We'll find few issues out there that transcend the chaos and fighting that takes place daily on Capitol Hill.Take a second and close your eyes, then try to think of a single topic that both the far left and far right can agree on.Don't worry, I'll wait.Still need help?Here's a hint: Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report that shows us - Republican, Democrat, an...Read More
China's export hot-rolled coil prices were largely stable on Wednesday May 22 amid sparse trading as domestic spot and futures prices fluctuated.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,020-4,050 yuan ($582-586) per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,900-3,930 yuan per tonne, widening upward 10 yuan per tonneMills' offers were around 20 yuan per tonne higher than on Tue...Read More
Element 25 Limited (ASX: E25) owns 100% of the Butcherbird Project that hosts Australia's largest onshore manganese resource. The project is located in a low-risk mining jurisdiction in Western Australia, near excellent infrastructure. It contains over 260 Mt of manganese ore, with exceedingly simple geology. We learned from Justin Brown, Executive Director of Element 25, that the Company's core s...Read More
Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSX.V: FL) is focused on becoming a low-cost, fully integrated lithium producer, through development of the world-class PAK lithium deposit in Ontario, Canada. At PDAC 2019, we learned from Trevor Walker, President and CEO of Frontier Lithium, that they have invested nearly $10 million into the project since 2013, and turned it into the highest-grade lithium deposit in North...Read More
White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX: WRM) owns 100% of, the globally significant, Red Mountain polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) exploration project, in an established VMS district of central Alaska, where there is significant potential to discover several new large zinc-silver-lead-gold-copper deposits. This project has a recent maiden JORC 2012 Resource of 9Mt grading 13% ZnEq. We learne...Read More
China's plate producers lowered offer prices this week in sparse trading.Fastmarkets MB's export price assessment for June/July shipments of commercial-grade, chromium-added plate was $530-535 per tonne fob for the week ended Tuesday May 21, down $5-7 per tonne from $535-542 per tonne fob the week prior.A northern China-based mill is offering $535-540 per tonne fob this week, down from the of...Read More
Introducing the INK No Go ListAt INK Research, our mission is to help you make better investment decisions by tracking the legally reported buying and selling of public company executives, a group also known as corporate insiders. To help point investors in the right direction with their investments, we combine insider activity with valuations and momentum factors to identify which stocks might m...Read More
The Wednesday Market Minute Global stocks drift lower as investors fade the impact of eased restrictions on Huawei to focus on slowing economic growth and rising geo-political risks.The New York Times reports the White House is reading to expand the number of Chinese firms on the so-called Entities List, a move that could escalate trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.European stock...Read More
The price for rebar produced and delivered in Southern Europe remained unchanged on Wednesday May 22, amid continuing weak demand, market participants told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Southern Europe was ?,?500-510 ($559-569) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, unchanged from May 8."We are just hoping for the market to remain stable as the demand situa...Read More
Prices for mesh-quality wire rod in Europe continued to fall this week after a drop in finished mesh product prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 22.Fastmarkets' assessment of the price of domestic mesh-quality wire rod in Southern Europe was ?,?500-520 ($558-580) per tonne delivered on May 22, down by ?,?15 per tonne from ?,?515-535 per tonne on May 15."The wire rod market is very de...Read More
Domestic prices for hollow steel sections in Europe were unchanged this week as the market considered mill proposals to increase prices despite further falls in feedstock costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 22.Fastmarkets' domestic price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made in Northern Europe was unchanged week on week at ?,?600-630 ($669-703) per tonn...Read More
The quietness in the deep-sea scrap markets has continued because market participants were still looking for clarity in the export markets for finished products such as rebar, sources said on Wednesday May 22.After the United States reduced its tariff on steel imports from Turkey to 25%, from 50%, on May 17, Turkey was again in a position to supply to the US market.But scrap suppliers pulled back...Read More
Iron ore prices continued their uptrend on Wednesday May 22 with the Fastmarkets MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rising to more than $105 per tonne cfr China.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $105.78 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $3.75 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $103.97 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $3.75 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $108.26 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up by $2.50...Read More
Chinese domestic rebar prices rose on Wednesday May 22, but participants voiced concerns that a seasonal drop in demand may soon push down prices. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,070-4,100 yuan ($592-597) per tonne, up 20-30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,970-4,020 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneRebar futures ran above Tuesday's settlement price of 3,845 yuan per ton...Read More
By: David HaggithThe graph here shows the point at which I said early last summer housing sales had turned over (for the worst) and would remain on a downtrend indefinitely, and it shows how that prediction has panned out.Existing home sales were down again nationally (4.4%) in April (fourteenth month in a row of declining sales year on year). That is the longest stretch without a single positiv...Read More
By: Craig HemkeThat this is even a question reveals the intellectual laziness of those who ask. However, since this is coming up with regularity again, here's another post on the subject.First, a summary of recent admissions and convictions against The Banks: o LIBOR manipulation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libor_scandal (Note the section where it's noted that LIBOR fixing operates as a "...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold at Bollinger - lower band support. Market is oversold:Read More
By: Gary ChristensonHow many times have you heard "You can't eat gold" as a reason NOT to own gold? It is nonsense.You can't eat gold either during good times or after an economic collapse, but neither can you eat dollar bills, euros, bolivars or hundreds of other devaluing paper currencies.In good times and in bad times, gold is necessary for wealth protection. A gold market will always exist,...Read More
Stocks are in wafting mode, indifferent to tariff wars, slumping retail sales and impeachment talk. The broad averages have been racking up impressive gains even when buying interest is weak to nil. It certainly felt that way on Tuesday, when the Dow Industrials rose nearly 200 points on the opening bar, then hovered aloft for the rest of the day. For every tepid buyer it would seem that there i...Read More
Short sellers in gold and silver need to trade very carefully as long as they do not fall below $1260 and $1419. There can be very sharp pullback rallies as long as gold trades over $1260 and silver trades over $1419. Crude oil will break free from $60-$65 consolidation phase and form a new range. Copper and industrial metals can trade with a softer bias. Momentum for gold and silver is down....Read More