1. Weekly initial jobless claims were posted at 8:30 am today. There were 2.123 million new claims. More importantly, continuing claims declined to 21.052 million from 24.912 million. So as people get back to work and as the economy opens up these numbers will get better. Continuing claims is the number to watch. 2. Money is rotating out of the large techs and into financial and retail. Macy's is...Read More
We believe we've already entered a period of decline that has lasted at least 15+ years and the "blowout process" that ends this decline will be somewhat cataclysmic. Continue...Read More
Trump's Phase One Trade Deal with China is not going well. US exports are less than half of purchases pledged by China,Continue...Read More
President Trump retweeted a video where a supporter declares "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat." When pressed for further explanationContinue...Read More
Millionaires say they're bearish enough to commit only a third of their cash to equities.Continue...Read More
This would require the Bank of England to release the gold, something it has refused to do thus far. Continue...Read More
Gold firmed up on Thursday as concerns about a deepening rift between the United States and China Continue...Read More
Topics:Market rallying on hope and hype.Trump's odds of winning re-election continues decreasing.Chinese trade deals unwind.Stimulus more dangerous than virus.Everything that can go wrong, likely will go wrong, all at the same time.American taxpayers stuck with 8 years of tax debt and counting.We are a zombie country and the world is about to find out we're insolvent.Jerome Powell saying the antit...Read More
Export billet prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continued to weaken in the last week of May amid a lack of support from customers in Asia, particularly China.Chinese customers - who had been actively booking CIS-origin material - found the current import billet prices unprofitable considering the uncertainty in the finished long steel markets and the fluctuation of yuan agai...Read More
Money manager Adrian Day reviews developments, both positive and not-so-positive, at several companies in his portfolio and he finds that some are cheap enough to buy. Loews Corp. (L:NYSE, 31.19) is having a rough time, with several of its holdings severely hit by not only Covid restrictions but by broader market conditions as well. Its struggling, majority-owned Diamond Offshore succumbed to wea...Read More
Once the deal for the final 20% closes, Aftermath Silver will begin exploration there. Aftermath Silver Ltd.(AAG:TSX.V) announced in a news release it agreed to acquire from SSR Mining its 20% interest in the Cachinal silver-gold project, for a total consideration of CA$700,000.This deal will take Vancouver, British Columbia-based Aftermath Silver's ownership of Minera Cachinal shares to 99.9%; M...Read More
Newrange Gold Corp. reported that it will begin drilling this week at its Pamlico Gold project in Nevada. In a news release, Vancouver-based precious metals exploration and development company Newrange Gold Corp. (NRG:TSX.V; NRGOF:OTC) announced that it has lined up a drilling contractor to commence operations on May 28 at its Pamlico Gold Project in Nevada. The firm indicated that it has already...Read More
Metallic Minerals defines and refines targets at the Yukon project. Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCMKTS) announced in a news release the results of recent exploration work at the Formo, Silver Queen and Duncan Creek targets at its Keno silver project in the Yukon's Keno Hill district.At Formo, via underground sampling, the company identified three high-grade mineralized shoots retur...Read More
Seabridge Gold intends to initiate data collection and analysis on this orogenic gold asset. In a news release, Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced that its acquisition of the 3 Aces gold project in the Yukon closed."3 Aces is a first rate exploration play with the potential to host a high grade commercially-viable ore body," Seabridge Gold Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk said in th...Read More
Turkish domestic and export prices for steel billet have gone down slightly over the past week in line with the poor demand for finished steel, but imported billet prices have remained firm, sources said on Thursday May 28.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet, domestic, exw Turkey, was $365-372 per tonne on Thursday, down from the $370-375 per tonne of last week.Long steel produce...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices edged up day on day on Thursday May 28 amid active trading following futures gains, sources said. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,510-3,540 yuan ($491-495) per tonne, up by 10 yuan per tonneSome end users increased procurement rates following the strong futures prices, although many others still kept their purchases limited, Fastmarkets heard.Stronger demand push...Read More
China's domestic stainless steel prices were unchanged over the past week amid weak demand, but export prices fell due to a depreciation in the yuan. The Chinese currency was pegged at 7.1092 yuan per $1 on Wednesday May 27, compared with 7.0956 yuan to $1 a week earlier. The mixed performance by stainless steel prices comes amid an unclear trend in the price of nickel, a Southeast Asian buyer sai...Read More
President Trump will hold a surprise news conference on China tomorrowThe Dow seemed ready to log its third consecutive day in the black on Thursday, but pivoted lower in the final hour of trading to finish almost 150 points in the red. Fueling the dramatic dive is news of a surprise announcement that U.S. President Donald Trump is holding a press conference regarding China tomorrow. The blue-ch...Read More
Weekly calls have almost doubled puts in the last 10 daysThe 20 stocks listed in the table below have attracted the highest weekly options volume during the past 10 trading days, with data courtesy of Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. Stocks highlighted in yellow are new to the list. Standing out this week is financial institution JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM). Below, we'll t...Read More
AU options are affordably priced at the moment, tooAs U.S. equities continue to bounce back-- the Dow is heading toward a second-straight monthly win -- gold prices and the appeal for the safe-haven asset have dulled. Mining stock AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE:AU) is nursing a 4.5% May deficit, but there's a silver lining; AU has pulled back to a trendline that has historically bullish implicati...Read More