Richard (Rick) Mills The long-anticipated US Federal Reserve decision last Wednesday to notch interest rates downward was, like most of these over-hyped meetings, anti-climactic. Since the central bank in June hinted that a rate cut was in the offing, North American stock markets have trended up, but they took a hit on Wednesday following the Fed's decision to only lower rates by a quarter...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's daily chart, set a bear trap last week. 18 week MA is $1,437 level. Base formed around $1,450 area..Read More

After the release of US July nonfarm payrolls, I thought I will be an easy week to trade and invest. Continuous flow of news like branding China a currency manipulator will only increase volatility. There is now no reason for crude oil to rise. Chinese slowdown and India slowdown should result in demand led price fall. To me crude oil prices should fall fifteen percent at least in the short term...Read More

Prices of ferrous scrap in the Mexican steelmaking hubs of Monterrey and Baj?-o remained stable during the week ended Friday August 2, despite talks of price increases in these regions.In Monterrey, key ferrous scrap prices were stable week-on-week, several sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' assessment for steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Monterrey, was stable at...Read More

The Turkish steel mills continued to stay away from the deep-sea scrap markets due to the persistent weak demand for finished long steel products, sources said on Tuesday August 6.Since the mills in the country booked a number of deep-sea cargoes in the week ended July 26, they have made no further purchases.Turkish steel producers want to sell some rebar before making any further deep-sea...Read More

Gold's haven appeal boosted the metal to a more than six-year high on Monday, as an escalating U.S.-China trade fight sparked a selloff in assets perceived as risky. Gold, now up about 15% from its low of 2019, has surged over recent sessions after President Donald Trump intensified a trade fight with China by announcing additional tariffs on Chinese goods and China pledged retaliation. Read: Wh...Read More

Guyana Goldstrike Inc. (TSXV: GYA, OTC: GYNAF, FSE: 1ZT) is a Canadian based junior gold company focused on the exploration, development, and operation of the Marudi Gold Project in Guyana, South America. We learned from Peter Berdusco, President and CEO of Guyana Goldstrike, that the project has a resource of just under 350,000 ounces of indicated and inferred, existing mining license, and huge e...Read More

I'm a history buff, and sometimes I come across random, fascinating stories.Random because of the content itself, and fascinating because of how my mind always relates them to making money.Today, I'm going to tell you a particularly random and fascinating story - one of my favorites.It's a story involving a myth, circumstance, a journey, hardships with uncertainty, and a happy ending that created...Read More

Lithium producer Orocobre and joint venture partner Toyota Tsusho Corp have started construction at what will be the first lithium hydroxide plant in Japan. The Naraha lithium hydroxide plant will be built with a production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide and is the first of its kind in Japan, using lithium carbonate as feedstock. The companies plan to use lithium carbonate...Read More

Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap-oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the INK Canadian Insider Index pulled back in the throes of post-FOMC trading. The Index shed 10.42 points to 1105.97. MACD retreated 1.47 points to -2.24 points. RSI slumped 10 points to 39.5 points.Support moves down to 1106.89 (200-day moving average) and, below that, at 11...Read More

We will be publishing the August Top 40 before the market open Tuesday. If there were any doubt that gold stocks are a hot area of the market this summer, the composition of the list should put that to rest. A total of 17 precious metals stocks have made our Top 40 chart. We cannot remember gold stocks ever having such a high representation in our Top 40. It is almost certainly a record.A produce...Read More

The export markets for CIS-origin hot-rolled coil and cold-rolled coil (HRC, CRC) have weakened on soft customers' markets and price competition with other exporters, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday August 5.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel HRC, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $470-485 per tonne on Monday, down from $485-500 per tonne week on week."The local market is weakening here [in...Read More

Prices for flat steel imports into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were stable in the week ended Tuesday August 6, with demand weak because of the upcoming Eid al Adha religious holiday next week.The market was expected to improve in the second half of August, when the eid, and the Hajj pilgrimage and holiday seasons, will almost be over.Some deals were placed last week, so buyers did no...Read More

The price of hot-rolled coil in China continued to drop on Tuesday August 6, with sentiment showing a bearish attitude toward price trends.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,690-3,700 yuan ($525-526) per tonne, down 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,730 yuan per tonne, down 20 yuan per tonneTrading was moderate, even if sellers did cut prices, a Shanghai-based trader said.Mills in the...Read More

Prices for rebar imported into the United Arab Emirates have decreased over the past week, with demand only moderate although some deals were heard, sources said on Tuesday August 6.The lower price for imports was because market participants in the Middle East region will be celebrating the Eid al Adha religious holiday most of next week, so some deals were made at discount prices.Domestic rebarLo...Read More

Rebar prices in Russia's major steel-consuming region, the Central Federal District, decreased over the week ended Monday August 5 because of increased supplies.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, including 20% VAT, was 40,000 roubles ($612) per tonne on Monday, down from 41,000-41,500 roubles per tonne a week before."The demand is s...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices held steady on Tuesday August 6, but export prices for the long steel product fell as a result of a weaker yuan. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,770-3,800 yuan ($538-542) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,730-3,760 yuan per tonne, unchangedTraders kept prices flat during the day to see how the futures market develops.Sellers would not have been able...Read More

Prices of ferrous scrap in the Mexican steelmaking hubs of Monterrey and Baj?-o remained stable during the week ended Friday August 2, despite talks of price increases in these regions.In Monterrey, key ferrous scrap prices were stable week-on-week, several sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' assessment for steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Monterrey, was stable at...Read More

Craig HemkeSince late May, the price of COMEX Digital Gold has been on a tear with a rally of over $200. Will this surge continue? Perhaps more importantly, can this surge continue?First of all, and so that we're on the same page, none of this should come as a surprise to regular readers. Since last November, we've been stating that 2019 would show the best gains for the precious metals since 20...Read More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 06, 2019 -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the "Company" or "GRC") reported production results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 of 9,559 ounces of gold and 467,484 ounces of silver, which along with base metal revenue generated $29.4 million in net revenue and $1.8 million, or $0.03 per share, in net income for the quarter. The Company maintai...Read More