Relations between USA-China is moving from bad to worse. USA is interfering with Chinese sovereignty be it Hongkong or the South China Sea or Chinese dealing with Muslim minority. Gold and silver will remain firm as a result of this. Correction will be there if various US jobs numbers (release begins from today with November private ADP) beat street expectations. U.S. President Donald Trump warn...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday December 4.Key drivers The scrap markets were down in the past week, with supply offer prices dropping against slowing demand in the run-up to year-end holidays. Metals producers typically run down their feedstocks in December, a time usually set aside for book-squaring, banking profits and settling accounts. The alloy market...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have continued their purchases of deep-sea market scrap for January shipments, while prices became even more firm, sources said on Wednesday December 4.A steel producer in the Iskenderun region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 17,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (95:5) at $290 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo, comprising 20,000 to...Read More
Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday December 4.Key drivers The scrap markets were down in the past week, with supply offer prices dropping against slowing demand in the run-up to year-end holidays. Metals producers typically run down their feedstocks in December, a time usually set aside for book-squaring, banking profits and settling accounts. The alloy market...Read More
Market participants have been surprised by the continued rise inAsian ferrous scrap prices, especially in the face of weak downstream demand. "Some people have been caught short and now have to purchase at higher prices after selling their cargoes previously," a trader in Vietnam told Fastmarkets on Wednesday December 4.Prices in Asia have been on an upward trend from early October, boosted by lim...Read More
Non-haven markets are generally under pressure after United States President Donald Trump said he was prepared to wait until after the 2020 US presidential election for a trade deal with China.This has dented sentiment, sending gold prices and the yen higher, while US treasury yields have weakened. Asian equities are weaker, led by a 1.6% fall in the Australia's ASX 200The yuan has weakened to 7.0...Read More
Ontario's government is supporting business expansion in Kenora by working with the city to help attract new businesses and create more jobs for the region.Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced the City of Kenora is receiving $45,000 to undertake a study that will pinpoint the city's economic strengths and key resources. This will help Kenora identify,...Read More
Ontario's government is supporting tourism in Northern Ontario by investing in the Mount Evergreen Ski area in Kenora.Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, announced an investment of $22,500 for the facility to hire a consultant to develop a sustainable, four-season destination business plan. Currently, Mount Evergreen operates four months of the year. This proj...Read More
Glencore has signed a six-year deal to supply cobalt hydroxide to South Korea-based electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK Innovation, the Swiss miner-trader announced on Wednesday December 4.SK Innovation will purchase up to 30,000 tonnes of cobalt contained in hydroxide between 2020 and 2025. "This newly established partnership demonstrates the continuation of Glencore's cobalt hydroxide marketi...Read More
Compa??ia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN; Lima Stock Exchange: BUE.LM) is Peru's largest, publicly traded, precious metals company and a major holder of mining rights in Peru. Buenaventura currently operates several mines in Peru: Tambomayo, Orcopampa, Uchucchacua, Julcani - all wholly owned, as well as joint ventures: El Brocal, La Zanja and Coimolache. Buenaventura owns 43.65% of Minera...Read More
Yesterday, after the Senate confirmed him as the next energy secretary, Dan Brouillette said that Trump told him to figure out a way to boost coal.So basically, the president has instructed someone in his administration to intervene in energy markets - once again - to try to breathe life into something that is no longer economically relevant.The flood of natural gas and rapid integration of renewa...Read More
We learned from Ted Ellwood, President and CEO of Peloton Minerals Corporation (CSE: PMC, OTCQB: PMCFF), that they have made the decision to focus purely on the exploration part of the mine life cycle and to look for properties that have potential to interest a major mining company. Peloton holds three gold exploration projects, located in Elko County, Nevada, one of which is under option to Kinro...Read More
We've come to that special time of year again.. Energy and Capital editor Keith Kohl digs into the OPEC+ meeting that is set to take place tomorrow and questions whether the choice to cut or pump oil has already been made.For most, the month of December conjures images of stockings, trees, and presents.I think of OPEC.Around this time every year, its members get together and coordinate with one an...Read More
As 2019 draws to a close, Fastmarkets examines the underlying factors driving the spread between US hot-rolled coil and steel reinforcing bar prices throughout the year.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US averaged $33.12 per hundredweight at the midpoint in January-November, while the steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US averaged $29.77 per cwt, creatin...Read More
Here is what's new today on INK Ultra Money. All Canadian Insider users have access to free videos and audio, while Canadian Insider Club Ultra members have access to premium videos from Real Vision and INK Research.1. Are software multiples set for a soft landing? - INK Research (free audio and Ultra member video)Bond yields rose on Monday despite poor US economic data. If bond yields have bot...Read More
European steelmakers have announced price rises for coil products across the region in the past week, and transaction prices have moved up in the south, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday December 4.Northern European buyers have not settled deals at higher prices yet, because they have been processing the new offer levels. But domestic prices in the region were expected to pick up soon, accordi...Read More
Demand for flat steel products in Turkey was strong in November because of purchases for re-stocking, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday, December 4.Local producers have now filled their order books until late February, sources added, and have started to accept orders for early-March production.Local demand was weak in Turkey in October because of decreasing prices, but improved in...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday December 4 that are worth another look.French special steelmaker Ascoval, part of the British Steel group, is to supply 140,000 tonnes per year of semi-finished products, rectangular blooms, to rail manufacturing specialist BSFR (British Steel France Rail) to be processed into rails for the SNCF R?(C)seau national train networ...Read More
As 2019 draws to a close, Fastmarkets examines the underlying factors driving the spread between US hot-rolled coil and steel reinforcing bar prices throughout the year.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US averaged $33.12 per hundredweight at the midpoint in January-November, while the steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US averaged $29.77 per cwt, creatin...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Southern Europe domestic market was unchanged this week with buyers and sellers disagreeing on the direction the market should take, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 4.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe, was ?,?465-480 ($515-532) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week-on-week.Simi...Read More