Hot-rolled coil import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have decreased this week while hot-dipped galvanized coil prices have widened upward, with demand better than in previous weeks, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 30.Some deals for hot-rolled coil (HRC) were heard from India to the UAE.UAEOffer prices for HRC from China were heard in the UAE at $470 per tonne cfr, bu...Read More
After dwindling throughout 2019, Turkish exports of reinforcing bar to the United States surged during the first half of 2020; Fastmarkets examines the domestic and global factors that limited those shipments - and drove their return.Turkish rebar exports to the US through the first six months of 2020 reached 231,569.9 tonnes, accounting for 44.4% of the total 521,002 tonnes of rebar shipped to US...Read More
The prices paid for steel rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates were mostly stable this week but demand is still moderate, market sources said on Tuesday June 30.Some steel rebar import deals were heard from Oman during the week, with the price for rebar imports rising in the country, sources said.Domestic rebarLocal mills in the UAE were offering rebar at 1,770-1,774 dirhams ($482-483) per...Read More
The European Commission (EC) has toughened the existing safeguard measures on imports of steel products in the second review of the matter, it said on Tuesday June 30.The reviewed measures will come into force from July 1, 2020, and will remain in place for one year.The EC introduced two general adjustments to the quota system, intended to guarantee an orderly return to the market of all suppliers...Read More
Demand for physical delivery through the COMEX futures market continues, and this has significant implications for the future of the current fractional reserve and digital derivative pricing scheme.It's now mid-summer and the July COMEX contracts have moved into their delivery phase. The numbers are as amazing as they are historic, thus this updated summary is necessary today.Back in late March,...Read More
Dave KranzlerThe precious metals sector - gold, silver and mining stocks - is in the early stages of a rabid bull market. The mainstream media has been dead silent on the performance of the precious metals, which is not a surprise to those of us who have been involved in the sector since 2001, when gold bottomed at $250, silver was around $4 and the HUI index was at 45.Since September 2018, go...Read More
Bill Murphy, co-founder of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA.org,) returns to Liberty and Finance / Reluctant Preppers to answer viewers questions on the metals markets and what we must do to get positioned ahead of the next major move for Gold & Silver. Get your Free Two Week Trial Subscription to Bill Murphy's Daily Gold and PM Markets commentary at https://www.lemetropolecafe.com.Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. Investors ignore cycles... at their peril. When I calmly suggested that a key virus cycle year of 2020 would see a "carpet bombing" of markets, most investors were not listening to the cyclical message of the markets.2. Sadly, they were wasting time watching the government try to rebuild the American empire with Fed photocopiers, FATCA...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA Gold has broken out from a two-month-long consolidation (from $1680 to $1770), but the other precious metals markets have not confirmed Gold's strength.The gold stocks (GDX, GDXJ) remain below their May highs while Silver remains below significant, multi-year resistance around $18.75. Silver closed Monday at $18.06.Furthermore, Gold, when priced against foreign currenc...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued to stay away from deep-sea scrap purchases in anticipation of lower prices, sources said on Tuesday June 30.Mills in the country booked only two deep-sea cargoes last week, totaling 67,500 tonnes. This was mainly because of weak finished long steel markets and falling prices, according to sources.Turkish...Read More
Is it possible that today's experimental monetary policies will result in a run to safe haven assets? Are we experiencing a 'hard assets renaissance? One chart in particular shows what may be coming sooner rather than later, join Mike Maloney and Ronnie Stoeferle of Incrementum AG as they discuss the potential explosive moves for gold, silver and the commodities sector.?>>?Michael Maloney is a pre...Read More
Some of today's questions:Sharelle A: When it is time for me to cash in the gold I have to try to pay off my mortgage, who do I sell the gold to and what are the tax implications?Jerry C: What creates resistance and what creates support?Douglas C: How high can we safely and reasonably expect the price of gold to rise BEFORE a resetElizabeth J: After zeroes are lopped off during the reset and a per...Read More
On Monday 6-29-20 mining stocks are taking a major leap forward. We discussed Auryn Resources (full disclosure sponsor and we own the stock). Seems like junior miners are having their day in the sun. Rick Rule says a correction is coming. So what to do, sell and then wait and buy back after the decline, or take your investment off the table and reinvest? John and I do our best to confuse the issue...Read More
Bill Murphy, co-founder of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA.org,) returns to Liberty and Finance / Reluctant Preppers to answer viewers' questions on the metals markets and what we must do to get positioned ahead of the next major move for Gold & Silver.Bill Murphy is a former American professional football player, financial commentator, and the chairman and director of the Gold Anti-Tru...Read More
Fintwit superstar Brent Johnson and I sit down to talk about the current macro environment, what his thoughts are RIGHT NOW on the dollar milkshake theory (has he changed his view?), the Federal Reserve using swap lines as political weapons and much much more. This Episode is going to blow you away!!Brent Johnson is the CEO of Santiago Capital http://www.santiagocapital.com/.George Edward Gammon i...Read More
Forbes has decided to unpublish an article by award-winning climate activist Michael Shellenberger, in which he apologizes "for the climate scare we created over the last 30 years."Continue...Read More
"@TeamYouTube just suspended the largest philosophy conversation the world has ever known.""Please friends - help me to raise awareness of the sudden suspension of my YouTube channel of 14 years - please politely tag @TeamYouTube to help correct this egregious error."Continue...Read More
New York University's Stern School of Business Professor of Economics & Roubini Macro Associates, LLC CEO Nouriel Roubini joins Yahoo Finance's Julia La Roche to break down his economic outlook and recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.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 Whit...Read More
David Moadel talks about the economy and gold.David Moadel is a trader and investor of stocks and options. A former elementary school teacher, David has a master's degree in education and a unique ability to convey knowledge in the area of finance. He has coached many people and likes to combine fundamental and technical analysis to help people find their own trading style.Read More
"We are now having 40,000+ new cases a day. I would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. And so I'm very concerned."Continue...Read More