The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.In a webinar we conducted on Asian ferro alloys, our research team discussed the Chinese authorities' announcing some major infrastructure investments that will increase demand for steel and steel raw materials, including iron ore. Our research shows that the recent infrastructure investment announcements are equal to about...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.Stainless steel prices are relatively stable this month, showing little change since our previous tracker. Such stability masks growing issues for stainless steelmakers, however, who are increasingly unable to pass on rising costs to consumers and are, thus, facing cuts to their margins.In general, this is due to an excess of...Read More

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The last greenfield refinery was built in the continental United States was opened 43 years ago when Marathon Petroleum opened its spanking-new 200,000 barrel of oil per day (bopd) plant in Garyville, Louisiana.Read full newsRead More

Will Tesla face a Nickel shortage? Why Elon made a pitch for more Nickel. To help give an insight into Nickel I interview Rodney Hooper from RK Equity. www.p...Read full newsRead More

Gold is receiving support from the coronavirus spike, ultra-low interest rates, a weak dollar and other factors.Read full newsRead More

Venezuela's interim president, Juan Guaid??. (Image by Renew Europe, Flickr). A decision regarding Canadian miner Crystallex's request to sell the shares of PDV Holdings, the parent company of refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp., which is owned by Venezuela, was expected by the end of July. Now it is likely to be made sometime in August. This, after US Justice Department lawyers asked District Judge L...Read More

Hydrogen tank for the Toyota Mirai. (Reference image by Mario Roberto Dur??n Ortiz, Wikimedia Commons). Researchers from the Czech Republic and Russia have developed a new material that uses gold, platinum and chromium to generate hydrogen molecules from fresh, salt, and polluted water by exposure to infrared sunlight.The objective behind this development is that the solution becomes another gree...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 24 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal M?(C)xico's integrated steel mill at L??zaro C??rdenas, in the country's western Michoac??n state, has been partly closed by local municipal officials because of alleged tax irregularities, the company said on...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 24 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal M?(C)xico's integrated steel mill at L??zaro C??rdenas, in the country's western Michoac??n state, has been partly closed by local municipal officials because of alleged tax irregularities, the company said on...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 24 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal M?(C)xico's integrated steel mill at L??zaro C??rdenas, in the country's western Michoac??n state, has been partly closed by local municipal officials because of alleged tax irregularities, the company said on...Read More

YESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUM25 July 2020 -- SaturdayThe gold price traded quietly and unevenly sideways until around noon China Standard Time on their Friday. It was sold down to its low tick of the day by shortly after 1:30 p.m. CST -- and its subsequent rally was capped just minutes after 9 a.m. in London. From that point it was sold lower until around 11:45 a.m. BST....Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 24 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal M?(C)xico's integrated steel mill at L??zaro C??rdenas, in the country's western Michoac??n state, has been partly closed by local municipal officials because of alleged tax irregularities, the company said on...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday July 24 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal M?(C)xico's integrated steel mill at L??zaro C??rdenas, in the country's western Michoac??n state, has been partly closed by local municipal officials because of alleged tax irregularities, the company said on...Read More

YESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUM25 July 2020 -- SaturdayThe gold price traded quietly and unevenly sideways until around noon China Standard Time on their Friday. It was sold down to its low tick of the day by shortly after 1:30 p.m. CST -- and its subsequent rally was capped just minutes after 9 a.m. in London. From that point it was sold lower until around 11:45 a.m. BST....Read More

Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Service Corps, having attained the rank of Lieute...Read More

For years we have heard about the manipulative short position that the bullion banks hold on gold and silver. And while some have wondered if it will ever end, keep in mind that when these banks are short, they're losing money when the price goes up. Which certainly appeared to be the case this past week, and Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics joined me on the show to explain what happe...Read More

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Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market's parabolic move in the last couple of months reminds him of the days right before the Dot Com bust. Continue...Read More