The metals complex on the London Metal Exchange is down an average of 0.1%, with the exceptions of aluminium that is off 0.6% ($2,186 per tonne) and nickel that is up 0.8% ($13,775 per tonne). Copper prices are off 0.1% at $7,177 per tonne. Volumes have been light with 2,354 lots traded as of 07:53 am London time. This follows a mixed performance on Friday when aluminium and tin prices were up 2.1...Read More

Prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States' export markets for hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) have gone up again amid low availability of March-rolled material."Material allocation is very limited and producers are not ready to negotiate," one trader told Metal Bulletin.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS-origin HRC exports was $585-600 per tonne fob Black Sea...Read More

*This speech was delivered at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 21-22, 2018Peter 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 o...Read More

Import prices for re-rolling-grade hot-rolled coil sold into Vietnam were unchanged over the past week amid inactivity in the spot market.Metal Bulletin's assessment of HRC import prices in Southeast Asia - which mainly looks at Chinese 2-3mm SAE1006 HRC and equivalent grades sold into Vietnam - was $607-620 per tonne cfr for the week ended Monday February 19, unchanged...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Financial letter writer Clive Maund still can't bear the thought that central banks might be interfering with his technical analysis of the gold market.In his "Gold Market Update" posted at GoldSeek today --http://news.goldseek.com/CliveMaund/1519050780.php-- Maund writes: "There has been much grumbling and muttering within the gold community about how 'The Cartel' a...Read More

By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAFor most retirees age 65 and over, the spending power which they rely on from government retirement programs is their Social Security benefits after their Medicare Part B premiums have been withheld. Because Social Security is in theory supposed to be fully inflation indexed, many people believe their standards of living in retirement will be fully protected from inflati...Read More

By Avi GilburtFor those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), which I analyze as a proxy for the metals mining market. I believe that GDX can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun, and I still think we can see it in occur in 2018. This week, I will provide an...Read More

Veteran commodities investor and chairman for Rogers Holdings Jim Rogers shares his insights on factors that are working for and against commodity markets, key pockets of growth in Asia, and the role that potential market disruptors might play in commodities the future.Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at...Read More

- Trade war between two superpowers continues to escalate- White House likely to impose steep tariffs on aluminium and steel imports on 'national security grounds'- US may impose global tariff of at least 24% on imports of steel and 7.7% on aluminium- China "will certainly take necessary measures to protect our legitimate rights."- China is USA's largest trading partner, fastest-growing market f...Read More

Suddenly "Russian meddling" is back in the headlines and no one is talking about FBI collusion to present false information to FISA for permission to spy on the Trump campaign. No one is talking about a foreign agent (Christopher Steele) who actually did produce a document that influenced the election. It's back to the Russians. Why?Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman fr...Read More

The Mexican government must look into the reciprocal sanctions it can take against the United States if it is included in action resulting from that country's Section 232 investigation into steel imports, national steel association Canacero has said."If [Mexico] is included in measures [resulting from the Section 232 investigation], we are obliged as a country to respond immediately with equivalen...Read More

By Keith WeinerArbitrary Interest RatesIn the past few weeks, we have argued that interest rates will not rise. We have made our arguments based on observable cases of soft credit demand that falls with rising rates, and analysis of the incentives on creditors and debtors. Ours is a case that rates can't go up much, for long, because demand for credit won't chase rates up. In the postwar period...Read More

Domestic Chinese trading is preparing for a shake-up after the new International Energy Exchange (INE), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), has announced it will allow non-Chinese companies to trade crude oil futures contracts.Following the release of a one-line statement from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on February 9 that announced the launch of domestic cr...Read More

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For those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), which I analyze as a proxy for the metals mining market. I believe that GDX can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun, and I still think we can see it in occur in 2018. This week, I will provide an update to GDX,...Read More

Another terrible school shooting took place in Parkland, Florida last week and unfortunately many politicians and pundits have used the tragedy - as they often do - to push their own agenda. Many will use the tragedy to argue that Americans should be prohibited from owning guns. As if anti-gun laws would dissuade a disturbed or violent individual intent on causing harm. Those intent on mass murder...Read More

Export prices for rebar and wire rod in the CIS region rose in the week ended Monday February 19 because of increased costs for semi-finished steel products.The market was supported by positive dynamics in the scrap and long steel product sectors in Turkey.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS rebar exports was $565-580 per tonne fob Black Sea on February 19, up from $555-560 per tonne...Read More

One of the buzzwords since Trump became president is "growth." He's made ridiculous promises about economic growth that he can't possibly make good on.Continue...Read More

As a technical trader, I like it when multiple charts, indicators, and asset classes agree with each other for trade setups. This short article is to show you some of the things I look at which provide a buy signal for gold stocks.One of the key trading tips I learned years ago, is that average a sharp price reversal and surge in price, we as traders can buy into the first pullback with a high pro...Read More

Metal Bulletin has discontinued its weekly domestic China pig iron price.After a consultation period, Metal Bulletin has suspended the price due to lack of liquidity in the market amid the growth of integrated steel mills in China. If you have any comments on the discontinuation please contact July Zhang by email at: pricing@metalbulletin.com. Please add the subject heading FAO: July Zhang, re: do...Read More