Japanese steel scrap exporters were unwilling to part with large tonnages of material at current market prices ahead of a long holiday in the country starting this week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 11.Japanese sellers cautious about new salesLarge gap between containerized and bulk-shipment prices for Taiwan imported scrapChinese scrap import market quiet despite futures gains; pr...Read More
Base metals prices on the LME were mainly weaker this morning, Wednesday August 11, after average rebound gains of 1.4% on Tuesday, while SHFE base metals prices were mainly stronger in reaction to yesterday's LME gains.US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, focused on the transport system Wall Street set fresh record highs on Tuesday US dollar strong and climbing and US treasury yields...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Critical Elements Lithium Corp. [CRE-TSXV, CRECF-OTCQX, F12-FSE] shares rallied Wednesday after the company said the Canadian Government has rendered a favourable decision in relation to its proposed Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project in James Bay, Quebec.Critical Elements has said it aspires to become a large, responsible supplier of lithium to the electric vehic...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 11 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal will start up a third rolling mill at its Jo??o Monlevade long steel plant in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state in January 2022, due to strong demand and...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe moved down slightly in the week ended Wednesday August 11 due to limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Demand has been weak because of the seasonal slowdown across Europe, but this was expected to recover in September, following the traditional cycle.In addition, competitive offers from Central Europe have contributed to the downbeat sen...Read More
If I were to ask you when we first started to fall in love with coal, there are dozens of answers you might give me.Perhaps some of the younger crowd would say 1990, when coal consumption in the U.S. topped 1 billion tons that year for the first time in history. Or maybe a few of the grizzled veterans in our investment community here would say 1961, the year that coal became a major go-to fuel to...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were stable in Northern Europe and down in Italy on Wednesday August 11 due to seasonally weak trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets calculated its daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe at ?,?1,138.13 ($1,334.51) per tonne on August 11, down by ?,?0.62 per tonne from ?,?1,138.75 per tonne on August 10.The index was dow...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday August 11 that are worth another look.ArcelorMittal will start up a third rolling mill at its Jo??o Monlevade long steel plant in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state in January 2022, due to strong demand and...Read More
The shareholders of United Arab Emirates-based Arkan Building Materials have approved the merger of their company with Emirates Steel, Arkan said on August 9.Arkan owns companies in the construction-related sectors, including cement and concrete producers.Emirates Steel has crude steel capacity for 3.5 million tonnes per year, making it the biggest steel producer in the UAE. It produces rebar, wir...Read More
Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe remained unchanged on Wednesday August 11 with the market moving through a seasonally slower period of trading, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?1,400-1,430 ($1,642-1,677) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week."Prices remain above ?,?1,400 per tonne,...Read More
Turkish steel mills remained out of the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday August 11, booking no new cargoes, sources told Fastmarkets.With no new transactions heard, the market remained steady.A small number of older cargo deals had come to light at the start of this week, for material...Read More
Japanese steel scrap exporters were unwilling to part with large tonnages of material at current market prices ahead of a long holiday in the country starting this week, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 11.Japanese sellers cautious about new salesLarge gap between containerized and bulk-shipment prices for Taiwan imported scrapChinese scrap import market quiet despite futures gains; pr...Read More
For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HERE0:00 - Bitcoin's intrinsic value3:20 - Bitcoin price forecast4:19 - Altcoins will "go to zero"7:46 - Proof of stake8:15 - Ethereum flippening11:11 - Transaction coins12:55 - "Max coin""There is no top price for Bitcoin because there is no bottom for fiat money(currency)" said Max Keiser, Host of The Keiser Report. Fiat money is currency which does not have i...Read More
Larry Lindsey, a former director of the National Economic Council and advisor to President George W. Bush, expresses extreme concern about the current administration's lack of attention on China. The author of Currency War speaks with our Daniela Cambone about China's president Xi JinPing who he calls a "sociopath," that will stop at nothing to propel China to superpower status. Purchase the Curre...Read More
July's consumer price index (CPI) data was released Wednesday, with headline CPI coming in at 5.4%, the same reading as June's. Todd Horwitz, chief market strategist at BubbaTrading.com, said that this is not the peak. "I think it's going to get a lot higher. I think we're in a lot of trouble because of the policies of the Administration that's in power and of course, the Federal Reserve," Horwitz...Read More
Today, Martin and I talk government and crypto-in the face of the national debt, the US is depending on the cheapening of dollars to pay back debt that has grown exponentially in the last decade. Additionally, we face other probing questions in looking at Europe's 2030 agenda. Ending democracy and implementing shared power between nations would have many interesting implications, and we dive into...Read More
0:00 - Introduction0:36 - Global Markets & Stocks5:30 - V Recovery & Reality7:28 - Inflation & Real Rates13:05 - Fed & Political Will16:26 - Will Rates Rise?26:35 - Holdings & Conviction29:16 - Geopolitical Risks31:53 - Gov't Intervention33:52 - Wrap UpMost stock markets and sectors have underperformed compared with US Markets. This is because every time the Fed prints, it ends up with corporation...Read More
Chris Vermeulen, founder of Technical Traders Ltd, joins us on Metal Money as we discuss the great silver price slam down from 30 million ounces of paper silver dumped earlier this week in the early hours of Asian trading.Chris Vermeulen has been involved in the markets since 1997 and is the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. He is an internationally recognized technical analyst, trader, and is the...Read More
George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at the age of 38, George semi retired and...Read More
It's been "tough sledding" for the precious metals since June, but will the usually hot month of August turn things around? Chris Vermeulen has been involved in the markets since 1997 and is the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. He is an internationally recognized technical analyst, trader, and is the author of the book: 7 Steps to Win With Logic.Known primarily by his nickname "Turd Ferguson," Cr...Read More