"I understand the desire to have a 'nice summer,' but we are shooting ourselves in the foot," said Ross. "We see the handwriting on the wall here."Continue...Read More

"This is an all hands on deck moment.""We're seeing the rates go up too high. We all need to do our part to try and prevent the need to do something else."Continue...Read More

State Senator calls for new election... Wants Biden electors recalled...Stunning details..."I have heard enough. With the tens of thousands of ballots mailed without being requested, the over ten thousand people who voted after registering after November 3rd, the failure of Maricopa to turn over the 40% machines, the passwords that Dominion still refuses (1/2)Continue...Read More

For our final episode of the trading week, we are joined on the Daily Dive by that of Tavi Costa, Partner & Portfolio Manager for Crescat Capital. Tavi joins us this afternoon to discuss the great rotation from tech firms to natural resource firms within the market, inflation expectations, the impact of inflation on stocks and real estate, and the risk of P/E deflation among equities.Tavi Costa is...Read More

The Fed's official balance sheet is up another $104 billion in the last week and now up to over $8.2 trillion in total. Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought provoking content that includes interviews with top experts, analysis and short videos about investing and the economy http://www.patreon.com/wallstformainst?EUR< Please visit the Wall St for Main St webs...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices halted its upward trend on Friday July 16 due to market participants' concern of price supervision from government offices.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 5,200-5,240 yuan ($804-811) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 5,070-5,120 yuan per tonne, up by 120-130 yuan per tonneEastern rebar prices were 180-190 yuan per tonne higher than on July 9, mainly due...Read More

The price of austenitic stainless steel scrap remained steady in the week to Friday July 16 ahead of the summer slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for stainless steel scrap 316 solids domestic, delivered merchants UK was ?1,700-1,800 ($2,352- 2,491) per tonne on July 16, unchanged week on week.In the UK and in Europe, there is a summer slowdown in July and Aug...Read More

"While the declines in these asset prices has been rapid, their levels are still historically elevated, which could lead to further pain in theContinue...Read More

Greg McCoach of The Mining Speculator, Reyna Silver CEO Jorge Ramiro Monroy and Peter Megaw, Reyna's chief technical advisor, discuss the current silver market and why Reyna Silver is "perfectly positioned." Silver and the silver exploration company Reyna Silver Corp. (RSLV:TSX.V; RSNVF:OTCMKTS) were the focus of the July 14, 2021, Streetwise Live! Broadcast. Reyna CEO Jorge Ramiro Monroy, Reyna...Read More

Mining and metals producer Assmang has declared force majeure on its medium-carbon ferro-manganese production in South Africa, a source told Fastmarkets on Friday July 16.Assmang produces refined ferro-manganese at its Cato Ridge Alloys plant in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal and informed its customers about the force majeure on production earlier this week.The force majeure declaration was...Read More

The CPI surged 5.4% in June, but Powell still sees inflation as transitory. For now, gold has risen under the dovish Fed’s wing amid higher inflation.Did you think that 5% was high inflation? Or that inflation has already peaked? Wrong! Inflation rose even further in June, although it was already elevated in May. Indeed, the consumer price index surged 0.9% in the last month, following a 0.6...Read More

For the past two years at this juncture, the Precious Metals Sector has risen sharply in a month-long up cycle for Silver and with the high inflation expectations going forward a similar ramp up for the Precious Metals Sector is a real possibility. Inflation ExpectationsAccording to the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations:the under-40 crowd expects inflation to hit 3.8% a year fro...Read More

Several steelmakers in China stopped issuing export offers this week, while others sharply increased their offer prices to overseas buyers, suggesting that the Chinese government's desire to see production cuts is starting to have an impact.Steel mills, including Shandong Iron & Steel and Yingkou Medium Plate Co, have issued no export offers this week, with limited availability forcing them to pri...Read More

The ECB adopts a new inflation target. Is the European Central Bank mimicking the Fed or doing its own thing? The revolution in central banking is spreading. Following the Fed, the European Central Bank has also modified its target. Last week, after an 18-months review of its monetary policy framework, the ECB published a statement on its monetary policy strategy, deciding to change its goal from...Read More

Smartinvestors are preparing to profit from a supply squeeze in an $18-billionmarket.So,what’s a supply squeeze?Simple:When the supply of something goes DOWN at the same time demand for it goesUP... Asupply squeeze triggers.Whenthat happens, you can potentially make more in a short time than you wouldnormally make over a lifetime.Forexample, it just happened with lumber.Thecoronavirus shut d...Read More

Coal exports from Australia's Queensland state fell 2% year on year in June, according to data from the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corp and Gladstone Ports Corp.Queensland, the country's metallurgical coal hub, exported 18.02 million tonnes of coal - including some thermal coal - in June, down from 18.43 million tonnes shipped in June 2020, according to the latest data from the two port operators...Read More

Brazilian steel producers have accepted a reduction of 10% in import duties, and agreed to avoid raising domestic prices further, according to the country's economy minister, Paulo Guedes.The government has been in talks with representatives of steel producers, the country's construction industry and other end users. They are discussing options to normalize supply of rebar and other steel products...Read More

Flat-rolled steel import prices increased in South America during the week ended Friday July 16 amid higher freight rates from China and the first deals for September-shipment cargoes of Brazilian and Japanese origin, market participants told Fastmarkets."Freight from China... was heard to be still rising. This is creating big headaches for traders," a mill source said.A vessel shortage and less b...Read More

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

Production at Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) in New Caledonia has been disrupted by protesters, a Glencore spokesperson confirmed to Fastmarkets.Le Figaro newspaper had reported the disruption on Thursday July 15, citing a statement issued by KNS owners Glencore and Soci?(C)t?(C) Mini??re du Sud Pacifique SA (SMSP).The site was placed "on standby," with production...Read More