The cost of austenitic alloy steel scrap in the UK and Europe increased again over the past week on higher nickel costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday February 19.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, domestic, delivered merchants UK, was ?1,150-1,200 ($1,601-1,670) per tonne on Friday, an increase of ?20 per tonne week on...Read More

The pig iron import market in the United States improved during the week to Friday February 19 on a bullish attitude among suppliers.Fastmarkets' price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was $510-520 per tonne on Friday, widening upward from $510 per tonne a week earlier.One large pig iron buyer purchased a cargo for April shipment from...Read More

Prices for secondary steel billet in India surged by 3,600 rupees ($49) per tonne in the week to Friday February 19 on increased demand across the country and the likely continuation of power shortages in central India's major hubs for secondary steelmaking.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel billet, domestic, ex-works India, was up on Friday to 37,400-37,600 rupees ($514-517) per tonne compar...Read More

Export offers for billet from the Commonwealth of Independent States picked up again by the end of the week amid positive sentiment in the market. Import scrap prices in Turkey have continued to grow, and - along with an expected rise in semi-finished and long steel prices in China after the Lunar New Year holidays - was the main factor for the optimistic mood of CIS suppliers. Fastmarkets' daily...Read More

Chinese consumers have re-entered the market for imported cargoes of steel billet over the week ended Friday February 19, following the country's Lunar New Year holiday, closing deals at higher prices.Sales to China of Indonesia-origin blast furnace (BF) 150mm billet started the week at $565 per tonne cfr, with prices rising progressively each day.Transactions for 3sp Indonesian billet started at...Read More

Jim Willie is a statistical analyst in marketing research and retail forecasting. He holds a PhD in Statistics, and his career has stretched over 25 years. He aspires to thrive in the financial editor world, unencumbered by the limitations of economic credentials. Jim operates a free website called Golden Jackass.Read More

Marc Cohodes of Alder Lane Farm has made a living putting bad people behind bars. In this interview with our Daniela Cambone, he speaks candidly about the true culprits behind the GameStop saga. "The stock market is not a game, it's a serious thing for serious people," Cohodes says. The famed short seller explains that hedge funds like Point72 and Melvin Capital are creating significant systemic r...Read More

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David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of TheMorganReport.com, a monthly report that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems and the key reasons for investing in precious metals. A dynamic, much-in-demand speaker all over the globe, David's educational mission also makes him a prolific author, having penned Get t...Read More

Author and analyst Danielle DiMartino Booth joins us to answer your questions about Fed policy, the economy, interest rates and gold.Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm. She spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an...Read More

An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More

Fellow survivor Rob Kirby joined me for a talk about the current financial woes. The dollar has already used up 8 of its 9 lives and has done so recklessly. When we speak of the demise of the dollar, we're in a crypto-currency contagion. It looks bubblicious. To Rob's eyes cryptos are doing exactly what gold and silver have not been allowed to do. We're experiencing hyper-inflation in cryptos, sto...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

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Chris Vermeulen from http://TheTechnicalTraders.com?EUR< says silver could move towards $40 within months and predicts the real silver squeeze is yet to come. 0:00?EUR< Intro1:31?EUR< #SilverSqueeze?EUR< Hasn't Even Started4:20?EUR< Silver to become mainstream5:46?EUR< Why silver now?7:04?EUR< Physical vs. paper demand9:07?EUR< $2400 gold11:01?EUR< $40 silver13:55?EUR< New bull in platinum15:41?EU...Read More

Michael Pento is a specialist in Austrian economics and is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Prior to starting Pento Portfolio Strategies he served as a senior economist and VP of the managed products division of another well known financial firm. Michael has also created ETFs and UITs that were sold throughout Wall Street. Earlier in his career, he worked on the floor of the NYSE. He i...Read More

I told you so folks. I told you so when the curve turned and I put forward a revised model in November for immunity in this county, which I presented to the County Commission and to our Mayor.Continue...Read More

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George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at the age of 38, George semi retired and...Read More

This week a major winter storm ripped across most of the eastern United States.It caused major electrical blackouts and endangered the lives of millions of Americans.Continue...Read More