Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 2 that are worth another look.The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has initiated an inquiry as to whether imports of heavy steel plate from four nations and the island of Taiwan cause injury to domestic producers.Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has signed a provisional power supply agreement with Zambian state-owned uti...Read More
The Northern European hot-rolled coil market was largely stable on Tuesday June 2, with prices remaining under pressure from slow demand, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe was calculated at ?,?403.00 ($448.44) per tonne on Tuesday June 2, up by ?,?0.50 per tonne from ?,?402.50 per tonne on Monday.Tuesday's index was calculated ba...Read More
Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) is a Canadian mining company focused on developing the advanced iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG class) NICO Project, which is comprised of a proposed mine and concentrator, up in the Northwest Territories, and a refinery in Southern Canada to produce cobalt, gold, bismuth and copper. We learned from Robin Goad, President and CEO of Fortune Minerals, t...Read More
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia increased this week, but buyers preferred to wait to see whether price increases would be permanent, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 2.The reason for rising prices was the strong domestic demand in China.No deals were heard during the past week and steel demand was still soft after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan that...Read More
Flagship Project: Cerro Bayo | Country: Chile | Commodity: Gold and Silver Company Overview:Equus Mining is progressing a dual-track project strategy of becoming a near-term gold-silver producer, targeting a JORC compliant resource at the Taitao Pits by Q3 2020, while simultaneously exploring for greenfields discoveries from targets throughout the Cerro Bayo claim area. During PDAC 2020, we talked...Read More
ioneer Ltd(ASX: INR) is the 100% owner of the Rhyolite Ridge, Lithium-Boron Project, located in Nevada, USA, the only known lithium-boron deposit in North America and one of only two known such deposits in the world. The Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), released April 30, 2020, places Rhyolite Ridge as the single most attractive, lowest cost project for the economic production of lithium carbon...Read More
With competition in the global steel markets remaining fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in May 2020.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year, see the updates for January, February, March and April this year.1. Egypt: finished steel2....Read More
Today on INK Ultra Money, Venture capitalist, Bill Tai explains to Raoul Pal why Facebook (Mostly Sunny; FB) is on to something big with its Libra digital currency project. While regulators struggle with Facebook's ambitions, innovation surrounding data and the blockchain is taking place at a rapid pace. It is a great Real Vision interview for those who want to stay on top of the potential next w...Read More
The prices for steel billet and rebar in the United Arab Emirates have increased over the past week, with demand improving after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, as well as the easing of restrictions under the Covid-19 pandemic, market sources said on Tuesday June 2.Market participants in the UAE were expecting demand to improve in late May, when the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended with the Eid al-Fit...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices continued to trend upward on Tuesday June 2 amid stronger demand stimulated by rising futures.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,590-3,620 yuan ($503-508) per tonne, up by 20 yuan per tonneBuyers raised their procurement rates amid a strengthening futures market, which pushed up spot prices.But some markets participants have expressed concerns over the possibility o...Read More
Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico were stable or down in the steelmaking regions of Bajio and Monterrey during the week to Tuesday June 2 due to currency moves and the weak performance of the steel sector.At least two steel plants in the Baj?-o region announced a cut of 100 pesos ($4.50) per tonne in scrap values, which was reflected in lower prices for most grades assessed by Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Ferrous scrap consumption rates of Chinese integrated mills appear to have declined this year on a per-tonne basis. This year has seen the ratio of pig iron to steel output tighten, leaving increasingly less room for scrap consumption. Over the first four months of 2020, the pig iron-to-steel ratio has been above the pr...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued their deep-sea scrap purchases for July shipments at firm prices on Tuesday June 2, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel producer in the Iskenderun region booked a US cargo, comprising 21,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (90:10) at $259 per tonne, 4,000 tonnes of shredded at $261 per tonne and 5,000 tonnes of plate & structural scrap (P&S) at $266 per tonne cfr on June 2. T...Read More
Ricky Wen, ElliottWaveTrader Monday's session was an inside day within a potential inside week/high-level consolidation context. Basically, the regular trading hours (RTH) session was confined to a 3059-3027 range on the Emini S&P 500 (ES), which is about 1%. In addition, as you may be aware by now, the average range per day has been narrowing for the past few weeks due to this methodical grind...Read More
According to its recently published March and April statements of account --https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc200331.pdfhttps://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc200430.pdf-- the Bank for International Settlements, which acts as an agent for most central banks, appears to have made little change in its use of gold swaps. The BIS is estimated to have increased its position in gold...Read More
CIS export billet prices increased on Tuesday June 2, with China resuming bookings and accepting higher prices, sources told Fastmarkets.The increased cost of iron ore, an upswing in China's domestic rebar market and production cuts planned in Tangshan province supported interest in imported billet.Fastmarkets' daily index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao was $101.32 per tonne on June 2, up...Read More
Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the herdPrecious metals are loving the uncertainty the coronavirus has created. Despite limited successes some countries have had with reopening, the virus is nowhere near contained. As of this writing, close to 6 million worldwide are infected and 365,328 have died. The important columns in the table below from the heavily visited Worldometer's coronavirus page,...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is back and forth short-term, does not have a trend at the moment. Caught in the volatility bands..Read More
Gold and silver will remain firm on developments in USA. Copper is on the verge of a big technical breakout. Crude oil is bullish. OPEC has decided to continue with production cuts. If India had faced a similar mass arson then global leaders would have condemned India with "secularism is at risk" slogan. The arsonists would have been divided between religion, caste and creed. USA's NATO allies a...Read More
The prices for steel billet and rebar in the United Arab Emirates have increased over the past week, with demand improving after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, as well as the easing of restrictions under the Covid-19 pandemic, market sources said on Tuesday June 2.Market participants in the UAE were expecting demand to improve in late May, when the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended with the Eid al-Fit...Read More