I guess you can’t blame countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for looking to acquire a bigger piece of the wealth from their own supplies of natural resources. Need buying strategies for steel in 2018? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook has what you need The Telegraph reports that President Joseph Kabila is ripping up the […]
Category: Commodities
A Look Back at a Turbulent March in the World of Commodities
Section 232 aside, given the market turbulence this month MetalMiner took a look back at commodities and other base metals to reassess trends. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Commodities have traded lower in March, slowing down from their previous pace. Crude oil prices (one of the most important […]
Interior Department Seeks Public Comment on Draft List of Critical Minerals
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it is seeking public comment on a recently released draft list of minerals “considered critical to the economic and national security of the United States.” Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook An executive order from President Trump in December directed […]
The Relationship Between CBOE’S Volatility Index and Industrial Metals
A recent article in Crain’s examining an alleged manpulation of the VIX, otherwise known as the Volatility Index, prompted MetalMiner to take a deeper look at the relationship between the index, commodities and industrial metals. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook As a reminder to readers, trading activity and the […]
Coal India Limited ‘Vision 2030’ Document Says it Trails Global Peers
India’s coal story is something that we at Metal Miner have tracked over the years. It’s no secret that of late, the world’s largest coal producer, Coal India Limited (CIL), has been facing some measure of criticism for not being able to meet certain targets. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of […]
Liquefied Natural Gas Prices Hold Firm Despite New Supply
With major new projects coming onstream in Australia and the rising output from the U.S. shale producers, the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market was widely predicted to enter a period of oversupply between 2015-2020, with total supplies growing almost 50%. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook But somewhat to everyone’s […]
This Morning in Metals: China Aims to Hit 2020 Steel Capacity Reduction Goal This Year
This morning in metals news, China is aiming to meet its 2020 goal for steel capacity cuts this year, a new bottle technology makes aluminum bottles feel like plastic and copper output in the Democratic Republic of Congo rose significantly in 2017. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Chinese […]
Equities Rout Hits Commodities
Metals have suffered considerable volatility this month with prices sliding, then recovering, then sliding again at the end of last week. Metals markets are not alone in this — equities have been on a slide and many are beginning to ask if this is the end of the bull market that has stretched back nearly […]
This Morning in Metals: Rusal Aluminum Production Rises 1.5% in Q4 2017
This morning in metals news, Rusal saw its fourth quarter 2017 aluminum production rise, commodities generally escaped the brunt of Monday’s market plummet and European steel demand is set to rise in 2018. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Rusal Aluminum Production Jumps According to Platts, Rusal’s Q4 2017 […]
USGS: U.S. Mines Produced $75.2 Billion in Minerals Last Year
According to a recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. mining industry produced $75.2 billion in minerals in 2017. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook The information was published in the USGS’s annual Mineral Commodities Survey. In the import market, the U.S. was 100% reliant on outside sources for […]