Wallbridge active on Quebec drilling latestWallbridge Mining Co. Ltd. [WM-TSX, WC7-FWB] shares were active Wednesday March 13 after the company tabled results from initial drilling at its recently optioned Beschefer gold property in Quebec.The Beschefer Project covers 647 hectares and is located on the Northern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, 28 km from the company's Fenelon Gold property. Beschefer is a...Read More

Azarga Uranium's Dewey Burdock Project in southwestern South Dakota is suitable for in-situ uranium recovery. Source: Azarga Uranium Corp.Azarga Uranium Corp. [AZZ-TSX; AZZUF-OTCQB] said Wednesday March 13 that it has made arrangements for a $3 million private placement that will be used to advance its flagship Dewey Burdock uranium project in South Dakota and Gas Hills Project in Wyoming.The comp...Read More

The advent of blockchain and other digital ledger technologies cannot be ignored, and they will play a much greater role in the financial markets in the next five years, according to the heads of several of the world's commodities exchanges.Matthew Chamberlain, chief executive officer of the London Metal Exchange, told Fastmarkets that the blockchain route for the LME would probably be pursued thr...Read More

The Comex copper price continued to push higher in the midweek session on Wednesday March 12 with potential supply disruptions supporting the market. The copper price for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched up 0.55 cents to $2.9340 per lb. Codelco faces further delays in bringing back refined copper smelting at its Chuquicamata plant, which is now...Read More

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Wednesday March 13, with copper, aluminium, nickel and zinc down by an average of 0.2%, while lead was up by 0.6% and tin was little changed. Three-month copper was recently quoted at $6,451 per tonne, off by 0.3% compared with Tuesday's close at $6,468 per tonne.Volume was slightly below average with 6,482 lots t...Read More

The Wednesday Market Minute Wall Street futures suggest modest gains in cautious Wednesday trading as Brexit uncertainty continues to cast a pall over global financial markets.UK Prime Minister Theresa May will bring yet another make-or-break vote to parliament later today as lawmakers look to vote down the risk of a "no deal" Brexit.Boeing shares look to extend their biggest two-day decline in...Read More

China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices stopped rising on Wednesday March 13 after trading activity thinned.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,840-3,860 yuan ($572-575) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,760-3,780 yuan per tonne, unchanged Buyers, especially stockists, cut their procurement rates on seeing the weakening futures market, sources said.End-user demand for HRC has not inc...Read More

Forget U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.There's absolutely nothing President Trump can do that can harm Venezuela's oil industry more than it already has been.The crippling blackouts that have gripped much of Venezuela for nearly a week have been a catastrophe waiting to happen.This crisis was inevitable, and make no mistake: There's no clear solution ahead.The issue surrounds the country's primary hyd...Read More

(Updates prices) * British lawmakers to vote on no-deal Brexit at 1900 GMT * SPDR gold holdings rise for second day * Silver hits highest since March 1By Sumita LayekMarch 13 (Reuters) - Gold rose to a near two-week peak onWednesday, holding above the key $1,300 mark as uncertainty overBritain's exit from the European Union drove investors to safehaven assets.Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at $1,306...Read More

There appears to be a consensus among insiders that stocks are likely to face significant resistance at current levels. On Monday, we suggested that insiders were signalling that 1,160 would be a tough nut the crack for the INK Canadian Insider Index. We see the same dynamic playing out in US markets.Stalling insider sentiment suggests stocks may have a hard time advancing Like our Canadian-foc...Read More

Brazilian imports of flat steel products increased year on year in February 2019, mainly due to an improved performance by the flat steel sector, while long steel imports increased slightly in the same comparison.The country imported 91,208 tonnes of flat steel products in February, up by 62.73% from 56,049 tonnes a year before, according to figures recently released by the country's foreign trade...Read More

Prices for hollow steel sections in the domestic Northern European market were stable on Wednesday March 13, while prices in Southern Europe edged up for the second consecutive week, market sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' domestic price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made in Northern Europe was unchanged week on week on Wednesday at ?,?630-650 ($710-733...Read More

The European price of mesh-quality wire rod narrowed at the low end of the range on Wednesday March 13, reflecting the market's sound fundamentals starting to re-emerge in a murky political environment.Fastmarkets MB's weekly domestic price assessment of mesh-quality wire rod for both Northern and Southern Europe edged up to ?,?535-550 ($603-620) per tonne delivered on Wednesday from ?,?530-550 pe...Read More

The Turkish steel mills hve taken a break from deep-sea scrap purchasing activity because of the increasing offer prices they are getting, sources said on Wednesday March 13.The producers in the country have been buying deep-sea scrap from various sources at a slow pace for a while, but were still cautious due to the weakness of finished steel demand.Only two UK cargoes have been sold so far this...Read More

Iron ore prices experienced some fluctuation on Wednesday March 13 following ups and downs in the futures markets.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $84.78 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.47 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $83.90 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.47 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $86.70 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $0.65 per tonne. MB 58% Fe Premium Index: $74....Read More

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has seen a "tremendous uptick" in iron ore futures trading activity due to supply concerns following the deadly breach at one of Vale's tailings dams earlier this year."There is suddenly a big squeeze on high-quality iron ore," the exchange's head of derivatives, Michael Syn, said in response to a question from Fastmarkets at an SGX press briefing at the 44th Annual In...Read More

NEWS &VIEWSForecasts, Commentary & Analysis on the Economy and Precious MetalsCelebrating our 46th year in the gold businessMarch 2019"The best thing you can do is know how to have a balanced portfolio."Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates"The Flash Boys story put in jeopardy billions of dollars of Wall Street profits and a way of financial life."Michael LewisBy: Michael J. Kosares What's the lin...Read More

- Dave Kranzler"The sovereign in the U.S. is supposed to be 'We The People'- first three words in The Constitution. It's not 'We The People.' The sovereign power of the U.S. is a criminal global banking cartel. Period. Full stop.""Criminal immunity is tantamount to Sovereignty. Any entity that has criminal immunity has Sovereign power. For example, you don't need the Constitution to coin money...Read More

By: Avi GilburtAs I now provide analysis to over 5000 subscribers between my services on Elliottwavetrader, The Market Pinball Wizard, and FATrader, I am the beneficiary of much feedback from various segments of the financial markets. In fact, since we have over 500 money manager clients, I see a lot of what the predominant thinking is on "the street."Of late, I have been pointing to the potenti...Read More

By: IRA EPSTEINBrexit excites gold price. In the daily gold chart climbing the wall of worry. $1290.60 support...$1,312.20 resistance:Read More