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Six BearsRepo Weirdness"Ample Supply"Seven Deadly SinsNew York, Houston?, Philadelphia?, And...?"In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is seen. The other effects emerge only subsequently; they are not seen; we are fortunat...Read More

BHP has reported a 9.6% year-on-year drop in metallurgical coal output in the three months to September, a period during which fob Australia prices for premium hard coking coal fell amid Chinese import restrictions and weak demand outside of China.The miner produced 9.35 million tonnes of met coal during the period, which also marked a 21% quarter-on-quarter drop, it said on Thursday October 17. B...Read More

Members of the incoming European Commission, expected to take office in November, have released more details of a planned "carbon border tax", which could levy charges on metal imports into the European Union. Products affected would be those deemed by the EU as manufactured with excessive carbon emissions. While details of what will be covered, and under what circumstances, will be included in a...Read More

US President Donald Trump said on Monday October 14 that he will impose a 50% tariff on imports of steel from Turkey in response to that country's military actions in northeastern Syria.However, market participants believe such a move will have a minor impact on the Turkish steel sector, because Turkey's steel exports to the United States are already limited because of weak demand.BilletA trader f...Read More

Billet prices in the major global markets continued to climb in the week ended Friday October 18, spurred by the tight availability of material in some markets, lively demand in China, and the uptick in global scrap prices.CIS, TurkeyOffers of CIS billet were limited last week. This was partially due to the absence of several Ukrainain mills, which quit the market due to unfavorable market conditi...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday October 18 that are worth another look.Global scrap prices in all the major markets recovered during the working week ended October 18, boosted by lower material availability and rising Turkish import prices.An increase in copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) so far this month reflects a drop in the number o...Read More

Electric vehicles (EVs) are forecast to reach cost and functional parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2025. Theoretically, this should create the global tipping point for mass market EV adoption, along with the development of the associated charging infrastructure required to accompany the growth.In practice, it is not quite as straightforward.A recent report by investment res...Read More

One thing appears certain - the high turnover infers great demand, because without great demand, the COMEX silver...by Ted Butler of Butler Research via Silver SeekIt was, after all, a simple question that sparked my interest in silver from the start. Some 35 years ago, my now-departed friend and mentor, Israel Friedman, challenged me with a question that took me a year to answer. Actually,...Read More

The world's largest low-grade iron ore producer has confirmed that it will bid for two blocks at what is considered the world's largest untapped high-grade ore resource, a move that reiterates what the industry has been saying over the past few years - that demand for green iron ore or high-grade ore is a structural change in the making."Following the release of information at a public meeting hel...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sarine Technologies has released a preliminary update for Q3 2019 in which it says it has returned to nominal profitability. The company said despite ongoing negative conditions in the mid-stream, revenues for the third quarter will be 20 percent better than those of the second quarter, hitting $14 million. This will allow for a nominal net profit. To keep expenses down,...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Longtime Jewelers Mutual executive David Sexton is retiring after 39 years with the company. He began at Jewelers Mutual in 1980 as an underwriting assistant and took on a range of roles before becoming vice president of Loss Prevention and Consulting in 2004.In this role, Sexton was responsible for the development, recommendation and implementation of Jewelers Mutual's loss p...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 7.03-carat fancy blue diamond ring mounted by Moussaieff with an upper estimate of CHF 14 million ($14.2 million) is set to go under the hammer at Christie's Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction.Another headlining lot is a 46.93-carat D color, internally flawless diamond ring with a high estimate of CHF 4.5 million ($4.6 million).Among the other important lots are three Cartier...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Latest sales numbers from the National Retail Federation show almost no movement from August. Retail sales in September were down just 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted from August (+ 4.5 percent unadjusted year-over-year). The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, overall September sales - including auto dealers, g...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday October 18 that are worth another look.Global scrap prices in all the major markets recovered during the working week ended October 18, boosted by lower material availability and rising Turkish import prices.An increase in copper concentrate treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) so far this month reflects a drop in the number o...Read More

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