Seaborne pig iron has become relatively competitive versus ferrous scrap over the past year in most regions, and China is no exception. As the first chart below illustrates, the gap between the MBR's proxy for imported pig iron price in China and the Metal Bulletin's Chinese domestic heavy melt scrap price assessment had shrunk by late 2017. The premium averaged $17 per tonne this year to date, co...Read More
The closure of some induction furnaces in China in 2016 followed by the government's crackdown on all unlicensed IFs in mid-2017 freed up some scrap volumes, albeit arguably of low-quality material. Chinese domestic scrap prices came under pressure from the increased supply, which prevented them from keeping pace with the rise in steel and other raw material markets in the fourth quarter of 2016;...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 15 that are worth another look.The London Metal Exchange's linked load-in/load-out (LILO) warehouse rule thus far has not been activated at Istim's warehouses in Port Klang, Malaysia, despite a large aluminium queue building at the warehouse, sources confirmed to Fastmarkets MB.Section 232 tariffs on aluminium...Read More
A rebound in the oil sector in recent weeks has investors wondering which energy stocks might offer some attractive upside potential on an extended recovery.Let's take a look at Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE)(NYSE:CVE) to see if it deserves to be on your buy list.Tough runFalling oil prices, pipeline bottlenecks, and some ill-timed management decisions have hammered Cenovus in recent years, resulting in...Read More
After overpromising and failing to deliver for almost a decade, intermediate gold miner Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX:GCM) appears to finally have found its footing. Not only has it made substantial improvements to the operations of its flagship Segovia properties, but it has also bolstered its balance sheet and simplified its capital structure. Those positive developments saw Gran Colombia gain 4...Read More
Gold has been on a tear since late 2018, gaining over 3% for the year to date and buoying gold miners. The growing optimism surrounding the outlook for the yellow metal makes now the time for investors to bolster their exposure to gold. One intermediate gold miner that, according to some pundits, appears attractively valued is Yamana Gold (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY).Intermediate miner focused on South Ame...Read More
When investors think of investing in gold they think of bullion, large established gold miners and precious metals streamers. While many of these can be worthwhile means of bolstering exposure to the yellow metal, it is the smaller junior miners and explorers that offer the potential to obtain outsized returns. Since the start of 2019, junior miner Lundin Gold Inc. (TSX:LUG) has soared by 17%. Reg...Read More
On January 31st, Amazon reported an expected "beat" for Q4 revenue and net income. After the headline report hit the tape, the stock soared $59 to $1777 from the closing price ($1718) minutes earlier. But then the stock began plunging. It closed the after-hours session at $1635, down $142 from the earnings headline spike and down $83 from the NYSE close. The Company guided Q1 revenues down below t...Read More
The exploration company handed over the keys to Red Rock Resources chairman Andrew Bell and investor Paul Johnson.Read More
You might remember this scene from the 1967 comedy-drama classic The Graduate:Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.Benjamin: Yes, sir.Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?Benjamin: Yes, I am.Mr. McGuire: Plastics.The first plastics were invented over 100 years ago. But it wasn't until WWII that plastics really became an important part of society.Up until that point, fabricators didn...Read More
Anaconda Mining Inc. (TSX: ANX, OTCQX: ANXGF) is a growing gold producer in Atlantic Canada. Anaconda Mining operates the Point Rousse Project, located in the Baie Verte Mining District in Newfoundland, and is also developing the Goldboro Gold Project in Nova Scotia, a high-grade Mineral Resource, subject to a 2018 preliminary economic assessment, which demonstrates strong project economics. We le...Read More
Murchison Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: MUR) is a Canadian based exploration company, focused on the exploration and development of the 100% owned Brabant-McKenzie zinc-copper project, located in north-central Saskatchewan, right next to the highway, an existing village, and power lines. We learned from Jean-Charles (JC) Potvin, President and CEO of Murchison Minerals, that they have just recently tripled...Read More
By: Clive MaundGold has been turned back so many times in recent years from the strong resistance approaching the $1400 level, that most investors have now been well trained, like Pavlov's dog, to expect it like clockwork, and as we know, it is just when this mindset prevails that gold is likely to surprise the majority by actually breaking out above this level.Looking at our latest 10-year char...Read More
Modern Monetary MadnessPet Economists Can This Really Be a Thing?Sound Bite EconomicsDo Deficits Matter?Strategic Investment and Life PlanningDallas, Houston, Cleveland a lot, New York, back to Puerto Rico, Austin, and DallasMore than 10 years ago some Australian readers begin regaling me with the ideas of economist Bill Mitchell of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales. He was teachi...Read More
The trend over the next four weeks in gold and silver could be the trend for the rest of the year. In Asia, local currency price moves will be a far bigger factor (than gold in US dollar) over other themes. Winner will be the ones who are correctly able to determine to trend of the local currency trend. It is not easy to determine the long term trend of Indian rupee as we have an election. India...Read More
Gold has been looking much brighter lately, but is it ready to shine? The declining global financial system has made many of us believe that gold would keep going up and up. But we've been wrong for years. Precious metals markets have been in a pronounced secular bear market, with lower lows and lower highs. Until now, perhaps. The key technical resistance point is $1350-$1363 per ounce. If it bre...Read More
The top silver expert joins Silver Doctors and shares his forecast for precious metal prices in 2019. Gold broke through $1300 late January. "Gold's got to lead silver." Once we get above $1350 gold, silver will accelerate, he says.For 2019, Morgan expects gold will not get above $1450. He sees the gold/silver ratio falling to 74/1, putting silver up to $18 or $19.Morgan says some junior silver mi...Read More
They say a picture is worth a thousand words - and that goes double for the works of war photographers. Is there catharsis to be found in the tragedy captured by a camera lens? We asked Zoriah Miller, who has documented the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, and many other places.Read More
The past five years have been baffling for gold bugs. In an environment of massive central bank money creation, rising government deficits and a populist takeover of many countries' political Continue...Read More