China exported 2,807 tonne of ferro-vanadium (basis 75% vanadium) in the first half of 2019, a drop of 17.9% from 3,419 tonnes over the same period in 2018, according to official but unconfirmed data seen by Fastmarkets. The pronounced year-on-year dip in the export of ferro-vanadium was mainly due to a higher Chinese price compared with its European counterpart for most of the first half of the y...Read More

In this week's newsletter, we add Argentina to the list of things for investors to worry about. Will crude oil give us the signal to exhale? Also, our broadcast of the week looks at insider buying in the oil patch and our insider of the week reminds us that financing risk is a live and well for gold stocks in these early days of the bullion bull market. Click here to read the latest edition of In...Read More

Import prices for rebar in Singapore dipped in the past week with buyers staying away from the spot market on expectations of further decreases due to a weakening of the raw materials sector upstream.The weekly Fastmarkets price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) import, cfr Singapore - which mainly looks at cargoes sold into Singapore on a theoretical-weight basis - was $480-485 per ton...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices picked up some strength on Tuesday August 13 amid early gains in the futures market. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,650-3,680 yuan ($517-521) per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,610-3,640 yuan per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneRebar futures picked up late on Monday and stayed high for the rest of the day. The most-traded October contract stay...Read More

The price of ferrous scrap in Mexico's northern Monterrey region increased in the week ended Tuesday August 13, while prices in the southern Baj?-o region remained stable, Fastmarkets has learned.Fastmarkets' assessment for steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Monterrey, was 4,850 pesos ($248) per tonne on August 13, up from 4,700 pesos per tonne a week before, while th...Read More

The Turkish deep-sea scrap markets were unchanged today while trading paused in the country due to the Eid al-Adha religious holiday, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 13.The Turkish market and those in other Middle Eastern territories will be closed until August 15 for Eid al-Adha; no new cargoes are expected...Read More

Dave KranzlerThe price of gold continues to hold up under the enormous selling in the paper derivatives markets on the Comex and LBMA. This morning's price attack is a good example:The chart above shows December paper gold in 5 minute intervals. Typically the price of gold is taken lower leading up to the a.m. London "fix," in which the "price fix" process is characterized with heavy offerings...Read More

Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this chart. 2. Another glorious day for gold investors is underway. 3. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge.4. The only better-looking chart than gold right now is... silver!5. Years ago, I coined the term "flagification" to describe the formation of multiple flags on...Read More

"The true hallmark of a bull market in gold, however, is its ability to rise relativeto other major currencies. And it's doing just that." - John MurphyMichael Kosares, USA Gold Gold responds to the trade and currency warAt all-time highs in six of the world's top currenciesThe charts posted immediately below tell one of the quiet, but perhaps most important stories unfolding in the world of hig...Read More

Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTALast week was another strong one for the precious metals sector. Gold gained a whopping $51/oz or 3.5%. The gold stocks (GDX, GDXJ) advanced by roughly 6%. Silver gained 4%.Momentum in the sector began to build once Gold surpassed resistance at $1420-$1425/oz. We had noted the lack of resistance from $1425 to $1525-$1550/oz. Gold has not reached $1550/oz yet but as it...Read More

Captain EwaveGOLD: Short Term Update Short Term Update: In the overnight session we moved lower early to reach a low of 1499.40, but gold has now surged up to the 1520.00 level! On the intraday chart the drop from 1522.40 to the current low of 1499.40 looks to be a small corrective pattern. If it is complete at the 1499.40 low then gold is now heading above the 1522.40 level....Read More

SRSrocco While the gold and silver prices have broken out higher, precious metals investors are wondering if the rally will continue throughout the rest of the summer. Since the beginning of June, gold has gone up $250 while silver has increased $3. Gold is now trading above $1,500 for the first time since 2013 and silver has finally penetrated a key resistance level held for the past six y...Read More

The UK ferrous scrap market for deliveries to domestic consumers in August has settled with prices unchanged for the third month in a row, balanced between relatively tight supply and low key demand, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday August 13.The uncertainty about underlying consumption in the UK and Europe, because of weaker manufacturing, helped to confirm the downward trend. And the weakness of ste...Read More

August 13th, 2019,Vancouver, B.C. - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX.V: NEE)(OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF)(the "Company" or "Northern Vertex") is pleased to announce gold and silver production totaling 3,299 gold equivalent ounces (3,001 oz gold and 22,383 oz silver) during the month July at the Moss Gold Mine, located in Northwest Arizona.Kenneth Berry, President and CEO, states: "We are plea...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold's 18-DMA moving higher, today in the $1460's. Gold show bullish signs:Read More

CIS steel billet export prices fell this week after a lack of trading activity, caused by the summer lull in most key destinations, combined with a general downtrend in scrap values, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 13.Some CIS mills were offering billet at about $410 per tonne fob Black Sea on Tuesday, but other producers preferred to take wait-and-see position befor...Read More

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 Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More

Marc discusses how various modern economic theories are already being tested as the world now has 15 trillion in negative-yielding bonds. He feels that Modern Monetary Theory would result in an overall loss of freedoms as people would become increasingly dependent on government.Gold is again rising but how high it will go, Marc, does not know but to him, it seems inexpensive when compared to negat...Read More

Poor Jeffrey Epstein. While very few people are mourning his death, everyone is suspicious. His passing was extremely convenient for many of the world's most wealthy and powerful individuals. Kind of like a Lee Harvey Oswald moment in history.10 year treasury yields have fallen below 2 percent. It's a neon sign flashing recession. And that could happen very quickly. But at least if you're a borrow...Read More

Max interviews Egon von Greyerz of GoldSwitzerland.com about the $15 trillion in negative yielding bonds and what it means for the gold markets going forward. Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's Resonance FM, and writes for The Huffington Post. Keiser inven...Read More