U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 36 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the March Trade Deficit at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was $44.0 billion versus $39 billion in February. Actual was $44.4 billion.The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US 71.31 cents following release of Canada's Trade Bala...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday May 1 that are worth another look.Evraz's steel product output at its CIS-based assets surged by 9.3% year on year to 3.12 million tonnes in January-March 2020.The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid...Read More
Last week’s weaker tone in the metals has flowed through into morning trading on Monday May 4, with the three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange down by an average of 0.6%, led by a 0.9% fall in copper to $5,061 per tonne. * With Japan and China closed trading volumes are thin.* Market participants likely to focus on European purchasing manager’s index (PMI) data and US facto...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points in pre-opening trades.Shopify added $14.30 to $627.94 after KeyBanc Capital raised its target price from $500 to $700.PayPal slipped $0.35 to$120.26 despite KeyBanc Capital raising its target price from $115 to $140.NVIDIA eased $2.40 to $280.38 despite Susquehanna raising its target price from $330 to $55.T...Read More
Brazil's Vale expects the price premium for high-grade iron ore fines to decrease in the second quarter compared with those in the first, with production in China resuming.Brazilian 65% Fe iron ore has been fetching around $20 per tonne more than reference prices for 62% Fe material. This difference is mainly due to supply issues, which reduced inventories in China, the mining major's executive di...Read More
A summary of Brazilian mining company Vale's financial results for the first quarter of 2020.In brief Pro forma adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) down by 26% year on year due to depreciation of Brazilian Real.Net income of $239 million, compared with a net loss of $1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2019. Investments totaled $1.12 billion, up by...Read More
A summary of Latin American steel group Ternium's financial results for the first quarter of 2020.In brief Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) down by a third year on year due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Net loss of $19.40 million, compared with a net profit of $224.90 million in the first quarter of 2019. Higher sales volumes in Mexico, Te...Read More
The sharp decline in emerging market currencies combined with a collapse in oil prices are providing a twin saving grace for many metals and mining companies during the Covid-19 pandemic. For producers of energy-intensive metals like aluminium, and in particular the low-cost ones, the benefit is even greater. It's an emerging trend that is starting to be reflected in the earnings of corporates in...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Aluminium: 'Sell the rally' mentality here to stayAlthough the London Metal Exchange aluminium price has managed to recover modestly from recent lows, we suspect this is mostly short-covering. The lack of producer restraint, growing exchange inventories, a weak demand outlook and the 7 million tonnes of oversupply forecast f...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.Stainless steel prices have fared relatively well over the past couple of months in the face of the threat from the Covid-19 pandemic.In grade-304 material, the most common grade of stainless steel, prices were down by about 5-7% since the turn of the year - not bad, when compared with the falls in prices of other assets so f...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month nickel price sank below$12,000 to close at $11,955 per tonne on Friday May 1, shedding 1.73% of its price after a low turnover of 3,207 lots traded.Base metals prices fell across the complex, with the LME three-month copper price falling 1.57% on Friday to close at $5,110 per tonne, despite a fresh cancellation of 6,600 tonnes across LME-registered wareho...Read More
The Fastmarkets copper concentrate treatment and refining charge (TC/RC) index dropped to its lowest level since the start of 2020 in the week ended Friday May 1. The benchmark index fell to $52.20 per tonne / 5.22 cents per lb on Friday, from $54.90 per tonne / 5.49 cents per lb a week ago. A Los Pelambres tender was awarded to a trader at TC/RCs in the low $40s per tonne during the week. Ahead o...Read More