Investing.com - Gold prices rose sharply during European morning trade on Monday, hitting the strongest level in around two months as the U.S. dollar tumbled amid uncertainty around the economic policies of new U.S. President Donald Trump.Gold for February delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange touched a session high of $1,219.40 a troy ounce, a level not seen since Nov...Read More
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SHANGHAI, Jan 23 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: It appears to be difficult for SHFE copper to break through its several moving averages as physical demand remained sluggish ahead of Chinese New Year due to tighter cash. However, copper prices are unlikely to fall much considering tighter supply of copper ore and copper scrap. We expect prices to be rangebound in the near term.Aluminium: We maintain our view...Read More
While Trump fans are happy to see the antagonism, others worry about Trump’s long-term damage ... Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, a...Read More
Shipping crisis puts German banks under pressure ... The flailing container shipping industry is a massive problem for state banks, particularly in northern Germany. Some fear that skyrocketing risk provisions may cost taxpayers billions of euros. A report published on Sunday by German public broadcaster ARD has suggested that the northern German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein may ha...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 23 (SMM) – Two copper scrap companies under Category Seven were in the list of the fourth batch of approved scrap import applications this year, according to a release from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on Monday January 22.The approved volumes for copper scrap slumped 95% from a year ago as the list contained mainly wastepaper companies this time.However, SMM believ...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 23 (SMM) - China produced 865,000 mt of copper in December last year, up 16.7% from December 2016, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. This was the highest monthly output since February 2015. For editorial queries, please contact Daisy Tseng at daisy@smm.cn For more information on how to access our research reports, please email service.en@sm...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 23 (SMM)? 1/4 ?Copper: LME copper is expected to trade at $7,030-7,120/mt on weaker bullish sentiment while SHFE 1803 is expected to trade at 53,450-54,000 yuan/mt. We see spot discounts at 130-90 yuan/mt today.Aluminium: LME aluminium remains strong and is expected to trade at $2,220-2,260/mt while SHFE aluminium is expected to trade at 14,600-14,800 yuan/mt, driven b...Read More
For only the second time in the last one hundred years, the number of farmers under the age of 35 is increasing.Continue...Read More
Gwen Preston, editor of Resource Maven, provides an overview of the Metals Investor Forum companies that she follows.Read More
While Trump fans are happy to see the antagonism, others worry about Trump’s long-term damage ... Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, a...Read More
Shipping crisis puts German banks under pressure ... The flailing container shipping industry is a massive problem for state banks, particularly in northern Germany. Some fear that skyrocketing risk provisions may cost taxpayers billions of euros. A report published on Sunday by German public broadcaster ARD has suggested that the northern German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein may ha...Read More
Eric Coffin, editor of HRA Advisories, discusses shifting perspectives in 2017 and how they will affect markets.Read More
John Kaiser, editor of Kaiser Research Online, discusses the various models he looks for when evaluating a company.Read More
Joe Mazumdar, Co-Editor of Exploration Insights, discusses investment strategies.Read More
The Bre-X Minerals scam was practically made for the big screen. In 1997 many surely felt like they were living something out of a movie when 200 million ounces of "gold" evaporated from the Busang project in Indonesia, along with billions of investors' dollars and one Filipino geologist.Ripe with drama, the famous fraud is littered with greed, deception, high stakes, boardroom battles, lawsuits,...Read More
Part of the wonderful Annenberg series on American Poets, "Voices and Visions."They were immensely meaningful to me as a young poet trying to find his way.To buy DVDs of the series, go here: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras...Read More
We need an alternative to Trump’s nationalism. It isn’t the status quo. The answer to neoliberalism's Waterloo cannot be the retreat to a barricaded nation-state and the pitting of 'our' people against 'others' fenced off by tall walls.The Guardian has suggested that progressive internationalism should be the antidote to populism around the world. It says that one cannot fight Trump's...Read More