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
The Turkish steel industry managed to increase its export volumes in 2018 despite the creation of international trade barriers that had a huge effect on the market, the Turkish Steel Exporters' Assn (??IB) told Fastmarkets on Friday February 22.Turkey increased its steel exports by 20.80% year-on-year to 21.40 million tonnes in the full year of 2018, while the value of those exports rose by 36.10%...Read More
Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the Index tacked on another 9.1 points to end at 1153.11 for a gain of 0.7%. Over the last 2 weeks, it has climbed 3%. MACD moved up to 0.75. RSI rose to even more elevated levels with a 3.17 point gain as it reached 78.34. It is also worth noting RSI has not been this high in...Read More
Import prices for rebar in Singapore held steady over the past week on limited activity in the spot market.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for rebar in Southeast Asia - which mainly looks at cargoes sold into Singapore on a theoretical weight basis - was $500-515 per tonne cfr for the week to Monday February 25, unchanged from the previous week.Turkish rebar was offered at $520-525 per to...Read More
China's rebar prices moved up on Monday February 25 in both the domestic and export markets following higher billet prices over the weekend.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,750-3,800 yuan ($559-566) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,740-3,770 yuan per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneBillet prices moved up over the weekend on stronger demand, leading to high...Read More
The Turkish steel mills stayed out of the deep-sea scrap market on Monday February 25 and made no bookings, preferring to remain in wait-and-see mode after the recent sharp decrease in the prices, Fastmarkets heard.Following the news of a Baltic Sea cargo sold on February 22 at $307 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) and $317 per tonne for bonus, prices went down by around $10 per tonne at the end...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have gone down over the past week in line with the downturn in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday February 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment on Monday for domestic auto bundle (DKP-grade) scrap in Turkey was TRY1,630-1,820 ($306-342) per tonne delivered, widening downward from the TRY1,680-1,820 per tonne of last week.A number of steel mills and a maj...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell significantly on Monday February 25 amid limited trading activity after losses in the futures and swaps markets. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $84.84 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.81 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $84.24 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.81 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $86.42 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.01 per tonne....Read More
Export prices for steel slab from the Black Sea basin have jumped by $15-20 per tonne over the past week, supported by tight availability of the material in the region, Fastmarkets heard on Monday February 25.Necessary repairs at some production units were behind the reduced availability, market sources said.In particular, merchant slab output from Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest in December-Februa...Read More
"A statistician is someone who can draw a straight line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion." Anonymous "You know a country is falling apart when even the government will not accept its own currency." Jim Rogers, financier, adventure capitalist, b. 1942 "The generally accepted view is that markets are always right - that is, market prices tend to discount future development...Read More
By: Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsAyn Rand famously defended money. In Atlas Shrugged, Francisco D'Anconia says:"So you think that money is the root of all evil? . . . Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal wit...Read More
SWOT Analysis: Will Hedge Funds Ramp Up Their Bullish Gold Bets? StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 4.74 percent with platinum on its heels up 4.32 percent with the South African mining industry warning of a week-long strike threat. Gold makes a second consecutive weekly gain. Futures of the yellow metal rose as much as 1.6 percent on Tuesday to the highest for a mos...Read More
By: Ira Epstein$1,301.60 swing point key to current uptrend:Read More
Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia moved up again over the past week amid higher offers and limited availability, although no transactions were heard due to the large bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was $460-480 per tonne cfr on Monday February 25, widening upward by $10 per tonne from $460-470...Read More
Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most r...Read More
I'd love to tell you that bulls have been sniffing glue and that they are long overdue for a brutal comeuppance. However, it turns out they are anything but wild-eyed, and their expectations are relatively subdued. AIAA's most recent survey found that 35.3% of investors are 'neutral' right now the highest percentage in seven months. As for bulls, they are at 39.3%, only slightly above the...Read More
China's rebar prices moved up on Monday February 25 in both the domestic and export markets following higher billet prices over the weekend.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,750-3,800 yuan ($559-566) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,740-3,770 yuan per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneBillet prices moved up over the weekend on stronger demand, leading to high...Read More
*This interview was released on 2/18/19Jeffrey Gundlach is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DoubleLine Capital. He is recognized as an expert in bond and fixed income investments. His investment strategies have been featured in leading publications from around the world In 2013, he was named "Money Manager of the Year" by Institutional Investor. He is a graduate of Dartm...Read More
Martin Armstrong is a world renown economist and the creator of the Economic Confidence Model. He is the founder of Armstrong Economics - a public service and blog for the average person to comprehend the global economy and for professionals to access the most sophisticated international analysis possible. Read More
A bill to collect DNA and allow Arizona state agencies to use it for various purposes has been amended to only require DNA from healthcare workers. But investigative journalist Ben Swann raises concerns the amended bill still violates human rights. He chats with RT America's Manila Chan.Read More
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