Dave KranzlerThe biggest bill of sale sold to the public after the great financial crisis was that the legislation enacted forced the banks to maintain a higher level of integrity in their business dealings. But nothing could be further from the truth. The various pieces of legislation enacted after the 2008 de facto banking system collapse ultimately made it easier for the TBTF banks to move th...Read More
The Turkish deep-sea scrap import market started the week in silence on Monday March 23, with some fearing the worst is yet to come with regard to the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), sources told Fastmarkets.The market has been quiet since a $23.90-per-tonne day-on-day price drop on Wednesday March 18, following news of a fresh cargo.Since then, market participants have turned increas...Read More
Clint SiegnerA huge spike in demand for physical precious metals has decimated available dealer inventories. The vast majority of gold and silver coins, rounds, and bars are either out of stock or come with extended shipping delays.Premiums are spiking higher. Dealers have raised bid premiums - the amount offered above the spot metal price - dramatically along with ask premiums.The market...Read More
The pros who confidently bought the dips for more than a decade are now quietly selling the rallies. During the bull market, accumulating stocks on weakness was a no-brainer, as easy a ticket to big profits as investors will ever enjoy. But the bear market has ended this rare opportunity. Instead, the Masters of the Universe have been unloading as much stock as they can into every rally. This ta...Read More
By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.netSo, how many of you followed reckless bulls into this mess?I know many of you took me to task for missing some of the rally in the SPX. But, as I had been trying to warn you, the IWM and the EEM, as well as a host of other charts, were warning me that something was just not right about the move in the SPX. Then, when I publicly posted that I was shortin...Read More
There are two things which we all need to focus w.r.t to corona virus:Positive: China could be corona "virus free" in the next two weeks to four weeks. This will be very bullish for crude oil demand and industrial metal demand.Negative: One needs to closely watch the corona virus spreads in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia. These are world's most densely populated zone with inadequate m...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have fallen sharply over the past week, in line with declining scrap import values, with some mills stopping their scrap purchases, sources said on Monday March 23.Turkish scrap import prices fell by 9% last week, amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic.Fastmarkets' daily index for steel scrap, HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix), US origin, cfr Turkey, was $249.0...Read More
To Watch Update #54, CLICK HERECovid-19's exponential spread across the world continues unabated, except in China, where the rate of officially reported new cases has slowed dramatically. At the same time, cases in India are on the rise. Might India be the next big outbreak location? Time will tell. Meanwhile, this honey badger of a virus shows that it "just don't care" who you are. We are getting...Read More
Spread the word. Help make knowledge go viral!Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street...Read More
Harley Schlanger's work can be found at LaRouchePAC.com.Read More
Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. She has been a banker, a stock broker and studied world currencies since 1987. She believes strongly that we need to be as independent as possible and at the same time, we need to com...Read More
Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.Dear Colleagues,First and foremost, we hope that you, your family, your friends and your colleagues are keeping well in these uncertain times. Covid-19 has disrupted our economy, our normal work patterns and, for many, our lives. Before I speak to the status of our business continuity...Read More
Danielle DiMartino Booth 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 economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America. DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Donaldson, Luf...Read More
Last Monday, a bipartisan group of Senators and a coalition including libertarian and progressive activists thwarted a scheme to ram through the Senate legislation renewing three provisions of the USA FREEDOM Act (previously known as the USA PATRIOT Act). The bill had already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and most expected it to sail through the Senate. But, instead, Senate lea...Read More
Most Americans doubted that these types of measures would happen at home, but police in California have already announced a plan to use drones equipped with Continue...Read More
The Fed is attempting to stop this repricing from going any further. They essentially announced they are nationalizing the markets. They will set the price and provide the credit. They are hoping to stop the completion of the post-virus repricing.Continue...Read More
Danielle DiMartino Booth 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 economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America. DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Donaldson, Luf...Read More
Q: You have not said "China virus."A: Ever.Q. And you never will, will you?A: No.Continue...Read More
Most of the world's markets for steel billet have been affected by negative sentiment after strong decreases in the prices for ferrous scrap. Buyers in China, however, were importing material while their domestic prices were rising.Import prices of ferrous scrap in Turkey fell last week, with a day-on-day drop of $23.90 per tonne on March 18, and further price cuts were expected.Fastmarkets' daily...Read More
The Critical Investor takes a deep dive into this explorer's projects, joint venture and financing. Keno Hill, Yukon, with Mt Haldane in the distanceAlianza Minerals Ltd. (ANZ:TSX.V) was ready for its Phase II drill program at its fully owned flagship Haldane silver project, after their Phase I drill target defining program was completed earlier during the summer of last year. The company has bee...Read More