The iron ore market continued to trend upward in July, with prices for 62% Fe materials rising to $120-per-tonne levels, which have not been seen since February 2014. Steady demand for steel products sustained prices for iron ore, and even production curbs in China's steelmaking hub of Tangshan implemented last month to improve air quality did not reverse the direction of the market, several sourc...Read More
Stainless steel prices in East Asia declined over the past week with demand remaining sluggish after producers raised their offers in response to a strengthening nickel market.For instance, Yieh United Steel Corp (Yusco) and Tang Eng Iron Works - two major mills in Taiwan - announced at the end of July that they would increase their offers for grade 304 stainless hot-rolled and cold-rolled product...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters lowered their offers on Thursday August 1 amid a declining domestic market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,810-3,820 yuan ($553-555) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,810 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneSpot prices dropped even though mills kept their official ex-works prices steady, with trading activity reported as being thi...Read More
Weakening demand coupled with declining futures weighed on China's rebar prices on Thursday August 1. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,920 yuan ($562-568) per tonne, down 20-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,820-3,850 yuan per tonne, widened downward by 10 yuan per tonneRebar demand in the construction sector continued to drop due to bad weather. Rain has been forecast over la...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly lower during morning trading on Thursday August 1, with zinc futures topping losses with a 2% price drop. The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the first time in a decade on Wednesday led investors to reduce risk-exposure, with commodity prices selling off as a result. Zinc's thr...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday July 31 pricing session in Shanghai and London. Key drivers Cobalt hydroxide payables recover slightly in the second half of July alongside a slight recovery in cobalt sulfate prices in the last week of the month. Greater optimism in China comes from falling standard grade cobalt prices, which eases production margins. Inquiries and business both...Read More
China's imports of manganese ore from Ghana in the first half of 2019 overtook imports of Australian ore, Chinese customs figures show. China imported 2.58 million tonnes of ore from Ghana in the January-June this year compared with 2.39 million tonnes of Australian ore. In the same period of 2018, China imported 1.26 million tonnes of manganese ore from Ghana and 2.27...Read More
Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) reported a 53% year-on-year drop in second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (ebitda) because of declines in vanadium and chrome prices.The Amsterdam-listed group's ebitda came in at $23.8 million, a drop from $50.7 million in the second quarter of 2018.It attributed the drop in ebitda mainly to the group's critical materials bu...Read More
Equities sold off after the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) suggested that its rate cut was simply a mid-cycle adjustment rather than the start of monetary easing.Metals followed them lower but better Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data may provide support.The US Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down by 1.23%China's Caixin PMI climbed to 49.9 in July from 49.4 in...Read More
Russian steel and vanadium producer Evraz's sales of final vanadium products in the second quarter rose by 29.7% on a quarterly comparison to 3.27 million tonnes, the company said in a trading update on Wednesday July 31. This was up from 2.52 million tonnes of pure vanadium produced in the first quarter of 2019. But sales were down 10.4% in the first half of 2019 to 5.78 million tonnes from 6.46...Read More
Steady demand failed to sustain the upward momentum for domestic stainless steel prices in China over the past week amid softening nickel futures.Fastmarkets' price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic, ex-whs China in the country's major market of Wuxi was 14,700-15,000 yuan ($2,135-2,179) per tonne including value-added tax for the week ended Wednesday July 31,...Read More
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The gold miners' stocks have surged dramatically this summer, catapulted higher by gold's major bull-market breakout. That atypical strength bucking the normal summer-doldrums slump has carried this sector right back to its traditional strong season. That begins with a robust autumn rally starting in late summers. This year's autumn-rally setup is very unusual, but investment buying could still fu...Read More
The gold miners' stocks have surged dramatically this summer, catapulted higher by gold's major bull-market breakout. That atypical strength bucking the normal summer-doldrums slump has carried this sector right back to its traditional strong season. That begins with a robust autumn rally starting in late summers. This year's autumn-rally setup is very unusual, but investment buying could still fu...Read More
Trump tweeted that US officials had just returned from "constructive" talks with China, but again blamed China for backing out of a trade deal three months ago. He said while talks would continue, from September 1, the US would impose a 10% tariff on US$300 billion of goods being imported from China."We look forward to continuing our positive dialogue with China on a comprehensive Trade Deal,...Read More
Ferrexpo (LSE: FXPO) said its revenue increased 28% year-on-year to US$787 million in the June quarter due to higher prices and an increase in sales. The company's underlying EBITDA was up 59% yoy to $372 million, and profit after tax was up 78% to $270 million.The company's declared interim ordinary dividend was up 100% year-on-year to 6.6c.Capital investment doubled to $114 million and its net d...Read More
Adjusted net income of $143 million, or 79c/share, for the second quarter of 2019 was up 10% yoy."We are confident that our Xylem team will continue to deliver mid-single-digit growth and strong margin expansion in the second half of the year, despite seeing some slowing in Europe," said CEO and president Patrick Decker."As digitization of the water sector drives new demand, we're seeing accelerat...Read More
I've lived in Baltimore my entire life. More than four decades I've spent living in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County. I've got Old Bay and Natty Boh in my bones, hon.Today, I live in the dead center of Baltimore. In fact, I only know of one other residential place that's closer to the exact center of Charm City.Most people who work in Baltimore City live out in Baltimore County or in one o...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 312,21457,82645,699141,164429,131499,077532,656 Change from Prior Reporting Period 333-2,805-10,499-34,621-34,493-44,787-47,797 Traders 21061675360287168 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 64,22130,642563,298 -8,774-5,764-53,561 non reportable posit...Read More
Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More