Our US market indicator moved above 60% over the past week. At that point, there are 6 stocks with key insider buying for every 10 stocks with selling. Once the US indicator moves over 60%, it leaves the overvalued zone and crosses into fair-valued territory. Generally, a fair-valued reading implies that investors can expect average returns over the next few years from here. However, it does not...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices were mixed on Wednesday November 28, with those in the east of the country flat but those in the north lower.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,570-3,590 yuan ($514-516) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,480-3,500 yuan per tonne, down 30-40 yuan per tonneSellers in eastern China stopped kept their prices stable on the recovery in the futures...Read More
China's ferrous futures rose across the board during morning trading on Wednesday November 28, reversing the trend seen in the first two days of this week.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 3,622 yuan ($521) per tonne, up 43 yuan per tonneJanuary hot-rolled coil: 3,444 yuan per tonne, up 37 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron ore: 472...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday November 29.Base metal prices were resurgent on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday November 28, with prices for the entire complex closing higher compared with the previous day. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:Turkish long steel producer Ko?? Metalurji intends to halt...Read More
Long steel demand in Brazil fell year on year in October but growth expectations remain in place for this year and 2019, Gerdau chief executive officer Gustavo Werneck said."We had already envisioned some slowdown during the fourth quarter as seasonal factors kick in," Werneck told Fastmarkets on the sidelines of a partnership launching event on Wednesday November 28. "What is important is that 20...Read More
Turkish long steel producer Ko?? Metalurji intends to halt steel production to allow maintenance work during the first month of 2019, a mill source told Fastmarkets on Wednesday November 28.Production operations at Ko?? Metalurji will stop from Tuesday January 1 until Thursday January 31. The mill may return to the market later than the end of January, however, depending on trading conditions."We...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have continued to hold back from the deep-sea scrap markets and were not expected to resume purchasing activity any time soon, sources said on Wednesday November 28.The mills in the country booked three deep-sea cargoes at the end of last week, following a downturn in prices. But this activity did not last long because of concerns about price falls in the Asian steel ma...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1220.20+$5.20Silver$14.31+$0.17XAU65.52+3.10%HUI147.88+2.90%GDM537.36+2.07%JSE Gold1107.10+1.32USD96.83-0.53Euro113.71+0.76Yen88.13+0.11Oil$50.29-$1.2710-Year3.061%+0.008T-Bond139.625-0.28125Dow25366.43+2.50%Nasdaq7291.59+2.95%S&P2743.78+2.30% The Metals: Gold dropped back to $1211.20 by a little after 9AM EST before it jumped up to $1226.30 in early a...Read More
Looks like we just hit an inflection point. So far this morning:U.S. new home sales drop to more than 2-1/2-year low(Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled to a more than 2-1/2-year low in October amid sharp declines in all four regions, further evidence that higher mortgage rates were hurting the housing market.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday new home sales dropped 8...Read More
Housing and auto sales appear to have hit a wall over the last 8-12 weeks. To be sure, online holiday sales jumped significantly year over year, but brick-n-mortar sales were flat. The problem there: e-commerce is only about 10% of total retail sales. We won't know until January how retail sales fared this holiday season. I know that, away from Wall Street carnival barkers, the retail in...Read More
... GE and GM are both telling us the US economy is in huge troubleby Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse BlogAmerica's twin economic "generals" are both in very deep trouble.General Electric was founded in 1892, and it was once one of the most powerful corporations on the entire planet. But now it is drowning in so much debt that it may be forced into bankruptcy.General Motors was founded i...Read More
Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions are his.Peter Schiff explained "What Happens Next." This article takes his "likely sequence of events" and expands the discussion.His sequence:Bear MarketRecessionDeficits explodeReturn of ZIRP and QEDollar tanksGold [and silver] soarsCPI spikesLong-term rates riseFederal Reserve is forced to hike rates during a recessionA f...Read More
By Avi GilburtAs many of you know, I will often read articles written by others -- along with the comments -- to gauge the overall sentiment of the market from an anecdotal perspective. During one of my recent perusals of articles, I noticed a quote of the following statement by Sir John Templeton:"For 100 years optimists have carried the day in U.S. stocks. Even in the dark 70's, many profess...Read More
Gold, silver and mining stocks declined in a quite visible way yesterday, which is in tune with our previous expectations. In the previous days it was only silver and miners that declined in a meaningful manner, but yesterday gold joined them, making this a sector-wide decline. Is this the groundbreaking decline that we have been writing about for so long? Time will tell, but the earth is alread...Read More
AAPL is struggling to hold above a crucial 'Hidden Pivot' support at $170, but if it gives way expect the broad averages to take another nasty leg down in sympathy. The stock is sufficiently oversold to be primed for a bear rally of perhaps 8-10%. But who would do the buying? Ordinarily, short-covering is the only source of bidding strong enough to excavate a stock from a trough as deep as the o...Read More
Any news of a deal between the USA and China on the trade war front will result in copper, zinc, lead, nickel and aluminum to rise five percent anytime. The Trump-Xi meeting is on Saturday. Before Saturday, all the speculation will move silver and industrial metals. How to trade in invest in 2019The year 2018 is not yet over. Each day till 31st December, a new economic data release or news/spe...Read More
Physical iron ore markets recorded mixed performance on Wednesday November 28 amid a rebound in futures and swaps trading yet continued bearishness among participants. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $66.35 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.16 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $65.62 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $1.16 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $69.64 per tonne cfr Qingdao, u...Read More
China's ferrous futures rose across the board during morning trading on Wednesday November 28, reversing the trend seen in the first two days of this week.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange January rebar: 3,622 yuan ($521) per tonne, up 43 yuan per tonneJanuary hot-rolled coil: 3,444 yuan per tonne, up 37 yuan per tonneDalian Commodity Exchange January iron ore: 472...Read More
Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sales/storage and one of the world's most highly regarded investment education companies. He is author of the highest selling precious metals investment book of all time, Rich Dad's Advisors: Guide to Investing In Gold and Silver. In addition, Mr....Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is on a "set course" of rate hikes and will continue on it unless something very bad happens, says Axel Merk of Merk Investments.Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investi...Read More