As China's copper smelters are looking to import more blister copper, an intermediate product of refined copper production, to fill the supply gap arising from the drastic drop in the scrap import quota this year, Metal Bulletin is looking to provide regular trackers on the refining charges (RCs) of the increasingly popular product. For the first 11 months 2017, China had imported 731,339 tonnes o...Read More
Feb 01, 2018 Guest(s): Adrian Day Gold stocks are undervalued relative to physical gold, said Adrian Day, president of Adrian Day Asset Management."[Gold stocks] have lagged, not just in the last six months, but they've lagged in the last several years," Day told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference."To me, the bigger question is less of timing and more of...Read More
Feb 02, 2018 Guest(s): Gabriel Khan Product Manager, Royal Canadian Mint It has been 30 years since the Silver Maple Leaf was first issued, and the Royal Canadian Mint has produced a special edition of the coin for its 30th anniversary. "We've paid homage to the Silver Maple Leaf and we've come up with a special design for it," said Gabriel Khan, Product Manager for the Royal Canadian Mint.Like...Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to participate in the grid connection today of the country's latest reactor - unit 4 of the Rostov nuclear power plant, which is near the city of Volgodonsk. The Kremlin announced Putin's working visit to Rostov would include a video conference broadcasting the milestone at the plant.Rosatom's director-general, Alexey Likhachov (centre), at the Rostov...Read More
Topics:01:35 Trump presidency merging state and corporate powers11:25 Potential of war with North Korea and Iran19:00 The death of the petrodollar and the aftermath21:15 Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain democracy28:35 Cannabis legalization progress and insights31:15 Where to find out more from Gerald CelenteGerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. H...Read More
Click Here to Listen to the InterviewFormer Goldman Sachs, senior technical analyst, Charles Nenner of Charles Nenner Research Center, rejoins the show.As long as the Dow Jones Industrials Average maintains support above 23,000, the remarkable multi year share rally should continue.Their proprietary software yields precise price entries / exits for gold.2018 could be a spectacular year for the PMs...Read More
This week, Eric Sprott gives his take on the latest US jobs report and the impact it is having today on precious metal prices. He also discusses the latest charges of bank price manipulation in gold and silver.Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's larges...Read More
In this video, Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gives you the latest breaking news on Donald Trump and the Deep state with an interview with the former Presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul and Journalist Andrew Meyer. This as the president faces off against the FBI and the release of the FISA memo. Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for presid...Read More
The most famous libertarian alive, Ron Paul, will not be allowed to speak at the Libertarian National Convention.Continue...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold holds key support levels and advances nicely.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
The World Gold Council published its gold market outlook for 2018. Will gold continue its January rally or should we expect declines?Continue...Read More
The Brazilian long steel market was largely stable in January, but prices are now expected rise and a government decision on whether to allow ArcelorMittal Brasil to take control of Votorantim Siderurgia's long steel assets is imminent.That transaction is currently under review by the tribunal of Brazil's competition regulator, Cade, which is composed of six commissioners and a chairman, ArcelorMi...Read More
As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Metal Bulletin provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in January 2018.The case list below includes only updates.(1) BRAZIL HRC(2)...Read More
Looking back to the last quarter of 2017, the average accuracy of MBR forecasts published in the Steel Market Tracker was 94% (when compared to forecasts published in the September issue). Our forecasts of European flat steel prices proved to be precise once again, with European domestic CRC and HRC prices scoring 99% and 98% accuracy respectively. Although we considered Chinese domestic rebar pri...Read More
Nouriel Roubini, a professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, was Senior Economist for International Affairs in the White House's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. He has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the US Federal Reserve, and the World Bank.Read More
In recent years, buy-and-hold investors such as pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have gradually increased their investments in alternative assets to diversify their portfolios and boost returns. ‘Alternatives’ make up 23% of SWF portfolios and 24% of global pension funds, up from single digits in 2000.Alternatives can offer attracti...Read More
Looking back to the last quarter of 2017, the average accuracy of MBR forecasts published in the Steel Market Tracker was 94% (when compared to forecasts published in the September issue). Our forecasts of European flat steel prices proved to be precise once again, with European domestic CRC and HRC prices scoring 99% and 98% accuracy respectively. Although we considered Chinese domestic rebar pri...Read More
Looking back to the last quarter of 2017, the average accuracy of MBR forecasts published in the Steel Market Tracker was 94% (when compared to forecasts published in the September issue). Our forecasts of European flat steel prices proved to be precise once again, with European domestic CRC and HRC prices scoring 99% and 98% accuracy respectively. Although we considered Chinese domestic rebar pri...Read More
Looking back to the last quarter of 2017, the average accuracy of MBR forecasts published in the Steel Market Tracker was 94% (when compared to forecasts published in the September issue). Our forecasts of European flat steel prices proved to be precise once again, with European domestic CRC and HRC prices scoring 99% and 98% accuracy respectively. Although we considered Chinese domestic rebar pri...Read More
Looking back to the last quarter of 2017, the average accuracy of MBR forecasts published in the Steel Market Tracker was 94% (when compared to forecasts published in the September issue). Our forecasts of European flat steel prices proved to be precise once again, with European domestic CRC and HRC prices scoring 99% and 98% accuracy respectively. Although we considered Chinese domestic rebar pri...Read More