Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Europe have been largely stable over the past week, although steelmakers were targeting increases, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.Prices in the domestic market have been stable due to largely unchanged import offers and resistance among end-users to a price rise, according to market sources.Northern EuropeThe outlook on further price chang...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil exporters were insisting on higher offer prices on Thursday March 7 despite the slight drop in the domestic spot market, with most sellers feeling little need to export.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,820-3,840 yuan ($569-572) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,750-3,770 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneShanghai sellers began the...Read More
China's major mills continued to raise their daily output rates for crude steel in mid-February, while their finished steel inventories also rose.Members of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) produced crude steel at an average rate of 1.95 million tonnes per day during the second 10 days of February, up 1.6% from 1.92 million tpd in early February, according to data released by the industry...Read More
According to the latest IIROC short report for the period ending February 28th, shorts appear to be pressing against insiders at Indigo Books & Music (IDG). The bookseller had a negligible short position in mid-February, but that soared to 3.1% of the stock's float by month end. Short sellers may be betting that the stock is vulnerable to seasonal factors with the busy Christmas shopping season n...Read More
Reinforcing bar (rebar) steel prices have risen in the United States following late-February's mill hikes, while import prices have fallen following confirmed offers for Italian material. Fastmarkets' assessment for domestic rebar increased to $35.25-36.50 per hundredweight ($705-730 per short ton) fob mill on Wednesday March 6, up by 2.6% from $34.25-35.75 per cwt previously. At the same time, th...Read More
Domestic Turkish rebar and wire rod prices increased over the past week, mainly in as a result of the Turkish lira losing value against the US dollar, sources said on Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic rebar in Turkey was TRY3,100-3,150 ($573-583) per tonne ex-works on Thursday, up from the TRY2,950-3,050 per tonne of last week, including 18% VAT.The local rebar pri...Read More
The Turkish long steel export market remained weak over the past seven days on sluggish demand, while increasing raw materials costs continued to squeeze mill margins, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for rebar exports out of Turkey remained unchanged at $470-480 per tonne fob on an actual weight basis.Steel producers in Turkey continued to offer re...Read More
Sentiment in the market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has improved because of higher scrap prices in the United States, which is the key outlet, and lower material availability, Fastmarkets learned during the week ended Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' price assessment for CIS exports of high-manganese pig iron was $340-345 per tonne fob Black Sea on March 7,...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to replenish low stock levels by booking more deep-sea scrap at firm prices, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday March 7.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo comprising 32,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $322 per tonne, 5,000 tonnes of shredded at $327 per tonne and 3,000 tonnes of bonus at $332 per tonne cfr.This was...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold - 100 week average (~$1272/3 and rising) possible correction low. Biased down. Oversold.Gold/Silver ratio -- higher it goes, the more silver you load up in your shopping cart:Read More
GoldSeek Radio's Chris Waltzek talks to Dr Steven Leeb http://www.leeb.com/ Read More
By: Rambus I know it may have come as a shock to some of you on why I raised some capital by selling a few PM stocks today. Whenever you see a false breakout of any chart pattern and the price action trades below the bottom rail of the original pattern that can setup a bearish situation. It's like a head fake. The stock forms what looks like a great breakout and maybe even accompanied by a break...Read More
The recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements indicate that the bank is still actively trading gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps, but based on the information in the BIS' just-published statement of account for...Read More
In my first Premium Post back in January, "2019 Economic Headwinds Look Like Storm of the Century," I laid out sixteen major headwinds that would be howling against the economy this year. One of those was the government debt, which I said was about to skyrocket:If you thought the government deficit exploded last year when taxes were cut and spending was increased, wait until you see how bad it l...Read More
Iron ore prices rose on Thursday March 7 in line with futures market gains following data releases showing a decline in steel inventories in the market. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $87.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.56 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $87.01 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.56 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $90.01 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.93 per ton...Read More
ASIAN METALS MARKET UPDATEMomentum for gold and silver is bearish. I am happy with the correction. There will be good demand in every Asian nation. Buyers and investors will vanish if gold and silver fall next week. European central bank meeting today can affect euro as well as bullion. Lower growth forecast for this year has already been factored in by the markets and such they will not impact....Read More
Turkish billet prices have remained firm over the past week with moderate demand in the export markets. But the domestic and import markets were comparatively weaker, sources said on Thursday March 7.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for billet exports was unchanged week on week at $450-460 per tonne fob on Thursday.The Turkish mills were heard to sell a number of billet cargoes for export this...Read More
With seemingly everything except precious metals in a bubble, it can be quite hard to keep your eye on the ball. Join Mike Maloney as he uncovers what could potentially be a huge factor in the next crash - insane levels of corporate debt. 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/sto...Read More
Economic analyst and author Chris Martenson shares his thesis on how the depletion and allocation of resources drive world economic activity and in turn determine our prosperity. He makes his case that a monumental transformation from our current way of life is not down the road but in process right now.Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and...Read More
Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance. Mr. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 1980, was Vice President of the American Economic Association in...Read More