El-Raghy said he had "all the confidence" in Jim Rutherford, who was named as his intended successor in December, to guide the company to greater success.Read More
The United States is uniquely positioned to keep a leadership role in energy independence while it transitions to a low-carbon footprint, the chief executive officer of Enertopia Corp (ENRT) has said.According to Robert McAllister, the large landmass of the United States is ideal for wind-power generation and for high solar isolation, a requirement for peak solar photovoltaics production.These geo...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday May 21 that are worth another look.The recently opened anti-dumping investigation into Turkish exports of hot-rolled coil to the EU fails to comply with the principles of the Customs Union and Free Trade Agreements between Turkey and the European Commission (EC), the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD) told Fastmarkets on...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe have moved down slightly due to poor trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday May 21.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?409.17 ($448.48) per tonne on Thursday, down by ?,?0.83 per tonne from ?,?410 per tonne on Wednesday.Thursday's index was calculated based on "workable" prices...Read More
Last week, I told you about a new opportunity to make a ton of money in the psychedelics space.Since that article, one of my early psychedelics picks skyrocketed from $0.71 to $1.74 a share.That's a 145% gain in just seven trading days.And that, dear reader, is how fortunes are made.I know, because this is exactly what I did in the renewable energy space back in 2006, and it's what I did more rece...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.US flat product prices outperformed our expectations over the past month. In an attempt to lend the market confidence that sheet prices had reached a floor, US steel mills announced price increases of $50-60 per ton at the end of April. In the announcement, mills cited the expectation of higher scrap prices, tight domestic s...Read More
Today, on INK Ultra Money we get an expert take on how to put the COVID-19 pandemic in historical context. We also look at a gold miner that could do well should inflation return.We are also making the INK morning report from Tuesday avaliable on INK Ultra Money Free. However, due to network congestion, it may take a few hours for the content to show up in the free channel.INK Tuesday report vide...Read More
Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices remained firm over the past week, despite some lower-priced rebar sales to Asia, sources said on Thursday May 21.Two steel mills were heard to have sold a combined total of 100,000 tonnes of rebar at $390 per tonne fob on an actual-weight basis to Hong Kong. Turkish steel mills, however, were trying to keep their prices firm...Read More
ArcelorMittal has temporarily stopped operations at its steel mill in Bosnia while Sweden's SSAB has decided to extend layoffs at some of its productions assets in the week to Thursday May 21.The decisions were made in a response to a drastic decline in steel demand across Europe due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.ArcelorMittalArcelorMittal decided to stop production at its Zenica plant f...Read More
Demand for imported steel billet and domestic steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in Egypt remained weak in the seven days to Thursday May 21, but billet import prices increased because of higher offers, sources told Fastmarkets.No improvement in demand is expected any time soon, sources said, due to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the Covid-19 pandemic.In addition, Egypt's president, Abdel F...Read More
Turkish steel producers resumed their deep-sea scrap bookings as expected on Thursday May 21, but prices rapidly increased because of the improving demand, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (95:5) at $254.50 per tonne, 7,000 tonnes of shredded at $257.50 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $262.50 per tonne cfr....Read More
Trading activity in the Bangladesh import ferrous scrap market has ground to a halt in a week that has featured the continued Ramadan lull and the emergence of category-2 Cyclone Amphan over the country, market participants told Fastmarkets on Thursday May 21."No deals have been done recently. The market is very quiet because we are going into a long holiday for the eid festival," one South Asian...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices rebounded on Thursday May 21 with active trading driven by improving steel production and demand, despite renewed concerns over supplies from Brazil. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $98.26 per tonne, up $1.31 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $101.63 per tonne, up $2.09 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Q...Read More
Turkish billet prices increased over the past week in line with rising prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, sources said on Thursday May 21.Suppliers in the CIS region managed to secure some billet export sales to China, which have supported prices over the past week.Therefore, offers...Read More
CIS exporters of steel billet have continued to enjoy strong demand from China over the week to Thursday May 21. Suppliers have been concentrating most of their efforts on this market recently because Chinese customers have been paying the highest prices.Around 40,000 tonnes of Ukraine-origin billet scheduled for shipment in July were reported sold to China at $393 per tonne cfr, equivalent to $36...Read More
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By Keith Weiner I am writing in response to the comments you made in a letter to investors yesterday, which were widely reported. You have set the gold community afire, with claims that are not new and not true. So I shall attempt to douse the flames. As everyone knows, President Roosevelt outlawed the ownership of gold in 1933. Although gold was legalized in 1975, fears linger today that the...Read More
RambusBefore we look at the charts I would like to go over some challenges that we'll face as the current impulse move in the PM complex continues to move higher. It's not everyday that you will find yourself getting in close to the bottom of a multi month rally. One of the biggest problems I've witnessed over the years, especially with PM stock investors, is they grow complacent as the rally ph...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinDoes crude oil have much room to rally from here? Gold is not down much from its recent 7-year highs. You can see the tighter range in the market in consolidation..Read More