Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai on Friday December 7.China The Chinese grade-553 silicon price range narrowed upward by $10 per tonne to $1,580-1,650 per tonne last week from the previous week.Japanese traders continued to buy cargoes for delivery in the first quarter of 2019, prompting the slight rebound in the price.Europe Grade-441 and grade-553 silicon prices in Europ...Read More
Comex copper prices softened on Monday morning in the United States amid weak Chinese data and continued equity market weakness.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped 2.25 cents to $2.7370 per lb."We expect copper prices to strengthen in the coming days," Fastmarkets analyst Boris Mikanikrezai said. "Although there is plenty of uncert...Read More
South African state transport operator Transnet has reopened the railway transportation route for iron ore and manganese deliveries to Saldanha port earlier than expected, the company announced on Monday December 10.Transnet had to declare force majeure on deliveries when a railway bridge on the route was damaged on November 28 due to a collision. This prompted leading manganese ore miners to decl...Read More
Base metals continue to face headwinds from the continuing trade dispute between the United States and China, but also from tension over the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer, Brexit, social unrest in France and stuttering equity markets.Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board on Monday December 10, with average losses of 0.5%, ranged between...Read More
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday December 10.All base metals prices, barring that of aluminium, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell during Asian morning trading on Monday December 10 amid disappointing economic data out of China.Check Fastmarkets MB's live futures report here.The US Treasury Department's Office of Fo...Read More
Stainless steel prices in the United States have mostly declined in December, extending a downward trend largely stemming from a decrease in alloy surcharges that have weighed on transaction prices, market participants said.Fastmarkets' assessment for Type 304 and Type 304L stainless steel cold-rolled sheet stood at $1.25 and $1.28 per lb respectively on Monday December 10, down by $0.04 and...Read More
Turkish steel mills started the trading week without any deep-sea bookings because of uncertainty prevalent across Asian markets, sources told Fastmarkets MB.The mills were mostly watching the situation in Chinese steel market for clues to market direction, sources said on Monday December 10."The phone did not ring... Everybody is watching China and is not willing to buy scrap until the situation...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have gone down over the past week in line with falling finished steel values, sources said on Monday December 10.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,590-1,710 ($300-323) per tonne delivered on December 10, narrowing down from TRY1,590-1,780 per tonne on December 3.The change in the assessment came after some...Read More
Negotiations over the 2019 blister copper refining charge (RC) terms are still ongoing three weeks after Asia Copper Week in Shanghai, with parties holding divergent views over Zambian government directives and scrap availability underlying the supply-demand dynamics in the coming year. In November, major blister copper suppliers and buyers, including First Quantum and Jiangxi Copper, agreed to tr...Read More
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In recent days we've seen the beginnings of an inversion in the yield curve.The 2-year yield and the 5-year yield have inverted but not yet the the 2-year yield and the 10-year yield, the curve that is watched most. However, "2s and 10s" as bond traders would say appear headed for an inversion very soon.We know that an inversion of the yield curve precedes a recession and bear market. That is good...Read More
The last decade has been pretty weak for gold investors. Gold futures have recorded some of its lowest numbers, with 2018 seeing a 7.1% decrease since the January.But some analysts are seeing a sign of hope on the horizon. Gold is finally trading at more than $1,600 per ounce at the time of writing this article, and that's the best price since July. Historically, gold has seen the best prices in t...Read More
In recent days we've seen the beginnings of an inversion in the yield curve.The 2-year yield and the 5-year yield have inverted but not yet the the 2-year yield and the 10-year yield, the curve that is watched most. However, "2s and 10s" as bond traders would say appear headed for an inversion very soon.We know that an inversion of the yield curve precedes a recession and bear market. That is good...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesDec 12, 2018White Gold has been on a tear this year. Going from a low of $.54 in early September, the shares hit a high of $2 a month later before starting a correction into December. The run began afterI wrote a piece in mid-September. Actually the company hadreleased brilliant results a week earlierthat the market totally ignored as it so often does. They followed up withmor...Read More
The not-so-rare metals are needed for the powerful permanent magnets in motors and batteries, with up to 5kg of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) batteries in each car.With EV take-up f...Read More
The 45,000-acre Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake lithium brine project is located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.Standard Lithium Ltd. [SLL-TSX, STLHF-OTC-Nasdaq-Int. Designation, S5L-FRA] said Wednesday it has completed the commissioning process for its prototype crystallisation pilot plant and has produced its first quantity of high purity lithium carbonate.The company, via it...Read More
Exploring Great Bear's Dixie Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario. Source: Great Bear Resources Ltd.Great Bear Resources Ltd. [GBR-TSXV] on Wednesday released more drill results from its 100%-owned Dixie Lake project in northwestern Ontario.The latest results are from 19 holes totalling 4,290 metres from the Hinge and South Limb zones. The company said it has expanded its recent high grade...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - North American markets all closed higher on a broad-based rally fuelled by a positive outlook on China and the U.S. reaching a trade agreement.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 115.23 points to end at 14,783.06.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 157.03 points at 24,527.27. The S&P 500 index was up 14.29 at 2,651.07 while the Nasdaq composite was up...Read More
Battery electric vehicles are set to become the standard over the next few decades.It's expected that by 2040, battery electric vehicles will represent more than half of global auto sales.But the evolution of the car isn't going to stop there.The next step is to fuel cell technology.Fuel cell vehicles put out no emissions other than water vapor, have a fuel economy equivalent to about 2x that of g...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Canada's main stock index surged higher in late-morning trading, fuelled by the key energy, financial, industrial and materials sectors.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 186.15 points at 14,853.98.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 342.22 points at 24,712.46. The S&P 500 index was up 39.16 points at 2,675.94, while the Nasdaq composite was up 140.03 p...Read More