"What's coming will be the weirdest, most twisted thing you've ever seen, something that will be very hard to predict-so the more educated you are on history the better chance you have at surviving it." This sobering quote from Mike Maloney highlights why he devotes his new video to the Great Depression... because it can offer valuable insights into what could be ahead for us today. When Mike wrot...Read More
Think of it as the REAL ID on steroids. The airlines and sectors of government are pushing for a biometric "immunity passport" to prove that one is not corona contagious before flying, attending large events, maybe even going to work. Is this the number of the beast or a sensible reaction to a pandemic? Something in-between? Plus today's program will look at another pandemic: depression and anxiet...Read More
Seaborne iron ore went up on Thursday May 28 with mid-grade iron ores such as Newman fines and Pilbara Blend fines from Australia performing well, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $97.09 per tonne, up $1.72 per tonne. 62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $98.89 per tonne, up $0.89 per tonne. 58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao:...Read More
If you're worried about contact tracing in the age of Covid-19, worry no more: that ship has long sailed.Continue...Read More
At least 10 local news stations around the country aired corporate propaganda from online retail giant Amazon praising the company's worker safety protocols ahead of a shareholders meeting on Continue...Read More
James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself. Grant's television appearances include "60 Minutes," "The Charlie Rose Show," Bloomberg TV, CNBC and other well-known financial news sources. His j...Read More
It's not just a crisis. It's a depression, and it's just starting. This is only the first out in a nine-inning ball game. It promises to be terrifying before it's over.Continue...Read More
The Democrats are burning down their own house now, and everyone can see it. And after my interview with Bob Kudla, tonight's breaking news is that President Trump will sign an Executive Order on Thursday relating to big tech social media censorship. Hopefully he will re-level the playing field.Bob's website: tradegeniusacademy.comRead More
1. Weekly initial jobless claims were posted at 8:30 am today. There were 2.123 million new claims. More importantly, continuing claims declined to 21.052 million from 24.912 million. So as people get back to work and as the economy opens up these numbers will get better. Continuing claims is the number to watch. 2. Money is rotating out of the large techs and into financial and retail. Macy's is...Read More
We believe we've already entered a period of decline that has lasted at least 15+ years and the "blowout process" that ends this decline will be somewhat cataclysmic. Continue...Read More
Trump's Phase One Trade Deal with China is not going well. US exports are less than half of purchases pledged by China,Continue...Read More
President Trump retweeted a video where a supporter declares "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." When pressed for further explanationContinue...Read More
Millionaires say they're bearish enough to commit only a third of their cash to equities.Continue...Read More
This would require the Bank of England to release the gold, something it has refused to do thus far. Continue...Read More
Gold firmed up on Thursday as concerns about a deepening rift between the United States and China Continue...Read More
Topics:Market rallying on hope and hype.Trump's odds of winning re-election continues decreasing.Chinese trade deals unwind.Stimulus more dangerous than virus.Everything that can go wrong, likely will go wrong, all at the same time.American taxpayers stuck with 8 years of tax debt and counting.We are a zombie country and the world is about to find out we're insolvent.Jerome Powell saying the antit...Read More
Export billet prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continued to weaken in the last week of May amid a lack of support from customers in Asia, particularly China.Chinese customers - who had been actively booking CIS-origin material - found the current import billet prices unprofitable considering the uncertainty in the finished long steel markets and the fluctuation of yuan agai...Read More
Turkish domestic and export prices for steel billet have gone down slightly over the past week in line with the poor demand for finished steel, but imported billet prices have remained firm, sources said on Thursday May 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet, domestic, exw Turkey, was $365-372 per tonne on Thursday, down from the $370-375 per tonne of last week.Long steel produce...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices edged up day on day on Thursday May 28 amid active trading following futures gains, sources said. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,510-3,540 yuan ($491-495) per tonne, up by 10 yuan per tonneSome end users increased procurement rates following the strong futures prices, although many others still kept their purchases limited, Fastmarkets heard.Stronger demand push...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices were unchanged over the past week amid weak demand, but export prices fell due to a depreciation in the yuan. The Chinese currency was pegged at 7.1092 yuan per $1 on Wednesday May 27, compared with 7.0956 yuan to $1 a week earlier. The mixed performance by stainless steel prices comes amid an unclear trend in the price of nickel, a Southeast Asian buyer sai...Read More