RAPAPORT... Macy's sales increased in the fourth fiscal quarter, drivenby a solid performance in several divisions, including fine jewelry, thecompany said last week. Sales rose 1.8% year on year to $8.67 billion for the periodending February 3, while comparable-store sales - from branches open for atleast a year, including licensed stores - grew 1.4%. Total sales fell 3.7% to$24.84 billion for th...Read More

Exporters of hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) from the Commonwealth of Independent States increased their offer prices in the week ended Monday March 5 because of the higher prices being sought for China-origin material."The increase mainly related to the bullish mood of Chinese exporters, which are pushing prices higher and higher every day," a trader told Metal Bulletin.Metal Bul...Read More

RAPAPORT... Easyfairs has partnered with the Federation of BelgianDiamond Bourses (FBDB) and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) to presentthe upcoming Carat+ show.  "This partnership allows us to associate the Antwerp diamondsector and its organizations to an already successful Carat+ trade-showconcept," Dirk Oosterlinck, managing director of Easyfairs, the event's organizer, said Sunday...Read More

RAPAPORT... Sotheby's has named two senior managers for its Asian jewelry division: Lisa Chow as deputy chairman, and Jessica Wyndham as department head. Chow (pictured), who has been with the company since 1990, will also maintain her current position as general manager and sales director forSotheby's Diamonds. In her new job, she will be responsible for providingstrategic guidance and building c...Read More

CIS export billet prices continued to climb in the week ended Monday March 5, supported by strong demand in most sales outlets as well as reduced availability of material and rising scrap costs.Metal Bulletin's export CIS Billet Index was $534 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 5, up by $14 per tonne week-on-week. This took the index to its highest value since January 2013, according to Metal Bullet...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures on the SHFE dropped for the most part today except for tin, which inched up slightly. Zinc fell over 2%, aluminium slid over 1%, while copper and lead edged down slightly.Ferrous metals fell across the board with iron ore leading the slump and closing 4% lower. Coke dropped over 2%, rebar and hot-rolled coil slipped over 1%, and coking coal f...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures on the SHFE dropped for the most part today except for tin, which inched up slightly. Zinc fell over 2%, aluminium slid over 1%, while copper and lead edged down slightly.Ferrous metals fell across the board with iron ore leading the slump and closing 4% lower. Coke dropped over 2%, rebar and hot-rolled coil slipped over 1%, and coking coal f...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures on the SHFE dropped for the most part today except for tin, which inched up slightly. Zinc fell over 2%, aluminium slid over 1%, while copper and lead edged down slightly.Ferrous metals fell across the board with iron ore leading the slump and closing 4% lower. Coke dropped over 2%, rebar and hot-rolled coil slipped over 1%, and coking coal f...Read More

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday March 5.The three-month zinc price is trading 1.5% lower on the London Metal Exchange, following a large stock delivery into New Orleans.On-warrant stock levels in LME-listed warehouses in New Orleans have almost doubled following the 78,950 tonne delivery. This is the largest one-day net increase for zinc stoc...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 8 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are responding partially to no clear decision from Italy's election held yesterday.TJX added $0.35 to $84.00 after MKM Partners raised its target price to $94 to $87. XL Group gained $13.25 to $56.55 after receiving a takeover offer from AXA for $57.60 per share. The offer is.v...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – SMM assessed spot imported copper concentrate treatment charges (TCs) $4/mt lower to $70-78/mt on Friday March 2 due to higher demand and possible lower output.While some small and medium-sized smelters stocked up before the Chinese New Year holiday, traders actively sourced copper concentrate in anticipation of tighter supply. Lingbao Gold’s additiona...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macro-economic news over the weekend and what is expected today.Last Friday nightThe US dollar slid following the country’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. LME zinc dropped over 1% and tin edged down slightly, while SHFE tin inched up.Germany’s retail sales in January dropped 0.7% month on month a...Read More

Continue...Ray Dalio is an American businessman and founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. In 2012, Dalio appeared on the annual Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2011 and 2012 he was listed by Bloomberg Markets as one of the 50 Most Influential people. Institutional Investor's Alpha ranked him No. 2 on their 2...Read More

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's office in Singapore as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday March 5.Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly weaker during Asian morning trading on Monday, with only nickel and tin prices managing to post slight gains. Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report here.SHFE snapshot at 10.02am Shanghai timeMost-traded SH...Read More

In Records Were Made to Be Broken, we provided our outlook that the bull market run and US economic expansion would likely continue, perhaps even to win the Olympic gold medal for longest ever in length. In today's piece, we provide our view on three key themes in the current market environment and how these relate to our late-cycle investing game plan.Theme # 1 - Rising VolatilityInvest...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macro-economic news over the weekend and what is expected today.Last Friday nightThe US dollar slid following the country’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. LME zinc dropped over 1% and tin edged down slightly, while SHFE tin inched up.Germany’s retail sales in January dropped 0.7% month on month a...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macro-economic news over the weekend and what is expected today.Last Friday nightThe US dollar slid following the country’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. LME zinc dropped over 1% and tin edged down slightly, while SHFE tin inched up.Germany’s retail sales in January dropped 0.7% month on month a...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) - Copper: As SHFE copper stayed firm with support at the 52,000 yuan/mt level, we expect the 1805 contract to trade at 52,000-52,600 yuan/mt today, with LME copper at $6,880-6,950/mt. Spot discounts are seen slightly smaller at 180-130 yuan/mt today with the recovery of downstream consumption.Aluminium: With the US dollar index falling below the 90 level, LME aluminium i...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 5 (SMM) - Copper: As SHFE copper stayed firm with support at the 52,000 yuan/mt level, we expect the 1805 contract to trade at 52,000-52,600 yuan/mt today, with LME copper at $6,880-6,950/mt. Spot discounts are seen slightly smaller at 180-130 yuan/mt today with the recovery of downstream consumption.Aluminium: With the US dollar index falling below the 90 level, LME aluminium i...Read More

The Buyer WinsTrump understands that, in a world of surpluses, the buyer, not the seller, has the upper hand. And the U.S. is the absorber of the world's excess goods and services for which there are no other major markets. Add in Trump's zeal for deals and you have the foreign trade dust-up he's promoting.We doubt, however, that all-out global trade wars will result. When they flourished back in...Read More