Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
South Korean battery maker LG Chem, one of the leading suppliers of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), announced on Tuesday December 1 the launch of wholly owned subsidiary LG Energy Solution, intended to develop the group's battery-related business.LG Chem closed its original battery business division and formally set up LG Energy Solution to better develop the battery side of the the group's...Read More
Norway-based silicon and ferro-silicon producer Elkem has opened a new production workshop in Shanghai, China to manufacture specialized silicones for hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), the company said on Wednesday November 2. Silicones are high-performance polymers made up of silicon, oxygen and other elements that can include carbon and hydrogen. They are used in the assembly, electrical integ...Read More
Swiss miner-trader Glencore and Chinese battery materials producer GEM have extended their agreement for cobalt hydroxide supply by another five years. The extended deal means Glencore will supply GEM with about 150,000 tonnes of cobalt, contained in hydroxide, between 2020 and 2029. The two companies first signed a contract in October last year, under which Glencore would supply GEM and its subsi...Read More
The domestic price for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe moved up again day-on-day on Thursday December 3 due to a materials shortage in the market, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, at ?,?570.00 ($688.49) per tonne on Thursday, up by ?,?4.23 per tonne from ?,?565.77 per tonne on December 2.The index was up by ?,?...Read More
China's hot-rolled coil prices retreated from the previous day's 26-month high on Thursday December 3, which motivated some mills to accept lower export prices. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,270-4,280 yuan ($651-652) per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonne Several Shanghai-based traders said trading activity weakened on Thursday, with some buyers reluctant to restock because of losses on the f...Read More
Steel billet and rebar prices increased in Egypt over the week to Thursday December 3 although demand was weak, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand for rebar and billet has been slow in the country since the imposition of a construction ban on May 25, however, the rules of the ban were eased on September 29.Buying was reportedly still weak because...Read More
Turkish domestic long steel prices have continued to strengthen on rising imported scrap costs, but overall demand was limited, sources said on Thursday December 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 4,900-5,030 lira ($625-641) per tonne on Thursday, up from the 4,800-4,850 lira per tonne of last week.The mills in the Izmir region were...Read More
Turkish rebar and wire rod export prices have continued to increase despite softening demand over the past week, sources said on Thursday December 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), export, fob main port Turkey, was $530-535 per tonne on Thursday, up from last week's $500-515 per tonne on an actual weight basis.Turkish steel producers raised their offers to $...Read More
Turkish steel producers continued their deep-sea scrap bookings at escalating prices despite weakening demand in the finished steel markets, sources said on Thursday December 3. A steel mill in northern Turkey booked a Baltic Sea cargo - comprising 15,000 tonnes of an 80:20 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap, 15,000 tonnes of shredded and 3,000 tonnes of bonus - at average price of $365 per to...Read More
Government measures of inflation are not properly adjusted to include assets like real estate, said economic writer Mish Shedlock.Shedlock notes that what really drives gold prices is the decline of confidence in the central banks.0:00 - Main drivers of gold8:10 - Monetary policy and gold12:44 - Definition of inflation15:47 - Housing bubbleMike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor an...Read More
MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jeff Snider to the show to revisit his dollar-bullish Eurodollar thesis, and consider where the market could be headed from here, and whether or not this week's move invalidates his prior views.Jeff Snider is head of global investment research for Alhambra Investment Partners, a registered investment advisory based in Palmetto Bay, Florida. As...Read More
The data is 100% in agreement: All studies show a clinical benefit for use of Ivermectin. It works as a pre-exposure prophylaxis, post exposure prophylaxis, and when given to both early and late hospitalized patients. As importantly, one study shows a profound improvement in the symptoms for the "long haul" Covid sufferers, for which no other treatments seem to have worked. If you think you've bee...Read More
Jim Rickards speaking at the Virtual Gold Conference on November 25, 2020 shares what happened in the last great depression and how even in the darkest of times money can still be made. In his new book The New Great Depression, James pulls back the curtain to reveal the true risks to our financial system and what savvy investors can do to survive - even prosper - during a time of unrivalled turbul...Read More
In an exclusive interview with our Jessica Stone, Danielle DiMartino Booth shares why President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary will widen the wealth gap and income inequality... and leave lower-income Americans worse off over the long-term.If confirmed, Yellen would become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its nearly 232 years. She would inherit...Read More
Max chats with Michael Pento of PentoPort.com about gold and bitcoin in an age when the most legendary hedge fund investors of all are following the market and the market says bitcoin is money.Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's Resonance FM, and writes for...Read More
Gerald called the Covid Collapse back on January 28, 2020. Coronavirus was a forgone conclusion. It's a war, the Covid war. The governor of New York has turned into a petty dictator. Another phase of the war. Biden claims, it's patriotic for everyone to wear a mask? It's time to think for yourself. If not, we will follow our leaders to our destruction. Off to the Covid war. History is repeating it...Read More
Tom welcomes private trader and newsletter publisher Kevin Muir of "The Macro Tourist" back to the show. 0:00 - Intro0:53 - Dot.Com Bubble2:56 - Rolling Bubbles7:35 - Bitcoin & Tesla9:14 - Why Commodities?14:25 - Stimulus & Inflation25:50 - Trump & MMT Theory30:50 - A Biden Presidency33:22 - EV's & Copper Demand38:23 - Stimulus & CryptoKevin discusses the numerous bubbles and why they seem to infl...Read More
"They're going to kill the dollar, by design."Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Ser...Read More
Keith Neumeyer is one of the most important figures in the silver space, as he runs First Majestic Silver, and has access to the silver market that few others can match. So to find out what he's expecting for 2021, as well as his thoughts on First Majestic's recent successful third quarter earnings, click to watch the video now!Andy Schectman is the President and CEO of Miles Franklin Ltd. Preciou...Read More
The gold bull market today is not close to being over, president of US Sprott Holdings Rick Rule forecasts. Recent price drops don't mean much. "Volatility it part of the DNA of gold bull markets." Rick shares mining investing insight. When investing in mining companies, the most overlooked statistic is net present value.Miles Franklin president Andy Schectman asks Rick about Bitcoin. Rick says Bi...Read More