Creditors of Brazilian steel producer and distributor A??o Cearense earlier this month approved a plan for the company's business recovery which included a restructuring of most of its debt.The company reached a deal with its creditors on November 9, in a meeting attended by 82% of its creditors, which between them held 98% of the company's debt.A??o Cearense filed for bankruptcy protection in May...Read More
Brazilian apparent steel consumption was 1.72 million tonnes in October, up by 3.70% year-on-year from 1.66 million tonnes in the corresponding month in 2017, national steel association Instituto A??o Brasil said on Friday November 23.Demand for flat steel grew in an annual comparison, but long steel was down on the same basis. This confirmed that the recovery in the long products sector in the co...Read More
CIS long steel producers have reduced their rebar and wire rod offer prices for foreign customers because of the downturn in the global long steel markets, notably in China, Fastmarkets heard on Monday November 26.The domestic rebar price in Eastern China dropped to 3,750-3,780 yuan ($540-544) per tonne ex-works on November 26 from 4,650-4,690 yuan per tonne ex-works on November 1.Recent offers of...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap for December deliveries at the beginning of this week, following the decrease in prices last week, sources said on Monday November 26.A steel mill in the Iskenderun region booked a UK cargo, comprising 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $320 per tonne and 6,000 tonnes of shredded at $330 per tonne cfr late on November 23.After this trade, t...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to weaken over the past week due to limited demand and falling finished steel values, sources said on Monday November 26.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,650-1,850 ($313-351) per tonne delivered on Monday, narrowing downward from TRY1,650-1,940 per tonne on November 19.Long steel producers...Read More
Physical iron ore prices plummeted on Monday November 26 following a slump in futures and steel markets, with Chinese steelmakers fearing losses. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $64.25 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $5.88 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $63.52 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $5.80 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $68.97 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $4.10 per tonn...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1222.50-$0.30Silver$14.25+$0.01XAU64.73-0.83%HUI146.62-0.81%GDM536.53-0.64%JSE Gold1127.24-13.59USD97.05+0.14Euro113.34+0.05Yen88.76UNCHOil$51.63+$1.2110-Year3.067%+0.028T-Bond139.8125-0.1875Dow24640.24+1.46%Nasdaq7081.85+2.06%S&P2673.45+1.55% The Metals: Gold gained $5.20 to $1228.00 in Asia before it chopped back lower in London and New York, but it...Read More
Slab export prices from Brazil decreased in the week ended Friday November 23 due to weaker sentiment in global markets and the prices achieved in reported deals to the United States and Europe.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of Brazilian export slab prices fell to $450-505 per tonne fob on Friday, compared with $505-515 per tonne fob a week before.Different Brazilian producers were heard booking v...Read More
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company") declares its monthly instituted dividend of 1/6 of a cent per common share for November 2018 payable on December 24, 2018 to shareholders of record as of December 11, 2018. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer, developer and explorer...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort165,506156,610115,384201,259224,399482,149496,393Change from Prior Reporting Period -2,910-21,053-7,434-9521,222-10,439-7,265Traders17494946056280207 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 43,79129,547525,940 -3,141-6,315-13,580 non reportable positionsChang...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices tumbled on Monday November 26 on big losses in the billet and futures markets. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,750-3,800 yuan ($540-547) per tonne, down 150-170 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,530-3,550 yuan per tonne, down 250 yuan per tonneThe billet market experienced a decline of 160 yuan per tonne over the weekend, which led to a deterioration of s...Read More
By Clint SiegnerIt is hard to cheer for the Department of Justice these days, but federal prosecutions have begun to offer hope for precious metals investors hurt by rigged markets and crooked traders.The DOJ looks poised to do what regulators at the CFTC have not. They will use evidence of blatant cheating and fraud to hold a few bankers accountable.Last week, DOJ officials asked the judge in a...Read More
If this unfortunate character, who for a brief period became a BITCOIN BILLIONAIRE, had been a clivemaund.com subscriber, he would have known to get the hell out of Dodge and would not have ended up broke and pawning his underwear. As you may recall we had some fun at the expense of those caught up in this mania around the time it peaked less than a year ago, starting with a BITCOIN TOTAL WIPEOU...Read More
By Keith WeinerA major theme of Keith's work and raison d'etre of Monetary Metals is fighting to prevent collapse. Civilization is under assault on all fronts.The Battles for CivilizationThere is the freedom of speech battle, with the forces of darkness advancing all over. For example, in Pakistan, there are killings of journalists. Saudi Arabia apparently had journalist Khashoggi killed. New Ze...Read More
In this interview, Mining Stock Education host Bill Powers questions Rick regarding what he learned at the 2018 Sprott Natural Resource Symposium, how he assesses younger mining CEO's, his thoughts on tin as a commodity, and his current assessment of the mining sector. Throughout the interview Rick offers sage investment advice on how to succeed at resource investing.Rick Rule, founder and chairma...Read More
Well maybe not, but maybe yes. Even though the market is up today, odds are according to John that it won't stay there. Gold and silver should be the beneficiaries of the market gyrations, eventually. John doesn't know when, but he knows unsustainable markets when he sees them, and he's seeing them now, bigly!John Rubino is the founder and manager of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.co...Read More
Jim Rogers, veteran investor and author of "Street Smarts," weighs in on the U.S.-China trade war ahead of the G20 meeting. Rogers considers current investing opportunities around the globe and the risks that could manifest with a bear market.Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered t...Read More
This is a replay of SchiffGold's CEO Peter Schiff's RT Interview published on November 21, 2018.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted of...Read More