Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe in the week to Friday October 25.ChinaKey drivers The Chinese silicon 553 export price rose in response to higher offers from domestic refiners against a backdrop of tight supply for the looming dry season from November to May in the country when refiners in the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces cut output due to a lack of cheap hydroelectric power....Read More
Avi GilburtThere is a significant amount of frustration from the bulls and bears alike as the market has been basically in a trading range for many, many months. So, before we go into my expectations for the coming months, I want to review how we got here.As the market began its rally off the December lows of 2018, my initial expectation was that we could top out as we headed into the March/Apri...Read More
Turkish steel mills began the week in silence due to a public holiday in the country reducing trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 28. With a half-day public holiday taking place in Turkey on Monday, and Tuesday being a holiday for the Republic Day of Turkey, low levels of trading are expected in the deep-sea markets. The most recent trade reported to Fastmarkets&...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have increased over the past week in line with the rises in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday October 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,385-1,555 ($239-268) per tonne on Monday, up from the TRY1,380-1,505 per tonne of last week.Two steel mills raised their buy prices...Read More
Trade log for cobalt sulfate in China including transactions, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Unless otherwise stated, all prices are yuan per tonne on an ex-works basis.The cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5% basis, China ex-works, adjustment to the standard-grade cobalt low-end price is on a $ per lb basis.Fastmarkets prices Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for cobalt sulfate, Co 20.5%...Read More
Flat-rolled steel import prices were mostly down in South America during the past week, amid bearish sentiment in the region and the continuing global downtrend.Fastmarkets assessed the price for steel hot-rolled coil import, cfr main ports South America, at $450-470 per tonne on Friday October 25, lower on the high end from $450-475 per tonne a week earlier, and at a fresh low for 2019m.Customers...Read More
Mako Gold Limited (ASX: MKG) is focused on the discovery of large high-grade gold deposits in highly prospective and under-explored terrains in Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and other favourable countries in West Africa. The Company's flagship project is the Napi?(C) Gold Project, located in the north central part of C??te d'Ivoire 30km southeast of the city of Korhogo, it is easily accessed by a go...Read More
Generally speaking, organizations that still oppose cannabis legalization include:Pharmaceutical companies and trade groupsPolice, police unions, and law enforcement associationsCompanies that operate prisonsReligious organizationsA whole list of government agenciesCasinosAddiction services groupsRight-wing political organizations ranging from conservative think tanks to the American Nazi PartyLas...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices were flat domestically on Monday October 28, while some participants told Fastmarkets export prices would rise as mills shift allocation back to the domestic market amid stable prices.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,500-3,520 yuan ($495-498) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,500 yuan per tonne, unchangedDomestic prices remained stable, with trading...Read More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. The Index moved up a modest 5.6 points to finish at 1101.30 and remains locked in a tight trading range. MACD climbed 0.86 points to 1.76. RSI climbed 14% or 6 points to 48.9 and continues on a slow upward grind.Support remains at 1085 and 1080. Resistance is at 1106 (50-day moving avera...Read More
Steel prices are expected to remain stable in the Brazilian domestic market through the remainder of 2019 despite a still favorable import parity, the commercial director for Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN), Luis Martinez, said on Thursday October 24.While hot-rolled (HRC) and cold-rolled coils (CRC) are currently being sold at a 2% premium over internalized imports, galvanized materials are...Read More
Offer prices for CIS export wire rod have softened somewhat amid a lack of trading activity in the market, Fastmarkets learned on Monday October 28.Russia-origin wire rod was available to foreign customers at $430-432 per tonne fob Black Sea compared with $435-440 per tonne fob last week. But the decrease has not sparked any interest among potential customers.Recent offers of Ukrainian wire rod we...Read More
China's rebar prices picked up on Monday October 28 in both the domestic and the export markets, but the outlook among futures traders remained pessimistic. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,620-3,650 yuan ($513-517) per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,580-3,630 yuan per tonne, up 30 yuan per tonneThe spot price rose over the day amid active trading.But participants did not...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: rebarRebar East China, domestic, grade...Read More
Turkish steel mills began the week in silence due to a public holiday in the country reducing trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 28. With a half-day public holiday taking place in Turkey on Monday, and Tuesday being a holiday for the Republic Day of Turkey, low levels of trading are expected in the deep-sea markets. The most recent trade reported to Fastmarkets&...Read More
A summary of the financial results of Swedish iron-ore producer LKAB for the third quarter of 2019.In brief The quarter was characterized by high and stable production, while a slowdown in the iron ore market led to lower delivery volumes and volatile iron ore prices. LKAB's improved earnings mainly reflect higher iron ore prices and a stronger dollar exchange rate.Lower deliveries in the quarter...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have increased over the past week in line with the rises in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday October 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey, was TRY1,385-1,555 ($239-268) per tonne on Monday, up from the TRY1,380-1,505 per tonne of last week.Two steel mills raised their buy prices...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 3.96 percent. Gold is back with a weekly gain and its best week in five, trading above $1,500 an ounce on hopes that the Fed will cut borrowing costs next week. The yellow metal also benefitted from haven demand due to geopolitical turmoil from Chile to Lebanon, plus volatility surrounding Brexit negotiations. Holdings in gold-backe...Read More
Avi GilburtThere is a significant amount of frustration from the bulls and bears alike as the market has been basically in a trading range for many, many months. So, before we go into my expectations for the coming months, I want to review how we got here.As the market began its rally off the December lows of 2018, my initial expectation was that we could top out as we headed into the March/Apri...Read More
Jordan Roy-ByrneFed rate cuts have been the driving force of the recent gains in precious metals.This is not a surprise to our readers as since 2018 we argued that a shift in Fed policy from rate hikes to rate cuts would springboard the next big move. History argued the same.The market is showing a roughly 90% chance the Fed will cut rates this week which indicates the market has essentially alr...Read More