"I am not starting a new party," Donald Trump said recently, as he made his first post-presidency appearance at #CPAC2021?EUR<.Continue...Read More

"In conjunction with Israel's health and tourism authorities, Royal Caribbean will be the first to offer fully vaccinated sailings, where both crew and guests above the age of 16 will be vaccinated against COVID-19,"Continue...Read More

The net effect of trying to squeeze the silver is that "you will lose your money" said Jeff Christian, managing partner of CPM Group.0:00?EUR< - The silver market4:33?EUR< - Silver squeeze6:52?EUR< - SLV ETF9:35?EUR< - Silver futures contract default13:50?EUR< - Effects of silver Squeeze16:02?EUR< - Industries suppressing silver price18:04?EUR< - Hunt BrothersRead More

Starting off the week for The Daily Dive is that of Peter Grandich of Peter Grandich & Company, and the author of "Confessions of a Former Wall Street Whiz Kid." Peter joins us today to discuss the hot topic of silver, whether a Biden stimulus package is baked into the markets, and his preferred jurisdictions for commodity investments.Peter Grandich & Company specializes in retirement, business an...Read More

Following extensive market engagement, Fastmarkets is again extending the consultation period for amendments to the specification of its daily price for steel billet, import, cfr Southeast Asia to provide additional time for market participants to submit feedback.After market feedback, Fastmarkets is extending the consultation period for its proposal to amend the MB-STE-0141-steel billet import, c...Read More

Prices in the CIS export steel slab market picked up in the week to Monday March 1 with bookings heard at higher prices in Italy. Higher costs for raw materials and raised prices for finished flat steel prices supported the uptrend in the slab sector.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), North Europe origin, cfr Turkey, was calculated at $450.49 per tonne on March 1, down...Read More

Peter Krauth, editor of Gold Resource Investor, delves into gold's recent price movements and discusses whether now is a good time to buy gold and gold stocks. People...relax. It's a correction. If you're a serious gold investor, then I sympathize. If you're freaking out, then this is not for you. If you're anxious, then you need to check your premises. After all, what's changed since gold reache...Read More

Results of standout hole LV21-289, drilled in El Rubi prospect at Silver Viper Minerals' La Virginia project, are "very encouraging." Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (VIPR:TSX.V; VIPRF:OTCQB) announced in a news release results of the latest six holes drilled in the El Rubi prospect of the La Virginia project in Mexico, highlighting the significance of hole LV21-289.The hole, intersecting three main...Read More

Goldcliff Resource Corp. reported that via an option agreement it has acquired a large land position in the Ainsworth silver district in southern British Columbia. Goldcliff Resource Corp. (GCN:TSX.V; GCFFF:OTCBB) reported in a news release that it has "acquired by way of an option to purchase a large land position of additional claims and crown grants in the historic Ainsworth silver camp, near...Read More

Defense Metals Corp. reported that its 26-tonne pilot plant has been successful in removing impurities from flotation concentrate with only minimal rare earth element losses at its Wicheeda REE property. In a news release, Defense Metals Corp. (DEFN:TSX.V; DFMTF:OTCQB; 35D:FSE)) reported that it has "received additional pre-pilot hydrometallurgical test work utilizing high-grade rare earth elemen...Read More

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. reported that it intercepted near-surface mineralization of 1,206 g/t silver equivalent at the UTZ area of its Bunker Hill Mine. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BNKR:CSE; BHLL:OTCMKTS) reported in a news release, that "it has intercepted high grade silver mineralization in the UTZ area of the Bunker Hill Mine, with a silver equivalent grade of 1,206 g/t Ag eq."The company poin...Read More

Riley Gold increases its North American presence through its dual listing, now on the OTCQB and TSX venture exchanges. Riley Gold Corp. (RLYG:TSX.V; RLYGF:OTCQB) began trading today on the OTCQB Venture Market in the U.S. under the symbol RLYGF, it announced in a news release. "The listing of our shares on the OTCQB is an important milestone for the company and a means of enhancing our visibility...Read More

Gold has been taking a beating in recent weeks, the sell-off prompted by rising bond yields which are taking the shine off the yellow metal. Higher interest rates diminish the argument for owning gold, which offers no yield.On Wednesday, Feb. 24, spot gold dropped to $1,784.60 an ounce, just shy of $1,783.10 reached on Feb. 21, its lowest since July, 2020. The gold price climbed $342, or 22% last...Read More

There is a sense that we are close to asignificant move in silver. The current season since August 2020 till now, isshaping up in a similar manner to the season of August 2019 to February/March2020.Silver as well as the stock market peaked inFebruary 2020, and crashed significantly into March.Below, is a chart of silver (top) and theDow (bottom): On the silver chart, I have indicated howthe curren...Read More

Following a necessary correction,the gold miners’ stocks have spent much of recent months bottoming.  This healthy basing process is rebalancingsentiment, preparing the way for this sector’s next bull-market upleg.  That is looking to coincide with gold stocks’spring rally, one of their strongest times of the year seasonally.  That stiff tailwind blowing behind bul...Read More

Brazilian iron ore exports increased by 10.9% in February versus the corresponding month in 2020, with a significantly higher average price, according to data released by the country's economy ministry on Monday March 1.Brazil exported 24.05 million tonnes of iron ore in February, up from 21.69 million tonnes in the same month last year, according to the ministry.Vale, the world's largest producer...Read More

The recent FOMC minutes are hawkish and negative for the price of gold, but the Fed will remain generally dovish for some time.Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) published minutes from its last meeting in January . They reveal that Fed officials became more optimistic about the economy than they were in December. The main reasons behind the more upbeat economic projection were the...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Fastmarkets provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in February 2021.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases this year,...Read More

The narrow trading range in stocks continues, and theshallow sideways correction will eventually resolve itself with another upleg.The signs are countless, and the riskier part of the credit market spectrumagrees. As money flows from the Tresury markets, and sizable cash balances aresitting on many a balance sheet, there is plenty of fuel to power the S&P500 advance. With volatility in the tam...Read More

This boulder could be an indication of anexciting development in the lithium market.Why?Processed, that boulder is an importantingredient to power rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles like Teslas,BMWs, Mercedes, Volvos, Cadillacs, Hummers and a lineup of new entrants to theEV frenzy.And with demand for lithium in Europeprojected to rise 60X in the coming decade... This find couldn’t...Read More