Melbourne has become a living hell, not because of the virus (which is still mild) but because of the unleashing of a hellish police state.Continue...Read More

There has been a massive power grab by the police in Australia since COVID-19 arrived, and they are clearly enjoying their new powers.Read More

Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss what he thinks could be the biggest threat to the markets in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, a global investment firm and one of the world's lar...Read More

"Science depends on diverse contributions, and benefits everyone, so this means we must make it inclusive."Continue...Read More

Famous restaurants from all over the United States are closing down as a result of COVID-19.Continue...Read More

See you later, college football."I never thought that I would have serious health complications from this virus, but look at what happened."Continue...Read More

We are learning that COVID-19 seems to have an affinity for causing damage to the heart, and not just in severe cases. Even asymptomatic young people are developing the condition.Continue...Read More

The fact that the Chinese are once again smuggling gold into the US confirms that while not apparent in the official data, capital flight out of China has once again picked upContinue...Read More

It is a certainly that all or nearly all the Fed presidents are in the Free Money group. Kashkari, Evans, and Barkin have made it official.Continue...Read More

Vox Royalty sees its intellectual property and years of experience in the royalty industry as major competitive advantages. Vox Royalty Corp. (VOX:TSX.V) has been around since 2014 and went public in May, and it has moved quickly to amass a precious metals weighted portfolio of 42 royalties and streams, 37 of which were acquired over the last 18 months across 16 separate transactions."We set abou...Read More

The recent revisions Laurentian Securities made to its model on Troilus Gold are presented and the effects are described in a report from the financial services firm. In an Aug. 6 research note, analyst Jacques Wortman reported that Laurentian Securities revised its model on Troilus Gold Corp. (TLG:TSX; CHXMF:OTCQB) in anticipation of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Troilus proje...Read More

A Haywood Securities report states GoldMining's management "continues to impress with its ability to attract high-profile talent." In an Aug. 5 research note, Haywood analyst Colin Healey reported that GoldMining Inc. (GOLD:TSX; GLDLF:OTCQX) appointed a new chairman and CEO for its royalty subsidiary, Gold Royalty Corp.David Garofalo, a highly visible and successful executive who has overseen the...Read More

The anomaly's features make it a high priority drill target for Generation Mining. Generation Mining Ltd. (GENM:TSX; GENMF:OTCQB) announced in a news release preliminary results from the recent SPARTAN Magnetotellurics (MT) survey of the prospective parts of the 22,000-hectare Marathon project near Marathon, Ontario, "which are believed to have provided a favorable environment for enriched pallad...Read More

Steel market participants anticipate China's "dual circulation" policy will to boost steel demand for the remainder of 2020, with the more self-reliant economic model aiming to offset slowdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China political tensions. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in late July that China will focus on a "dual circulation" development model, which ensures a more sel...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 10 that are worth another look.Production activity has come under threat at Belarus Steel Works (BMZ) with workers protesting against the result of the country's presidential election on Sunday August 9.Liberty House Group,...Read More

Steel market participants anticipate China's "dual circulation" policy will to boost steel demand for the remainder of 2020, with the more self-reliant economic model aiming to offset slowdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China political tensions. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in late July that China will focus on a "dual circulation" development model, which ensures a more sel...Read More

Fastmarkets is proud to launch its first monthly Ferrous Analytics report, which will help subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, as well as key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Readers will find raw material-finished steel spreads, iron ore differentials and scrap differentials all calculated and condensed...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 10 that are worth another look.Production activity has come under threat at Belarus Steel Works (BMZ) with workers protesting against the result of the country's presidential election on Sunday August 9.Liberty House Group,...Read More

The domestic ferrous scrap sector in the United States is enjoying renewed strength that is expected to continue through September - and possibly longer - due to a robust export market, constrained supply and improving steel mill run rates that have created a sellers' market."Mills have been out of the market and have burned through inventory and will have to come back for a lot more. The blip of...Read More

Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil across Europe were fairly stable in the week ended Friday August 7, but the mood in the market was bullish.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was calculated at ?,?413.46 ($487.19) per tonne on August 7, up by ?,?0.96 per tonne week on week and up by ?,?10.33 per tonne month on month.Friday's index was based on "w...Read More