Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intellig...Read More

Intermin's share price was 8.33 percent higher at the end of trading on Monday, closing on the ASX at AU$0.13.Read full newsRead More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded sharply higher Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers reached a tentative deal that would avoid another government shutdown, and there were signs of progress on a U.S. trade deal with China. Under Armour Inc. (UAA) earned 9 cents a share in the fourth quarter on an adjusted basis on revenue of $1.39 billion,...Read More

Aluminium premiums in Rotterdam continued to have support over the past week from wide contango spreads on the London Metal Exchange, while premiums in Asia, the United States and South America were generally stable amid a lack of buying interest in the spot markets. Rotterdam premiums ticks higher on LME contango Premiums in Japan, South Korea lower on mounting supply China premium steady on lack...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday February 12.Please click...Read More

Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange continued to trend lower at the close of trading on Tuesday February 12, with nickel futures also moving downward amid an increasingly negative appetite for risk across the commodity markets.Copper futures topped the complex for total volumes traded, with 13,960 lots changing hands by the close, but continue to trend lower after trading for a...Read More

The European ferro-vanadium market largely held steady in the week ended Friday February 8, with spot market activity subdued once again.Spot prices for European ferro-vanadium narrowed to $77-79 per kg on February 8, from $76.70-79.10 per kg during the mid-week assessment on Wednesday, according to Fastmarkets' calculations.Prices have been fairly stable over the past two weeks while the market a...Read More

Tshipi will issue more than $80 million in dividends in the second half of its financial year thanks to high manganese ore prices that have enabled the South African manganese miner to generate significantly higher cashflow than expected.For the second half of 2019, it declared a dividend of 1.1 billion rand ($80.2 million), its owner - Jupiter Mines - announced. The latest declaration will take&n...Read More

Tshipi will issue more than $80 million in dividends in the second half of its financial year thanks to high manganese ore prices that have enabled the South African manganese miner to generate significantly higher cashflow than expected.For the second half of 2019, it declared a dividend of 1.1 billion rand ($80.2 million), its owner - Jupiter Mines - announced. The latest declaration will take&n...Read More

The Turkish steel mills returned to silence in the deep-sea scrap markets on Tuesday February 12 after a strong buying spree over the past two weeks.Market participants believed that scrap prices were still becoming firmer, in line with the global price trend in raw materials and tightening supplies of scrap."The offers for HMS 1&2 (80:20) are going up to $335 per tonne cfr Turkey from suppliers i...Read More

Comex copper prices slipped on Tuesday morning in the United States amid a bout of technical selling despite a weakened dollar and solid jobs data. The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 3 cents to $2.76 per lb."The series of higher highs and lows since the start of...Read More

Hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow rose on reduced availability and a seasonal demand rebound in the secondary market, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday February 11. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for Russia-origin 4mm HR sheet was at 41,200-41,600 roubles ($627-633) per tonne cpt Moscow on Monday, including 20% VA...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices dropped on Tuesday February 12, dragged down by low demand.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,840-3,850 yuan ($566-568) per tonne, down 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,780-3,800 yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonnePrices retreated after the surge on the day before, with downstream demand still weak as many companies have yet ...Read More

Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil surged during the past week amid increasing offers and higher domestic prices in the country, although trading activity had yet to pick up after the holiday lull.There were no pricing updates for the week ended February 6 due to China's national holidays on February 4-10 for the Lunar New Year.Cold-rolled coilFastmarkets MB'...Read More

Brazilian flat steel imports dropped by 27.48% year on year in January, while imports of long steel products dropped by 13.76% in the same comparison, according to figures released by the country's foreign trade ministry, MDIC.Shipments of flat steel products fell to 88,153 tonnes last month, compared with 121,552 tonnes in January 2018.Imports of flat steel from China amounted to 67,252 tonnes, u...Read More

The prices for steel billet and rebar in the United Arab Emirates increased this week on higher offers from producers, but demand was only moderate, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 12.Domestic rebarLocal rebar producers in the UAE increased their offer prices.The country's largest producer, Emirates Steel, was offering rebar to be shipped in February at 2,007 dirhams ($546) per tonne...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: rebarRebar UAE, domestic (Emirates Steel), rebar, offered at 2,007 dirhams ($546) per tonne ex-works,...Read More

The Turkish steel mills returned to silence in the deep-sea scrap markets on Tuesday February 12 after a strong buying spree over the past two weeks.Market participants believed that scrap prices were still becoming firmer, in line with the global price trend in raw materials and tightening supplies of scrap."The offers for HMS 1&2 (80:20) are going up to $335 per tonne cfr Turkey from suppliers i...Read More

The seaborne iron ore market agreed on the logic behind the rise in prices on the first day of trading after China's return from the Lunar New Year on Monday February 11 but by day two it failed to reach an agreement on the rally's sustainability.Fastmarkets MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index stood at $90.58 per tonne cfr China on Monday, the highest level since March 2017, with market participants re-calib...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices fell across the board on Tuesday February 12 amid thin trading activity in the physical cargoes market, while low-grade iron ore was rangebound. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $87.65 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.93 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $88.49 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.93 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $89.08 per tonne cfr Qing...Read More