?>>?Brazil joined Thailand, Hungary, Poland and Russia with large tonnage purchases of physical gold.Brazil's central bank buys 41.8 tonnes of gold in June https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-07-19...This is Brazil's largest purchase of physical gold since 1999 and increased Brazil's official gold reserve by over 50% US Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low https://blog...Read More

"The UK government is clear that Juan Guaido has been recognized by Her Majesty's Government since February 2019 as the only legitimate President of Venezuela," the British Foreign Office said in aContinue...Read More

The key takeaways from this resource estimate are outlined in a PI Financial report. In a July 13 research note, PI Financial analyst Chris Thompson reported that Liberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX; LGDTF:OTCQB) completed a "positive" maiden resource estimate for its Black Pine property and did so earlier than the analyst expected. "Of the +2M oz [million ounce] global resource, over 1M oz gold is conta...Read More

Westhaven Gold's recent drill results and exploration work planned for H2/21 at Shovelnose are outlined in a Red Cloud Securities report. In a July 8 research note, Red Cloud Securities analyst Taylor Combaluzier reported that Westhaven Gold Corp.'s (WHN:TSX.V) recently released drill results of five holes from Shovelnose's South Zone returned "intercepts of significant grades and widths."These a...Read More

Newrange Gold's exploration news is discussed in a Noble Capital Markets report. Newrange Gold PamlicoIn a July 7 research note, Noble Capital Markets analyst Mark Reichman reported that all four of Newrange Gold Corp.'s (NRG:TSX.V; NRGOF:OTCQB) follow-up diamond core holes drilled at its Pamlico project helped identify "new zones of mineralization that correlate well with that of the historic Pa...Read More

Inflation surged in May, and some worry that it has already reached its peak. Has it indeed? This issue is key for the Fed and the gold market.Inflation has soared recently. The CPI annual rate surged 5% in May, which was the fastest jump since the Great Recession. However, the Fed officials still maintain that inflation will only be temporary. Some of the analysts even claim that inflation has al...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

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 20 that are worth another look,Shipments and distribution of steel in Germany have been disrupted by the recent flooding in the country, pushing flat steel producer Thyssenkrupp to declare force majeure, sources told Fastmarkets...Read More

Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry in an open-consultation process on the pricing methodology for its Northern Europe and United States hot-rolled coil indices. The consultation, which began June 16 and ended on Friday July 16, was done as part of its annual methodology review process in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) principles for pri...Read More

Mexican ferrous scrap prices continued to increase over the past week, with steelmakers competing to secure limited material and buyers in the key regions of Monterrey and Baj?-o heard accepting higher prices to keep volumes flowing.Fastmarkets assessed the steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Monterrey at 12,400 pesos ($622) per tonne on Tuesday July 20, up by 50 pesos...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange performed well on Tuesday July 20, despite strong headwinds from rising coronavirus cases and a strong United States Dollar Index."The sell-off on Monday July 19 across the LME base metals complex was triggered by a set of negative macro dynamics, which spooked global investors," Fastmarkets analyst Andy Farida said. "Risk sentiment turned very negat...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday July 20 that are worth another look,Shipments and distribution of steel in Germany have been disrupted by the recent flooding in the country, pushing flat steel producer Thyssenkrupp to declare force majeure, sources told Fastmarkets...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange performed well on Tuesday July 20, despite strong headwinds from rising coronavirus cases and a strong United States Dollar Index."The sell-off on Monday July 19 across the LME base metals complex was triggered by a set of negative macro dynamics, which spooked global investors," Fastmarkets analyst Andy Farida said. "Risk sentiment turned very negat...Read More

The London Metal Exchange nickel cash price is likely to hit $20,500 per tonne in the third quarter, with strong stainless steel demand and electric vehicle (EV) restocking driving the uptrend, according to analysts at Citi.Despite a sell off across base metals on July 19, Citi Metals Strategist Oliver Nugent told Fastmarkets that nickel fundamentals remain strong for Q3 and that he expects the pr...Read More

Hot-rolled coil prices across China's domestic market edged lower on Tuesday July 20 and futures prices fell following Beijing's latest pledge to ensure stable prices for commodities.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 5,850-5,930 yuan ($903-915) per tonne, down by 20-30 yuan per tonneThe most-traded HRC contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slipped to a one-week low of 5,822 yuan per tonne in e...Read More

There will be FIREWORKS in the Silver Market... by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportWhy did the iShares SLV ETF add so much silver to its inventories yesterday when the price of silver sold off? The iShares SLV ETF added more silver in one day than the combined 4-week net change of several of the other leading Silver ETFs. Also, why has Sprott's PSLV ETF valued declined compared to the silve...Read More

Precious metals markets got absolutely slammed onThursday.  The selling rout followedstatements put out by the Federal Reserve suggesting that tapering and ratehikes could come sooner than previously expected.The U.S. Dollar Index spiked on the Fed’s latest talkingpoints, prompting short sellers in the commodity futures markets to pounce. Copper and most other commodities also got hamme...Read More

Gold declined yesterday, or I shouldsay, it rushed down at breakneck speed. And while it might have been a surprisefor some, it wasn’t for me.However, we should stay alert to anypossible changes, as no market moves in a straight line. Tread carefully.On a side note, while I didn’t check itmyself (well, it’s impossible to read every article out there), based on thecorrespondence I...Read More

Gold had a remarkable 2020, gaining 22% for the calendar year on a “perfect storm” of factors, namely:Torrid safe haven demand driven by fear of the coronavirus and its economic fallout;Record-low sovereign bond yields, with many countries’ bonds actually offering negative returns. There is a strong correlation between the gold price and low yields, particularly the benchmark US...Read More

The US GDP has already recovered from the pandemic recession. What’s next for the economy and the gold market?Ladies and Gentlemen, the economic crisis has ended. Actually, not only is the recession over but so is the recovery! This is at least what the recent GDP readings are indicating. As the chart below shows, the US nominal GDP has already jumped above the pre-pandemic level . The real...Read More