March 31 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington DATECOUNTRYAUCTION DETAILS 3-AprBelgiumAuction of Treasury bills 3-AprJapan3-month discount bill auction 3-AprJapanAuction of 10-year government bonds 3-AprSpainAuction of 6- and 12-month Treasury bills...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – To improve air quality, the city of Handan plans will oversee staggered production during non-heating season from April 1-November 15, 2018. The city will intensify their efforts to regulate key companies, reduce pollutant emission from manufacturers, reinforce control on emission from heavy duty trucks and overhaul traffic control....Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – To improve air quality, the city of Handan plans will oversee staggered production during non-heating season from April 1-November 15, 2018. The city will intensify their efforts to regulate key companies, reduce pollutant emission from manufacturers, reinforce control on emission from heavy duty trucks and overhaul traffic control....Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – To improve air quality, the city of Handan plans will oversee staggered production during non-heating season from April 1-November 15, 2018. The city will intensify their efforts to regulate key companies, reduce pollutant emission from manufacturers, reinforce control on emission from heavy duty trucks and overhaul traffic control....Read More
It was a big week for a pair of Irish oil executives whose respective companies saw long awaited progress - sending both shares higher.Providence Resources PLC (LON:PVR) soared after it finally found a partner for its Barryroe project in the Celtic Sea.A Chinese consortium led by Apec Energy has agreed to take a 50% interest in the project in return for the cost of three wells and associated side-...Read More
March 31 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, APRIL 3SINGAPORE - Sing...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index stood above 90, buoyed by month-end capital flows.Most SHFE metals registered gains following China’s announcement of corporate tax cuts, with nickel and tin rising over 1%. SHFE copper inched up. LME nickel sharply jumped close to 3%, tin edged up...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – China's imports of zinc ingots in February fell 43.8% on the month and stood at 37,710 mt. Zinc imports are likely to remain in a downward trend in April, at a slower pace from the previous month, SMM expects. Zinc imports have seen losses for five consecutive months as the SHFE/LME zinc price ratio declined. Amid sensitive sentiment...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – Operating rates at wire and cable companies rebounded in March from February, driven by higher rates at large plants, SMM found. Orders grew and downstream consumers purchased actively, prompted by the recent low copper prices. Resumption of orders across large producers of wire and cable also improved from last year, as output surged. Meanwhile, State Grid Corp...Read More
There has been plenty said historically about human nature being resistant to change. That rhetoric has only increased in the mining sphere as executives, faced with an unprecedented volume of distinct challenges, attempt to reshape their businesses for the future. "Part of this is also the speed of change in our lives, that is, the speed of technology change," Proudfoot head of natural resou...Read More
March 31 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events -----------------------------------------------------------MONDAY, APRIL 2DULUTH, United Sta...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) –Copper: Copper prices rebounded as concerns of a trade war cooled. LME copper stood above the five-day moving average and tested the 10-day moving average, with its KDJ indicator extending upwards. SHFE copper performed similarly, and stablised at a low level with strong pressure. As the LME is closed today, we expect the SHFE 1805 contract to trad...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index stood above 90, buoyed by month-end capital flows.Most SHFE metals registered gains following China’s announcement of corporate tax cuts, with nickel and tin rising over 1%. SHFE copper inched up. LME nickel sharply jumped close to 3%, tin edged up...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar index stood above 90, buoyed by month-end capital flows.Most SHFE metals registered gains following China’s announcement of corporate tax cuts, with nickel and tin rising over 1%. SHFE copper inched up. LME nickel sharply jumped close to 3%, tin edged up...Read More
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SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) –Copper: Copper prices rebounded as concerns of a trade war cooled. LME copper stood above the five-day moving average and tested the 10-day moving average, with its KDJ indicator extending upwards. SHFE copper performed similarly, and stablised at a low level with strong pressure. As the LME is closed today, we expect the SHFE 1805 contract to trad...Read More
SHANGHAI, Mar 30 (SMM) –Copper: Copper prices rebounded as concerns of a trade war cooled. LME copper stood above the five-day moving average and tested the 10-day moving average, with its KDJ indicator extending upwards. SHFE copper performed similarly, and stablised at a low level with strong pressure. As the LME is closed today, we expect the SHFE 1805 contract to trad...Read More
March 30 (Reuters) - Equity fund managers cut their net long positions in S&P 500 futures contracts in the week ended March 27 by 34,498 to 116,692, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday.Equity fund speculators switch their net long positions by 26,881 to 773, the data showed.Long Short Net---------------------------------------------------- Fund Managers 255,720 139,...Read More
(Adds more crude production data, natural gas figures,paragraphs 2-4)March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude production rose by 6,000barrels per day (bpd) in January to 9.964 million barrels perday, the Energy Information Administration said in a monthlyreport on Friday.The agency revised the December report up by 9,000 barrelsto 9.958 million bpd. The gains were driven by a rise inoffshore production, wh...Read More
March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude production rose by 6,000barrels per day (bpd) in January to 9.964 million barrels perday, the Energy Information Administration said in a monthlyreport on Friday.The agency revised the December report up by 9,000 barrelsto 9.958 million bpd. (Reporting By David Gaffen; editing by Jonathan Oatis) Messaging: david.gaffen.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Disclaimer: The views...Read More