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UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 24

Mar 24, 2017 / Reuters

March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up 6 points at 7,347 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.* RBS: State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland RBS.L said on Thursday it planned to close about 180 bank branches in Britain and Ireland and about 1,000 roles were at risk in the latest round of cuts and closures at the lender. EXPERIAN: The Consumer Financial Protectio...Read More

Global copper long-term outlook Q1 2017

24 Mar 2017 / Commodity market report

Description As global demand weakens and commodity prices fall, we're seeing a challenging environment in the metals and mining industry. Mining companies are increasingly coming under pressure to reduce operating costs, causing many to shift their strategic planning, delay new investments and look to long-term future growth. This Copper Long Term Outlook report provides a detailed breakdown of g...Read More

Peruvian floods hit mine and smelter production

24 Mar 2017 / Insight

Description This Metals Insight report highlights the key issues surrounding this topic, and draws out the implications for those involved. For industry participants and advisors who want to look at the trends, risks and issues surrounding this topic, this report gives you an expert point of view to help inform your decision making. Our analysts are based in the markets they analyse and work with...Read More

Jakarta: Freeport could lose Grasberg control within 2 years

Mar. 23, 2017, 2:46 PM / Frik Els

In New York on Thursday copper for delivery in May was trading slightly higher at $2.6375 per pound or $5,817 a tonne with mixed news on disruptions at the world's biggest mines pulling the metal in different directions. Copper is holding onto modest gains year to date, but is down more than 6.5% since hitting 20-month highs mid-February.Copper has been buoyed by a strike at BHP Billiton's Escondi...Read More

Iskut could be as important to Seabridge as KSM

Mar. 23, 2017, 12:49 PM / The Gold Report

When Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) closed the sale of its Castle-Blackrock claim block interest in Nevada to Columbus Gold in February, Seabridge Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk noted that "the sale is part of a continuing program of divesting non-core assets in order to focus resources on core holdings, including the KSM and Iskut projects and the Snowstorm project."Iskut was acquired wh...Read More

BHP's Escondida mine strike becomes Chile's longest, ends with no deal

Mar. 23, 2017, 7:50 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Talks between striking workers at Escondida copper mine in Chile and majority owner and operator BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT), ended Thursday with the parts failing to reach a deal and the main union choosing to return to work.The labour action at the world's largest copper mine, which finished today after 43 days, became the longest private-sector mining strike in Chile's history, loc...Read More

The 5 biggest private funds investing in mining

Mar. 22, 2017, 10:00 PM / Frik Els

According to a new report by private capital tracker Preqin, overall fundraising for natural resources investment actually declined declined by a fifth in 2016 to the lowest since 2012 despite the turnaround in the industry experienced last year.Coming off a record 2015, 74 funds raised a total of $60bn in 2016 for investment in natural resources, which includes metals and mining, water, timberlan...Read More

Adrian Day: Now is the time to be buying gold

Mar. 22, 2017, 10:02 AM / SmallCapPower

At PDAC 2017, Adrian Day, founder and president of Adrian Day Asset Management spoke to a packed room about his outlook for gold under President Trump. After his talk at the conference, Mr. Day shared his insights with us on the positive and negative effects of Trump's policies on the stock market and the US economy as a whole. In this interview, he gives us his reasons why he thinks the time t...Read More

European shares hit 2-week low as banks, miners and Gemalto tumble

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

* STOXX 600 down 0.8 pct* Banks, miners weigh* ING falls after disclosing criminal probe* Gemalto plummets after results (Recasts, adds quote and detail, updates prices)By Kit ReesLONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - European shares fell to a two-week low on Wednesday, extending losses from the previous session as weighed down by basic resources stocks .SXPP and banks .SX7P .The pan-European STOXX 600 ....Read More

GLOBAL MARKETS-Trump tax cut doubts hit stocks, lift yen vs dollar

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

* Europe shares hit two-week low, Asia biggest fall since Dec 15* Wall Street seen opening lower, VIX tops 13 percent* Copper drops 0.7 percent, safe-haven gold hits three-week high* Yields drop as investors seek lowest-risk government debt* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Nigel StephensonLONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Shares fell on Wednesday, driving investors to the saf...Read More

European shares stumble as banks, miners, Gemalto fall

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - European shares fell in early deals, extending losses from the previous session as basic resources stocks .SXPP and banks came under pressure.The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index was down 0.7 percent at a one-week low as global markets were hit by worries that U.S. President Donald Trump could struggle to deliver on his reflationary economic policies.These doubts we...Read More

UPDATE 2-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 22

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

(Adds company news items)March 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 42 points lower on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 down 0.5 percent ahead of the cash market open.* IGAS: Britain's IGas IGAS.L has won planning consent from Nottinghamshire County Council to develop a shale gas well site and drill an exploratory well at Tinker Lane, the co...Read More

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 22

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

March 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 42 points lower on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.* VODAFONE: New Zealand pay television provider Sky Network TV SKT.NZ on Wednesday filed an appeal against the Commerce Commission's decision to bar its purchase of Vodafone 's VOD.L local unit.* ACACIA MINING: Canadian gold miner Endeavour Mining Corp EDV.TO said...Read More

CARE ratings for Indian debt instruments-Mar 22

Mar 22, 2017 / Reuters

Mar 22 (Reuters) - Below are the ratings awarded by Credit Analysis and Research Ltd. (CARE) for local debt instruments as of March 21, 2017. COMPANYINSTRUMENTRATINGAMOUNT MOVEMENT(RS.MLN) ------------------------------ --------- SHORT TERM RATINGS: ------------------- 5 Core Acoustics Pvt LtdST Bk FacCARE A4+150Issuer NotCooperating Arb Bearings LtdST FacCARE A2127.5 Reaffirmed Digi Export Ventur...Read More

Oil markets - OPEC restraint needs to stretch into 2018. A supply glut lurks just below the surface.

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

The old traders' adage 'better to travel than arrive' has proved true in 2017. Last year was the year to hitch a ride on oil, Brent near doubling to US$55/bbl from the Q1 lows. Investors piled into oil-leveraged equities through 2016, the MSCI Energy index surging 23% and outperforming the broader market by 18%.The nagging feeling though was that prices had already made the big move, by year end e...Read More

European oil storage: Competitiveness is key to identifying sustainable investments

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

Energy commodity markets have experienced a high degree of volatility in recent years, with large movements in prices and processing margins throughout the energy value chain (i.e. oil, gas, coal, refining, and shipping).  The oil storage sector has also experienced a great deal of change but the impact to the bottom line has been relatively less severe  thanks to a supportive market env...Read More

Oil markets - OPEC restraint needs to stretch into 2018. A supply glut lurks just below the surface.

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

The old traders' adage 'better to travel than arrive' has proved true in 2017. Last year was the year to hitch a ride on oil, Brent near doubling to US$55/bbl from the Q1 lows. Investors piled into oil-leveraged equities through 2016, the MSCI Energy index surging 23% and outperforming the broader market by 18%.The nagging feeling though was that prices had already made the big move, by year end e...Read More

European oil storage: Competitiveness is key to identifying sustainable investments

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

Energy commodity markets have experienced a high degree of volatility in recent years, with large movements in prices and processing margins throughout the energy value chain (i.e. oil, gas, coal, refining, and shipping).  The oil storage sector has also experienced a great deal of change but the impact to the bottom line has been relatively less severe  thanks to a supportive market env...Read More

Oil markets - OPEC restraint needs to stretch into 2018. A supply glut lurks just below the surface.

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

The old traders' adage 'better to travel than arrive' has proved true in 2017. Last year was the year to hitch a ride on oil, Brent near doubling to US$55/bbl from the Q1 lows. Investors piled into oil-leveraged equities through 2016, the MSCI Energy index surging 23% and outperforming the broader market by 18%.The nagging feeling though was that prices had already made the big move, by year end e...Read More

European oil storage: Competitiveness is key to identifying sustainable investments

22 March 2017 / Staff reporter

Energy commodity markets have experienced a high degree of volatility in recent years, with large movements in prices and processing margins throughout the energy value chain (i.e. oil, gas, coal, refining, and shipping).  The oil storage sector has also experienced a great deal of change but the impact to the bottom line has been relatively less severe  thanks to a supportive market env...Read More

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