Gold prices have remained under pressure in recent days despite a growing laundry list of concerns, from falling equities and rising treasury yields to continued geopolitical worries. To the frustration of many, gold has been unable to break out of its nearly 4-month consolidation between $1300 to $1365 but the miners have been quietly outperforming during the past two months. While the safe have...Read More
Data on China’s gold imports from Hong Kong suggest that Chinese demand for the precious metal has been “subdued,” says Commerzbank. Analysts cite a report from the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong government showing that China imported 59.4 tonnes of gold on a net basis from Hong Kong in March. “Though this was 79% up on the previous month, which was disto...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are slightly higher in early U.S. trading Friday, on a modest corrective bounce from selling pressure that drove prices to a five-week low overnight. A solid rally in the U.S. dollar index this week is still squelching buying interest in the precious metals. June Comex gold futures were last up $1.10 an ounce at $1,319.30. May Comex silver was last down $0.026 at $16.465...Read More
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Although the recent pattern in gold has become ugly, there should be a dead-cat bounce in the metal in the next couple of days. Gold has been in a consolidation pattern for months and once again the metal is coming down to the bottom end, which suggests a bounce. Even if gold headed lower, which is expected, a healthy bounce to $1,330-$1,340 is in the cards. Gold has become very oversold the last...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 27 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index continued to rise overnight, bolstered by strong economic data from the country as well as the 10-year treasury yield breaching the 3% threshold for the first time in four years earlier in the week.LME aluminium jumped 1.6% following news saying that Ole...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 27 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index continued to rise overnight, bolstered by strong economic data from the country as well as the 10-year treasury yield breaching the 3% threshold for the first time in four years earlier in the week.LME aluminium jumped 1.6% following news saying that Ole...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 27 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index continued to rise overnight, bolstered by strong economic data from the country as well as the 10-year treasury yield breaching the 3% threshold for the first time in four years earlier in the week.LME aluminium jumped 1.6% following news saying that Ole...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 27.The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 27.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange steadied at the close of trading on Thursday April 26, while aluminium climbed 1.3% during the afternoon. Read more here in our live futures report.Here is how prices looked at Thursday's close:Europe...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 27.The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 27.Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange steadied at the close of trading on Thursday April 26, while aluminium climbed 1.3% during the afternoon. Read more here in our live futures report.Here is how prices looked at Thursday's close:Europe...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
The US government's easing of sanctions on Rusal benefits the Russian aluminium producer's employees, US consumers of the metal - and any potential buyers of Oleg Deripaska's shareholding, writes Lord Copper."The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it."Well, that's what Omar Kayyam s...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange ended the week on a downward move at the close of trading on Friday April 27, with both copper and nickel prices falling more than 2%.Copper's three-month price spent most of the day consolidating in positive territory close to the $7,000 per tonne mark. The red metal dipped during the afternoon, with prices falling more than 2% to below $6,800 per ton...Read More
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Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week. Base metalsGeoffrey Gao will become chief executive officer of Australian-Chinese miner MMG from this August.Minera Escondida has ended early talks with its unionized workers aimed at agreeing a new labor deal, the Chilean copper producer said.Anglo American recorded a 13% year-on-year decline...Read More
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Metal Bulletin reported in May 2017 that movements in the spread between 37% fob and 44% cif manganese ore indices might provide clues about direction in subsequent weeks.At the time, Metal Bulletin had observed that a narrowing of the spread between the prices for the two grades of manganese ore was often followed by a rise in prices and that a widening of the spread often preceded a pr...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week. Base metalsGeoffrey Gao will become chief executive officer of Australian-Chinese miner MMG from this August.Minera Escondida has ended early talks with its unionized workers aimed at agreeing a new labor deal, the Chilean copper producer said.Anglo American recorded a 13% year-on-year decline...Read More
The light iron scrap market in the UK was steady for a third week on Friday April 27, with business sufficiently active to support current prices, Metal Bulletin has heard.But lower export prices to major overseas buyers of European scrap such as Turkey may undermine the UK market in the near future.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for UK grade-5C ferrous scrap on an inter-merchant basis w...Read More