China's hot-rolled coil exporters lowered their offers on Thursday August 1 amid a declining domestic market.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,810-3,820 yuan ($553-555) per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,810 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneSpot prices dropped even though mills kept their official ex-works prices steady, with trading activity reported as being thi...Read More
The prices of steel billet and rebar in Egypt were stable in the week ended Thursday August 1 on weak demand, due to continuing uncertainty over the country's import duties."Offer prices are high, but nobody wants to book [material] before the duty situation is finalized," a local market source told Fastmarkets.In April, Egypt imposed a temporary additional import duty on rebar and billet in respo...Read More
Turkish domestic rebar and wire rod prices have gone down on the strengthening of the country's lira, although demand was very poor in the summer holiday period, sources said on Thursday August 1.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was TRY2,980-3,020 ($536-544) per tonne on Thursday, down from last week's TRY3,080-3,100 per tonne.The price...Read More
The Turkish long steel export markets have been very slow over the past seven days due to weak summer demand and trade protection measures, sources said on Thursday August 1.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) export, fob main port Turkey, was $450-460 per tonne on an actual weight basis on Thursday, unchanged from last week.The mills in Turkey were offering reba...Read More
Steel mills in Turkey continued to stay out of the deep-sea scrap markets because of limited trading activity in the finished long steel and billet markets, sources said on Thursday August 1.Despite offers for Baltic Sea- and US-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) at around $290-295 per tonne cfr levels, mills have been unwilling to pay those prices before selling some of their own products. "There are Baltic...Read More
A summary of ArcelorMittal's financial results for the second quarter of 2019.In briefSecond-quarter earnings dropped due to combination of declining steel prices and higher raw material costs, the world's largest steelmaker said on Thursday August 1.Fastmarkets' price assessment of steel HRC, domestic, exw Northern Europe averaged ?,?492.69 ($548.34) per tonne in the second quarter of 2019...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Thursday August 1, tracking a downtrend in the futures market.Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $115.68 per tonne, down $1.47 per tonne. Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines, cfr Qingdao: $114.18 per tonne, down $1.47 per tonne. Fastmarkets' index for iron ore 62% Fe low alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $115.88 per tonne, d...Read More
The prices of steel billet and rebar in Egypt were stable in the week ended Thursday August 1 on weak demand, due to continuing uncertainty over the country's import duties."Offer prices are high, but nobody wants to book [material] before the duty situation is finalized," a local market source told Fastmarkets.In April, Egypt imposed a temporary additional import duty on rebar and billet in respo...Read More
Weakening demand coupled with declining futures weighed on China's rebar prices on Thursday August 1. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,880-3,920 yuan ($562-568) per tonne, down 20-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,820-3,850 yuan per tonne, widened downward by 10 yuan per tonneRebar demand in the construction sector continued to drop due to bad weather. Rain has been forecast over la...Read More
This August marks the 24th year anniversary for http://www.GoldSeek.com, a gold news and financial information website established in 1995. Today GoldSeek.com is ranked as one of the most visited gold websites in the world.GoldSeek.com is headquartered in Colorado with its international team in other parts of the United States, Canada and the Czech Republic. The site has grown to receive o...Read More
Unemployment in the U.S. is at a half-century low and the S&P 500 is trading at near-record highs. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve today trimmed interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis on stalled manufacturing growth and an anticipated world economic slowdown.The easing cycle may be the catalyst gold needs to outperform the market and retrace its monster bull rally in the...Read More
- Ronan Manly, Bullion StarThe US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today announced a 0.25% cut in the influential US federal funds rate from a target range of 2.25% - 2.50% to a target range of 2.00% - 2.25%, a move which was closely watched and widely signaled, but which was the first such fed funds rate cut in over 10 years.As an official interest rate which affects...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinThis was an insurance rate cut. US is just starting to embark on easing rates. World economies race to bottom. One after another coming. What about gold? A strong dollar is not gold's friend, but don't fret..Read More
Stock market indexes are currently at record or near record highs, even as the chances for recession within the next 1-2 years seem to be rising. So how great would the losses be from these record heights, if the business cycle continues and we get another round of recession and bear market?As explored in this analysis and as shown in the graph above, there is a strong case that a new recession...Read More
Gold and silver fell after the Federal Reserve stance on interest rate cut. There can be more fall today and tomorrow as well. Friday's US July nonfarm payrolls needs to come in below 100,000 for gold and silver bulls to revive. For now gold and silver bears have an upper edge. Traders and markets were way ahead on interest rate cut stance. The Federal Reserve chairman muted all those who were...Read More
Stainless steel prices in East Asia declined over the past week with demand remaining sluggish after producers raised their offers in response to a strengthening nickel market.For instance, Yieh United Steel Corp (Yusco) and Tang Eng Iron Works - two major mills in Taiwan - announced at the end of July that they would increase their offers for grade 304 stainless hot-rolled and cold-rolled product...Read More
Links to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/is-de...It's a long way down from being the second largest bank by assets, in 2007, to the walking zombie bank that Deutsche is today. And while central bank QE free money and several funding rounds have enabled this zombie to keep walking, a large client hedge fund run has begun, as RenTech, one of Deutsche's largest hedge fund clients,...Read More
SBTV spoke with Charles Hugh Smith, author and the editor of the Of Two Minds blog, about the startling parallels (e.g. debasing of currency, lack of strong leadership, move towards populism, etc.) between the decline of the Roman Empire and America.Discussed in this interview:07:33 Central banks created financialization as the foundation of wealth now10:25 Comparing the decline of the Roman Empir...Read More
Ron Paul joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in on the Fed's slashing of the interest rate, an unusual move if the economy is doing as well as some pundits allege.Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Revolution: A Manifesto and End The Fed. An unwavering defende...Read More
TV's "Mr. Wonderful" says that the president has deregulated the economy in a powerful way.Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. From his basement, he launched SoftKey Software Products and In 1999 Kevin sold his company to the Mattel Toy Company for a staggering 3.7 billion dollars, one of the largest deals ever done in the consumer software industry. To k...Read More