Turkish domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) and color-coated coil increased in the week to Friday February 21, amid improving demand and low stock levels, sources told Fastmarkets.In addition, some coated coil producers still had a shortage of hot-rolled coil - the base product for coated flat steel - so were reluctant to give discounts.Domestic pricesLocal producers were offering...Read More
Hot-rolled coil import prices decreased in Turkey during the week ended Friday February 21, with demand remaining moderate due to low domestic stock levels across the country, market participants said.Scrap prices continued to increase during the week, with the Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), Northern Europe origin, cfr Turkey, reaching $273.48 per tonne on February...Read More
Today we breach into a topic that no one on Wall Street or in the mainstream financial media wants discussed. It's almost taboo to even mention. That's because it's something that's collectively worth billions of dollars to the fat cats on Main Street and in the media.Your understanding of this could mean deeply cutting into the bottom line for some and crippling the ability to operate for others....Read More
Polish domestic rebar prices were stable during the week to Friday February 21 after a decrease the previous week, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, ex-works Poland, was unchanged at 2,050-2,150 zloty ($517-543) per tonne on February 21. This follows a decline to this level on February 14 from 2,150-2,200 zloty...Read More
Here is what's new today on INK Ultra Money. Canadian Insider Club Ultra members have access to both premium and free content. If you are asked to sign in, select Canadian Insider as your subscription website.1. Enthusiastic Aquilini - INK ResearchAs esports gains in popularity, Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX) has thrown its hat into the ring to try and profit from all the excitement. The compa...Read More
Here is what's new today on INK Ultra Money. Canadian Insider Club Ultra members have access to both premium and free content. If you are asked to sign in, select Canadian Insider as your subscription website.1. Managing eighty billion dollars worth of risk - Real VisionWith a record number of pension funds underfunded, the notion of having an "overfunded pension" can sound impossible. And yet th...Read More
Higher raw materials costs in the global market, particularly for scrap, spurred some Egyptian rebar producers to raise their offers to domestic customers during the week to Thursday February 20.Ezz Steel was offering rebar at E ?10,100 ($646) per tonne, up from E ?9,900 per tonne a week earlier, although it was ready to give an E ?80-per-tonne discount if a firm bid was made.Suez Steel announced...Read More
Here is the video summary of the INK morning report distributed to INK subscribers and Canadian Insider Club members on February 3rd. Gold and silver miner Bluestone Resources (BSR) received a boost from a familiar name in the mining industry. Now it looks set to climb the Lassonde mine life value curve.New CEO and new moneyGet full access to INK Research morning reports and much more by becomi...Read More
Prices in Southeast Asia's steel billet market declined during the week to Friday February 21 because of low-priced Japanese billet transactions and competitive offers for Chinese billet.But market sentiment turned positive towards the end of the week, with sources saying that prices are likely to have bottomed out for now.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for steel billet, import, cfr Southeast...Read More
The inter-merchant spot market for light iron scrap in the UK was unchanged in the week ended Friday February 21, stable for a second week amid steady demand and regular increases in European scrap export prices, sources have told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap 5C, loose old light, domestic, delivered inter-merchant, UK, was ?70-90 ($90-116) per tonne on Friday....Read More
The price of ferrous scrap imported into India surged this week on freight rate increases and a rising Turkish scrap market, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday February 21.Fastmarkets calculated the steel scrap, shredded, index, import, cfr Nhava Sheva, India, at $303.09 per tonne on Friday, up by $16.13 per tonne from $286.96 per tonne one week ago.Deals for shredded at the start of the week were...Read More
Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices continued to surge on Friday February 21, with mills booking more cargoes for March shipment, sources told Fastmarkets.A steel producer in the Izmir region booked a US cargo comprising 18,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $280 per tonne, 10,000 tonnes of shredded at $285 per tonne and 2,000 tonnes of bonus at $290 per tonne cfr.Another steel mill in the Iskender...Read More
Higher raw materials costs in the global market, particularly for scrap, spurred some Egyptian rebar producers to raise their offers to domestic customers during the week to Thursday February 20.Ezz Steel was offering rebar at E ?10,100 ($646) per tonne, up from E ?9,900 per tonne a week earlier, although it was ready to give an E ?80-per-tonne discount if a firm bid was made.Suez Steel announced...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 408,34954,70066,606175,519561,131650,474682,437 Change from Prior Reporting Period 51,8146,1397,343-6,11041,71153,04755,193 Traders 25958685356336164 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 64,84332,880715,317 4,2462,10057,293 non reportable positionsCha...Read More
Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the herd"Minsky Moment" refers to the idea that periods of bullish speculation will eventually lead to a crisis, wherein a sudden decline in optimism causes a spectacular market crash. Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers around the inherent instability of stock markets, especially bull markets such as the current one that has been in place for o...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is at the highest close in years. The old highs at the start of 2020 is now gone, trend is up, momentum..https://www.iraepstein.com/Ira EpsteinOver the past 35-years Ira Epstein has developed a reputation for providing clients with easy to use technology and teaching good old fashioned trading know-how. No matter how technology changes the methods of entering orders, there'...Read More
Prices in Southeast Asia's steel billet market declined during the week to Friday February 21 because of low-priced Japanese billet transactions and competitive offers for Chinese billet.But market sentiment turned positive towards the end of the week, with sources saying that prices are likely to have bottomed out for now.Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for steel billet, import, cfr Southeast...Read More
Harry's eyes these days are on the Fed's balance sheet, and they'll continue to be, as we march forward through this repo and coronavirus crisis...Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical tren...Read More
To Watch Update #26, CLICK HEREThe public's trust in the authorities running our system is suffering as a result of officials' ham-fisted tactics. Good information is increasingly hard to come by as world governments suppress any and all non-official sources. And much of the official 'data' being released appears untrustworthy. In many cases, it seems too benign for the massive and draconian effor...Read More