Oil plunged to an 18-year lowWall Street was all over the place this week, in a volatile stretch indicative of where the world is at right now. The Dow kicked off the week alternating between triple-digit losses and gains. The only model of consistency was the Nasdaq, earlier in the week logging its first four-day win streak since early February. Commodities joined in on the roller-coasted action...Read More

A report was released that Gilead Sciences' COVID-19 treatment is workingShares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) are surging, last seen up 10.6%, at $84.66, after an encouraging report suggested the biotech company's antiviral medication remdesivir may be effective at treating patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Conversely, there is some pessimism surrounding these findings, with Baird i...Read More

RF reported earnings below Wall Street's estimatesRegions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) shares are shaking off a less-than-stellar first-quarter earnings report, up 5.8% to trade at $9.37, at last check. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 14 cents per share on $1.41 billion in revenue, lower than analysts' anticipated 23 cents per share and $1.46 billion. On the charts, Regions Fin...Read More

Oil prices are the only grim mover todayAfter yesterday's roller-coaster session, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are poised for one last surge higher this week. There's optimism on Wall Street afterGilead Sciences' (GILD) remdesivir -- an experimental treatment for coronavirus -- is reportedly making progress, lending hope that businesses can begin to ramp up activity quicker-than-exp...Read More

The company's mine in Red Lake is still on track for first gold production in late 2020.Read full newsRead More

""The economy" isn't shut down. Far from it. Walmart & Dollar General & Amazon open.It just so happens that big-box mass merchandisers & online retailers responsible for flooding USA with crap from Communist China open.Meanwhile, family-owned shops, the backbone of USAclosed"Read full newsRead More

Less than a month after National Bank Financial said it was terminating a $75 million bought-deal financing deal with SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE-AM: SLV) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mining company announced it would raise the same amount of money and possibly more through a non-brokered private placement.SilverCrest announced on April 13 that it would issue 10 million common shares a...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More

Mining operations in South Africa may now operate at a reduced capacity of not more than 50% during the country's lockdown and can apply to restart and increase production beyond this level, according to a government minister. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa's minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, said approvals will come from the minister of mineral resources and ene...Read More

The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was little changed at the close of trading on Thursday April 16, holding above nearby support levels despite a 10-day low in turnover, while aluminium futures continued to find support above the $1,500 per tonne threshold.Copper's underlying price on the LME closed at $5,138.50 per tonne, climbing by just over 0.5% from Wednesday's closing...Read More

What Is The Difference?The first question you may be asking yourself when you are trying to decide if you are going to invest in bullion coins or proof coins is: what is the difference between them? Table of ContentsTop DifferencesWhat Does Proof Mean in Coins?Which One Should I Buy?Why Are Uncirculated Coins Worth More?Is a Proof Coin More Valuable?Differences Between Bullion, Proof, & Uncirc...Read More

Key pricing data from the pricing session for Fastmarkets' alumina index, fob Australia on Thursday April 16. Fastmarkets' daily alumina index, fob Australia was little changed from the previous day and steady from $225.40 per tonne a week prior. But the current index level remains 24% lower than a month ago. Key drivers:  Fresh deal concluded on March 15 at $225 per tonne fob Australia with...Read More

The aluminium price on Shanghai Futures Exchange rose for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday April 16 in an active Chinese market. The aluminium front month contract on the SHFE touched a fresh one-month high of 12,110 yuan ($1,714.50) per tonne on April 16, up 150 yuan per tonne from Wednesday's close at 11,960 yuan per tonne. This followed an increase of 220 yuan per tonne the day prior,...Read More

Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last week and this has resulted in a recent surge in prices, multiple sources told Fastmarkets this week. Stainless steel mills including a major privately-held steelmaker resorted to a supply shock to arrest a rapid decline in prices after futile attempts to court customers with price discounts, a stainless steel trader in no...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly hit global electric vehicle (EV) production and sales, and so the broadly anticipated reshuffle of China's EV battery supply chain is likely to speed up in 2020. Many already believed the EV subsidy policy in China that had been scheduled to end in December 2020 would squeeze out some companies in the EV battery supply chain, including producers of precursors, cat...Read More

Turkish steel mills have continued to book deep-sea scrap, leaving prices fairly stable on Thursday April 16.A steel mill in the northern Turkey booked a US cargo late on Wednesday, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) and 10,000 tonnes of plate and structural scrap (P&S) at an average price of $262 per tonne cfr. This would put the HMS 1&2 (80:20) price...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday April 16 that are worth another look.Toyota plans further cuts to output at its automotive plants in Japan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but has also pledged to support ventilator producers in the fight against the rising infection and death rates.Chinese stainless steel producers have withheld their offers since late last...Read More

Mining operations in South Africa may now operate at a reduced capacity of not more than 50% during the country's lockdown and can apply to restart and increase production beyond this level, according to a government minister. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa's minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, said approvals will come from the minister of mineral resources and ene...Read More

Metals prices are in limbo this morning, Thursday April 16, while participants weigh up the stark truth that the global economy is experiencing a slump in demand with the potential for a rebound given all the monetary and fiscal stimulus being thrown at economies around the world. The combination of poor data summed up by the United States' Empire State manufacturing index falling to -78.2 in Apri...Read More