Published Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.. EDTThe Dow Industrials held up surprisingly well on Thursday, considering the scary news about tariffs. Two months ago, talk of a global trade war sounded like just another ginned-up story from a news media desperate for headlines. In fact, however, Trump's latest levies, which effectively cancel existing exemptions for steel and aluminum imports from Cana...Read More

By: Peter Schiff, President and CEO Euro Pacific CapitalThis week, market watchers around the world are justifiably fixated with the high-stakes, high-drama political developments unfolding in Italy. While a political crisis in the world's 9th largest economy (International Monetary Fund figures, 4/17/18) would normally not be enough to cause an international meltdown, given how thin the global...Read More

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have softened week on week due to cheaper material entering the market and because of downstream consumer expectations for lower prices; lithium prices in other regions were unchanged due to sluggish spot market activity. Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices in China weaken  Lower battery-grade quality material available in the market drag down assessm...Read More

Featured is the weekly gold chart.The green arrows point to ‘upside reversals’, developing after price dropped below the 50WMA.The blue arrows point to a positive follow-through, following an upside reversal.A similar situation back in December enabled gold to rise for 5 out of 6 weeks!The current rise has the potential to jump above the $1365 resistance area with a target at $1395.The...Read More

US president Donald Trump every now tweets policy changes first and later informs the press or media. He is Nerd American president who whose tweets and policies treats American friends and foes on the same footing. The intent of the Trump's policy to "make America great again" is appreciable. But his ways to communicate has made him the punters favorite. Trade tariffs on steel and aluminum prod...Read More

By: Avi GilburtThe great majority of market participants believe that "the fate of markets is inextricably intertwined with the ebb and flow of geopolitics." So, if I share with you "secret" news that will hit the wires next week, you should be able to make a killing with such information. Right? While I strongly disagree with this proposition, at least based upon my in-depth study of decades of...Read More

Lithium supply and prices are likely to dominate conversation at Industrial Minerals' 10th Lithium Supply & Markets Conference in Las Vegas. Oversupply could darken industry expectations, and key stakeholders will hope to address that issue and much more. The question of supply and demand in lithium has been a popular topic among key market participants at Industrial Minerals' Lithium Supply & Mar...Read More

"After Newman knocked on the doors, the garage door opened revealing Hill within the comfort of his own garage and home...Upon information and belief, Deputy Lopez indicated loudlyContinue...Read More

By: Peter DegraafCharts courtesy Stockcharts.comFeatured is the weekly gold chart. The green arrows point to 'upside reversals', developing after price dropped below the 50WMA. The blue arrows point to a positive follow-through, following an upside reversal. A similar situation back in December enabled gold to rise for 5 out of 6 weeks! The current rise has the potential to jump above th...Read More

Indian steel mills are likely to increase domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) by about 500 rupees ($7) per tonne this month, factoring in the increase in the cost of production created by the weakening of the country's currency.Officials from at least two large steel mills have confirmed that they were considering increases in the price of domestic HRC for sales in June.Indian domestic HRC p...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinIra Epstein reviews the days trading in the metal markets. For more information and access to Ira's free offers for commodity traders, visit https://www.iraepstein.com. Link to Our Website: https://www.iraepstein.com Read More

Danielle Booth, a veteran of the Dallas Fed and author of 'Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America' (Mises.org/FedUp), joins the show to consider whether-or if-the Fed can ever return to "normal" monetary policy. Raising interest rates might slow or even crash equity markets, while causing US debt service to spike. But leaving rates low keeps the US economy in zombi...Read More

Coated coil prices in Turkey were stable this week, with demand remaining poor in both the local and export markets, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday June 1. Domestic prices One Northern Turkish producer was offering 0.50mm hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) at $745-750 per tonne ex-works this week, while no new price was heard from the second producer, who offered similar product at $770-780 p...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:At the opening of GATA's Gold Rush 21 conference in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, back in August 2005, our friend, South Africa's "Mister Gold," the late Peter George, was already tired of the brazenness of gold price suppression."In the last 10 years," George said, "the central banks have effectively shown that when there is a real crisis, gold actually goes down --...Read More

Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More

The window is closing, and it's "do or die" time for silver. Christopher Aaron explains to Silver Doctors why now is the time...We are in the window, where these markets must perform. Where the precious metals, and I would say especially silver, must perform.We are in a consolidation at this point. There is window of about 3 to 6 months ahead, where this market needs to start showing itself and t...Read More

Published Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.. EDTThe Dow Industrials held up surprisingly well on Thursday, considering the scary news about tariffs. Two months ago, talk of a global trade war sounded like just another ginned-up story from a news media desperate for headlines. In fact, however, Trump's latest levies, which effectively cancel existing exemptions for steel and aluminum imports from Cana...Read More

Axel Merk of Merk Investments explains why the latest tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canada, Mexico and the European Union are "classic Trump."Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building susta...Read More

Flat steel prices in Turkey's domestic, import and export markets have been mostly stable this week, with demand remaining limited, market participants told Metal Bulletin on Friday June 1.Some domestic producers are still accepting orders for July production, while others have closed their order books for July but have not yet started to offer August production.Domestic pricesHot-rolled coil (HRC...Read More

US president Donald Trump every now tweets policy changes first and later informs the press or media. He is Nerd American president who whose tweets and policies treats American friends and foes on the same footing. The intent of the Trump's policy to "make America great again" is appreciable. But his ways to communicate has made him the punters favorite. Trade tariffs on steel and aluminum prod...Read More