Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) raised their production rates in late April on steady demand and healthy profits, according to data released on Friday May 8.April 21-30 outputCrude steel: 2.01 million tonnes per day, up by 3.1%Finished steel: 2.04 million tpd, up...Read More
Investors cheered reopening announcements and brushed off better-than-expected jobs dataIt was another day of massive gains for the major indexes today, with the Dow snatching up a roughly 455 point win, as investors wax optimistic that the worst of the coronavirus crash is in the rear view. This sentiment managed to plow right over another devastating round of employment data. Reopening announce...Read More
The Nasdaq reclaimed its year-to-date breakeven earlier this weekIn what's become the new normal, it was a hectic week on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all cruising toward sizable weekly wins, but not without some drama. Lockdown leniency gave stocks an early-week boost, but dismal unemployment numbers kept gains i...Read More
Coty will step into the earnings confessional before the market opens on MondayThe shares of cosmetics concern Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) are up 4.3% today, last seen trading at $5.14, ahead of the company's first-quarter earnings report,due out before the open on Monday, May 11. Below, we'll take a more in depth look at the company's earnings history, and why it's all up in the air for COTY.On the ch...Read More
ZG announced better-than-expected earnings and revenueThe shares of Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ:ZG) are soaring today, up 15.8% to trade at $55.79, after the real estate service announced a better-than-expected first-quarter report. Following the news, no fewer than six analysts raised their price targets, the highest coming from Benchmark to $63. Looking ahead, the company plans to utilize technolog...Read More
The Dow is up over 365 points middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 365 points midday, as hopes of the economy reopening and upbeat U.S.-China trade buzz ward off dismal economic data. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also in the black, shaking off the 20.5 million jobs lost in April due to COVID-19 -- the highest rise in unemployment since post-World War...Read More
BKNG reported lower-than-expected profitsThe shares of Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) are down 2.7% to trade at $1,405.41 after the company reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit, citing the rapid decrease in domestic travel. However, the company did announce higher-than-expected revenue. Following the report, no fewer than three price-target raises have surfaced, including one fr...Read More
Ford announced plans to restart production and operation in North American this monthThe shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are up 2.6% to trade at$5 this morning, after the automaker announced plans to start phasing in production and operations in North America, beginning May 18. Ford said it would bring back some employees whose jobs cannot be done remotely on that date, while staggering th...Read More
General Motors is eyeing its fourth straight winThe shares of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) have been in rally mode this week, helped along by a well-received quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, and with the carmaker back in the spotlight today, it looks like GM isn't slowing down. The stock is up 2% at $22.89, after the firm priced a new debt offering totaling $4 billion. This offering con...Read More
Both Gold and Silver Futures have been struggling to rallyabove recent high levels since the start of the global stock market collapserelated to the COVID-19 virus event. Yet, the Junior Gold Miners appear to be telling us the Precious Metalsmarket is boiling hot.Gold, the bell-weather safe-haven asset, initially collapsedwhen the US stock market started the massive selloff in late February 2...Read More
U.S.-China trade rhetoric could be propping up Wall StreetDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are looking to close the week out on a positive note. Wall Street is so far brushing off the Labor Department's non-farms payroll report that showed 20.5 million jobs were lost in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- sending the unemployment rate to 14.7% -- its highest spike in the post-World W...Read More
Automotive production in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina neared zero in April due to massive shutdowns stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting steel and scrap markets in each country.BrazilProduction in Brazil hit a record low of only 1,800 units, according to data released by national auto association Anfavea on Friday May 8, a decline of 99.3% from 267,600 units in April 2019."Carm...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort275,57125,56740,010120,045401,681435,626467,258Change from Prior Reporting Period -11,811914-4,4385,143-6,850-11,106-10,374Traders20350785858292158 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 54,71723,085490,343 633-99-10,473 non reportable positionsChange from t...Read More
By: Gary SavageThe markets discount results ahead of time. S&P technical set-up. Gold has a pattern in play seen before since the start of this latest bull market...https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
By: Ira EpsteinBig breakout day for gold and silver! Expecting 16% unemployment rate for tomorrow, but that will be the big price driver. It will be released on Friday at 8:30 Eastern time:Read More
Most resource sector writers (including me) have for a long timebeen "wrong" about gold and silver. When they ran from $250 and $5 an ounce, respectively, to $1,920and $49 in 2011, those who listened, acted, and sold a bit did quite well. Weargued the "longer time bullish case" as these metals dropped intotheir final cyclical bear market graves in late 2015.But that was then&he...Read More
Trade war, US unemployment, and even rise in US stock market are the reason for gold price to rise. Profit in stock trading is invested in gold. Lack of stock market margin pressure has resulted in more long positions in gold, silver, crude oil and copper. Liquidity is abundant. There is free money and lack of investment avenues. Businesses with cash are just using to trade and invest in stocks...Read More
Rio Tinto is partnering on a project to develop a zero-emission bus made of aluminium, which will be tested in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, next year. The bus, known as the Electrip, is fully electric and made with aluminium, Rio Tinto director of regional economic development Emmanuel Bergeron said, noting that it also offers greater accessibility for people with reduced...Read More
China produced 6.08 million tonnes of crude stainless steel in the first quarter of 2020, down by 9.04% from a year earlier, according to data released by the China Stainless Steel Council (CSSC) on Thursday May 7.Apparent consumption totaled 4.90 million tonnes in the first three months of this year, down by 806,100 tonnes or 14.12% from the same...Read More
Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) raised their production rates in late April on steady demand and healthy profits, according to data released on Friday May 8.April 21-30 outputCrude steel: 2.01 million tonnes per day, up by 3.1%Finished steel: 2.04 million tpd, up...Read More