Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai in the week ended Friday August 30. China Key drivers The Chinese export silicon price moved up for the second consecutive week in response to tight supply in domestic market due to increased buying from Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers who are ramping up production before China's National Day holiday (October 1-7) when prod...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have started the week quietly, and have not booked any new deep-sea scrap cargoes despite a heavy drop in prices last week, sources said on Monday September 2.The markets have been silent since August 27, when prices dropped by $11.55 per tonne day on day on news of the latest trades.Since then, however, traders have stepped back...Read More
Domestic prices for auto bundle steel scrap and shipbreaking scrap in Turkey have decreased because of poor demand, sources said on Monday September 2.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,520-1,770 ($260-303) per tonne on September 2, widening downward from last week's TRY1,580-1,770 per tonne.A number of steel mills have dec...Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue five of its precious metals prices to focus attention on our core markets. The prices being proposed for discontinuation are as follows:Platinum min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehousePalladium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehouseRhodium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehouseIridium ingot min 99.9% Europe Free...Read More
While nickel is in the spotlight, the rest of the base metals are still being pulled and pushed by the combination of higher tariffs on US imports of Chinese goods and China's plans to support its economy with further spending on infrastructure.Chinese manufacturing data also showed mixed results with the official purchasing managers index (PMI) falling to 49.5 from 49.7, while the Caixin manufact...Read More
Key data from the Friday August 30 pricing session in Shanghai and London. Key driversCobalt hydroxide payables rose in the second half of August following news that Glencore will close its copper-cobalt Muntanda mine by the end of this year.Demand increased when consumers intended to secure units before the hydroxide price...Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently issued its fourth and final cooperative agreement award for FY2019 to an Oregon company for the production of molybdenum-99.What is molybdenum-99?First of all, let's talk about how to pronounce the word "molybdenum" real quick. Lots of folks stumble, but it's pretty simple: The word is four symbols and the "y" makes...Read More
New Century Resources (ASX: NCZ) is operating the Century Zinc Mine in Queensland, Australia, with the aim of becoming one of the world's top 10 zinc producers. After the rehabilitation process that upgraded the mine's existing world-class infrastructure, it successfully entered production in August 2018, with the goal of producing zinc in the lowest cost quartile globally, initially with the exis...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices gained some strength on Monday September 2 amid rising iron ore futures.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,640-3,660 yuan ($509-511) per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,630-3,640 yuan per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneA pick-up in trading activity propped up prices in both Shanghai and Tangshan, trading sources said.The increases were larg...Read More
The price of rebar and wire rod exported from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) dropped in the week to Monday September 2, pressured by weak demand in the major sales outlets as well as in rival markets amid increased competition and slower projects realization.Falling scrap and billet costs were another negative factor affecting steel sales and prices in the global market.Recent wire r...Read More
The major Egyptian rebar producers have kept their rebar prices unchanged for orders to be placed in September, market sources told Fastmarkets on Monday September 2.The country's biggest producer, Ezz Steel, is offering rebar at E ?11,890 ($718) per tonne ex-works, Beshay Steel is offering rebar at E ?11,830 per tonne ex-works and El-Marakby Steel's price is E ?11,580 per tonne ex-works. All thes...Read More
Import prices for rebar in Singapore continued to fall over the past week amid intensifying supply pressures.The weekly Fastmarkets price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) import, cfr Singapore - which mainly looks at cargoes sold into Singapore on a theoretical-weight basis - was $465-475 per tonne for the week to Monday September 2, widening downward by $10 per tonne from a week earli...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have started the week quietly, and have not booked any new deep-sea scrap cargoes despite a heavy drop in prices last week, sources said on Monday September 2.The markets have been silent since August 27, when prices dropped by $11.55 per tonne day on day on news of the latest trades.Since then, however, traders have stepped back...Read More
Domestic prices for auto bundle steel scrap and shipbreaking scrap in Turkey have decreased because of poor demand, sources said on Monday September 2.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,520-1,770 ($260-303) per tonne on September 2, widening downward from last week's TRY1,580-1,770 per tonne.A number of steel mills have dec...Read More
Physical iron ore prices surged on Monday September 2 on news that Chinese mills were likely to face 'looser' production restrictions in the September-October period.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $90.58 per tonne, up by $5.92 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $90.97 per tonne, up by $5.93 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $87....Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
Stock News Network spoke with Doug Casey, Founder of Casey Research, at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium 2019 in Vancouver, BC.Doug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specif...Read More
The major Egyptian rebar producers have kept their rebar prices unchanged for orders to be placed in September, market sources told Fastmarkets on Monday September 2.The country's biggest producer, Ezz Steel, is offering rebar at E ?11,890 ($718) per tonne ex-works, Beshay Steel is offering rebar at E ?11,830 per tonne ex-works and El-Marakby Steel's price is E ?11,580 per tonne ex-works. All thes...Read More
David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of TheMorganReport.com, a monthly report that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems and the key reasons for investing in precious metals. A dynamic, much-in-demand speaker all over the globe, David's educational mission also makes him a prolific author, having penned Get t...Read More
When empires fall, they do not go down gracefully. The collapse is sudden and the consequences are permanent. Like the schoolyard bully who is finally defeated, his former victims and enemies revel in his fall. The US empire is now teetering on such a collapse. The signs are all around us. Aggressive US foreign policy, self-destructive monetary policy that debases the currency and hides inflation,...Read More