Brazilian steel producers have passed on an increase of 20-25% in flat steel prices to automotive manufacturers in their latest annual contracts, according to Carlos Loureiro, president of national flat steel association Inda.ArcelorMittal, Usiminas and CSN have all passed on the rises to carmakers, sometimes by as much as 25%.An increase of this size had been expected, and...Read More

Flat steel sales volumes from Brazilian distributors dropped by 10.90% year-on-year in December 2018, due to lower international prices and a number of holiday absences during the month.Brazilian flat steel domestic shipments amounted to 169,900 tonnes, compared with 221,100 tonnes in December 2017, according to figures released by national flat steel association Inda on Tuesday January 22.Clients...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. Latest transactions: billetBilletBahrain, export, billet, traded at $440-445 per...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transactions: rebarRebarUAE, domestic (Emirates Steel), rebar, offered at 1,845 dirhams ($502) per tonne ex-works, February...Read More

Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were mostly unchanged over the past week, with demand remaining soft, sources said on Tuesday January 22. But import offer prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil have slumped.Demand was subdued because stock levels in the UAE were already high and buyers have not yet started to place bookings in 2019, sources told Fastmarkets.In...Read More

The rebar market in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow, the major steel-consuming region in the country, remained weak and calm due to seasonally low demand this week.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of the domestic price for Russian 12mm A500C rebar, including 20% VAT, was 35,000-35,500 roubles ($524-532) per tonne cpt Moscow on Monday December 21, widening downward from 35,500 roubles...Read More

The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for iron ore, pig iron, direct-reduced iron and other steelmaking raw materials.Latest transaction: iron oreIron oreGlobal Ore, 88,000 tonnes of 65% Fe Iron Ore Carajas, traded at $88.90 per tonne cfr China, bill of lading dated December 21.Vale, Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center (Corex), 170,000 tonnes of 62% Fe Brazilian Blend fines, traded.....Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices dipped below $75 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday January 22 after briefly standing above the mark, with plenty of offers in the market unbid for.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $74.78 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.12 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $75.62 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.12 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $75.78 per tonne cfr Qingd...Read More

A transaction in the seaborne coking coal market on Tuesday January 22 took participants by surprise, having been concluded at a higher price than expected, in contrast with prevailing sentiment.A February-laycan cargo of premium mid-vol hard coking coal was sold at around $195-196 per tonne cfr China to an end user in southern China, according to various sources. This is around $4 per tonne highe...Read More

Summary of BHP's production results for the three months ended December 31, 2018.(year-on-year change)Copper416,000 tonnes, -3%Iron ore58 million tonnes, -6%Iron ore...Read More

China's ferrous futures largely declined during morning trading on Tuesday January 22, apart from the coking coal contract, which ended slightly higher than its opening price. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,661 yuan ($539) per tonne, down 24 yuan per tonneMay hot-rolled coil: 3,573 yuan per tonne, down 13 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange May...Read More

The Fanya Exchange will auction 34.64 tonnes of indium stocks it holds in its warehouse at the end of the month, market sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 22. Of the auctioned volume, 7.6 tonnes are stored in a Kunming warehouse of Changyue Feiping, a Chinese storage and logistics company, while the remaining 27.04 tonnes are in a local warehouse of Yunnan Postal Savings Bank. The stocks...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Tuesday January 22, with aluminium futures leading gains on more than 37,000 tonnes freshly canceled while broad strength in the US dollar index fueled downward pressure. Aluminium lead the complex with the most volumes traded over the morning at 4,616 lots as of 9:50am London time, while more than 50,000 tonnes o...Read More

Chinese steelmakers raised their offers on Tuesday January 22 in the absence of any selling pressure before the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,700-3,720 yuan ($544-547) per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,660-3,680 yuan per tonne, up 30 yuan per tonneMany steelmakers in China raised their offers since they have secured enough orders for...Read More

Once again the upside initiatives in three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange have run into overhead resistance, with the complex down by an average of 0.4% this morning, Tuesday January 22.Other commodity prices have also shown weakness, which we put down to the focus of slower global growth after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its global growth outlook to 3.5% i...Read More

Aggressive bidding and lower offer prices weighed on manganese ore prices in China, where inventories also fell sharply in the week ended Friday January 18. Manganese ore prices in China continue to fall  Manganese ore stocks in China slump  Ferro-manganese prices in Europe, China drop  Silico-manganese price fob India falls  Alloy prices stable in United States The manganese...Read More

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Last week we discussed the difference between a rally and bull market. Gold stocks have been in a rally. That rally is now over as gold stocks peaked at their 400-day moving averages days ago and sliced through their 200-day moving averages Friday.Take a look at the charts of any gold stock index (GDX, GDXJ, HUI) and it's clear they are in a downtrend. Go back two to three years. You'll see lo...Read More

While an improving global economic outlook coupled with a firmer U.S. dollar and higher interest rates points to poor prospects for gold during 2019, there are signs that Equinox Gold Corp. (TSXV:EQX) will rally over the year. The miner has lost 19% over the last year compared to gold, only shedding 4% and creating an opportunity for investors to gain levered exposure to the yellow metal by inves...Read More

While gold gained 14% over the last month intermediate gold miner Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX:GCM) gained over 18% as the performance of its one-time troubled operations in Colombia improved. There has been growing conjecture that now is the time for investors to add Gran Colombia to their portfolios because of a positive outlook for gold combined with the significant enhancements being made to...Read More