn metalsANZ, which produces a regular metal commentary called Commodity Call, said in the latest edi...Read More

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SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / August 1, 2019 / Singapore-based fintech GoldFinX has released details in a document for press analysis of its first potential deal, thus kick-starting a steady flow of what should be many more similar initiatives in the 2nd half of 2019.This report highlights its commitmentRead full newsRead More

If you ask me, facial recognition technology is getting a bum rap.It's almost like every headline I see is a fear-inducing scare-piece about how some dark entity is going to steal your face.What they're going to do with it, I don't know.I mean, I hate to break it to the people behind these stories, but the government already has my picture.The state of Maryland gets a freshly-updated photo every t...Read More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded Tuesday and finished up nearly 300 points, one day after the major indexes posted their worst day of the year. China pegged its yuan inside the 7 mark after the Treasury labeled the country a currency manipulator. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO - Get Report)  rose after the videogame...Read More

Aluminium premiums were largely stable in the global markets in the week ended Tuesday August 6, except in the US Midwest, where a lack of demand pushed the premium downward. US Midwest premium falls to lowest since March MJP premium stable but some lower deals heard due to financial year-end stock clearing European market flat with activity expected to resume later this month.US Midwest premium s...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday August 6. Please click...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesAug 6, 2019In late 2008 during what is now referred to as the Great Financial Crisis, government and financial managers had an opportunity to reset a badly out of balance dysfunctional banking system. It would have required pain from bank bondholders, shareholders and taxpayers in general. Everyone recognized the banks were burning down, seemingly out of control.We should have...Read More

UC Rusal has suspended operations at Russia's biggest alumina plant in Achinsk due to a series of blasts at a Russian military base nearby, sources close to the matter told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 6.Market participants said that a fire broke out at a nearby military base and an explosion was heard, which led Rusal - the largest aluminium producer outside China - to suspend its operations at...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 6 that are worth another look.Lithium producer Orocobre and joint-venture partner Toyota Tsusho Corp have started construction on what will be the first lithium hydroxide plant in Japan. UC Rusal has suspended operations at Russia's biggest alumina plant in Achinsk due to a series of blasts at a Russian military base...Read More

Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comAug 6, 2019 Is China a currency manipulator?For one possible answer to this question, please click here now. My view is almost identical to Kyle’s; China’s government is manipulating its currency... higher! Trump’s tariff tax obsession may be somewhat comical, but it is c...Read More

Markets were reeling yesterday amid increased trade tensions as the yuan fell below the psychologically-significant 7 per US dollar mark in response to further proposed tariffs.However after the US labelled China a currency manipulator, the People's Bank of China set the daily currency fixing stronger than analysts expected and announced the planned sale of yuan-dominated bonds in Hong Kong, Bloom...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 6 that are worth another look.Lithium producer Orocobre and joint-venture partner Toyota Tsusho Corp have started construction on what will be the first lithium hydroxide plant in Japan. UC Rusal has suspended operations at Russia's biggest alumina plant in Achinsk due to a series of blasts at a Russian military base...Read More

Vancouver, BC - FinCanna Capital Corp. (CSE:CALI) (OTCQB:FNNZF) (the "Company" or "FinCanna"), a royalty company for the U.S. licensed cannabis industry is pleased to announce that it has advanced a second tranche of capital of US$875,000 further to its Royalty Agreement with QVI, Inc. which stands for, Quality, Value, Integrity, doing business as "The Galley", a cannabis infused product manufac...Read More

Switzerland-based commodities trader Werco Trade has hired metal concentrates trader Theresa Nepote as part of a push to expand the company's commercial capabilities, it said on Tuesday August 6.Nepote will join Werco as a senior trader, enabling the company to diversify into additional markets, the company said. She most recently traded zinc, lead and copper concentrates at Bluequest Resources an...Read More