"They (Deep State) are convinced there are going to be indictments. Secondly, there is AG Barr's outrage over (IG) Horowitz's report and what it did not do. He made statements that there was spying and actions by government officials that need to be criminally looked into. Barr's outrage over this shows me that there are going to be indictments, and that he is taking this seriously. Again, when Ho...Read More
We're on the verge of a huge commodities boom.Fundamentals for metals, energy, agricultural products, and industrials like iron ore are primed for takeoff.Continue...Read More
The New York Times last week published shocking drawings by Guantanamo prisoner Abu Zubaydah showing in graphic detail the types of tortures he endured at the hands of CIA officers and Continue...Read More
Asset bubbles are brutal. The most difficult time to remain centered and focused is during their last stages as everyone around you is going nuts. Logic has been tossed out the window, sentiment is manicContinue...Read More
Publisher's Note: James Dines has been a student of the markets for well over half a century. Today, he draws on that experience to explain how the market normally behaves in December going into the new year in an excerpt from The Dines Letter.We're coming up on a strong buy signal in gold and precious metal stocks. Read on for the details.Nick Hodge Founder & President, Outsider Club"He that ha...Read More
Aluminium foundry alloy premiums continued to falter, with the US premium hitting a record low, due to bearish macroeconomics and weak fundamentals.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon 7 ingot/T-bar premium, dlvd dup over P1020A Midwest US at 7-10 cents per lb on Friday December 13, down from 8-11 cents per lb in the previous monthly assessment.The previous all-time low was 8-10...Read More
Nickel ended firmly above $14,000 per tonne in London Metal Exchange trading on Friday December 13 while copper stepped back after peaking earlier at its highest since May.The three-month nickel price closed at $14,170 per tonne, not far back from an intraday high of $14,270 per tonne. Turnover was at its highest since October 14 at around 11,800 lots by the close. The metal shrugged off inflows o...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday December 13. China The low-grade manganese ore indices rose week on week after buyers accepted slightly higher offer prices for limited quantities of material available for January delivery. The high-grade manganese ore index also moved up amid low liquidity. Some market participants expect mi...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ending Friday December 13. China The Chinese spot domestic ferro-chrome price continued lower with smaller smelters making aggressive offers to destock and generate cash approaching the end of the year. Sentiment further weakened amid anticipation that major stainless steel mills' alloy tender prices...Read More
Chinese copper smelter Jiangxi Copper and Zambian blister copper producer Chambishi (CCS) have signed a 2020 supply contract at a refining charge (RC) of $128 per tonne cif China, Fastmarkets learned. This RC number, which some in the market set contracts for other blister brands against, is significantly lower than last year's $165 per tonne and reflects anticipated tightness in the supply o...Read More
Aluminium foundry alloy premiums continued to falter, with the US premium hitting a record low, due to bearish macroeconomics and weak fundamentals.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon 7 ingot/T-bar premium, dlvd dup over P1020A Midwest US at 7-10 cents per lb on Friday December 13, down from 8-11 cents per lb in the previous monthly assessment.The previous all-time low was 8-10...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesDec 13, 2019 The gold miners' stocks have largely been consolidating high following last summer's powerful upleg. That resilience has left sentiment relatively bullish, with traders mostly expecting this sector to soon start surging again. But the jury is still out on whether gold stocks will be lucky enough to evade a bigger correction. Major downside risks still abound, prim...Read More
Cobalt buyers returned to the market this week but prices fell further towards $15 per lb while sellers sought to offload stock ahead of the end of the year. Spot trade has been thin for the past few weeks so sellers offered aggressively, accepted cheaper bids and found competition for larger-tonnage business in their attempts to lock in sales before the start of 2020. The price of cobalt, standar...Read More
Aluminium foundry alloy premiums continued to falter, with the US premium hitting a record low, due to bearish macroeconomics and weak fundamentals.Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium wheel alloy silicon 7 ingot/T-bar premium, dlvd dup over P1020A Midwest US at 7-10 cents per lb on Friday December 13, down from 8-11 cents per lb in the previous monthly assessment.The previous all-time low was 8-10...Read More
Global ferrous scrap prices continued on an upward trend in the week ended Friday December 13 due to supply shortages and stable demand from end users.Turkish steelmakers book 10 cargoes Sentiment in US bullish Large bid-offer gap in Vietnam Taiwan continues to accept price increases Thin demand in India due to cheaper domestic scrap TurkeyTurkish steel mills booked a total of 10 cargoes this...Read More
The inter-merchant spot price for light iron scrap in the United Kingdom moved higher in the week ended Friday December 13, adding to gains made the week before, against increased European export prices to traditional markets.The market has been climbing in the quarter, with exporters looking to supply renewed demand from traditional buyers of European steel scrap in Turkey and the Indian subconti...Read More
Broader markets are upbeat this morning, Friday December 13, because hopes are running high that a preliminary United States-China trade will be signed before new tariffs come into force on Sunday as well as following the United Kingdom's general election result that means a Brexit deal moves forward.In a post on social media platform Twitter, US President Donald Trump said: "Getting very close to...Read More