Vanadium trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.To view the latest price quotations, click the links below:Europe- Ferro-vanadium delivered duty-paid in Europe- Vanadium pentoxide in-warehouse RotterdamChina- Ferro-vanadium, 78% min, fob China, $ per kg V- Vanadium pentoxide, 98% min, fob China, $ per lb V2O5Wednesday October 17Ferro-vanadium - Prices indicated at...Read More

China's metallurgical coke market experienced a rapid rebound in October following losses a month earlier.East China's Rizhao Iron & Steel and north China's Hesteel - two major buyers of coke in the country - had both lowered their purchase prices in mid- and late-September, cuts that amounted to 200-230 yuan ($29-33) per tonne.Those followed six rounds of increases totally about 640 yuan per tonn...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices were rangebound on Thursday October 18, with the market showing signs of cooling off from Wednesday's bullishness.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $73.58 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $72.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $0.22 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $78.60 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down by $0.15 per tonne.MB...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 oreBHP, Global Ore, 90,000 tonnes of 62% Newman fines, sold at...Read More

Participants remain divided over how they think the seaborne coking coal market would trend following a recent price surge.The MB Premium Hard Coking Coal Index fob Australia breached the $220-per-tonne mark on Wednesday October 17, its highest since March 12 this year. The index was unchanged on Thursday, at $222.71 per tonne, with no trades confirmed by the data collection cut-off time for the d...Read More

China's ferrous futures ended morning trading slightly higher than their opening prices on Thursday October 18, having been trending downward since during Wednesday night's session. Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 4,168 yuan ($602) per tonne, up 3 yuan per tonne January hot rolled coil: 3,921 yuan per tonne, up 2 yuan per tonne Dalian Commodity Exc...Read More

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday October 19.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange fell at the close of trading on Thursday October 18 due to a firmer US dollar index, although zinc was relatively steady thanks to low stocks and the threat of more sanctions by the United States. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the...Read More

Vale's cobalt production fell 31% in the third quarter of 2018 mainly due to decreased output from its Sudbury and Voisey's Bay operations. Vale produced 1,028 tonnes of cobalt in the three months to the end of September compared with 1,489 tonnes in the same quarter of 2017. A 22.5% fall in third-quarter production from Voisey's Bay to 371 tonnes from the previous quarter was caused by scheduled...Read More

Ningxia Tianyuan, the world's largest manganese flake producer, is expected to resume production at its 800,000-tonne-per-year capacity site in December, sources told Fastmarkets MB. The company is currently operating at a reduced capacity of 600,000 tpy after it suspended one of its production lines in May, according to the sources. Ningxia Tianyuan, which accounts for around 40% of global mangan...Read More

Chinese cobalt metal and salts prices fell in the midweek pricing session following an 17.8% drop in local futures contract prices, which dented buying sentiment. Fastmarkets MB's Chinese domestic cobalt metal price fell by 3.6% to 450,000-490,000 yuan per tonne ($25.52-27.68 per lb, China-VAT free) on Wednesday October 17, from 475,000-500,000 yuan per tonne on Friday. Market participants at...Read More

Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia fell over the past week amid sluggish regional demand and the emergence of lower offers.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil was $2,050-2,150 per tonne cif East Asian ports for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down $10-50 per tonne from a week earlier.Fastmarkets MB's assessment of import prices f...Read More

China's domestic stainless steel prices moved down over the past week amid low demand and high inventory levels. Fastmarkets MB's price assessment for benchmark 304 stainless cold-rolled coil in the major market of Wuxi was 15,600-15,900 yuan ($2,252-2,296) per tonne including VAT for the week ended Wednesday October 17, down 200 yuan per tonne from a week earlier.Demand remained soft over the pas...Read More

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Contrarian investors are constantly searching for unloved stocks that have found a bottom and offer big upside potential as market sentiment shifts.Let's take a look at three unloved industry leaders in the TSX Index that might deliver big gains heading into next year.Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX)Barrick Gold recently announced a game-changing merger with Randgold that will create the world's l...Read More

The Mountain Province Diamonds, 49%, and De Beers Canada, 51%, Gahcho Ku?(C) diamond mine located 280 km northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. [MPVD-TSX, NASDAQ] reported results of its eighth diamond sale completed on October 5th 2018.Total proceeds from the sale were US$24.2 million (CDN$31.4 million) from 366,505 carats at an average realized value of U...Read More

When it comes to early FI, I think the end game for all of us is to find a way to maximize our time on this planet. As everyone well knows, time is finite and thus the ultimate currency in the Game of Life. Over the years, more and more folks are realizing this stark truth, and I think that’s why the concept of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) continues to grow in popularity and mo...Read More

An opioid epidemic is destroying lives across America.And chances are this deadly plague has already taken root in your backyard.Opioid addiction, overdoses, and deaths are rising at an alarming rate nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a 200% increase in overdose deaths involving opioids since 2000.Today, over 42,000 Americans die annually after overdosing on o...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1226.40+$1.30+0.69%Silver$14.63+$0.06+0.14%XAU70.09+0.05%+1.17%HUI155.58+0.07%+1.49%GDM558.84+0.35%+1.56%JSE Gold1194.92-3.89+3.52%USD95.72-0.25+0.46%Euro115.10+0.51-0.42%Yen89.12-0.25-0.07%Oil$69.12+$0.47-3.11%10-Year3.196%+0.014+1.36%Bond137.84375-0.28125-0.45%Dow25444.34+0.26%+0.41%Nasdaq7449.03-0.48%-0.64%S&P2767.78-0.04%+0.02%  The Metals: G...Read More

By Ira EpsteinWeekend squaring up leaves gold strong going into next week.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More