Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 17 that are worth another look.The board of directors of Brazil-based miner Vale has approved a project to expand capacity in the miner's Serra Sul iron ore site, in the country's northern Caraj??s region, by 20 million...Read More

Prices for rebar in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow remained flat over the week to August 17, while sentiment in the market remained bullish on good demand from construction, sources said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia was 35,000 roubles ($480) per tonne on Monday, including 20% VAT, flat with the week before and...Read More

The domestic steel rebar price in Brazil increased for the second consecutive month in August, after steelmakers' attempts to raise it in July were successful, market participants said.Fastmarkets' monthly assessment of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Brazil was 2,510-2,620 Reais ($463-483) per tonne on Friday August 14, up from 2,410-2,530 Reais per tonne on July 10.As well as r...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday August 17 that are worth another look.The board of directors of Brazil-based miner Vale has approved a project to expand capacity in the miner's Serra Sul iron ore site, in the country's northern Caraj??s region, by 20 million...Read More

Turkish domestic scrap prices increased over the past week in line with strengthening domestic finished steel prices and imported scrap costs, sources said on Monday August 17.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel scrap, auto bundle scrap, domestic, delivered Turkey was 1,890-2,115 lira ($257-288) per tonne on Monday, up from 1,720-2,045 lira per tonne last week.A number of steel mills ra...Read More

The board of directors of Brazil-based miner Vale has approve a project to expand capacity in the miner's Serra Sul iron ore site, in the country's northern Caraj??s region, by 20 million tonnes to 120 million tonnes per year. The Serra Sul 120 project will expand the production capacity of Vale's S11D mine and plant, which is the main unit in the Caraj??s region, with start-up expected to the fir...Read More

Exporters of steel slab from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) managed to strengthen their positions further in mid-August by signing several contracts with traditional customers at higher prices.The continuing positive trend in the finished flat steel products sector, both in customers' markets and in the CIS region, as well as the reduced availability of slab, were the main reasons fo...Read More

*The sound quality improves at 3:13Lynette 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 studied world currencies since 1987. She believes strongly that we need to be as independent as possible a...Read More

Warren Buffett just boarded his gold and silver rollercoaster. Join Mike Maloney as he shows how this ride actually operates in reverse to what most people think. 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's most highly regarded investment education compan...Read More

**This webcast originally aired live on Hedgeye.com on July 29, 2020**Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough sits down with economic commentator and bestselling author James Rickards to discuss critical signals inside the U.S. economy.Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at Meraglim. He advise...Read More

Harley Schlanger's work can be found at LaRouchePAC.com.Read More

Ben Swann gives you details that other media will ignore. Read More

Over 30 million people lost their jobs between mid-March and mid-May, while the wealth of America's 600+ billionaires ballooned by $434 billion. How did this happen?Wolf Richter is the founder of Wolf Street Corp and the publisher of WolfStreet.com. Wolf has over twenty years of C-level operations experience, including turnarounds and a VC-funded startup. He has a BA, MA, and MBA (UT at Austin). I...Read More

"The rate at which the Federal Reserve is printing money is going to basically eviscerate the retirement prospects of the vast majority of Americans."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 Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major...Read More

Many teachers in the state of Massachusetts are contacting the authorities to report parents for suspected child abuse when kids fail to show up for Zoom classes.Continue...Read More

President Trump has been consistent on Iran and, unfortunately, consistently wrong. His Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been foaming at the mouth for war with Iran for years, along with the various neocons like Eliot Abrams who serve as cogs in the war machine. As the US moves closer to war with Iran, the utter failure of Trump's "maximum pressure" policy is laid bare. Unless this Administratio...Read More

This is the ultimate tyranny. You are paying taxes as a slave owned by California. This is once again - taxation without representation.Continue...Read More

These days it seems there is not much good news out there. People are still panicked over the coronavirus, governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus, the economy -already teetering on the edge of collapse - has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time: shutting down the country to fight a cold vi...Read More

Students who fail to comply will be locked out of their dorms and other on-campus buildings or suspended.Continue...Read More

"It's not only the MTA that gets screwed - it's millions of people who commute here and work in the region," he said. "It's the entire New York City regional economy that will be screwed."Continue...Read More