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

CIS billet producers continued to increase their export offer prices, this week, amid reduced availability of the material in the market.Offers from Ukraine were limited because three mills- Dneprovskiy Dzerzhinsky Metallurgical Plant (DMKD), Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMP) and Elektrostal have idled parts of their facilities because of this year's unfavorable pricing environment.U...Read More

The Dow is weighing quarterly reports from Boeing and CaterpillarThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is higher at midday, as Wall Street unpacks another day of corporate earnings. The blue-chip index is shaking off a sub-optimal earnings reaction from Caterpillar (CAT)thanks toBoeing (BA), which is higher on a revenue beat and another timely 737 MAX update. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq...Read More

Credit Suisse lifted its price target on Alphabet to $1,700FAANG name Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is slightly higher today on a bull note from Credit Suisse. The analyst lifted its price target to $1,700 from $1,500, citing "the strong growth of search and YouTube" and applauded the company'sSmart Building product. Google is also generating buzz for claiming it's achieved a new milestone in quantu...Read More

The options market was expecting a huge move from SkechersSkechers USA Inc (NYSE:SKX) shares are trading down 1.8% this morning at $37.32 after earnings, but it's not the direction of the stock's move that is most notable. Instead, what's interesting is that this 1.8% swing is far below the expected move priced in by options traders ahead of the quarterly event. Speculators were betting on a nearl...Read More

Export billet and slab prices in Iran moved in different directions in the week ended Wednesday October 23 with trends in the global markets showing a similar divergence.The Iranian export billet price inched upward following price rises in Asia, the CIS and the Middle East. Large-volume billet sales to China and Southeast Asia in recent weeks supported the efforts of Iranian billet producers.A ca...Read More

REZI is overdue for more bearish analyst attention, tooThe shares of Resideo Technologies Inc (NYSE:REZI) are in the New York Stock Exchange's cellar this morning, down 40% to trade at $9.16, and earlier touching a record low of $8.61. The electric components company -- a residential technology spin-off of Honeywell (HON) -- cut its fiscal year revenue growth yesterday, while also announcing that...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's volatility has been coming out of the market. $1,498.7 would break the bearish pattern: Read More

Caterpillar posted earnings and revenue below analyst estimatesThe shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) are trying to gain this morning despite a disappointing third-quarter earnings report. The company missed on earnings and revenue, and CAT slashed its full-year profit guidance, due in part to weak demand in Asia. What's more, the company told investors in the earnings call that customers are "...Read More

With the odds of a Brexit deal by the October 31 deadline declining, gold bulls may stand to benefit. The price of gold has been in a narrow range over the past session with support at $1479 drawing buyers while the shiny metal continues to struggle to rally above the psychological $1500 level.Gold prices have been held higher by a weaker dollar as of late while at the same time suppressed by posi...Read More

Futures for the major indexes are mixed before the openDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading near fair value this morning, as Wall Street eyes another mixed open for stocks. Traders are focusing on earnings reactions from trade-sensitive Dow stocks Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT), with the former pacing for a higher start to the day, while the latter is lower ahead of the bell....Read More

The best and worst times to trade stocks, bonds, gold, and other assetsThe Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet next week and is expected to lower interest rates next Wednesday, Oct. 30, just as it's done the last two meetings. Going back to 2015, Fed weeks have tended to be bearish for the stock market. The table below shows the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has averaged a loss during these weeks...Read More

The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig famously referred to gold as a “Pet Rock” in 2015. He was blasted by people who understand that gold is no passing fad, and it serves some very important roles in an investment portfolio.The valuable roles played by gold have been well covered here. It’s a hedge against both inflation and deflation, it represents true diversification fo...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices were flat on Wednesday October 23 as active selling by stockists offset stronger billet and futures prices. Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,580-3,610 yuan ($505-510) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,550-3,590 yuan per tonne, unchangedTangshan's billet price picked up by 30 yuan per tonne after local blast furnace operators cut their production by...Read More

Precious Metals enjoyed a very strong move this past summer. Both Gold and gold stocks broke past multi-year resistance and showed the kind of positive momentum that has been lacking for years.  But strong momentum coupled with major technical resistance set in, along with a temporary shift in fundamentals, thus creating a roadblock and a correction. The precious metals complex has corrected...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday October 23. Key drivers  Ferro-titanium market stability extended for a third week despite only low volumes reported sold.  Only one truckload of ferro-titanium was reported being sold at $4.50 per kg delivered, duty-paid.  Alloy suppliers are looking to start negotiations for deliveries on longer-term agreements as s...Read More

An overview of the noble alloys markets and their latest price moves.Read More

Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the herd In the first quarter of 2019, global debt hit $246.5 trillion. Encouraged by lower interest rates, governments went on a borrowing binge as they ramped up spending, adding $3 trillion to world debt in Q1 alone. It reverses a trend that started in the beginning of 2018, of reducing debt burdens, when global debt reached its highest on record, $248 trillio...Read More

Clint Siegner, Money MetalsThe Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig famously referred to gold as a "Pet Rock" in 2015. He was blasted by people who understand that gold is no passing fad, and it serves some very important roles in an investment portfolio.The valuable roles played by gold have been well covered here. It's a hedge against both inflation and deflation, it represents true diversifi...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's volatility has been coming out of the market. $1,498.7 would break the bearish pattern: Read More

Gold is up big since we turned bullish on it about a year ago.With an impending move to either Quad 2 or Quad 3 (two economic regimes in which inflation is accelerating), the best of the returns in Gold might be behind.Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough and Senior Macro analyst Darius Dale explain why it doesn't mean you should "sell it all" or go short gold. As our subscribers know, Gold is up big sinc...Read More