SHANGHAI, Mar 13 (SMM) –Copper: LME copper edged down as prices of crude oil weakened. SHFE copper tested the 52,000 yuan/mt level. We expect copper prices to trade rangebound. In the physical market, spot prices are seen rangebound at a discount of 30 yuan/mt to a premium of 20 yuan/mt today. Aluminium: As SHFE aluminium remains weak, LME aluminum is expected to test the $2,100/mt leve...Read More

For the last few days, gold has tried to catch a bid to go higher, but each time it has failed. Since last Wednesday's high, gold has attempted to rally each day only to close lower. There seems to be a lot of waiting on gold, keeping the metal from breaking out to the upside. Every news event that seemed positive for the metals has resulted in a failed rally. Prices seem to be hovering at the bot...Read More

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose for afourth day on Tuesday in choppy trade as a weak yen triggeredbuying in futures, offsetting weakness in steelmakers andautomakers still battered by concerns about U.S. tariffs onimported steel and aluminium.The Nikkei average gained 0.7 percent to 21,968.10while the broader Topix added 0.6 percent to 1,751.03.Tuesday's winners included defensive...Read More

Nickel prices holding up well Since pulling...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest iss...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump’s stance on Russia as too soft and indicated that his approach to the country accused of meddling in U.S. elections will come up when they consider his nominee for secretary of state next month.Saying that outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson“was not close to tough enough on Russia,” S...Read More

Tin down for a 3rd week...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve’s currency swap line with overseas central banks may not stem a further widening of the spread on dollar three-month London interbank offered rate and overnight indexed swap rate, a Citi Research analyst said on Tuesday.The premium of three-month LIBOR over three-month OIS, which is seen as a gauge of stress in the money markets, grew to 48.45 ba...Read More

Supply: Growth forecasts raised as concentrate...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest...Read More

John Nichols, chief executive of H & T Group PLC (LON:HAT), tells Proactive a booming personal loan book and strong sales of luxury second-hand watches and jewellery last year helped to lift the pawnbroker.Group profits jumped 45% to ?14.1mln in 2107, helped by a near doubling of personal lending to ?18.3mln while average impairment charges were also lower.  Meet AusCann Group Holdings...Read More

We have spotted a raven of foreboding... a portent of evil to come…Interest on the public debt struck $28.43 billion last month.That is the highest figure for any February on record.For the first five months of this fiscal year (Oct.-Feb.), interest on the public debt has risen 8% over the same period last year.At $203.23 billion... that too is a record.Justice requires us to remind that the...Read More

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Restructuring took its toll on this year's figures but Ian Jenks, Brady Plc's (LON:BRY) executive chairman, tells Proactive that streamlining is complete and the plan now is to grow sales and re-discover the group's tech mojo.A strong balance sheet will help, as will a rush of consolidation among its rivals.  Meet AusCann Group Holdings Ltd, Pacific American Coal Ltd, Kasbah Resources, Hazer...Read More

If you asked me what I consider to be the biggest risk to the U.S. financial system right now...I wouldn't say misguided monetary policy...The worsening state of Social Security and Medicare...Mounting deficits in Washington... or even the student loan bubble.Make no mistake: I am concerned about all of those things. And we will talk about them on other occasions here in the Rich Life Roadmap̷...Read More

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Medical services and software company Flying Brands Limited (LON:FBDU) has pulled the trigger on its proposed acquisition of Imaging Biometrics.Nick Stevens, chief executive of StoneChecker, which is part of the Flying Brands group, tells Proactive's Andrew Scott the deal's a 'game-changer' for them.''It's amazing, the result of a lot of hard work ... it's a tactical move but it's very much a stra...Read More

Colorado School of Mines is launching a new, broad-based Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree this fall that integrates the strength of a Mines technical degree with the flexibility to pursue individual interests and passions.This will be the first time Mines has offered a general engineering degree since 2012, when the previous iteration was transformed into four separate degree programs for...Read More

Buy when the cannons are firing, and sell when the trumpets are blowing.” – Nathan Meyer RothschildThe Rothschild name is synonymous with wealth.They were — and maybe still are — the richest family in the world.One of the most famous Rothschilds, Nathan Meyer, helped finance the Battle of Waterloo for the British to fight against Napoleon’s invasion of Europe.The Brit...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part little changed this morning, Tuesday March 13. The exceptions are copper, where the three-month price is down by 0.4% at $6,888 per tonne, and zinc which is up by 0.6% at $3,262 per tonne.Volume has been average with 6,532 lots traded as of 07.02am London time. This follows a day of weakness on Monday when the base metals comple...Read More

Hiroki Oda has been appointed vice president, marketing and sales, for Freeport Cobalt, based in Tokyo, Japan, US-based parent company Freeport-McMoRan has announced.Oda will be responsible for strategy development, marketing and global sales for the entire Freeport Cobalt product line, and will report to Stephen Higgins, president of Freeport Cobalt.He was previously Freeport Cobalt's global busi...Read More

How do 800,000 Americans just “appear” out of thin air?That’s the question investors are asking themselves after last week’s payroll report showed that the better part of a million new people joined the work force last month.Where did these people come from?And are there more “hidden” Americans that are going to show up in March, April or May?Today, I want to ex...Read More