Special bar quality (SBQ) steel prices in the United States rose in March for both hot-rolled and cold-finished product due to rapid increases in demand and higher raw material costs.Fastmarkets' assessment for hot-rolled special bar quality 1-inch round 1000 series (carbon), fob mill US was at $51 per hundredweight ($1,020 per short ton) on Friday March 19, up by 15.91% from $44 per cwt on F...Read More
Prices for cold-heading quality (CHQ) and high-carbon wire rod in the United States moved higher this month after remaining flat in February, while mills that are struggling to meet demand have extended lead times. Fastmarkets' monthly assessment for steel wire rod (high carbon), fob mill US was at $50 per hundredweight ($1,000 per short ton) on Friday March 19, up by $2.25 per cwt (4.71%) from&nb...Read More
Steelmakers in Turkey stepped back from the deep-sea scrap market after the unexpected sacking of the head of the country's central bank sent the Turkish currency into freefall, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday March 22.The Turkish steel mills have been away from the deep-sea scrap markets since March 12, when two cargoes from the Baltic Sea were booked at $435-437 per tonne cfr on HMS 1&2 (80:2...Read More
Turkish domestic scrap prices have continued to soften over the past week due to falling values for imported scrap, while several mills have stopped buying material due to the plunge in the value of the country's lira, market sources said on Monday March 22.The country's deep-sea scrap import prices have made a downward correction in recent weeks, with mills staying away from scrap purchases due t...Read More
Steel slab export offer prices from Brazil inched up in the week ended on Friday March 19, on continuing strong demand in the United States, pushed by strong finished steel prices.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil, was $780-810 per tonne fob on March 12, widening upward by $10 from $780-800 per tonne fob previously.Offers to the US were reported as h...Read More
Gold is down, at one point, 0.6% on Monday, but traders and investors alike need to understand that this really is not a big move, said Chris Vermeulen, chief market strategist at https://TheTechnicalTraders.com?EUR<. "Today, we're just this tiny little red bar, this average, usually we see a quarter of a percent, or half a percent move in gold, and today we're down only half a percent," Vermeulen...Read More
http://financialrepressionauthority.c...Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic range of timely topics: finance, housing, Asia, energy, long-term trends, social issues, health/diet/fitness and sustainability. From its humble beginnings in May 2005, Of Two Minds now attracts some 200,000 visits a month. Charles also contributes to AOL's Daily Finance site and has wr...Read More
The Federal Reserve has been unable to hit their 2% inflation target, but Lynette Zang, Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading, contends that the central bank is getting prepared because they expect to lose control of inflation soon. She adds that it plans to quietly introduce a cashless system with an 18-step plan in 2021. "This new system will enable the Fed to deposit money directly and give them...Read More
Mask tyranny reached a new low recently when a family was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight because their four-year-old autistic son was not wearing a mask. The family was removed from the plane even though the boy's doctor had decided the boy should be exempted from mask mandates because the boy panics and engages in behavior that could pose a danger to himself when wearing a mask.Besides, four...Read More
Join Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com as he goes One-on-One with Nick Barisheff, founder of Bullion Management Group.Nick Barisheff is president and CEO of BMG. He uses his understanding of the precious metals markets to develop strategies, products and services for clients looking to integrate bullion into their portfolios. In 2002, Nick launched BMG and BMG BullionFund, Canada's only RRSP eligible...Read More
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