Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher Friday as easing bond prices sent investors back to the markets in search of bargains. Shares of Nvidia (NVDA - Get Report) surged after the chipmaker posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings. Nvidia is Real Money's Stock of the Day. Deere (DE - Get Report) shares tumble...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in China, Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday August 16. Europe The high carbon ferro-chrome price dropped by 4.4% in the past week due to lower offer prices with one deal reported being done at $0.71 per lb for 350 tonnes. European industry sources generally put prices in the upper 0.70 cents per lb range, although there wer...Read More
The Mbeya project is based on a 120.8 million tonne thermal coal resource, which will be mined by Kibo's 100%-owned subsidiary Mbeya Coal. The project has an IRR of 69.2%, according to a 2016 definitive feasibility study.Kibo is simultaneously developing two other similar coal-fuelled power projects: the Mabesekwa coal independent power project in Botswana; and the Benga independent power project...Read More
Part of ASX-listed Sensera (ASX: SE1), nanotron said its swarm bee modules could improve Meglab Imagine mine management system's location tracking efficiency for mining equipment and people, and enhance proximity detection. Quebec-based Meglab is said to have achieved multiple deployments of Imagine at mines in the USA, Mexico and Canada since 2016.Meglab president Louis Valade said nanotron locat...Read More
China's domestic alumina market recovered slightly this week after producers raised their offer prices amid production cuts across the country, but the upward momentum will be difficult to sustain over the long term, Huatai Futures aluminium analyst Li Shuheng told Fastmarkets on Thursday August 15."Fundamentally, there is no support for the uptrend of [alumina prices in China] over a long period...Read More
An oversupply that has been branded the leading cause of the persistent price weakness seen in China's vanadium market during the first half of 2019 will likely continue to act as a headwind for the rest of the year, market sources told Fastmarkets.Vanadium prices in China were on a general downward trajectory in the first six months of 2019, partly due to higher-than-expected supply and weaker-th...Read More
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Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 346,22356,13347,458136,823460,550530,504564,141 Change from Prior Reporting Period -4,335-1,880-2,447-187-785-6,969-5,112 Traders 23262785758315175 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 63,45829,821593,962 614-1,243-6,355 non reportable...Read More
By: Gary SavageGold into a resistance zone. Last line of defense for a gold bullion bank trapped and squeezed in a short position? Gold anticipating another Fed rate cut?Gary SavageRead More
Recorded August 14th, 2019. * Mp3 format.HighlightsTrends Research Institute's Gerald Celente returns with more good news for PMs aficionados. The original trends researcher correctly called the market breakout on June 6th. His model suggests a retest of the previous all-time record high around $1,900 is likely. $2,000+ gold is possible due in part to the nascent Great Recession 2.0, circa 20...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinI've stopped believing Trump when he talks about China/trade. Mexico cut its interest rate. Europe nearing its bazooka round of cuts and more. Gold has been acting as a safe-haven. I think the interest rate scare is a big part of this move in gold..Read More
Trend for gold and silver is bullish. Better than expected US retail sale numbers did not result in correction. Some section of traders are expecting an interest rate cut next month. China will retaliate against US trade tariff. I am not writing big lines. Positive economic news has not resulted in correction in gold prices. Momentum is very bullish. Look for signs of small $15-$20 correction in...Read More
Compagnie de Tifnout Tiranimine (CTT) cut cobalt production at its operations in Morocco at the beginning of the August and will continue to operate at a lower rate in September as a result of low cobalt prices. Production will be reduced by 40-50% in August and September. In addition, there will be a full 10-day closure for maintenance in September, Fastmarkets understands. Production was initial...Read More
The Friday Market Minute Global stocks gain as investors look for near-term central bank support and ride stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data and better-than-forecast semiconductor earnings.China pledges domestic stimulus package, potentially paving the way for near-term rate cuts, while an ECB policymaker hints at a "significant" support plan at next month's rate-setting meeting in Fr...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices were down or unchanged in all of the major markets during the working week ending Friday August 16, following limited trading and poor demand after a pause in market activity for a religious holiday.The Eid al-Adha holiday subdued trading in Turkey and other Middle Eastern countries as well as the markets where they trade. Trading activity remained slow for the remainder of th...Read More
The Turkish steel mills have held back from deep-sea scrap import activity this week because the market was mostly closed due to the Islamic holiday in the country, sources said on Friday August 16.The Turkish market and those in other Middle Eastern territories were closed until August 15 for the Islamic Eid al-Adha celebrations, and a lot of market...Read More
* Tin hits fresh three-year low * Aluminium only metal in positive territory * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices, adds comment on aluminium)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Most industrial metals pricesfell on Friday, weighed down by uncertainty over how much weakglobal economic growth is undermining demand, but aluminium roseon potential shortages. "People are...Read More
Alloy steel scrap prices in the UK and Europe were largely stable this week with the recent surge in the price of nickel losing its momentum, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 16.The price of nickel, 3 months, London Metal Exchange Daily Official, was $16,050-16,055 per tonne on August 16, compared with $15,675-15,680 per tonne on August 9, a gain of $375 per tonne.This compared with the p...Read More
Against the background of heavy economic and geopolitical clouds, markets are getting some lift on Friday August 16, presumably since they have absorbed all the latest gloomy news on global economy, trade, the unrest in Hong Kong and debt default concerns in Argentina. Gold, the yen and US and German government bonds, remain in high demand, which highlight the cautionary stance investors hold and...Read More
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