While stocks may be taking a breather today, Juliette Declercq, founder of JDI Research, has a generally upbeat outlook over the next few years. Her optimism is grounded in the notion that most global policy makers are quite happy with the Fed's game plan. There is one big risk she sees, however, and that may well be what is holding back stocks today. I really enjoyed this interview, and it is th...Read More

Reinforcing bar prices in the United States continue to drive higher due to price increases announced by domestic mills earlier this month, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' assessment for steel rebar, fob mill US was at $29.75 per hundredweight ($595 per short ton) on Wednesday September 16, up by 1.7% from $29.25 per cwt last week and by 6.3% from $28 per cwt on September 2.Co...Read More

Imported billet prices narrowed downward in Egypt on lower offer prices over the week while local rebar prices increased, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 17.No bookings were heard done during the week, however, because of the weak end-user demand in Egypt, sources said.The reason demand was slow is the weak construction activity after a construction ban was imposed in the country on...Read More

Turkish domestic long steel prices have gone down slightly amid weak demand, sources said on Thursday September 17.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 4,000-4,010 lira ($533-535) per tonne on Thursday, down from the 4,050-4,080 lira per tonne of last week, including 18% VAT.Read More

The Turkish steel mills have extended their absence from the deep-sea scrap markets amid weak finished long steel demand in their local market, sources said on Thursday September 17.The country's steelmakers booked seven deep-sea scrap cargoes, totalling around 230,000 tonnes, in the first half of last week before retreating from the market on September 10.The most recent transactions...Read More

The takeaways from the latest edition of the Steel Raw Materials Market Tracker are ready to view.Iron ore prices remained relatively stable last week, signalling an end to the price spike. And for the first time since March, at the time of the Covid-19 lock-down in Hubei, we have seen a consistent downturn in utilization rates in China. Blast furnace utilization rates dropped for a fifth consecut...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices remained on a downward trend on Thursday September 17 amid weaker market sentiment, trade sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $122.36 per tonne, down $1.84 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $122.59 per tonne, down $1.81 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $112.28 per tonne, down $2.22 per tonne...Read More

Imported billet prices narrowed downward in Egypt on lower offer prices over the week while local rebar prices increased, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 17.No bookings were heard done during the week, however, because of the weak end-user demand in Egypt, sources said.The reason demand was slow is the weak construction activity after a construction ban was imposed in the country on...Read More

For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HEREMax continues his interview with Michael Pento of PentoPort.com about property markets including commercial mortgage-backed securities and what an ongoing lockdown might bring to the sector.Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on...Read More

Gold and silver prices have been trading rangebound, but the price patterns suggest that the metals are currently consolidating and are ready to see the next move, said Peter Hug, global trading director of Kitco Metals. "The fact that people are not selling into a market that isn't as frenetic as it was a month or six weeks ago indicates to me that this market is setting up for the next leg highe...Read More

- Why does where we live matter so much to our freedom and fortunes?- What are the most important macro-trends shaping our lives?- How will this Gold & Silver bull market play out?Widely followed natural resource analyst and CEO of Sprott Asset Management, Rick Rule, returns to Liberty and Finance / Reluctant Preppers to share personal insights on his recent strategic relocation out of California...Read More

Peter Schiff's presentation at the Endeavour Silver Town Hall Webinar on the state of the economy, the US Dollar, Gold, and Silver. Recorder September 15th 2020Peter 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 lecture...Read More

Jordan Roy-Byrne discusses on how the gold ETFs, GDX and GDXJ have fared over the past month compared to the smaller gold juniors. the under performance of the juniors really show who is in the market and general sentiment.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication w...Read More

SBTV's guest this week is Lynette Zang, Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading. We discuss similar trends leading to changes in currency regimes in the past that are eerily mirrored today pointing us towards an imminent currency reset. Discussed in this interview:02:12 Patterns to notice of past crashes and crises06:33 Pay attention when history repeats11:53 Global monetary system change to happen...Read More

A democratic society of fearful citizens who dare not speak about what is on their minds - often important issues of their time - is doomed to succumb to the will of those who bully the hardest and shout the loudest.Continue...Read More

"Scientists believe nothing until they can prove it." "Scientists who simply believe what they're told aren't scientists at all. They are dangerous posers."Continue...Read More

The apparently inevitable result is turmoil in the financial markets, possibly concurrent with the political system melting down. Which sets the stage for a 2021 that makes this year seem placid by comparison.Continue...Read More

I seriously doubt that people realize the extent of the economic damage caused by this HOAX instigated but a group of Oligarchs & Academics drunk on their own power and ignoranceContinue...Read More

James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself. Grant's television appearances include "60 Minutes," "The Charlie Rose Show," Bloomberg TV, CNBC and other well-known financial news sources. His j...Read More

Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky., for 17 years. Rand has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a ba...Read More