Sentences with phrase «of metal price»

The industry used to link its alumina pricing to the LME aluminium contract, an unsophisticated but largely effective way of cushioning input costs against the sort of metal price blow - out we've just seen.

Given the unpredictability of metal prices, Amerigo is likely to be a wild ride, but if you're willing to take a flyer, it's an interesting speculation.

Not exact matches

The slump in demand for the precious metal also coincided with prices holding within their narrowest range of any quarter in more than a decade.

Aluminum products maker Arconic slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow as it expects prices of the metal to remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

LONDON, May 2 - Gold steadied on Wednesday near 4 - month lows as the dollar's uptrend paused, but prices of the precious metal are expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

April 30 (Reuters)- Aluminum products maker Arconic Inc slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow on expectations that the price of the metal would remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

The decreases are largely the result of the oil glut and all - time lows for crude prices — last year, mining, oil producers, and metal companies lost a combined $ 70 billion on $ 1.3 trillion in revenue.

But around the turn of the decade Alcoa led a producer shift to pricing alumina on the basis of spot market indices compiled by price assessors such as Platts, Metal Bulletin and CRU.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

The London Metal Exchange three - month aluminum price hit a seven - year high of $ 2,718 per tonne on April 19 but is now trading back down around the $ 2,250 level.

Prices for gold bullion and other precious metals have climbed over the past decade to new heights as investors sought protection against the erosion of incomes and wealth by inflation.

«Two years after commodity prices started returning to life in the spring of 2016, many long - standing themes for the North America metals and mining industry look familiar on the surface but are in fact richly different on a closer view,» explained Goldman analyst Matthew Korn.

(Adds analyst comment, updates prices) MANILA, May 2 (Reuters)- London copper futures recovered from their weakest level in nearly a month on Wednesday after a private survey showed growth in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in April, brightening the demand outlook in the top user of the metal.

As miners deal with the reality of a prolonged slump in the iron ore price, Fortescue Metals Group is quietly going about the business of building the state's third magnetite mine and processing plant.

Fortescue Metals Group has ended a tough week for the iron ore sector by halving its projected capital expenditure for the 2015 financial year to $ US650 million, in response to the continued weakening of the iron ore price.

On years of suspicion over inflated metal prices, the CFTC has put Wall Street banks on notice for a possible probe into their metals warehousing businesses.

Mincor Resources says it expects to exceed its full - year nickel production guidance as the price of the base metal hit a 14 - month high overnight.

The mining industry has flipped that around with «more being less», as shown in this week's production reports and share prices of Fortescue Metals and BHP Billiton.

The return of gold mining as Western Australia's fastest - growing industry is becoming more interesting, with a near - record price for the metal in Australian dollars triggering increased exploration and a pair of possible mine developments in the Wheatbelt.

The New York City company had a lousy 2013, thanks to lower metal prices and higher manufacturing costs, which added up to a loss of $ 2.3 billion and the number four spot on the «Fortune 500: 20 companies that lost the most» list in 2014.

The metal's price jumped markedly after Trump warned Russia to «get ready» for a missile strike in Syria following a recent chemical weapons attack allegedly carried out by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Plus, because the company's wires are made of metal, the prices it can sell them for are also tied to the market price of copper and aluminum, which have fallen steeply since 2011.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports the close of the gold market as the price of the metal creeps toward $ 1,300.

MELBOURNE, May 1 - London aluminum and zinc prices slipped on Tuesday after the United States delayed aluminum and steel tariffs for some countries and announced permanent exemptions for others, raising the prospect of better metal supply.

Additionally, gold stocks would benefit if Trump wins, Golub said, with prices of the precious metal generally climbing in sync with the odds of a Republican victory in a presidential election.

MELBOURNE, May 1 - London aluminium and zinc prices slipped on Tuesday after the United States delayed aluminium and steel tariffs for some countries and announced permanent exemptions for others, raising the prospect of better metal supply.

(Adds analyst comment, updates prices) BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters)- Shanghai base metals were mixed on Thursday as the market fretted about the outcome of Sino-U.S. trade talks that would start later in Beijing.

Prices of oil and metals have leaped following U.S. sanctions on Russia, which has raised investor fears over the availability of supply.

Previously, if the price of the metals used in making crowns rose, he absorbed the extra cost.

With the Chinese market a major driver of coal demand in Asia, any policy changes in the country will affect prices, contributing to the likelihood of continued price volatility in the seaborne coal market, wrote Wood Mackenzie's principal analyst for mining and metals fundamentals research, Rory Simington in a Nov. 16 report.

Aluminum cash prices spiked last month to more than $ 2,600 a ton after U.S. sanctions hit Russian metals producer Rusal, responsible for 6 percent of the world's aluminum.

The probe could give him the authority to ban imports from any country in the world, which would serve to raise the price of the metal since its supply would be cut.

What it measures: The price of copper on the London Metals Exchange, in U.S. dollars per pound or metric ton.

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In the meantime, low commodity prices are a windfall for many companies in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Metals and other raw materials are at their lowest in years, which is the equivalent of a massive tax break for the construction and manufacturing sectors.

Last year the London Bullion Market Association launched a trade - data reporting initiative and the London Metal Exchange launched a suite of exchange - traded contracts intending to improve price transparency, according to the WGC.

As you can see in the chart below, the price of the yellow metal tends to increase during periods of systemic risk.

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Prices for metals like copper, of which China is a major buyer, fell to six - year lows during the past two days.

The prices of gold, precious metals, and precious minerals are subject to substantial price fluctuations over short periods of time and may be affected by unpredicted international monetary and political policies.

Prices for copper, a key industrial metal and a strong leading indicator of economic growth, have remained robust at above $ 4 a pound.

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With a constant amount of supply, an increase in demand has the ability to increase the price of the metal significantly.

Base metals prices have come off their peaks, by an average of about 30 per cent, though they're still high compared to earlier history.

Worldwide metal prices may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, so the Fund's share price may be more volatile than other types of investments.

The price of the equity securities of companies engaged in mining and the price of the mined metals may not always be closely linked.

The nation's biggest aluminum producer will split into two publicly traded companies as it tries to deal with an oversupply of the metal and falling prices.

Global coverage of the non-ferrous metals industry featuring a comprehensive array of daily price assessments, as well as incisive news and analysis from our team of market experts.

A rise in crude oil prices and a rebound in base metal prices, both partly related to the announcement of new policy stimulus measures in several countries, account for much of the recent movement.