Opportunity for new discoveries lies beneath the surface in Western Australia's Pilbara gold region, the nation's top mining jurisdiction.Read full newsRead More
A prefeasibility study estimates that 580,490 ounces of gold will be mined at the asset in its initial six years of life.Read full newsRead More
Take advantage of the first amendment, and participate in a nation-wide poll.With the 2020 election growing ever closer, the country continues to be divided politically.From disputes about the appropriateness of displaying the Confederate flag, to rights for minorities, and the ever-growing concern about security at the U.S. border, the 2020 election promises to be contentious... if not the most c...Read More
In the first segment of my latest Howestreet.com interview, I explain why we are looking at financials such as Canadian Western Bank (Mostly Sunny; CWB) and AGF Management (Sunny; AGF) for clues as to when we might see a turnaround among lagging small-cap oil & gas stocks. This is a theme we have discussed in recent morning reports on CWB and on Yangarra Resources (Mostly Sunny; YGR). In the inte...Read More
While the short positioning in Paramount Resources (Mixed; POU) remains off its peak seen in mid-May, short bets against the stock remain highly elevated. The stock has recently pulled back from a rally off its June lows and short sellers seem generally content to hold on to their bets for a stock breakdown.A notable change in our Top 10 most shorted list this week is the disappearance of Stingra...Read More
"This gold-related ETF is crushing the stock market's gains in 2019 - and analysts say the metal has room to run https://t.co/wXVTIvacub"Read full newsRead More
Gold has another rally up ahead, according to Todd Horwitz, chief strategist of BubbaTrading.com. "Everything is setting up for another big up-move [in gold] and the next big test will be to take out $1,450. If we can get through $1,450, I think we're on our way to $1,500," he said. Spot gold last traded at $1,444.70 an ounce on Thursday. Horwitz said prices are in for a bid if key levels are bro...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange showed mixed results at the close of trading on Friday July 19, with continuing trade tensions and uncertainty at the United States Federal Reserve driving directionless trading across the complex."The complex continues to see cash sellers reign on the second-ring closes," Marex Spectron's morning report said. "And these have therefore presented a go...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
The London Metal Exchange will continue to push forward with relaxing its queue-based rent capping (QBRC) rule, a key area of warehousing reform, to 80 days, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets understands that there was a warehousing committee meeting on Thursday July 19, during which plans on the warehousing reforms were put to warehousing members. Under the new proposal, warehouses will be ab...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.Read More
The zinc price has been fluctuating so much this year that analysts still cannot agree on where it is headed. Commodities researchers from major banks surveyed by Fastmarkets differed by $500 per tonne on their second-half 2019 forecast - that is 23.7% of the galvanizing metal's current value. At $2,460 per tonne at the open on Friday July 19, the LME three-month zinc contract was just $10 down fr...Read More
North China copper smelter Baiyin Nonferrous Group's one-month shutdown in July has had limited impact on copper concentrates and outright copper prices in China, market sources told Fastmarkets. Baiyin Nonferrous Group will restart its 200,000-tonne-per-year smelter by the end of July after the facility was suspended in late June to complete a flash furnace upgrade, market sources told Fastmarket...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost steam and ended down Friday as investors digested a series of quarterly earnings reports. Shares of Microsoft rose as the software giant posted stronger-than-expected fourth quarter earnings. Microsoft is Real Money's Stock of the Day. Boeing (BA) shares climbed after the aeros...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesJul 19, 2019 The gold miners' stocks continue to rally on balance, after a major upside breakout extended their strong upleg. That's driving mounting interest in this recently-forsaken sector. With the latest quarterly earnings season underway, traders will soon enjoy big fundamental updates from the gold miners. They are likely to report good Q2 results, with improving operat...Read More
Nyrstar lost ?,?31 million ($34.8 million) as a result of closing out inventory zinc and lead hedges in the first half of the year, the company said on Friday July 19. "Nyrstar realized a one-off cash benefit of approximately $40 million and since this time has been fully exposed to fluctuations in metal prices for its metal at risk," it said in an update from its 2018 annual results where it had...Read More
An overview of the minor metals markets and the reasons for any price moves.Read More
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Scrap prices in most global markets pushed upward in the week ended Friday July 19, in line with stronger Turkish import prices. But this excluded the Indian market, which was hurt by limited trading activity. Turkish import prices up week-on-week, bookings resume US export prices flat on East Coast, up on West Coast Asian import prices up on steady demand but upside limited Indian prices down on...Read More
The price of shredded ferrous scrap imported into India fell this week due to a lack of demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday July 19.Fastmarkets' weekly price for steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, was $314.23 per tonne on July 19, down from $319.09 per tonne on July 12.Offer prices for shredded scrap moved down this week to $308-320 per tonne, from $315 to $3...Read More