The export market for long steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) went up again during the week to Monday December 7 amid strong billet prices and higher offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Thus, Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh quality), export, fob Black Sea, CIS was $600-620 per tonne on Monday, up by $20 per tonne from $580-600 per...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday December 8 that are worth another look.There is no short-term fix for the container shortage that has sent freight cost to record highs, nor is there a need for regulatory authorities to put a lid on freight rates, Lars...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in Mexico's main markets continued to rise in the week ended Friday December 4, with both regions assessed by Fastmarkets registering increases after clients accepted higher offers in order to maintain supply.Market participants reported price increases in a wide range of 50-600 pesos per tonne ($2-30 per tonne), depending on the customer.Fastmarkets assessed the steel sc...Read More

The Turkish steel producers largely slowed down their deep-sea booking activity after the latest spike in the prices, sources said on Tuesday December 8.A steel mill in the Marmara region was heard booking a Baltic Sea cargo at $370 per tonne cfr for 14,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20).But the supplier was not a traditional one and several market participants believed that the cargo would not be repr...Read More

The price of steel billet from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) exported via the Black Sea increased sharply this week on a deal heard to Peru, with offers rising amid a shortage of supply, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday December 8.The booking to Peru was heard at $520 per tonne fob Black Sea and was understood to have been concluded on December 7 for a volume of 10,000 tonnes, although...Read More

Here today we review various cat videos and mascara tips. Just kidding. I review the most circumstances around the recent video which was censored by Youtube. But I can't say anything more than that because, you know, freedom. Or whatever.If you want to be sure to continue following me and my work, make it a habit of stopping by Peakprosperity.com. My material will always be available there.Thank...Read More

Is Bitcoin diverting capital away from the gold and silver markets? Why does Mike own cryptocurrencies, and when did he start buying them? Why does Mike believe that anyone who owns only cryptos is in a 'fragile' position? How do you become 'anti-fragile'? Join Mike Maloney and Jeff Clark as they discuss these questions and more in today's update. Jeff Clark is editor and lead writer of BIG GOLD,...Read More

Concerns are mounting about the competing Covid vaccinations, as the UK reports it may inject a cocktail of two different vaccines and the FDA warns of "severe adverse reactions' after dose two of the Pfizer vaccine. Polls suggest that Americans are not all eager to stand in line for the shot. Will they be forced? Also today: Are the hospitals really filling up? Respected Coronavirus Task Force Me...Read More

Texas just filed a lawsuit and asked the SCOTUS to block four states from participating in the Electoral College based on the fact that these states did not follow their own state laws for Presidential election, including Pennsylvania's and Georgia's refusal to verify signatures on mail-in ballots as was required by state laws.Read More

0:00 - Stock market bubble3:46 - Vaccine impact on markets5:35 - Debt and markets7:08 - "Hated" assets7:54 - Tech stocks9:30 - Chinese wine stocks10:52 - Commodities13:07 - Gold15:24 - Monetary policyThere's simply too much money injected into the monetary system by central banks to allow a sizeable bear market to take place soon, said Jim Rogers, investor and chairman of Rogers Holdings."Many sto...Read More

In a very special 'Coffee with Lynette" we have George Gammon with us In Person to discuss current topics, and how gold plays into the current economic climate. 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,...Read More

In this interview, Jordan Roy-Byrne of TheDailyGold.com discusses why he likes investing in quality gold developers. He explains how it is possible to find gold developer 10-baggers especially if the gold price continues its upward trend and the developer successfully builds their mine. Jordan also offers his analysis of current gold stock sentiment and whether we have seen a near-term gold price...Read More

*If you are offended by profanity, do not click the play button"If there were a law [for what Pelosi did] it should be the death penalty.""She just f**king killed people for political advantage."Read More

China's domestic rebar prices rose again on Tuesday December 8, finding support from high raw material costs. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,020-4,060 yuan ($615-621) per tonne, up by 20 yuan per tonnePrices for iron ore and coke have been on an upward trajectory in the past few weeks, pushing up rebar production costs, market sources told Fastmarkets.An industry analyst said the cost to prod...Read More

Raoul Pal is CEO & Co-Founder of Real Vision. Raoul was co-manager of the GLG global macro hedge fund in London. In 2004, he retired from fund management and started The Global Macro Investor in January 2005. He was one of a relatively small number of investors to predict the mortgage crisis of 2008-2009. He was also co-head of hedge fund sales in equities and equity derivatives at Goldman Sacks i...Read More

Ed Butowsky, managing partner of Chapwood Investments, LLC has the unique ability to recognize how current events affect investment portfolios. For over 25 years, Ed Butowsky and the Chapwood Investments team have helped high net-worth clients by bringing clarity and understanding to their portfolios by targeting specific rates of return to meet their long-term needs. Chapwood Investments was form...Read More

"DEBASED DOLLARS, DEBASED REPUBLIC"?EUR<~Rob KirbyHow can a nation which destroys the credibility of its own currency continue to command the respect of the global community of nations as the holder of the world's reserve currency? How can a nation which allows election fraud to overrule the will of its people stand as a republic? Rob Kirby, proprietary analyst and founder of Kirby Analytics.com,...Read More

Bleakley Advisory Group's Peter Boockvar believes the market is vulnerable to a pullback because sentiment is "off the charts."Peter Boockvar is the Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group and Editor of The Boock Report newsletter https://boockreport.com/.Read More

"State police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech...They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids."Continue...Read More

This "Galactic Federation" has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to Continue...Read More