(Bloomberg) - As the metals world descends on London this week, it seems everybody has something in common: they're all copper bulls.Speaking ahead of the annual LME Week gathering that starts Monday, more than a dozen commodity-focused hedge funds, trading houses, producers, banks and brokers were almost unanimously positive on the near-term outlook for the metal used in pipes and wires. Metals s...Read More
Investing.com - Oil traders are likely to stay focused on potential disruptions to global crude supplies in the upcoming week, as looming U.S. sanctions on Iran are widely expected to lead to a tighter market.The sanctions, which from November will include Tehran's oil exports, are being reinstated after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year.Iran is the...Read More
Investing.com - Global financial markets will focus on this week's U.S. consumer price data, which should give clearer signs on the pace of inflation and fresh hints on the frequency of Federal Reserve rate hikes through the end of the year.In addition to the CPI data, market players will also pay close attention to comments from a few Fed speakers this week for additional insight into the outlook...Read More
Investing.com - With a fairly light week on the economic calendar investors will continue to monitor the effects of rising U.S. government bond yields on markets, when U.S. bond markets reopen on Tuesday after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday.Concerns over Italy’s rising debts and strains in emerging markets will also remain in focus as markets continue to digest Friday’s mixed U.S....Read More
Investing.com - A stronger U.S. dollar and rising U.S. government bond yields could represent a significant headwind for gold this week despite Friday’s gains, as the precious metal’s inverse relationship to the greenback continues to offset safe haven demand.With a fairly light week on the economic calendar investors will continue to monitor the effects of rising U.S. government bond...Read More
LUSAKA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Zambia's Finance Ministry said on Sunday that it was open to dialogue with mining companies over the government's plans to increase mining taxes.Africa's second-largest copper producer said late last month that it would introduce new mining duties and increase royalties to help bring down mounting debt. miners such as First Quantum FM.TO , Glencore GLEN.L and Vedanta R...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.This article first appear in Forbes on Oct 7, 2018. After a positive start to 2018, growing trade tensions have raised concerns over global economic growth, while tightening global liquidity is having an adverse effect on many em...Read More
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Gold, base metals downCapital marketsCopper's bounce from a trade-war-triggered low of US$2.62 a pound in early August to $2.84/lb last week is a pointer to increased buying interest, perhaps by bargain hunters but also because t...Read More
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