With just hours to go before his swearing-in, Joe Biden and his team have already started Wednesday with a blitz of announcements for Executive Orders that will be issued immediately.Continue...Read More
Nothing to see here, just a Communist super state building a massive detention camp. Footage has emerged of a huge quarantine facility beingContinue...Read More
"Some of us still, surprisingly, do have a voice. So they want them shut down completely."Read More
Continue...Matthew Piepenburg, co-founder of SignalsMatter.com, has extensive experience in alternative investments, law, and finance, with particular expertise in managed futures, credit and equity investing. He also has years of experience researching, evaluating and investing in alternative investments: hedge funds, private equity vehicles, VC and real estate. Matthew Piepenburg's skills includ...Read More
India ranks as the second-largest gold consuming country in the world, second only behind China. But Continue...Read More
Falling Turkish deep-sea scrap import prices have continued with the latest Baltic Sea transaction heard on Wednesday January 20.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked the Baltic Sea cargo, comprising HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $440 per tonne, shredded at $445 per tonne and bonus at $450 per tonne cfr. The cargo composition was not clear.The previous deep-sea deal, which was from the United...Read More
Iranian export prices for steel billet and slab softened in the week to Wednesday January 20 amid challenging market conditions, Fastmarkets has heard.Lower scrap costs globally, increased competition in the semi-finished steel market and lower prices for finished steel in customers' markets have forced Iranian suppliers to reduce their offer and deal prices for both billet and slab.One cargo of 3...Read More
In conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, the CEO of Riverside Resources outlines the "sunglasses needed" future he sees for the company in the coming year. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Dr. John-Mark Staude of Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI:TSX.V; RVSDF:OTCQB), where "knowledge is golden." Dr. Staude, on behalf of all the shareholders, happy new year, and gl...Read More
Peter Krauth, the editor of Silver Stock Investor, looks at silver's bull markets since the 1970s and discusses what he thinks lies ahead. There's no consensus on whether silver is in its second or third secular bull market since the 1970s. That's because people define bull markets in different ways. But as I'll show you, it's not that important.What we do know is that silver enjoyed a huge bull...Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia. Read More
An overview of the specialty steel raw materials markets in Europe and their latest price moves.Charlotte Radford, Cristina Belda...Read More
As investors await the incoming Bidenadministration and the uncertainties that a transition of power may bring, preciousmetals markets regained some ground through Thursday’s close but have pulledback again on Friday, especially silver and platinum. Preciousmetals prices and financial markets haveseemingly been unaffected by recent political turmoil. Investors have beennonchalant in the face...Read More
Hurray! The disastrous year of 2020, which brought about the COVID-19 pandemic , the Great Lockdown , and the economic crisis , is over! Now, the question is what will 2021 be like – both for the U.S. economy and the gold market.To provide an answer, below I analyze the most important economic trends for the next year and their implications for the yellow metal. 1.Society gains herd immunity...Read More
Turkey's vehicle output totaled 1,297,854 units in 2020, down by 11.18% from 1,461,244 vehicles the previous year, the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) has revealed.Automotive exports decreased by 26.83% to 916,543 vehicles in 2020, compared with the 1,252,586 vehicles exported in 2019, according to figures published by the association in the week beginning Monday January 18.The...Read More
Brazil-based miner Vale said its sales have not been affected by a fire that impacted one of its piers at the Ponta do Madeira port terminal last week, in the country's northern Maranh??o state.The terminal caught fire on Thursday January 14, but the accident was contained with no victims or environmental damage, according to the miner. The company is investigating the causes of the incident, it a...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 20 that are worth another look.Brazil-based miner Vale said its sales have not been affected by a fire that impacted one of its piers at the Ponta do Madeira port...Read More
Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States dipped despite buyers still struggling to find spot tons at competitive prices. Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, fob mill US was calculated at $56.08 per hundredweight ($1,121.60 per short ton) on Wednesday January 20, down by 1.37% from $56.86 per cwt the previous day but 3.12% higher than $54.38 per cwt a week ago. Inputs were collected...Read More
Brazil-based miner Vale said its sales have not been affected by a fire that impacted one of its piers at the Ponta do Madeira port terminal last week, in the country's northern Maranh??o state.The terminal caught fire on Thursday January 14, but the accident was contained with no victims or environmental damage, according to the miner. The company is investigating the causes of the incident, it a...Read More
The price of standard-grade cobalt has hit a fresh high, reaching numbers not seen in nearly two years after non-Chinese consumers stepped into the market in the week to Wednesday January 20, with enough strength to help a two-week price rally continue after buying interest from China dipped.Trading volumes were now at "normal" levels, according to one trader, after two weeks of furious activity w...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 20 that are worth another look.Brazil-based miner Vale said its sales have not been affected by a fire that impacted one of its piers at the Ponta do Madeira port...Read More