According to a recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. mines churned out $82.8 billion worth of minerals in 2018. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The 2018 total marked a 3% year-over-year increase from $79.7 billion in 2017, according to the report from the USGS National […]
Category: Precious Metals
Week in Review: Palladium Power, Lynas’ Appeal and ArcelorMittal’s Essar Plan
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The palladium price continues to soar, MetalMiner’s Taras Berezowsky explained in this month’s Global Precious MMI. Rare earths […]
Global Precious MMI: Palladium Prices Singlehandedly Heating Up a Frigid Winter
If you’re in the midwestern U.S., chances are your March has gotten off to a more-frigid-than-normal start. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Not so for the Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI), which has gotten even hotter. The subindex tracking a basket of gold, silver, platinum and […]
Indian Gold Prices Rise as Analysts Expect a Demand Bump in 2019
Gold is back in the news in India, the second-largest consumer market in the world. Gold prices have been moving upward, buoyed by several conditions, since January. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook On Feb. 6, for example, retail gold prices touched approximately U.S. $461 (Rs 33,000) per […]
Global Precious MMI: Platinum-Palladium Spread is the Largest in MMI History
Last month, we wrote that winter was apparently “just heating up” for the Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI). Turns out we were right. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The subindex tracking a basket of gold, silver, platinum and palladium prices from four different geographies shot […]
Gold is Making a Comeback
Gold has been the metal to hold these last few months. While the base metals index has been at best trading sideways — and in many instances, gradually weakening — gold has been making a comeback. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Even before Fed announcements in January […]
Precious Metals MMI: Norilsk, JPMorgan Chase Bullish on Hybrid Car Demand’s Role in Palladium Prices
It looks as though the winter is just heating up for the Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI). The sub-index tracking a basket of gold, silver, platinum and palladium prices from four different geographies rose three points to hit 90 for the January reading — a 3.4% increase — driven by a still-hot palladium price. […]
2019 Platinum, Palladium Outlook: Corrections Could Come Soon, as Monthly Precious Index Rises
MetalMiner’s precious metals index, tracking a basket of platinum, palladium, gold and silver prices in several geographies across the globe, is now officially in a three-month uptrend this December after several months of declines. Need buying strategies for ferrous and non-ferrous metals? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The Global Precious Monthly Metals Index […]
Week in Review: MMI Week, Tariff Waivers and Russian Sanctions
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook We kicked off our November MMI this week. In case you missed it, revisit our subindex recaps […]
Global Precious MMI: Is Palladium Price High Enough to Make GM Flirt With Substitution?
MetalMiner’s Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI), tracking a basket of platinum, palladium, gold and silver prices in several geographies across the globe, is now officially in a two-month uptrend this November after several months of declines. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The Global Precious MMI came […]