Dave Kranzler, Investement Research Dynamic's Mining Stock JournalThe bullion banks - at least on the Comex - have reduced their risk exposure to gold and silver derivatives over the last several months, which means reducing their short exposure. This is likely in response to the rising risk that they will be unable to meet increasing long-side counterparty delivery demands.Chris Marcus of Arca...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinOil API data not bullish, not consistent draws. Gold having a good start to the week, August chart breaks to neutral pattern..Read More

The silver price has managed to recover from the Corona crash of 2020 with the price back within it's trading range of $17 to $20. Though contrary to the Silver bugs perma expectations for the Silver price to track the Gold price higher, that's not what usually tends to happen as the below graph illustrates,, which if you have followed my previous Silver analysis articles than you would know this...Read More

The gold miners’ stocksjust rolled over into a correction, raising concerns about the staying power oftheir massive post-panic upleg.  Thesehigher prevailing gold prices have driven very-strong fundamentals at the goldminers.  But they are entering the seasonally-weaksummer doldrums.  And current sentimentand technicals play major roles in governing when uplegs remain healthy...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 10 that are worth another look.US sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Co, are unlikely to have an impact on steel freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets on June 10.Carmakers Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have signed agreements that stren...Read More

As Great Lockdown was positive for the gold prices, the Great Unlock will be bad, right? We invite you to read our today’s article about the Great Unlock and find out whether it really must be negative for the gold prices. It’s all government’s fault, right? After all, the Great Lockdown was introduced by the federal and state governments introduced, wasn’t? Well, not quite...Read More

Fastmarkets has corrected its manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, in-whs Rotterdam price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday June 10 due to an error.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, in-whs Rotterdam was originally published at $1,500-1,600 per tonne on June 10. This has now been corrected to $1,550-1,600 per tonne.Fastmarket...Read More

The NFTRH plan is and has been that the gold mining sector, due to the fundamentals implied by the handy graphic below, could eventually lead a world full of inflatables higher. The miners, leveraging gold’s out performance to most everything else during liquidity crises and even deflation, move first and draw in the inflationist bugs later. If the macro goes inflationary the miners will lik...Read More

Just over a year ago, US Section 232 tariffs against imports of aluminium from Canada were removed. Now there are calls to reintroduce them.The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA), which represents US producers Century Aluminum and Magnitude 7, says that Canadian imports have "surged" since the tariffs were removed and are threatening the viability of the US primary aluminium industry.&nb...Read More

While the use of gold to protectagainst inflation is well known, it has other investment attributes that arepotentially even more valuable, and this is particularly true in times of crisis.In this analysis, we will examine therelative performance of gold and stocks (as represented by the S&P 500)between early February and late May, as the coronavirus pandemic and theresulting economic shutdown...Read More

Join members of Fastmarkets' editorial team as they discuss post Covid-19 opportunities in minor metals with industry experts. Click here to register for the two-part webinar.Part 1: Opportunities in minor metals post Covid-19Tuesday June 16, 1pm London timePanel discussion with Donna Vareha-Walsh (Indium Corp), Sean Fuller (Vital Materials), Suzannah Lipmann (Lipmann Walton & Co) and Dharam Kotec...Read More

The US Dollar Index is getting close to thebreakdown that will signal a massive Silver rally. A type of Silver rally thatwas last seen in the 70s, when Silver went from around $5 to $50.The market has virtually completed a fullcycle to set up the next Silver rally. See this long-term US Dollar Index chart: On the chart, I havemarked two fractals (1 to 3), with a fractal virtually representing...Read More

Dave Kranzler, Investement Research Dynamic's Mining Stock JournalThe bullion banks - at least on the Comex - have reduced their risk exposure to gold and silver derivatives over the last several months, which means reducing their short exposure. This is likely in response to the rising risk that they will be unable to meet increasing long-side counterparty delivery demands.Chris Marcus of Arca...Read More

Craig Hemke, TF MetalsWhile not the only consideration in forecasting price, it's always important to note the current COMEX contract balance. As the FOMC meets again this week, let's look under the hood to see whether or not positions are at extremes versus recent history.As you know, this has already been a strong year for COMEX Digital Gold. Price ended 2019 right at our forecast of $1520, an...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinOil API data not bullish, not consistent draws. Gold having a good start to the week, August chart breaks to neutral pattern..Read More

Gold and Silver moved lower early on June 2nd and3rd.  Our research teambelieves this is a “Washout Low” price rotation following a technical patternthat will prompt a much higher rally in precious metals.  This type of washout price rotation is fairlycommon before very big moves after Pennant/Flag formations or just afterreaching major price trigger levels.With Gold, a sidew...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday June 10 that are worth another look.US sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary, E-Sail Shipping Co, are unlikely to have an impact on steel freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets on June 10.Carmakers Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have signed agreements that stren...Read More

Could 2020 end, please? The pandemic is not over and the US suffers now from mass riots across the country. They could aggravate the coronavirus crisis and increase the demand for gold. On May 26, a black man, George Floyd, was killed by the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his arrest – he allegedly used earlier a $20 counterfeit bill in a nearby store – the police officer put...Read More

Just over a year ago, US Section 232 tariffs against imports of aluminium from Canada were removed. Now there are calls to reintroduce them.The American Primary Aluminum Association (APAA), which represents US producers Century Aluminum and Magnitude 7, says that Canadian imports have "surged" since the tariffs were removed and are threatening the viability of the US primary aluminium industry.&nb...Read More

From the March 23rd low in the PM complex we’ve enjoyed the first easy part of this rally that should have many years to run yet. Every bull market will consist of an impulse move followed by a consolidation period, rinse and repeat until the bull market ends with some type of reversal pattern. Normally in a secular bull market the turning points will generally be very large to buildup the e...Read More