Benchmark prices for cobalt metal continued to recover through April 2019, although lackluster gains for cobalt sulfate were a sign of continued oversupply at points along the supply chain.Price movesThe benchmark standard-grade cobalt prices showed a month-on-month increase in April for the first time since October, with consumers and traders starting to restock, and producers facing less urgency...Read More

The following Fastmarkets minor metals prices changed on Wednesday May 1:Minor metalsCobalt MB free market alloy grade, $/lb: $17-18 per lb from $17-17.80Cobalt Sulfate, Co...Read More

An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More

Key data from the Wednesday May 1 pricing session in Europe.Key drivers The European ferro-titanium held at present prices for the third week in a row, with scrap markets steady for the second consecutive week, while supply worries underpinned market sentiment in the week to Wednesday May 1.There is no sign of a return to production at UK producer FE Mottram after a fire at the company's plant in...Read More

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group recorded a modest increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) at its Critical Materials division for the first quarter of 2019, helped by strong performances in vanadium, chrome and antimony. The division generated Ebitda of $31.2 million, up 1% compared with the first quarter of 2018, the Amsterdam-listed group said on Wednesd...Read More

The latest ferro-tungsten and ammonium paratungstate (APT) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe, Vietnam and China, with blue tungsten oxide (BTO) and yellow tungsten oxide (YTO) deals taken into consideration.To view the latest price assessments, please follow the links below: China - APT, fob China- Ferro-tungsten,...Read More

The latest ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe and China.To view the latest price assessments, follow the links below: Europe - Ferro-vanadium, delivered duty-paid in Europe, $ per kg V - Vanadium pentoxide, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $ per lb V2O5 China...Read More

The following Fastmarkets UK non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices changed on Wednesday May 1:Aluminium scrapGroup 1 pure 99% & litho: ?1,260-1,310 per tonne from ?1,300-1,350Clean HE9 extrusions: ?1,260-1,310 per tonne from ?1,300-1,350Loose...Read More

Zane Simon, Eddie Mercado, and Victor Rodriguez return to breakdown this week's Bellator Birmingham fight card. With picks, odds & analysis for the major fights of the night. The main attraction features a bout between Lightweights Brent Primus vs Tim 'The Experiment' Wilde. Wilde is currently the 10th ranked of 352 active UK/Ireland Pro Lightweights and Primus has only lost one of his last nine p...Read More

As we know, Gold and the US Dollar have an inverse relationship. Gold is priced in US Dollars and the drivers of each are similar (from an inverse point of view). Over long-term periods both trend in the same direction but the magnitude of the moves can vary and be quite different.The standard inverse relationship has not been a perfect one in recent months or years.In the chart below we plot Gold...Read More

The positive sentiment surrounding financial markets, including claims by some investment banks of an imminent melt-up, shouldn't deter investors from adding gold to their portfolios. Along with the yellow metal being a handy hedge against growing global uncertainty, many smaller development-stage gold miners are poised to soar, even if gold doesn't rally, as some analysts are anticipating. This i...Read More

While gold stocks get most of the attention, there’s plenty of value in silver. In fact, silver has several advantages versus other metals.For example, silver has more industrial uses. Because it has closer ties with economic activity, investors don’t have to rely as much on speculative fever.Differences between individual silver stocks can also give you wide-ranging diversification be...Read More

As we know, Gold and the US Dollar have an inverse relationship. Gold is priced in US Dollars and the drivers of each are similar (from an inverse point of view). Over long-term periods both trend in the same direction but the magnitude of the moves can vary and be quite different.The standard inverse relationship has not been a perfect one in recent months or years.In the chart below we plot Gold...Read More

Banking sector speakers said funds were available for good projects and good management teams from debt sources, but the difficulty was the barren equity markets.Read More

Check out this headline I just read in my news feed..."Medical Cannabis for Troubled Veterans? A Congressional Subcommittee Takes Up the Complicated Topic"Seriously?We need a congressional subcommittee to decide whether or not our veterans should be able to use medical cannabis to treat things such as traumatic brain injuries and PTSD?And it's a complicated topic?Pardon my French, but are you f**k...Read More

Explor Resources Inc. (TSX-V: EXS, OTC PK: EXSFF, FSE & BE: E1H1) is a Junior GOLD and Base Metals Exploration Company, based in Quebec, Canada. The Company is currently focused on developing their Timmins Porcupine West (TPW) GOLD Resource flagship project, located in the Timmins Mining Camp of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, in the Province of Ontario. We learned from Chris Dupont, President, CEO,...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold held up relatively well after the FOMC decision. $1,289.40 resistance:Read More

By: David StockmanThe Donald was at it again in Wisconsin this weekend, reiterating his patented boast that the US economy is booming like never before.We're now the No. 1 economy anywhere in the world and it's not even close," he said on Saturday night at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin."At the end of six years, you're going to be left with the strongest country you've ever had," he said.We be...Read More

Interest rates outlook was expected to be kept unchanged by the Federal Reserve. Fed also lowered interest rates paid on reserves. Chairman Powell's statement that that inflation risk appears to have been moderated resulted in fall in gold prices. What next for gold: Wider trading range is at $1249.60-$1263.20-$1280-$1297.10. Overall trend is down as long as gold trades below $1291. Gold needs t...Read More

Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More