Ira EpsteinCentral Banks coming out this week and next week with policy meetings. The weekly gold chart makes another new high. Gold bias is up, trend is up, resistance remains the upper Bollinger band around $1831:Read More

Only covid vaccine hopes has resulted in global stock markets rising. Silver has to trade over $2020 today to rise quickly. Gold is rising from factors such as US imposing ban on certain Chinese companies due to its treatment of Muslim minorities and US presidential election drama. UK Pound should rise after Bank of England governor said that UK has recovered half of its output lost in March-Apr...Read More

The German government has revealed its steel action plan, with a focus on achieving its climate goals through "green" steelmaking as it strives to support the steel industry post-pandemic. The "Steel Action Concept - For a Strong Steel Industry in Germany and Europe" was developed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and hopes to send a strong signal for climate-friendly steel m...Read More

You may have heard that gold typically rallies seasonally from themiddle of the year. This trend is driven by jewelry demand, which increasesahead of the Christmas business, the Indian wedding season and the Chinese NewYear celebrations on the back of advance purchases by jewelers, which tend to putupward pressure on prices. But what about the seasonal trend in gold stocks? Since the earnings ofgo...Read More

Gold and silver markets advanced early thisweek, with silver leading the way.  OnThursday, the metals sold off a bit as the U.S. dollar gained.The major trend for the dollar, however, isdown. The Dollar Index has been grinding lower since mid March, when it put ina spike high.  Silver finally broke through $19 level with astrong close above it on Monday.  Therehasn’t yet been...Read More

It’s official now! On June 8, the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research stated that economic activity in the United States had peaked in February 2020 (and in Q4 2019, when it comes to the peak in quarterly economic activity), marking the start of a recession. The peak also designates the end of the expansion that began in June 2009 and lasted 128 months...Read More

The German government has revealed its steel action plan, with a focus on achieving its climate goals through "green" steelmaking as it strives to support the steel industry post-pandemic. The "Steel Action Concept - For a Strong Steel Industry in Germany and Europe" was developed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and hopes to send a strong signal for climate-friendly steel m...Read More

Summerdoldrums? Not for precious metals markets!Inearly July, gold and silver eachbroke out to fresh multi-year highs. The yellow metal is within strikingdistance of new all-time highs and the headline worthy figure of $2,000/oz.Thewhite metal, meanwhile, has a lot of catching up to do. And as it does, thegains in percentage terms could be explosive.Silver has already packed on 60% since its March...Read More

David HaggithIt's time to show you're Fed up! Get mad as hell! Don't take this any more! Scorch the earth with your rage! Yell from the rooftops! Stick your head out the window and scream! Fight the economic injustice that serves the rich! Kick political asses, and kick them hard! Don't just whine, do something about it!Ten commandments to show you're Fed up!1) End manipulated markets by taking...Read More

Mark O'Byrne, GoldCoreDelighted to have been asked to speak on the Market Musings Podcast recently. Just click on the play button below to listen."Market Musings welcome the founder and research director Mark O'Byrne from GoldCore. When it come to gold and silver Mark is your man. He explains how gold has a tried and tested performance as a store of wealth over centuries, and why he thinks every...Read More

Ira EpsteinCentral Banks coming out this week and next week with policy meetings. The weekly gold chart makes another new high. Gold bias is up, trend is up, resistance remains the upper Bollinger band around $1831:Read More

Only covid vaccine hopes has resulted in global stock markets rising. Silver has to trade over $2020 today to rise quickly. Gold is rising from factors such as US imposing ban on certain Chinese companies due to its treatment of Muslim minorities and US presidential election drama. UK Pound should rise after Bank of England governor said that UK has recovered half of its output lost in March-Apr...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 21 that are worth another look.Two separate strikes at ArcelorMittal steelworks in northern Spain have had little or no impact on output, the company said on July 21.Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipping line by cargo capacity, will stop handling scrap cargoes destined for mainland China and Hong Kong due to policy uncerta...Read More

Aluminium premiums in the US Midwest and in Rotterdam rose on Tuesday July 21 following a wide contango on the London Metal Exchange, while premiums in Asia were flat.A wide contango and uncertainty about tariffs affecting Canada pushed the US Midwest premium to its highest since April.Slightly bullish sentiment, contango continued to support premiums throughout Europe.Premiums in Asia were steady...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday July 21.Please click...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico fell this week amid a weak steel market performance and increasing inventories, sources told Fastmarkets. Low steel production in the country sent scrap stocks higher during the week.Efforts to reduce prices in the country became more widespread last week, with more steelmakers cutting buying prices and additional sellers affected by previously announc...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 21 that are worth another look.Two separate strikes at ArcelorMittal steelworks in northern Spain have had little or no impact on output, the company said on July 21.Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipping line by cargo capacity, will stop handling scrap cargoes destined for mainland China and Hong Kong due to policy uncerta...Read More

Ferroglobe has appointed Craig Arnold as its new chief commercial officer, effective immediately, in the second addition to its senior sales team this year of someone from a high-purity silicon background. "Mr. Arnold succeeds Jeff Watson, who chose to step down from his position to pursue other interests while being closer to his family in the United States," London-based Ferroglobe said on July...Read More

We've been lied to for over 170 years about the value & importance of SILVER in our monetary system. SILVER is breaking free from that manipulation...by Bix Weir of Road to RootaWe have been lied to for over 170 years about the value and importance of SILVER in our monetary system...now SILVER is breaking free from that manipulation. What's the true "Fair Market Value" of Silver? NOBODY KNOWS but...Read More

Unsurprisingly, silver is now one of the best performing assets in the worldby Simon Black of Sovereign ManSovereign Man is a little over 11 years old.And when we started this business, silver was worth $13 per ounce at the time.My philosophy then, just like today, is that precious metals hold their value over the long-term.But back then, there was one key indicator that told me an investment in...Read More