Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 13 that are worth another look.China's Sichuan province is to implement an inspection regime to ensure steelmakers comply with the nationwide policy requiring the increased use of alloys to improve the quality of any rebar produced in the region.Glencore, Anglo American and Vale have been excluded from Norway's oil fund while...Read More
Brazilian flat and long steel producer Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) has started procedures to halt the No2 blast furnace at its Usina Presidente Vargas (UPV) unit amid low demand caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Fastmarkets has learned.The local metalworkers' union, Sindmetal-SF, said that the company has begun to shut down the furnace and was planning to eliminate 2,000 job...Read More
The price for steel H-beams in Europe remained unchanged on Wednesday May 13, due to a lack of trading and despite continuing fluctuations in feedstock costs, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel beams, domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?525-560 ($569-607) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.Some market participants reported a small uptick in...Read More
Glencore, Anglo American and Vale have been excluded from Norway's oil fund while BHP has been placed on an observation list as the $1.1 trillion fund tightens up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Glencore and Anglo American have been removed due to the fund's product-based coal criteria, which were made stricter last year, while Vale has been barred due to environmental...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap cargoes for June shipment on Wednesday May 13, but prices started to show signs of a downturn due to the weak rebar market, sources told Fastmarkets. A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 12,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $252 per tonne and 18,000-20,000 tonnes of shredded at $257 per tonne cfr.But another s...Read More
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By Ricky WenOvernight price action overshot to 2830 support on the Emini S&P 500 (ES), bottoming out at 2825.25, as price was oversold given the 100-point drop from the 2930s.As of the regular trading hours open, the ES was around the same spot as yesterday's closing price area of 2850, which coincides with our key 2850 level discussed below.What is the bias/gameplan going into today?For intrada...Read More
Thomas LuongoThere's been a concerted effort recently among the oligarchs I like to call The Davos Crowd to demonize cash. From hedge fund manager Ray Dalio pronouncing 'Cash is trash' earlier this year to the fear-mongering surrounding COVID-19 making people fearful of dealing in cash because it might be tainted the anti-cash rhetoric has been amped up to eleven.And it's been no secret that the...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is forming a triangle pattern and from that pattern, we will see how the price will breakout. In the meantime we have an uptrend..Read More
The seaborne iron ore market largely maintained current levels on Wednesday May 13, with good demand for steel and consumption of iron ore continuing to support prices. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $91.63 per tonne, down $0.04 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $94.36 per tonne, up $0.16 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $78.88 per t...Read More
Export prices for steel billet from Iran narrowed downward slightly over the week to Wednesday May 13 amid limited trading.Demand faded from Southeast Asian customers which had been actively booking material earlier in the month.One cargo of 20,000 tonnes was reported sold within the range of $335-340 per tonne fob, with the desitination presumed to be China.Some demand was seen among the Gulf Co-...Read More
Novolipetsk (NLMK) Lipetsk, the main production site of NLMK Group, has completed assembly of the main process equipment at its continuous casting machine No.9, the company told Fastmarkets on Tuesday May 12.Commissioning and start-up are currently in progress at the machine, which has a production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes per year of heavy slab.NLMK will produce heavy slab with increased ch...Read More
Ely Gold Royalties reported that its common shares are now listed for trading on the OTC Markets Group's OTCQX marketplace. In a news release, Nevada focused gold royalty company Ely Gold Royalties Inc. (ELY:TSX.V; ELYGF:OTCQX; A2JSL0:FSE) announced that "it has qualified to trade on the OTCQX(R) Best Market and that Ely Gold shares have been upgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB(R) Venture Market."Th...Read More
The European steel market will not recover from the drastic drop in demand caused by the measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus until late 2020-early 2021, the European steel association Eurofer said this week."Although the wide uncertainty and the unprecedented nature of the crisis make it rather complicated to produce a reliable forecast at the time of writing, market conditions are...Read More
Black Tusk Resources' receives the okay to construct 18 drill pads. Black Tusk Resources Inc. (TUSK:CSE; BTKRF:OTCMKTS; 0NB:FSE) received the required permit to diamond drill at its McKenzie East gold project north of Val d'Or in Quebec, it announced in a news release.With the permit, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based explorer may construct 18 drill pads in addition to supporting water supply...Read More
Fed Chair Powell's bleak comments drove the Dow down over 600 points at its session lowsInvestors were unable to get over Fed Chair Jerome Powell's warnings this morning, as the Dow locked in an over 500-point loss by the close. Many traders are starting to have even more doubts about the surge stocks saw last week in anticipation of an already shaky economic reopening, with Appaloosa Management f...Read More
Disney has lost "powerhouse" status amid the coronavirus pandemic Entertainment and theme park mogul Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) has stepped back from its normal "powerhouse" status amid the coronavirus pandemic, forced to close all theme parks across the globe and halt production on films and television series. This drop-off has triggered the security to fall back below its $200 billion market cap...Read More
Royal Caribbean is offering $3.3 billion in senior bondsThe shares of Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) are down 5.8% to trade at $34.21 at last check, amid news that the company is offering $3.3 billion in senior bonds, backed by 28vessels and two private islands for collateral. The cruise line plans to use the notes to repay a $2.35 billion loan as well as manage other aspects of the compan...Read More
The Dow is down over 300 points middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down over 330 points midday as economic data and increasing uncertainty due to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments on potential "downside risks" weigh on the market. As states begin to ease lockdowns, CEO of The Earnings Scout, Nick Raich, wrote that "everything is dependent on the next several months and how successfu...Read More
This will be Draftking's first earnings report as a publicly traded company Online sports and gaming name DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) is barreling towards a new all-time closing high today, up 4.2% at $27.40,after billionaire investor George Soros disclosed a stake in the company last night. The surge comes two days ahead of DraftKings' first-quarter earnings report, due out on Friday, May 15. T...Read More