Brazilian slab export prices were unchanged on Friday July 16, with most producers in a wait-and-see mode amid high prices for flat steel in the United States and falling slab prices in other regions.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil was $975-995 per tonne on July 16, stable from the previous week.Slab sellers were optimistic about the US market, sinc...Read More
American radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones joins Michael this week for a discussion on whether or not the title of "conspiracy theorist" is flattering, the difference between President Obama's pre-election stances and those he took once in office, what actually happened during the Biden election, whether or not California should be expelled from the Union, the plethora of platform...Read More
Part 1 (part 2 below)Suddenly, higher prices are everywhere: in food, fuel, housing - you name it. In fact, the annual Consumer Price Inflation rate (CPI) just spiked to 5.4%, a high not seen since 2008. A growing number of economic observers see these higher prices as the predictable result of the many trillions of new dollars in monetary and fiscal stimulus that world central banks & governments...Read More
With Craig taking a much-needed break, Sprott Money's Kam Hesari welcomes first time guest Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Advisory Group and Editor of The Boock Report. Listen in as they chat about what to expect in the coming months and how handcuffed the FED is to control it.Peter Boockvar is the Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group and Editor of The Boock R...Read More
Part 1 (part 2 below)Doubleline CEO Jeffrey Gundlach discusses inflation and whether he thinks it's transitory or will grow to be more insidious for the economy.Part 2Doubleline's Jeffrey Gundlach weighs in on stock valuations, which he believes are extremely high. He believes the Fed and stimulus are supporting stocks right now.Jeffrey Gundlach is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment...Read More
International investor Jim Rogers joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the runaway inflation he expects to inevitably weaken US economic might and contribute to the decline of US power abroad. Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. Rogers ha...Read More
Many breadth and sentiment indicators argue for a sustained correction in the stock market. The last three declines in the stock market over the past 6 years coincided with the three most recent significant lows in Gold and gold stocks. Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a...Read More
1:28 Energy supplies7:29 Decline in energy supplies12:27 Energy & gold14:19 Reduction in oil production18:00 Stimulus22:42 Silver update26:25 Manipulation32:34 Technical analysis38:38 Coal & natural gas46:21 RelocatingThis decade will bring an energy cliff that will drive a crisis in all markets, says Steve St. Angelo. Because the Fed controls the bond market, he argues the Fed largely controls ot...Read More
*This interview was recorded on July 9thJim Grant, founder of editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, joined "Squawk Box" last Friday to discuss what could be next for the bond market.James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depressi...Read More
The unthinkable just happened, junk bond yields fell below the rate of official inflation. This historic first and is letting you know that the system is almost dead. You might not know what this means so please allow me to explain. First, junk bonds are issued by vulnerable companies (junk). Typically, people buy them because they pay more, since you are taking more risk. Well now, even presuming...Read More
Harry Dent shows how economic momentum for the US peaked in late 2007 as he forecast way back in the late 1980s. Why? The massive Baby Boom passing their peak spending at age 46. Ever since we have been living off of never-ending monetary, and now since Covid, escalating fiscal stimulus. He shows why unprecedented home prices are the first to kill home sales and weigh on this "something for nothin...Read More
0:00 - The CPI is very 'inaccurate'3:18 - Technology vs inflation4:17 - Money supply6:15 - The best inflation hedges8:40 - "Gold is a good haven to save assets"9:55 - Prioritize buying a home first, then invest in stocks11:20 - Another "taper tantrum" will likely occur12:20 - Cryptocurrencies, tech stocks14:30 - Rising interest rates will "devastate" leveraged companies16:00 - Emerging markets deb...Read More
"We are in regular touch with the social media platforms and those engagements typically happen through members of our senior staff and also members of our COVID-19 team - given as Dr. Murthy conveyed, this is a big issue,Continue...Read More
There was little interest in imported scrap in the Vietnam market during the week to Friday July 16 due to the Covid-19 pandemic causing an almost complete shutdown of the local long steel and scrap markets, sources said.Offers for bulk Japanese H2 were mostly at $490-500 per tonne cfr Vietnam, with one offer at $505 per tonne cfr Vietnam, sources told Fastmarkets."There's not much interest in pur...Read More
"I'm sick and tired of this dictatorship."Read More
Biden is now paying farmers not to grow crops and was perhaps directed by Bill Gates, who has become the biggest farmland holder Continue...Read More
If we had a real government that was truly on the side of the people, they would be investigating what is going on, drag the people out, and put them on trial for crimes against humanity.Continue...Read More
This attack will be Xi Jinping's legacy and his attempt to rival the reputation of Mao Zedong. Will Team Biden be able to see it coming?Continue...Read More
"What the Fed is doing by purchasing mortgage-backed securities is eliminating the forces of the market in housing."Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020) and Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017). He is a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and Chief Economist at Tressis SV. Ranked as one of t...Read More
Are you ready for this week's absurdity? Here's our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats Continue...Read More