Fastmarkets is proud to launch its first monthly Ferrous Analytics report, which will help subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, as well as key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Readers will find raw material-finished steel spreads, iron ore differentials and scrap differentials all calculated and condensed...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved down on Monday August 10 due to traders' need to cut inventories' down, Fastmarkets heard.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,610-3,640 yuan ($518-522) per tonne, down by 30 yuan per tonneTrading houses cut rebar prices following futures' losses and sought for higher sales volumes to reduce their inventories, market sources said.End users maintained regular pro...Read More
Join Mike Maloney as he explores the triggers that could lead to astronomical action in the gold and silver markets, and how learning what is going on right now is the the key to protecting your financial future. Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sales/storage and one of the world'...Read More
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 Service Corps, having attained the rank of Lieute...Read More
Bill and Grant welcome a man who is the absolute epitome of the phrase 'a scholar and a gentleman', Lacy Hunt, to The End Game. The three discuss arguably one of the greatest trades of the century: Lacy and his partner, Van Hoisington's 40-year bet on deflation. Lacy talks about staying the course, the methodology they used to simplify their framework and what it might take for them to change tack...Read More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has proposed the next multi-trillion dollar "coronavirus relief" spending bill that will support testing, tracing, treatment, isolation, and mask policies that have been part of a "national strategic plan" she has been advocating. The Trump administration is not opposing Pelosi's plan on principle. Instead, it is haggling over the price.But, even if the strategic plan co...Read More
Yale University's Stephen Roach joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss rising tensions between the U.S. and China.Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a senior lecturer at Yale's School of Management. He the author, most recently, of Unbalanced: The Codependency of A...Read More
Over the weekend President Trump announced new Executive Orders for payroll tax cuts, extending unemployment benefits (although lower) and a moratorium on evictions. $600 Unemployment Check Cut To $300 Under Trump Executive Orders-States Asked To Add $100 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsa...The US Treasury General Account got to all time record high (nosebleed) levels over $1.8 trillion Dollar...Read More
Cyclical credit contraction. Stock market is vulernable to a downturn that no one sees coming. Going into the fall you can have a much more severe correction, especially the NY Market. Don't use the Wuhan Flu to make any investing decisions, both long or short. The liquidity events could be very severe and substantial. Where we're getting huge excesses in Silver, we're getting very high excesses i...Read More
The silver shorts are getting crushed. Premiums are going up. Traders are standing for delivery on the COMEX. After decades of imagining how it would all happen "one day", one day is finally here. And to find out what happens next, click to watch the interview with Andy Schectman now!Andy Schectman is the President and CEO of Miles Franklin Ltd. Precious Metals.Read More
Karl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, and political activist, sometimes referred to as a founding member of the Tea Party movement. His website is The Market Ticker. Read More
Melbourne has become a living hell, not because of the virus (which is still mild) but because of the unleashing of a hellish police state.Continue...Read More
There has been a massive power grab by the police in Australia since COVID-19 arrived, and they are clearly enjoying their new powers.Read More
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss what he thinks could be the biggest threat to the markets in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, a global investment firm and one of the world's lar...Read More
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The fact that the Chinese are once again smuggling gold into the US confirms that while not apparent in the official data, capital flight out of China has once again picked upContinue...Read More
It is a certainly that all or nearly all the Fed presidents are in the Free Money group. Kashkari, Evans, and Barkin have made it official.Continue...Read More