Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Chris Vermeulen from http://TheTechnicalTraders.com?EUR< says silver could rise like Bitcoin. But if silver goes straight up, it could go straight back down.0:00?EUR< Intro0:50?EUR< Silver long-term4:32?EUR< Silver short-term5:48?EUR< Silver to rise like Bitcoin?7:46?EUR< Gold outlook11:26?EUR< Dollar strength14:34?EUR< Shifts in leading sectors16:59?EUR< Shift towards commoditiesChris Vermeulen h...Read More
Let's compare Bank of Japan actions and statements since 2016 with recent Fed actions and statements.Continue...Read More
"Now when President Harris and I took a virtual tour of a vaccination center in Arizona not long ago, one of the nurses on that, on that tour injecting people, giving vaccinations, said that each shot was like administering a dose of hope."Continue...Read More
The European charge and high-carbon ferro-chrome benchmark for the second quarter of 2021 has leapt up to $1.56 per lb Cr, a jump of 38.5 cents (32.77%) from the first quarter. The settlement is announced every quarter by Merafe Resources, which operates a chrome joint venture with trader-miner Glencore in South Africa. The benchmark is a forward-looking price for the coming quarter. It is settled...Read More
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"Our study indicates two trends increasing concurrently at a population level that should be examined at the individual level. Our hope is it will start more conversations on health care teams about Continue...Read More
"You've got to be in these precious metals, simply because they represent a form of currency," Continue...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Chinese seamless linepipe prices have jumped by $120 per tonne over the past month because of rising costs. With iron ore prices remaining elevated, scrap costs on the rise, and activity at steel mills curbed by environmental measures, steel billet has become difficult to source, bolstering the prices for seamless linep...Read More
The Fed's balance sheet update is out again today and the increase is massive! The Fed's balance sheet increased $113 billion in just the last week and is now just under $7.7 trillion! In under 4 months, the Fed's balance sheet is now up over $450 billion! Track the Fed's official balance sheet here: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL?EUR
Bunker Hill Mining announced that it has identified new silver exploration targets at the project. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BNKR:CSE; BHLL:OTCMKTS) reported in a news release that it has increased its mineral resource and identified new silver exploration targets at its Bunker Hill Mine situated in Idaho's Silver Valley.Sam Ash, CEO of Bunker Hill Mining, stated in the release, "We are excited t...Read More
A Red Cloud Securities report discusses Getchell Gold's new gold zone discovery at its Fondaway Canyon project. In a Feb. 11 research note, Red Cloud Securities analyst Taylor Combaluzier discussed Getchell Gold Corp.'s (GTCH:CSE; GGLDF:OTCQB) news that it drilled a new gold zone at its Fondaway Canyon project in Nevada.The Canadian company discovered this North Fork zone in hole FCG20-04, one of...Read More
Volkswagen has decided to temporarily suspend production in all its Brazilian plants because of the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the company announced on Friday March 19The stoppage will last for 12 days and will start on March 24. Only essential activities will be allowed in the factories."The measure aims to preserve the health of the company's employees and their...Read More
The never-before-seen measures meted out by China's Tangshan provincial government could cut hundreds of thousands of tonnes per day in steel output and hit raw material demand in 2021, market sources told Fastmarkets. Tangshan's environmental protection office said on Friday March 19 that it is looking to tighten its grip on air pollution in the city, especially after it found that not all s...Read More
Volkswagen has decided to temporarily suspend production in all its Brazilian plants because of the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the company announced on Friday March 19The stoppage will last for 12 days and will start on March 24. Only essential activities will be allowed in the factories."The measure aims to preserve the health of the company's employees and their...Read More
The never-before-seen measures meted out by China's Tangshan provincial government could cut hundreds of thousands of tonnes per day in steel output and hit raw material demand in 2021, market sources told Fastmarkets. Tangshan's environmental protection office said on Friday March 19 that it is looking to tighten its grip on air pollution in the city, especially after it found that not all s...Read More
Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) - a supplier of copper concentrate with high gold content to East Asia and Southeast Asia - will suspend production for 14 days from Friday March 19 to contain the spread of Covid-19. "In light of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases at the mine site and in Papua New Guinea, OTML will temporarily suspend operations for 14 days as of Friday March...Read More
Gold’s volatile little brother had aninteresting run thus far, with internet forums buoying its price. But willfundamentals prevail? Where is silver headed?“The Ides of March are come,” saidCaesar. “Aye Caesar; but not gone,” replied the soothsayer. The Ides of Marchquotation is often bandied about in financial articles midway through themonth. Caesar was assassinated...Read More
Trading activity in the United States' pig iron import market remained muted but firm during the week to Friday March 19, sources said.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US was $570 per tonne on Friday, unchanged from the previous week.Several sources put offers for material originating from the Commonwealth of independent States at $560 per tonne cfr and...Read More
A year ago this past week marked the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. It also was the last full week of trading in the financial markets preceding crashes in all markets and a near-complete, albeit temporary, shutdown of economic activity.Subsequent rebounds in stocks, bonds and real estate took valuations to levels as high or higher (much higher for stocks and gold) than before the turbulenc...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger considers how recent market moves have influenced investment in the precious metals markets. I had not intended to hit the keyboard today, having worked all week to prepare the Special Situations Report on my top-performing Norseman Silver Ltd. (NOC:TSX.V) (whose 65% year-to-date advance and 869% advance since the March 2020 lows has been a pleasant surprise), but F...Read More