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The Friday Market Minute Global stocks edge higher as investors cheer progress in U.S.-China trade talks and prep for a key reading on job creation in the world's biggest economy.President Donald Trump suggests a near-term deal with Beijing in imminent, but als warns it will be "very tough to trade with China" is an agreement isn't made after meeting with Vice Premier Liu He yesterday in Wa...Read More
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Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange depreciated at the close of trading on Friday April 5, falling by just under 2% over the week and dipping below $6,400 per tonne during the afternoon session amid low volumes and a surging US dollar index. Similarly, Thursday's delivery of more than 30,000 tonnes into LME-listed warehouses across Europe and Asia helped boost copper's dwindlin...Read More
The price of copper in the United States was in negative territory in morning trading on Friday April 5 because of reservations about the China-US trade talks.The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched down by 0.30 cents per lb to $2.9070 per lb.Talk of a trade deal had boosted sentiment across the commodities markets, including among the b...Read More
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Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia, Europe and the United States for the week ended Friday April 5. United States The US high-carbon ferro-chrome market softened slightly last week amid a series of large competitively priced inquiries. However an increase in buying interest was also seen, with several mills looking to secure tonnages for later in the quarter. China The...Read More
The atmosphere at the Cesco copper industry gathering in Santiago, Chile, next week is expected to be lifted by a bullish outlook for the red metal. The South American gathering is traditionally characterized by strong attendance by miners, due in part to its proximity to the largest copper mines in the world. As a result, delegates will have a keen focus on factors that could affect the upstream...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesApr 05, 2019 The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering...Read More
The federal court in Bel?(C)m, in the northern Brazilian state of Par??, has scheduled a second conciliatory hearing on April 12 to discuss the production embargo of Norsk Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery. The first hearing took place on Thursday April 4, with Norsk Hydro and Brazil's federal prosecutors' office (MPF) producing information to the judge regarding the progress of the ongoing third-...Read More
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The London Metal Exchange has received an application to list grade-I cobalt cut cathodes produced by Norilsk, it specified in a note to members on Friday April 5.The application marks the first time a new brand has been listed since the LME opted to suspend brand listing fees for new cobalt brands on March 26, 2019. Produced in the Murmansk region in Siberia, Norilsk produces cobalt cathodes...Read More
Austenitic steel scrap prices in the UK and Europe increased in the week ended Friday April 5, with mills agreeing to increase what they will pay for the nickel component in the material, traders have told Fastmarkets.When mills purchase austenitic steel scrap, the nickel component of that scrap is priced as a percentage of the London Metal Exchange nickel price. While sources routinely decline to...Read More
Global steel scrap prices continued to move downward in the week ending Friday April 5, with the exception that prices in the US market remained unchanged on a lack of trading, and with prices in India bucking the downtrend by $0.07 per tonne. Turkish import prices drop by more than $10 per tonne week on week on political uncertainty Lack of fresh trading keeps US exports flat Good availability of...Read More
The price of shredded ferrous scrap imported into India was stable this week, with deals done at similar levels to the previous week, sources said on Friday April 5.Fastmarkets' weekly index for containerized imports of shredded scrap into India was $334.45 per tonne cfr on April 5, little changed from $334.38 per tonne cfr on March 29.This week deals were heard for shredded done at $333 and $335...Read More
Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed during morning trading on Friday April 5, while trading has been quiet due to a public holiday in China. Nickel and tin were both up by 0.2%, aluminium was down by 0.3% and the rest were either unchanged or either side of unchanged - with copper flat at $6,450 per tonne. Prices for the red metal are holding up relatively well i...Read More