Spain's Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism has finally confirmed the steel industry is considered "essential" and can continue operating, albeit at a slower pace, the Spanish steel distributors association, UAHE, said on Wednesday April 1.The Spanish government issued a royal decree on March 29, ordering the shutdown of all non-essential activities and businesses from March 30, with a rest...Read More
I hope you've all been well through this chaotic turn of events.Here in Maryland, our stay-at-home order officially took effect last night at 8 p.m. All non-essential businesses were closed on Tuesday as my state confirmed its 1,660th positive case of COVID-19.Throughout March, we've talked about one little corner of the oil markets that would flourish during this period of ultra-low crude prices...Read More
The mood in the European market for hot-rolled coil has been downbeat but prices have remained stable despite limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 1.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, fell by just ?,?0.26 per tonne to ?,?472.50 ($519.73) per tonne on Wednesday, from ?,?472.86 per tonne on March 31.Wednesday's index was ca...Read More
Turkey imported 629,346 tonnes of flat steel in February 2020, up 25.49% from 501,513 tonnes in the corresponding month of 2019, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).The increase in import volumes was due to restocking in December 2019, when orders for February delivery were placed.Demand for flat steel is weak in Turkey at the moment due to the global Covid-19 pandemic and steel...Read More
On INK Ultra Money, we have a free video from INK and a must-watch Real Vision deep dive with Dan Tapiero and Raoul Pal addressing the benefits of both gold and bitcoin in today's environment. Canadian Insider Ultra Club members have access to premium and free content all the time.Before I summarize today's Ultra Money highlights, please remember that today is the last day to save $100. If you ar...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 1 that are worth another look.Spain's Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism has finally confirmed the steel industry is considered "essential" and can continue operating, albeit at a slower pace, the Spanish steel distributors association, UAHE, said on April 1.Arconic Inc has completed its separation into two standalone co...Read More
Spain's Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism has finally confirmed the steel industry is considered "essential" and can continue operating, albeit at a slower pace, the Spanish steel distributors association, UAHE, said on Wednesday April 1.The Spanish government issued a royal decree on March 29, ordering the shutdown of all non-essential activities and businesses from March 30, with a rest...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in Northern and Southern Europe have moved down this week with trading activity continuing to decline, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 1.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?595-610 ($654-671) per tonne on Wednesday, narrowing downward from ?,?595-620 per tonne one week earlier."We...Read More
Turkish steel producers remained quiet in the deep-sea scrap import markets while suppliers were unwilling to sell at current price levels, sources said on Wednesday April 1.The mills were mostly shunning scrap purchases because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, which brought steel trade to a halt and caused mills to close or cut production.After several steel mills in the Izmir region were...Read More
Prices for Japanese ferrous scrap continued to soften over the past week, but the scale of the decline was tempered by falling collection volumes, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 1.Japanese H2 scrap prices have fallen by ?4,000 ($37) per tonne over the past seven weeks, and these weaker prices, together with slowing industrial activity due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices managed to stay above $80 per tonne cfr on Wednesday April 1 despite weakening from a day earlier amid a softening rebar market in China.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $82.49 per tonne, down $0.83 per tonne 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $83.80 per tonne, down $0.28 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao: $71.48 per tonne, do...Read More
This morning we are going to look at an array of important factors pointing to another severe drop in the broad US stockmarket imminently, both factors external to it and indications on the charts for the S&P500 index (and other indices which we won't have time to look at). First it is well worth watching another classic video from Greg Mannarino posted yesterday: WOW.. ZERO Economic Activity in...Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, April 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWWMEDIAWIRE -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company") announced today that the Mexican Ministry of Health proclaimed a national health emergency with an immediate suspension order of all "non-essential" public and private sector business in order to mitigate the spread and transmission of the COVID-19 viru...Read More
By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAWhen it comes to the recession that is being created by the pandemic lockdowns - then the U.S. government and Federal Reserve have no intention of just letting the market forces play out. Instead, the intention is to contain a potential deeper round of crisis with the most extreme interventions yet. One very real possibility is for the Fed to follow the European Central...Read More
Prices in the CIS export billet market continued to slide on Wednesday April 1, in line with lower bids received amid the reduced trading activity.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $330 per tonne on Wednesday, down by $5 per tonne day on day. This price was the lowest since October 2016.Customers in the major traditional markets such as the Middle East and Nort...Read More
Craig Hemke, TF MetalsWith mines, mints, and refineries closed around the world due to coronavirus, the demand for physical gold has blown through the roof. This has led to some drastic measures by the CME Group, which in turn may have unwittingly sealed the fate of the COMEX and the entire fractional reserve and digital derivative pricing scheme.This latest crisis began last Tuesday, when the s...Read More
By: Gary SavageThere are one of two ways this can go here, retest the lows soon and then followed by a sustained rally. Will depend on how countries implement covid response.Unemployment report on Friday. Market might get nervous into report, but odds are better that we don't undercut prior lows if we even do go down. The other possibility is..Recorded March 31, 2020https://blog.smartmoneytracke...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. Gold is majestically postured now, because America's government and central bank continues to borrow, spend, and print money with surreal intensity.2. The light at the end of the tunnel is a stagflationary freight train.3. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge. A beautiful inverse H&S bull continuation pattern is in...Read More