It's been nine months since the United States announced Section 232 tariffs, and over six months since a 10% tax was applied to imports of aluminium from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. There's been a huge debate over how successful the tariffs - imposed on the grounds of national security and also applied at a 25% rate to steel - have been. Much depends on who you talk to, and what their s...Read More
Rainer Herforth has left Nizi International after 17 years with the commodity trader, Fastmarkets has learned. Herforth held several managerial positions at Nizi, including head of base metals. Herforth oversaw Nizi's...Read More
Things still look good for gold, but a "devil's advocate" approach is needed.U.S.-China trade war resolution could potentially reverse gold's rally.A conservative money management discipline is, therefore, needed.In the last few months, I've used this report to make the bullish intermediate-term (3-9 months) case for gold. That outlook appears to still be sound based on the weigh...Read More
Silver is nearing the point again where a critical mass of new investment capital is about to enter the market...by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCSilver recently started outperforming gold again, a watershed event. For long years this white metal has mostly lagged the yellow one, relentlessly battering silver sentiment. But gold surging into year-end 2018 finally sparked some life into moribund sil...Read More
Canada's Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD), the world's top bullion producer by volume has entered into a 50-50 strategic alliance with fellow junior miner Reunion Gold (TSX-V:RGD), to jointly explore for and develop projects on South America's North Atlantic coast.The deal allows Barrick to tighten its grip on four of the Guyana-based projects Reunion already owns - Waiamu, Aremu, Arawini and O...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly higher at the close on Monday February 4, with nickel, zinc and lead surging while aluminium closed above $1,900 per tonne. The three-month nickel price rallied to its highest since August 2018 above $13,000 per tonne.According to LME data, one dominant position remains in place at 50-79% across total LME nickel stocks, tom/next an...Read More
Political tensions in the South American country are reaching boiling point, with the oil-rich, but cash-poor, country in the midst of the Western Hemisphere's worst humanitarian crisis in recent memory.Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the capital city over the weekend to demonstrate against President Nicolas Maduro.CNBC takes a look at some of the driving forces behi...Read More
Lead's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange surged to its highest level since August 2018 during afternoon trading on Monday February 4, breaching the nearby $2,100 per tonne support level while nickel and zinc futures similarly gathered momentum. The three-month lead price reached an intraday high of $2,135.50 per tonne this afternoon, while volumes traded in the metal remain moderate a...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX-V: NUAG) (OTCQX: NUPMF) ("New Pacific" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., as a technical advisor to the Company with the primary objective of providing strategic and technical advice to senior management.Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology from the Univ...Read More
Is the slip on gold about to accelerate? Risk Warning for Financial Promotions Hantec Markets' various market reports and commentary are issued by Hantec Markets Limited, who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, No. 502635. The reports are prepared and distributed for information purposes only. Trading in Foreign Exchange (FX), Bullio...Read More
The price for copper in the United States market fell in morning trading on Monday February 4 on a lack of fresh news about the US-China trade war, Fastmarkets heard.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped by 0.60 cents on Monday to $2.7670 per lb.Market participants kept their focus on any new developments in the US-China trade battle...Read More
• The USD builds on Friday’s post-data rebound and continues exerting pressure. • US-China trade optimism dent safe-haven demand and add to the selling bias. • Comments by a slew of FOMC members might provide a fresh directional impetus. Gold extended last week's retracement slide from near nine-month tops and remained...Read More
REVIEW AND PREVIEW The U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report follows a 35-day U.S. government shutdown. It also marks the 100th straight month of jobs growth. However, the report also included a sharp downward revision of December’s jobs gains. January’s wages also grew at a much slower-than-expected pace. &...Read More
James Hyerczyk22 hours ago (Feb 04, 2019 3:21 AM GMT)Gold futures are trading lower early Monday, pressured by a steady U.S. Dollar as investors continued to react to Friday’s solid U.S. jobs report and upbeat factory activity data. The news is helping to drive up U.S. Treasury yields as investors cut expectations on a rate cut later this year. Rising rates are helping to make the U.S. Doll...Read More
Gold trades little changed near $1317 in early Asian trading session. Prices extend their pullback from “Rising Wedge” trendline resistance initiated on Thursday. $1306 and $1300 seem immediate supports whereas $1326 and $1333 can restrict immediate upside of the yellow metal. Gold trades around $1317 on early Monday. The yellow metal took a U-turn from near-term “Rising Wedge&...Read More
China's month-on-month new electric vehicles (NEV) sales rebounded in August after month-on-month declines in June and July. The drop in sales between May and June was the first drop since September 2016, but Fastmarkets MB had expected Chinese NEV sales to dip temporarily after the June subsidy changes came into effect because consumers and NEV manufacturers would have to adjust to the new subsid...Read More
Iron ore prices fell sharply in the second half of November after climbing through October, with prices for higher-grade material pioneering the decline.Fastmarkets MB daily benchmark for 65% Fe fines dropped by 22% by Monday November 26 after peaking on October 29. The 62% Fe iron ore index declined by 16% over the period, as some Chinese steelmakers started to seek larger volumes of cheaper ores...Read More
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) today announced that Rob Atkinson will succeed Tom Palmer as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective June 1, 2019. Tom Palmer, currently President and Chief Operating Officer, will remain President until he succeeds Gary Goldberg to become President and Chief Executive Officer. Last month, Newmont announced tha...Read More
People are often not aware of where their most prized devices really come from.Phones, cars, and computers might not seem like the most natural objects. But the metals that make them come from natural processes deep in the earth's crust - processes that have been going on for 3.4 billion years, and continue to this day.Today's visualization comes to us from Foran Mining Corp. and goes in depth to...Read More
OceanaGold Corp. (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) says its mines in the Philippines, New Zealand and the U.S. will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year at all-in sustaining costs ranging from US$850 and US$900 per oz. gold sold.In 2018 the company produced 533,300 ounces of gold and 15,000 tonnes of copper at AISCs of US$767 per oz. At H...Read More