Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 10 that are worth another look.Germany's Thyssenkrupp ended force majeure at its Steel Europe division on August 6, the company's spokesperson told Fastmarkets on August 10.If any member was going...Read More
Turkish steel mills booked no new cargoes on Tuesday August 10, keeping prices stable, but older cargoes have been reported, sources told Fastmarkets.Despite a lack of new bookings on Tuesday, cargoes booked the previous week were reported by the market.A United Kingdom booking comprised of 25,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $460 per tonne cfr was traded late in the week to August 6....Read More
Vietnamese steelmakers are planning to return to importing deep sea cargoes after limited recent buying activity in the country, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday August 10. Vietnamese buyers are looking closely at deep-sea cargoesMajor Chinese steel mills lower domestic scrap purchase prices for the second time in five daysTaiwan secures containerized scrap at lower pricesVietnamBuyers are seek...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board this morning, Tuesday August 10, this after a day of weakness on Monday - once again it looks like dips are being seen as a buying opportunity.Markets focused on when central bank will start to tighten monetary policy, and to what degree will the Delta variant of Covid-19 will slow the reflation trade Base metalsLME three-mon...Read More
Share this articleBut simply possessing the mineral and metal deposits isn't enough. Governments need good policies that attract private exploration and investmentThe Manitoba mining industry received some good news recently, but the province still needs to reform its mining policies for the sector to thrive.Despite some progress over the years, the province continues to have a hostile climate for...Read More
We spoke with Don Bubar, President and CEO of Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (TSX: AVL, OTCQB: AVLNF), a Canadian mineral development Company, specializing in sustainably produced materials, for clean technology. Avalon is currently focusing on developing its Separation Rapids Lithium Project, near Kenora, Ontario, while looking at several new project opportunities, including its 100%-owned Lilypa...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 10 that are worth another look.Germany's Thyssenkrupp ended force majeure at its Steel Europe division on August 6, the company's spokesperson told Fastmarkets on August 10.If any member was going...Read More
Prices for hot- and cold-rolled steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow went down as expected in the week ended Monday August 9, while the price of steel plate was stable despite downbeat sentiment among both mills and stockists, sources have told Fastmarkets.Hot-rolled sheetTwo key flat steel producers reduced their prices for HR sheet over the week by 7,200-7,500 roubles (...Read More
Most prices for steel import into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia decreased during the week ended Tuesday August 10 because of weak demand, sources told Fastmarkets.The main reasons for the poor level of demand was said to be the holiday season, as well as the fact that buyers wanted to see prices reach a bottom before placing orders.Saudi ArabiaIndia offered hot-rolled coil at $960-980...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 10 that are worth another look.Germany's Thyssenkrupp ended force majeure at its Steel Europe division on August 6, the company's spokesperson told Fastmarkets on August 10.If any member was going...Read More
A summary of the financial results for Egypt's biggest steelmaking group, Ezz Steel, for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2021.In brief"Local rebar consumption reached 3.36 million tonnes in the first half of 2021, an increase of 2% over the first half of 2020," the company said in a release to the London Stock Exchange on Monday August 9."However, consumption in...Read More
The Delta variant is pushing some hospitals to their capacities. Front line doctors are reporting that some patients are crashing in the ICU and are unresponsive to the same treatments that were working a few weeks ago. These doctors are pleading for people and doctors to take this variant seriously and to start early treatment upon first symptom onset. The Delta variant is responsible. Further, w...Read More
Lobo Tiggre joins us to explain. Is this a silver crash that will continue? Or is this a buy The dip moment? Lobo Tiggre, aka Louis James, is a legendary speculator and was Doug Casey's prot?(C)g?(C) at Casey Research for almost 14 years, until early 2018. He joined the Casey team in 2004. By 2007, he was writing and making investment recommendations in Casey's flagship newsletter, the Internation...Read More
Prices for domestic steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District have continued to decline, losing another 3000-5000 roubles ($41-68) per tonne in the seven days to Monday August 9.Market participants expect the downward trend to prevail until the busy construction season ends in early November.Considering the high prices on offer from traditional suppliers in the Moscow area, stockists have b...Read More
Watch Mike's presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qfgT... Late on Sunday night, $4 billion worth of gold was dumped onto the market during thinly traded hours. This caused the latest in a long line of 'flash crashes' for the gold and silver price. How is this allowed to happen, and where to from here? Join Mike Maloney and Adam Taggart to get their thoughts. ?>>?Download Mike's best...Read More
Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, why our current environment may be similar to that of 2008's, when gold initially lagged and then spiked three years later. Bristow comments on second quarter financial results and provides guidance for next year's production, as well as long-term plans to grow the copper line of the business to meet the demands of...Read More
From the Senate's infrastructure bill to the chair of the SEC, Gary Gensler looking to tame the "wild west' of crypto, there are many changes happening in the cryptocurrency world. Our Daniela Cambone speaks with Vince Lanci, founder of Echo Bay Partners and a contributor to Zerohedge, about the latest moves.Vince Lanci is Managing Partner at Echobay Partners LLC. Vince founded Echobay after a pro...Read More
Andy and I get on the podcast today to debrief the flash crash in Gold; 24,000 contracts were dumped and prices drastically went down. This was intended to produce a major shock factor in the market. This makes for an excellent buying opportunity as markets do not always behave this way, and the price will most likely shoot back up again due to the high demand. We talk inflation, debt, and the rea...Read More
CNBC's 'Squawk Box' team discusses markets, inflation expectations, Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook, the July jobs report and more with Mohamed El-Erian, advisor to Allianz and Gramercy.Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, a global investment firm and one of th...Read More
... Jerome Powell brings home the Gold medal in Dressage, dancing the monetary White Horse magnificently through the crisis, and restoring confidence to both the Consumer (borrowing frenzy) and Businesses (Both ISM Surveys are at, been at, record highs) ... ... but at what cost ?? ... with what side effects ??? ... and what long-term damage has been done to the economy ??? Many things to discuss ....Read More