"If you're a U.S. citizen and thinking ICE facial-recognition searches don't affect you, you're wrong." Continue...Read More

Mohamed El-Erian thinks the Fed's upcoming rate cuts will have little impact on the economy since the Fed can't force people to travel or leave their homes. Continue...Read More

US stock market pounded again for the 6th day in a row.Two back to back days with markets down 3%. The only time it's ever happened three days in a row was during the great depression.Gold living up to its role as a store of value.Bitcoin fails the test as a reserve currency.Bitcoin pumpers forced to admit it is not digital gold. It's digital risk.Democrat candidates pander against each other.Pete...Read More

The newspaper then attacked Cuban Americans who had escaped the communist nation, writing that Sanders' "comments sparked the anger of the most Continue...Read More

As the hysteria surrounding the mysterious coronavirus case in California with no obvious connection to China mounts, California Gov. Gavin Newsom just confirmed that the state is 'monitoring' 8,400 people. Continue...Read More

Health officials have been suggesting the use of face masks to prevent the spread and transmission of the coronavirus, which is quickly spreading around the globe. But the real question is doContinue...Read More

Gold has the potential to go much higher, as some other metal commodities have done, as zero interest rates, peak gold production and other factors provide strong tail winds for the yellow metal, Frank Holmes CEO and chief investment officer for U.S. Global Investors told Kitco News at the BMO Global Metals & Mining Conference.Frank Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Inv...Read More

"In the event that the virus effect spreads to Q2, we could see gold top $1800/oz already on a 3-month basis."Continue...Read More

Prices for imported steel billet and domestic rebar in Egypt increased in the week ended Thursday February 27, but demand was still weak, sources told Fastmarkets.Some Egyptian rebar producers increased their prices on Wednesday February 26.Egyptian rebar producers were offering rebar at E ?9,600-10,100 per tonne ex-works including 14% value-added tax, up from last...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Thursday February 27 on surging inventories despite a gradual improvement in the country's logistic sector.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,420-3,450 yuan ($487-492) per tonne, down 30 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,370-3,410 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneMost transportation restrictions that had been imposed in various part of the country to...Read More

Those hapless individuals who run the United States are again slipping into a fantasy world where Americans are besieged by imaginary threats coming from both inside and outside the country. Of courseContinue...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday February 27 that are worth another look.A vessel contracted by Brazil-based miner Vale is grounded off the coast of the country's north-eastern Maranh??o state, having suffered damage after leaving the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal earlier this week.Growing Chinese copper output and an imbalance in trade terms between China a...Read More

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in South Korea, the largest export market for Chinese stainless steel, is likely to apply additional pressure on stainless steel prices in Asia, sources told Fastmarkets this week. Although the actual impact will be determined by the severity of the measures that the South Korean government undertakes, buyers are likely to exercise more caution while they...Read More

China's auto output and sales fell in January due to a shorter working month as a result of the Chinese New Year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Wednesday February 26.A total of 1.767 million vehicles were produced in the country last month, down by 25.4% from a year earlier...Read More

A vessel contracted by Brazil-based miner Vale is grounded off the coast of the country's north-eastern Maranh??o state, having suffered damage after leaving the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal earlier this week.Vale's shipments from Ponta da Madeira were not affected by the incident, the miner said late on Wednesday February 26.The ship, a very large ore carrier (VLOC) called MV Stellar Banner...Read More

Myanmar's JFE Meranti has begun operating its color-coating line at Thilawa Special Economic Zone, according to a joint announcement from the company's shareholders.The Japanese-backed company said its hot-dipped galvanizing plant - at the same location...Read More

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in South Korea, the largest export market for Chinese stainless steel, is likely to apply additional pressure on stainless steel prices in Asia, sources told Fastmarkets this week. Although the actual impact will be determined by the severity of the measures that the South Korean government undertakes, buyers are likely to exercise more caution while they...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday February 27 that are worth another look.A vessel contracted by Brazil-based miner Vale is grounded off the coast of the country's north-eastern Maranh??o state, having suffered damage after leaving the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal earlier this week.Growing Chinese copper output and an imbalance in trade terms between China a...Read More

The London Metal Exchange three-month zinc price trended lower over the course of Thursday February 27, briefly touching an intraday high of $2,057 per tonne before falling to a closing price of $2,012 per tonne amid a turnover of fewer than 10,000 lots.The forward spreads remained favorable for holding onto the galvanizing metal, with the benchmark cash-to-three-month spread recently trading in a...Read More

A vessel contracted by Brazil-based miner Vale is grounded off the coast of the country's north-eastern Maranh??o state, having suffered damage after leaving the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal earlier this week.Vale's shipments from Ponta da Madeira were not affected by the incident, the miner said late on Wednesday February 26.The ship, a very large ore carrier (VLOC) called MV Stellar Banner...Read More