For the first time since the boom began in China's new energy vehicles (NEVs) sector in 2014, Europe is taking the lead, according to Al Bedwell, director at Global Powertrain, part of independent sector services provider LMC Automotive."Europe is certainly the star of the show and is responsible for the overperformance of the battery electric vehicle [BEV] segment this year," Bedwell said during...Read More

China's Ganfeng Lithium has signed a cooperation agreement with Jiangxi Special Electric Motor (Jiangte Motor) to manage and operate its lithium production lines from October this year.Ganfeng signed the lithium production line cooperation agreement with Jiangte Motor and its subsidiaries including wholly-owned subsidiary company Jiangte Mining and Jiangte Mining subsidiary Yichun Yinli New Energy...Read More

Tony Greer made a special appearance in the Real Vision Daily Briefing Tuesday, and as usual he delivers great tactical insight. Like INK, he believes we are in an inflation-driven market. If you have not watched the Daily Briefing for August 18th, it is well worth the 25 minutes.Looking to buy inflation-oriented assets on pullbacksIn the interview with Ash Bennington, Tony suggested that bond yi...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday August 20 that are worth another look.The domestic hot-rolled coil price in Northern Europe moved up on August 20, following producers' bullish pricing policy, sources told Fastmarkets.China's domestic stainless steel prices rose for an eighth...Read More

Prices for domestic and imported rebar in the United States were stable on Wednesday August 19, with market participants expecting prices to remain unchanged heading into late summer.US marketFastmarkets' assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), fob mill US was unchanged at $28 per hundredweight ($560 per short ton) on Wednesday August 19.According to one trader, domestic prices should remain...Read More

Imported billet and domestic rebar prices remained stable in Egypt because of weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday, August 20.The reason demand was slow is that billet prices have stopped increasing, so end-product prices have also fallen, Egyptian sources said.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet...Read More

The stock market does not reflect the economic reality, and this overdue correction can be expected as soon as this fall, said Gerald Celente, publisher of The Trends Journal."I believe, September or October, we're going to see the markets unravelling the way they should. There's actually no reason for them to be going up, only a few stocks should be going up and the whole thing should be breaking...Read More

Michael Pento is a specialist in Austrian economics and is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Prior to starting Pento Portfolio Strategies he served as a senior economist and VP of the managed products division of another well known financial firm. Michael has also created ETFs and UITs that were sold throughout Wall Street. Earlier in his career, he worked on the floor of the NYSE. He i...Read More

There's been a lot of questions and concerns regarding the next most likely outcomes for us both socially and economically. And while I can't tell you exact what's going to happen, I can definitely prepare you for the top 3 scenarios. So today I'm going to show you how to protect yourself from inflation, deflation, and even confiscation.Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at...Read More

Lynette Zang and Chris Rice discuss the digital dollar, digital ID, the Banking For All Act, and if we have time Blockchain voting & the USPS.Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. She has been a banker, a stock broker and...Read More

Topics:1. How poor public health investment has made the recession worse2. Implications of the US's diminished role on the global stage3. Three reasons for the dollar's coming decline4. The problem with the lack of US savings5. Why investment has been too low6. The problem with Trump's China policy7. The need for Europe to stand up on the global stage8. Likely Biden policies if he wins9. Life afte...Read More

SBTV's latest guest is Egon von Greyerz, Founder of Matterhorn Asset Management. He views the rise in the gold price a damning testament of how badly the global economy is managed at this moment. Gold and silver are the simplest and best safe haven assets today.Discussed in this interview:01:30 Conviction to mention gold in a bride speech05:45 How has record highs in gold prices changed attitudes0...Read More

Bob Kudla breaks down the economy, he explains how gold and silver and other precious rise and fall. Bob explains how the payroll tax cut holiday is going to benefit people and businesses, the tax cut puts more currency back into the people's pocket. Oil is a game changer, the US is now becoming energy independent and the same time keeping the oil price stable for the US population. Trump is looki...Read More

Regarding the sharp sell off on Wednesday, Hug lays the blame on lots of long positions that needed lightening ahead of the Fed announcement."They were just making sure that if the Fed said something different...they would be able to take some money off the table. And I think that caused the selling today," said Peter Hug, head of Kitco's precious metal division.Peter Hug has been involved in prec...Read More

Two renowned economists debate the political and economic climate and offer a unique "Washington to Wall Street" perspective on the long- and short-term implications of the Presidential election results on investors' portfolios.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Globa...Read More

Domestic long steel prices have gone down in Turkey over the past week in line with poor demand and a slight recovery in the Turkish currency, sources said on Thursday August 20.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, exw Turkey, was 3,790-3,810 ($516-519) per tonne on Thursday, slightly down from the 3,810-3,870 lira per tonne of last week.The steel mills...Read More

Jason Hartman, famed investor, shares insights ??'? YOU NEED TO KNOW ??'^ if you're interested in what's happening in the real estate market! Are prices going up or down, are we seeing a exodus from urban areas to the suburbs and rural areas? And much much more. Incredible intel you just won't find anywhere else! Jason Hartman shares his years of experience in this info packed episode of The Rebel...Read More

"I just got banned from @Delta for posting a picture. Wow."Continue...Read More

China, on the other hand, "did a very good job of suppressing the virus," due to the "typical, fairly authoritarian" approach and the "individual rights that were violated."Continue...Read More

Back in the simpler days of 2019, there was this (now completely forgotten) impending crisis in which emerging market countries' dollar-denominated debt was going to blow up their - and by extension the rest of the world's - economies.Continue...Read More