Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
Key data from Metal Bulletin's Friday January 22 pricing session in Europe.Key data from Metal Bulletin's Friday January 22 pricing session in Europe.Chromium Metal MB free market $/kg Key drivers: - Lack of offers...Read More
Marex Spectron has hired experienced trader Warren Capps to strengthen its precious metals trading sector, where he will be based in New York.Capps was previously executive director at UBS Investment Bank, a position he held since 2013. Prior to UBS, Capps managed the...Read More
European antimony prices continued to edge higher last week due to tightening spot availability while the Chinese market began to wind down ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.Metal Bulletin assessed MMTA standard grade II antimony in-warehouse Rotterdam prices at $8,100-8,400 per tonne on Friday January 19, unchanged from Wednesday's assessment, when prices had moved from $8,050-8,350 pe...Read More
Silicon metal prices in China jumped during last week's market assessment on recent currency moves against the dollar, while European prices remained stable though they are expected to increase. Chinese suppliers of silicon metal have raised their quotations due to the recent strong performance of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar. This meant Chinese silicon metal price jumped further in the...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
Total volumes in all of the London Metal Exchange's futures and options contracts rose by 0.5% last year, which is hardly a dramatic result one way or the other, although it did at least halt a run of annual declines.Declines in aluminium and copper turnover were to an extent offset by increases in zinc, nickel and lead. As well, the exchange's new gold and silver contracts chipped in with some us...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold edged up in its initial reaction to the U.S. government shutdown as Asian markets opened on Monday.Spot gold on Kitco.com was last at $1,334.10, up 0.26% on the day. Markets were digesting the latest headlines as U.S. Republican and Democratic Senators were holding talks on Sunday to break the political stalemate.The Senate is scheduled to vote on the proposed bill to exte...Read More
MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto will set up a new office in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, separate from its Oyu Tolgoi mine division, to focus on exploration and building local ties.The new office, which will expand to 80 staff this year, will support the company's exploration programme and local services units, as well as focus on growing relationships, the miner said in a statem...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats appeared to harden their positions on Sunday as both sides hunkered down for what could be a prolonged fight, with a U.S. government shutdown in its second day.Democrats demanded that U.S. President Donald Trump negotiate on immigration issues as part of any agreement to resume government funding and accused him of reneging on an earlier accord to p...Read More
(Updates sourcing of Jan 19 story)By Tom Polansek and Rod NickelCHICAGO/CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Top U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co has proposed a takeover of Bunge Ltd , according to a person familiar with the approach, which could set up a bidding war with Swiss-based rival Glencore Plc .Large grain traders that make money by buying, selling, storing and shipping crop...Read More
(Adds comments from Pope, resident)By Mitra TajPUERTO MALDONADO, Peru, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Two decades ago, Swiss priest Xavier Arbex started sounding alarms.The quiet Amazonian region where he had settled years earlier was in peril. Wildcat miners who once searched for gold alongside rivers using wheelbarrows and buckets had started tearing through pristine rainforest with heavy machinery."I...Read More
After rising five consecutive weeks, gold has paused at the $1340 level, which is the level bullion reached just after Donald Trump was declared the 45th President of the United States on November 8th, 2016. However, this shocking and gold bullish news was immediately “trumped” by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the confiscation of the country’s largest cur...Read More
(Kitco News) - The U.S. dollar remains the key market gold investors need to watch in the near-term as further weakness will continue to support the yellow metal, according to analysts.Although gold is preparing to end the week in negative territory -- ending a five-week winning streak -- analysts see strong technical momentum in the marketplace that will continue to support prices.February gold f...Read More
(Kitco News) - Lack of clarity in Washington and weak U.S. dollar will continue to support gold prices next week, which are set to make more gains, according to precious metals experts and Kitco readers who participated in the weekly gold survey.Gold prices on Friday were regaining their lost ground, boosted by renewed weakness in the U.S. dollar, ahead of a possible government shutdown. Spot gold...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold is regaining lost ground Friday as the U.S. dollar is once again trading near 3-year lows on increased fears of a U.S. government shutdown, according to forex analysts.“Gold found support on Friday in the form of dollar weakness and market anxiety over a potential U.S. government shutdown,” said Lukman Otunuga, research analyst at FXTM.As Republicans rush to gather...Read More
(Kitco News) - The markets continue to reflect nervousness about the possibility of a government shutdown at midnight tonight. The rhetoric ratcheted higher overnight as Democrats continue to demand a deal on DACA as part of the funding extension. Dollar selling accelerated and gold pushed higher before the Asian close. Volatility will increase throughout the day and traders are likely to go into...Read More
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