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Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,283.40 an ounce at 12:48 p.m. ET.Dollar stands near 2-week highs.Palladium below record highs touched last week.Published 23 Hours AgoUpdated6 Hours AgoReuters Getty ImagesGold held firm on Tuesday, propped by interest from investors seeking refuge from concerns over slowing global growth, while gains for the metal were limited as the dollar held near a multi-we...Read More

While catalysts are in place for gold to rally in 2019, silver will be the outperforming asset next year, said Todd "Bubba" Horwitz of bubbatrading.com. "I think silver will be up near $18 to $20 [an ounce] and I think silver is going significantly higher too and I expect it, in the next couple of years, to close the ratio between gold and silver. I expect silver to be stronger than gold when it...Read More

Nobody would disagree that the economy is currently in good shape, and nobody would disagree that it's in the best shape it's been in for a long time.  But there's one reason it is particularly susceptible to a shock that could trigger a recession. The economy has grown to close to 5% GDP growth this year, but achieving that growth rate has taken the U.S. a very long time during this painful...Read More

The base metals complex showed mixed results in afternoon trading on Monday January 21, with London Metal Exchange-three month prices for copper, aluminium and nickel failing to live up to last week's universal closing rally.The focus of the market remains on China's fourth-quarter data, which showed a further slowing of the economy at the end of 2018, with gross domestic product (GDP) growing by...Read More

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange complex consolidated in mixed morning trading on Monday 21 January, while market focus shifted to China's fourth-quarter data release.China's fourth-quarter GDP data was in line with expectations at 6.4%, down 0.1% from its previous recorded figure at 6.5%.''These numbers are basically in line with expectations, which were not optimistic,'' John Browning of...Read More

China produced 35.8 million tonnes of aluminium in 2018, up 7.4% year on year, according to data released by China's Statistics Bureau on Monday January 21, suggesting the annual winter production cuts did little to slow output in the country. Chinese output in December 2018 reached 3.05 million tonnes, marking an 11.3% increase from the same period of last year. Market producers said the only mod...Read More

Global stocks retreated Monday as investors reacted the weakest growth data from China in nearly thirty years and a downgrade to the world's economic forecast from the IMF. China's National Bureau of Statistics said fourth quarter GDP slowed to 6.4%, taking the full-year advance to 6.4%, down from 6.8% in 2017 and the slowest since 1990. Domestic demand and export growth have both suffered this...Read More

Commodities have reached a cyclical low and should be headed for higher prices in the years to come, this according to Jim Wyckoff, senior market analyst for Kitco News. "Raw commodities, in the past year or so, I believe has put in a longer-term cyclical low. That means in the coming years those raw commodity prices are going to work higher," Wyckoff said. Wyckoff said that next year should see...Read More

And not just Australian companies but small-to-mid-tier miners domiciled elsewhere  on the lookout for growth options.Read More

  Global stocks were mixed Monday as investors reacted the weakest growth data from China in nearly thirty years in favor of a cautious bet that stimulus from Beijing, and a trade deal with Washington, will ignite growth in the world's second largest economy. China's National Bureau of Statistics said fourth quarter GDP slowed to 6.4%, taking the full-year advance to 6.4%, down from 6....Read More

U.S. corporate earnings have largely topped analysts' estimates over the first two weeks of the reporting season, according to data from Refinitiv, but slowing revenue growth suggests the fading impact of tax cuts, and the uncertainty surrounding trade talks with China, will clip the collective bottom line of U.S companies over the first half of this year.  Fifty-five S&P 500 companies...Read More

Trade log for cobalt sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis.The cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% min, China ex-works, adjustment to the low-grade cobalt low-end price at Co 20.5% basis is on a $ per lb basis. Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarket MB's price assessment for cob...Read More

Domestic scrap prices in Turkey have increased over the past week, in line with the firmer costs for imported scrap, sources said on Monday January 21.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle (DKP-grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,450-1,630 ($272-305) per tonne delivered on January 21, widening upward from TRY1,450-1,590 per tonne last week.The change in the assessment came after...Read More

Turkish steel producers have accepted higher prices for scrap imports so that they can replenish their stocks and avoid halting production, although the finished steel market was still sluggish, sources said on Monday January 21.A steel mill in the Izmir region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $287 per tonne, 7,000 tonnes of shredded at $292 per tonne and 5...Read More

Despite weak Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data that showed fourth quarter 2018 growth of 6.4%, after 6.5% in the prior quarter, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part holding up relatively well on Monday January 21, with prices just off slightly. The complex posted an average loss of 0.2%, with copper showing the largest reaction; the three-m...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices maintained their strength on Monday January 21, particularly those in the export market, amid a drop in supply coupled with an improvement in sentiment.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,660-3,680 yuan ($540-543) per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,630-3,650 yuan per tonne, widening downward by 10 yuan per tonnePrices were largely stable natio...Read More

China's ferrous futures largely declined during morning trading on Monday January 21 amid the release of industrial data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,644 yuan ($538) per tonne, down 9 yuan per tonneJanuary hot-rolled coil: 3,520 yuan per tonne, down 5 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron...Read More

The European long steel markets have started 2019 in lethargic fashion, disappointing suppliers that were resolutely raising their offer prices just two months ago in anticipation of strong demand.In November, rebar producers were confident of better prices on higher raw material costs, a forecast of strong demand, and external factors such as critically low water levels in the Rhine river and its...Read More

The United Arab Emirates has increased the import duty imposed on rebar to 10%, from the previous 5%, Dubai Customs announced on Wednesday January 16. The duties became effective the following day.The HS codes of the products that now have 10% import duty are: 72131000, 72132000, 7213900, 72139900, 72141010, 72141020, 72141090, 72142010, 72142010, 72142020, 72142090, 72143010, 72143020, 72143090.M...Read More