Feralpi Stahl will raise capacity at its rebar and wire rod rolling mill in Riesa in the Saxony region of Germany to 1.3 million tonnes per year, the German division of Italy-based steelmaker Feralpi Group said.The company will invest ?,?60 million ($67.33 million) over a two-year period to increase capacity at Riesa, it said on Wednesday May 15."The investment will strengthen the current producti...Read More
The global billet market saw an improvement in sentiment in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East-North Africa region after the United States reduced its steel import duties against Turkey.The US lowered its tariffs on steel imports from Turkey to 25% from 50%, effective Friday May 17.This immediately sent import scrap prices up in Turkey as Turkish steel producers resumed the...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
The temporary truce on tariffs between China and the United States could be over, injecting a new round of uncertainty into the global financial markets and suspending hopes that a resolution to the countries' trade impasse was likely.US President Donald Trump has threatened to raise the tariff on $200 billion-worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% by Friday May 10. He also said that the US may...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
The swing back into contango in the nearby aluminium forward curve on the London Metal Exchange triggered the cancellation of more than 90,000 tonnes of aluminium in LME-bonded warehouses this week.Almost 45,000 tonnes of material were freshly canceled on Friday May 17, predominantly out of registered warehouses in Johor and Singapore. More than 30,000 tonnes were canceled across the same location...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 17 that are worth another look.The United States will give a 180-day window to its auto trading partners to reduce imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts, essentially delaying potential Section 232 tariffs on these products, the White House said on Friday May 17. On the same day, US President Donald Trump an...Read More
We walked up to the demo point, the counter protesters were blocking it, so I tried speaking to them. They were vile from the start, I said something in the heat of the moment, which then resulted in people throwing punches and kick's. Wherever you agree with what I said or not, I didn't deserve that, when you've got a gang of people trying to do you in, you are going to retaliate, I did this with...Read More
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The stock market is in an interesting place today.Investors have enjoyed a significant rally in the first part of 2019, and despite all the recent turmoil and potential threats, the TSX Index and the major U.S. exchanges continue to sit near record levels.Two things come to mind. Either the market simply doesn’t believe the U.S. will extend the trade battle with China or go to war with Iran,...Read More
With new metals investors in mind, here are four of the top mining stocks currently trading on the TSX Index, and worthy of a place in a new portfolio.The top choice for copper bullsWith its share price down 5.27% in the last five days, Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) is cheap as chips at the moment, and my top suggested metal stock to buy for a brand new portfolio. Discounted by more than 50% of its fair...Read More
Tesla has been "done" for awhile but many of the Wall Street and investor "uber" bulls are finally starting to see this reality. Amusingly, Wedbush's Dan Ives issued a report in which he lowered his price target on Tesla stock from $270 to $235. He refers to Tesla's situation as a "code red situation." Quite frankly, a "code red situation" with regard to a company and its stock price shoul...Read More
The backing is at Anson's discretion, and involves Long State paying a placement amount of up to $250,000 in any period of 20 trading days (and up to $1.Read More
It was a beautiful gesture, and one that will not be forgotten anytime soon.Billionaire investor Robert Smith, while delivering his commencement address at Morehouse College, announced that he would cover the college loan debts of all the graduating students.Can you imagine that?Can you imagine the huge collective sigh of relief that came over the crowd after Smith made that announcement?I'm happy...Read More
Let's call it like it is: The majority of the resistance against alternative energy comes from the political right.But let's not be too quick to pass judgment. Fact is, it's totally understandable why conservatives would be hesitant regarding alternative energy.The left would have you believe the conservative thinking is, "If it's new, it's bad." But that's not necessarily the case. From what I ga...Read More
Gold and silver dropping back again late last week had investors in the Precious Metals sector feeling despondent, especially as their fears were magnified by at least one analyst calling for gold to drop to the low $900's or even lower, which is normal when prices sink, but our charts are instead suggesting that gold and silver are close to completing giant bottoming patterns that started to fo...Read More
May 17th, 2019(S14-E696)Featured GuestsGerald Celente& Louis NavellierPlease Listen HereInterview RecapTrends Research Institute's Gerald Celente returns with a new daily video podcast Trends Vision 2020.US equities indexes recorded new records last month on the heels of fresh monetary stimulus.Policymakers will likely revamp US shares ahead of a forecasted market swoon sometime near the 2020...Read More
By: Doug CaseyThe Chinese came from nothing; only 40 years ago, they had nothing but a billion impoverished peasants. No money. No technology. No power. Today, they're on par with the United States. But, if this trend continues - which it will - their economy will be triple the size of the US economy in 20 years.Not just a trade war, but a shooting war with the Chinese seems inevitable. Because...Read More