Oil prices are higher this morning, tooStock futures are trading above fair value this morning, pointing to a recovery from a historically brutal Christmas Eve trading session that pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) to a 15-month low, and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) to the cusp of bear-market territory. Amid what's expected to be another low-volume session, oil prices will be in focus, with...Read More
For the past nine months, a U.S. company that is the world's largest producer of lithium - a key ingredient in electric-car batteries - has been locked in battle with the Chilean government over pricing issues, production quotas and environmental compliance. With no resolution in sight, the fight is sending tremors all the way up the electric vehicle supply chain that provides batteries to Tesla I...Read More
For the past nine months, a U.S. company that is the world's largest producer of lithium - a key ingredient in electric-car batteries - has been locked in battle with the Chilean government over pricing issues, production quotas and environmental compliance. With no resolution in sight, the fight is sending tremors all the way up the electric vehicle supply chain that provides batteries to Tesla I...Read More
The two amateur prospectors spied what they had come looking for- an abandoned mine shaft possibly hiding treasure within. But it wasn't gold or silver the two sought in a rural Nevada ...Read full newsRead More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange during Asian morning trading on Tuesday December 25 were broadly down led by nickel amid bearishness from a challenging macro-economic environment."The main factor pushing down base metals is the volatile macro-economic environment; last week the US Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates again and there's still uncertainty over the...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices fell on Tuesday December 25 following plunges in the global financial markets with participants bearish on the macro-economic outlook, although exporters kept offer prices high due to a lack of urgency to sell.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,760 yuan ($542-545) per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,650-3,670 yuan per tonne,...Read More
China's ferrous futures dropped in morning trading on Tuesday December 25. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,368 yuan ($488) per tonne, down 51 yuan per tonne May hot rolled coil: 3,354 yuan per tonne, down 38 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 483 yuan...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Tuesday December 25 amid weak demand on lower futures. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,780 yuan ($542-548) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,610-3,650 yuan per tonne, widened down 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures remained lower than Monday's settlement price of 3,465 yuan per tonne throughout Tuesday's tra...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. ...Read More
China's ferrous futures dropped in morning trading on Tuesday December 25. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,368 yuan ($488) per tonne, down 51 yuan per tonne May hot rolled coil: 3,354 yuan per tonne, down 38 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 483 yuan...Read More
To those few Senators who think I don't like or appreciate being allied with other countries, they are wrong, I DO. What I don't like, however, is when many of these same countries take advantage of Continue...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Tuesday December 25 amid weak demand on lower futures. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,780 yuan ($542-548) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,610-3,650 yuan per tonne, widened down 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures remained lower than Monday's settlement price of 3,465 yuan per tonne throughout Tuesday's tra...Read More
Turkey produced 3.10 million tonnes of crude steel in November 2018, a 2.1% decrease compared with November 2017, according to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (T???oeD).In January-November 2018, crude steel production in the country was 34,429,000 tonnes, a 0.51% year-on-year rise compared with 34,256,000 tonnes produced in January-November 2017, T???oeD said last week.The country produced...Read More
Brazil's apparent steel consumption increased by 6.90% year on year in November, to 1.70 million tonnes, mostly due to an improved performance in the flat steel sector, according to the national steel association A??o Brasil.Apparent consumption of flat steel products grew by 11.70% in the same comparison, to 1.10 million tonnes, while long steel use declined by 0.80% year-on-year, to 606,000 tonn...Read More
Fastmarkets MB hosted the 22nd Middle East Iron & Steel conference in Dubai last week. Here are five things we learned...1 High-grade iron ore derivative will be an important tool for Middle East DRI industry A world-first 65% iron ore derivative launched by the Singapore Exchange in early December was hailed as an important hedging tool for the Middle East direct-reduced ironmaking (DRI) industry...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices fell on Tuesday December 25 following plunges in the global financial markets with participants bearish on the macro-economic outlook, although exporters kept offer prices high due to a lack of urgency to sell.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,760 yuan ($542-545) per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,650-3,670 yuan per tonne,...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Tuesday December 25 amid weak demand on lower futures. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,740-3,780 yuan ($542-548) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,610-3,650 yuan per tonne, widened down 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures remained lower than Monday's settlement price of 3,465 yuan per tonne throughout Tuesday's tra...Read More
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange during Asian morning trading on Tuesday December 25 were broadly down led by nickel amid bearishness from a challenging macro-economic environment."The main factor pushing down base metals is the volatile macro-economic environment; last week the US Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates again and there's still uncertainty over the...Read More
China's ferrous futures dropped in morning trading on Tuesday December 25. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,368 yuan ($488) per tonne, down 51 yuan per tonne May hot rolled coil: 3,354 yuan per tonne, down 38 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exchange May iron ore: 483 yuan...Read More
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