Argonaut Gold has revised its prior cost guidance and is now guiding for all-in sustaining cost guidance of $1,075/oz vs. $1,025/oz previously.The company is a laggard among the mid-tier producer space with high costs and also operates out of B grade jurisdictions.I see the stock as an avoid in favor of lower-cost producers in better jurisdictions.Argonaut Gold (OTCPK:ARNGF) has not seen an impres...Read More
One brokerage firm downgraded PLNT stock to "hold"Berenberg downgraded Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT) stock to "hold" from "buy," and slashed its price target to $69 from $80 -- a slight discount to Friday's close at $70.61. In reaction, PLNT stock is down 2.3% in early trading, last seen at $68.99.The equity's longer-term trend has been higher, though, with PLNT up almost 44% since a late-Decembe...Read More
SNAP bounced off a key trendline to end AugustWhen we last checked in with Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), the social media stock was preparing for its turn in the earnings confessional. Now, the shares are up 1.6% to trade at $16.06 this morning, after Evercore raised its rating on SNAP to "outperform" from "in-line," while boosting its price target to $20 from $18. The analyst in coverage glowed about th...Read More
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A new round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect over the weekend Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are spiraling this morning, as trade uncertainty swirls after a round of new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect over the long holiday weekend. While China filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against these new tariffs, Bloomberg News reported th...Read More
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The VIX is showing a pattern reminiscent of its prior peaks"A spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday that the U.S. and China remain in communication over possible talks in September and added that Beijing hopes to prioritize discussions about removing the latest tariffs announced by President Trump to prevent a further escalation of the trade war."-- The Wall Street Journal, August...Read More
"BMO #nickel 2020-2024 market deficit forecast updated for the Indonesian ore export ban announcementBefore the announcement: avg. 2 ktpa deficit for 2020-24After the announcement: avg. 174 ktpa deficit for 2020-24Says BMO:Read full newsRead More
Treatment charges for zinc and lead (TCs) rose in August with the arbitrage to bring material into China switching markedly to a negative value.TCs for lead concentrates in particular rose sharply, to levels not seen in the past two years. The arbitrage loss to bring refined lead into China hit 1,100-2,300 yuan ($154-321) per tonne at the end of the month, with the futures price rising on the Lond...Read More
The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange closed higher on Monday September 2, just above the $18,000 per tonne level, despite losing 4% of morning gains, while tin's outright price also failed to maintain upward momentum. Volumes traded in nickel topped the complex over the afternoon, with just under 15,000 lots changing hands by the close, while turnover in tin reached 900 lots b...Read More
The ample availability of stock and poor demand for aluminium in Asia have led market participants to expect a downtrend for fourth quarter main Japan ports (MJP) premiums, Fastmarkets heard on Monday September 2.Widely considered Asia's main benchmark price level, Fastmarkets assessed the aluminium P1020A MJP spot premium, cif Japan at $85-95 per tonne on Friday August 30, flat for the third cons...Read More
Treatment charges for zinc and lead (TCs) rose in August with the arbitrage to bring material into China switching markedly to a negative value.TCs for lead concentrates in particular rose sharply, to levels not seen in the past two years. The arbitrage loss to bring refined lead into China hit 1,100-2,300 yuan ($154-321) per tonne at the end of the month, with the futures price rising on the Lond...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai in the week ended Friday August 30. China Key drivers China's ammonium paratungstate (APT) export market was kept stable over the past week by limited spot trading.The announcement of the auction of all APT stocks held by the collapsed Fanya Metal Exchange is adding to already bearish sentiment in the market in China and Europe. ...Read More
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro and the Brazilian federal prosecutors' office (MPF) have filed a joint petition to remove the embargoes on Alunorte's new bauxite residue deposit area. The petition has been sent to the Federal Court in Bel?(C)m, Brazil, who put an embargo in place at the Alunorte alumina refinery on March 1, 2018, to suspend the use of the solid waste deposit 2 (DRS2). Emb...Read More
Key data from the Friday August 30 pricing session in Shanghai and London. Key driversCobalt hydroxide payables rose in the second half of August following news that Glencore will close its copper-cobalt Muntanda mine by the end of this year.Demand increased when consumers intended to secure units before the hydroxide price...Read More
Key data from the pricing sessions in London and Shanghai in the week ended Friday August 30. China Key drivers The Chinese export silicon price moved up for the second consecutive week in response to tight supply in domestic market due to increased buying from Chinese secondary aluminum alloy producers who are ramping up production before China's National Day holiday (October 1-7) when prod...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have started the week quietly, and have not booked any new deep-sea scrap cargoes despite a heavy drop in prices last week, sources said on Monday September 2.The markets have been silent since August 27, when prices dropped by $11.55 per tonne day on day on news of the latest trades.Since then, however, traders have stepped back...Read More
Domestic prices for auto bundle steel scrap and shipbreaking scrap in Turkey have decreased because of poor demand, sources said on Monday September 2.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,520-1,770 ($260-303) per tonne on September 2, widening downward from last week's TRY1,580-1,770 per tonne.A number of steel mills have dec...Read More
Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue five of its precious metals prices to focus attention on our core markets. The prices being proposed for discontinuation are as follows:Platinum min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehousePalladium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehouseRhodium min 99.9% Europe Free Market $ per troy oz in warehouseIridium ingot min 99.9% Europe Free...Read More
While nickel is in the spotlight, the rest of the base metals are still being pulled and pushed by the combination of higher tariffs on US imports of Chinese goods and China's plans to support its economy with further spending on infrastructure.Chinese manufacturing data also showed mixed results with the official purchasing managers index (PMI) falling to 49.5 from 49.7, while the Caixin manufact...Read More