Palladium: Im Höhenflug
Frankfurt (GodmodeTrader.de) – Der Anstieg des Palladiumpreises seit Mitte 2018 weckt das Interesse der Anleger. Doch Anleger sollten vorsichtig sein: Zu aktuellen Preisen bietet es sich vermutlich nicht mehr an, noch einzusteigen. Der Palladiumpreis ist seit Mitte 2018 steil in die Höhe gestiegen. Derzeit notiert die Feinunze Palladium bei etwa 1.533 US-Dollar, wie Thorsten Polleit […]
U.S. says seeking to cut tariff, non-tariff barriers in UK trade deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday laid out objectives for a trade deal with the United Kingdom that would ensure fair and balanced trade, cut tariff and non-tariff barriers for U.S. industrial and agricultural goods and reduce regulatory differences. The negotiating objectives, required by Congress under the “fast-track trade negotiating authority […]
Gold on course for worst week since November as dollar rises
March 1 (Reuters) – Gold slipped to two-week lows and was set for its biggest weekly fall in nearly four months on Friday, pressured by a reviving dollar and as equity markets bounced back. Spot gold is down about 1.6 percent so far this week, which could be its biggest weekly decline since the week […]
Zinc gains on dwindling stocks, others fall on China worries
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) – Zinc rose on Friday on concern about shortages after inventories slid, but other industrial metals were softer after factory activity in top metals consumer China contracted. Zinc mines have been ramping up, but smelters have not been able to keep up, so shortages of refined metal have persisted. “Most if […]
ERG ships Kazakh alumina to China in drive to find new buyers
Reuters reported that Eurasian Resources Group has started shipping alumina from Kazakhstan into northwest China’s Xinjiang region, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, as the miner seeks to reduce reliance on major buyer United Company Rusal. Over 10,000 tonnes of alumina arrived at Xinjiang Tianlong Mining Co this week, having travelled by […]
LIVE FUTURES REPORT 27/02: Lackluster LME base metals shrug off dip in US dollar
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Wednesday February 27, with a softer US dollar index and continued optimism over US-China trade talks failing to spur consistent price rallies across the complex. That said, both copper and nickel futures have continued to hold the gains made over […]
Parlament stimmt über weitere Brexit-Schritte ab
LONDON (dpa-AFX) – Das britische Parlament stimmt an diesem Mittwoch über die weiteren Schritte beim EU-Austritt ab. Premierministerin Theresa May muss trotz Zugeständnissen mit Abstimmungsniederlagen rechnen. Eine Rebellion in Teilen ihrer Fraktion und des Kabinetts konnte sie aber voraussichtlich abwenden, indem sie am Dienstag versprach, die Abgeordneten über eine Verschiebung des Brexits abstimmen zu lassen. […]
Devisen: Euro fällt wieder unter 1,14 US-Dollar
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Der Euro hat am Mittwoch seine Vortagsgewinne nicht ganz halten können und ist wieder unter die Marke von 1,14 US-Dollar gefallen. Am Morgen kostete die Gemeinschaftswährung 1,1375 Dollar und damit etwas weniger als am späten Vorabend. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hatte den Referenzkurs am Dienstagnachmittag auf 1,1361 Dollar festgesetzt. Zur Wochenmitte stehen […]
SHFE base metals prices buoyed by trade optimism
Most base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were little changed to firmer during morning trading on Wednesday February 27, with the complex broadly benefitting from lingering optimism on a trade deal between China and the United States and softness in the US dollar.“A weaker USD spurred by a dovish [US Federal Reserve] saw […]
Indonesia says at least three killed, 60 feared buried in illegal mine collapse
JAKARTA, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Indonesian officials said on Wednesday dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out more than 60 people who were feared buried by the collapse of an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi that killed at least three. Rescuers said they could hear the voices of […]
