Oil prices are once again in the red as wellThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is experiencing some serious volatility at midday, giving back triple-digit gains from the morning and currently dancing around breakeven despite positive blue-chip earnings reports. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are currently in the red, with an underperforming tech sector weigh...Read More

MMM beat Wall Street's earnings and revenue estimatesThe shares of 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) are up 4.7% to trade at $160.79, after reporting first-quarter earnings of $2.16 per share and revenue of $8.08 billion, both of which are higher than Wall Street's estimates. The blue chip company cited increased demand for its N95 masks during the coronavirus pandemic, though it also suspended its 2020 outlook as...Read More

HOG reported earnings of 45 cents per shareShares of Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) are up 12.5% to trade at $21.30 after a fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat. The motorcycle king reported profits of 45 cents per share, much higher than Wall Street's estimated 9 cents per share, though they also announced a lower-than-anticipated revenue -- unsurprising with 50% of their dealerships now closed. F...Read More

JetBlue is the first major U.S. airline to require face coverings for its customers during travel Members of the airline sector have had a tough time digging themselves out of their mid-March trough, and JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) is no exception. The stock has been trading sideways for the most part, with its early April surge swiftly cut down by the $12 region, and even more press...Read More

The Fed's two-day meeting will kick off later todayDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are once again signaling a solid push above fair value. A healthy round of upbeat blue-chip earnings reports is fueling the surge, with the likes of 3M (MMM) and Pfizer (PFE) scoring top-line profit beats. Futures on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also confidently in the black,...Read More

Our D-economy theme dominated last week. Will it be two weeks in a row? So far, this week the tables are turned with optimism building ahead of some key US earnings report. We look at what insiders are signalling in Canada about the deflation versus inflation battle that is shaping up. Meanwhile, our insider of the week is from the cryptocurrency space, a corner of the market that many investors...Read More

Gold figures to play a starring role as a store of value as investor expectations on future inflation climb amid global stimulus efforts that have put a flood of cash into the financial system.Read full newsRead More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 27 that are worth another look.The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of ferrous scrap in many key supply locations, provoking a 21% rise in international scrap prices in just 12 days from April 3 to April 15. But despite this, domestic prices in many areas were settled lower in April's monthly negotiations.The Itali...Read More

First Quantum has cut its 2020 copper production guidance by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000 tonnes as a result of a reduction in production expectations at Cobre Panama due to the Covid-19 pandemic.This guidance range is dependent upon the Toronto, Canada-listed company receiving approval from Ministry of Health of the Republic of Panama (MINSA) to commence the restart of operations before or by...Read More

Peruvian copper mine Antamina is still uncertain when it will be able to resume operations following a workforce demobilization due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said on Monday April 27.The mine underwent a stoppage on April 13, under which most workers still on-site were removed. Up to that date, around 2,700 people were still working at Antamina - an already reduced figure from the 6,000...Read More

Jack ChanPosted Apr 27, 2020Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Short-term is on BUY signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks and are more suitable for traders.Speculation continues to drop despite higher prices.Speculation is dropping despite recovering prices.Our ratio remains on b...Read More

Most commodity prices rose yesterday on the London Metal Exchange, where copper gained more than 1%.The global number of COVID-19 cases has risen above 3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, while the World Health Organisation put the figure yesterday about 2.88 million and noted Spain had changed its reporting criteria which meant a decrease of 12,130 cases.The S&P 500 had closed u...Read More

First Quantum has cut its 2020 copper production guidance by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000 tonnes as a result of a reduction in production expectations at Cobre Panama due to the Covid-19 pandemic.This guidance range is dependent upon the Toronto, Canada-listed company receiving approval from Ministry of Health of the Republic of Panama (MINSA) to commence the restart of operations before or by...Read More

Brazilian base metals producer Nexa Resources will prepare to resume normal operations during the latest extension of Peru's quarantine measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the company said on Monday April 27.Metal concentrate production at the Atacocha, Cerro Lindo and El Porvenir mines will remain halted, while the Cajamarquilla zinc-copper smelter will continue to run at lower capacity u...Read More

Treatment charges (TCs) for spot zinc concentrates nosedived in April amid prolonged shutdowns in major producing nations of Peru, Bolivia, Mexico and South Africa, leaving smelters scrambling for material. Fastmarkets assessed the zinc concentrate TC, cif China at $180-195 per tonne on Friday April 24, a steep 28.6% fall from $255-270 per tonne the previous month. The low end of the range ha...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday April 27 that are worth another look.The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of ferrous scrap in many key supply locations, provoking a 21% rise in international scrap prices in just 12 days from April 3 to April 15. But despite this, domestic prices in many areas were settled lower in April's monthly negotiations.The Itali...Read More

More provincial governments in China are offering incentives to companies to purchase base metal products, in a highly unusual move to avoid inventory piling up at a time of demand uncertainty, Fastmarkets understands from official documents and industry sources.The last time the Chinese government bought metal stocks to relieve inventory pressure was more than a decade ago following the financial...Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of ferrous scrap in many key supply locations, provoking a 21% rise in international scrap prices in just 12 days from April 3 to April 15. But despite this, domestic prices in many areas were settled lower in April's monthly negotiations.Prices on the international market have been on a rollercoaster ride over recent weeks.The price of steel scrap,...Read More

Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices dropped sharply at the start of the week on news of a fresh Baltic Sea cargo deal, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday April 27.A steel producer in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo comprising 26,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $242 per tonne and 4,000 tonnes of bonus at $252 per tonne cfr.This compares with previous Baltic Sea deals done at $255-256...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices have increased over the past week amid limited supply, especially in the Marmara region, sources said on Monday April 27.At least two steel mills in the Marmara region have increased their buy prices for auto bundle scrap by 70-80 lira ($10-12) per tonne over the past week to be able to secure more material.Long and flat steel mill ??olakoglu increased its buy price f...Read More