It didn't take long for the Biden administration to begin putting the brakes on Trump's previously ordered troop draw downs which occurred in the last two months of his presidency, particularly in Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Continue...Read More
While all eyes have been focused on GameStop and a handful of other heavily-shorted stocks as Continue...Read More
With short squeezes going on in the stock market, that have now spread to the silver market, the first reports are in.And the SLV trust is reporting that 37 million ounces were added in just one single day on Friday! !Keep in mind that there are other silver trusts that likely added metal as well, and it seems like the Reddit WallStreetBets crowd certainly made an impact today!Read More
The Critical Investor takes a look at Alianza Mineral's latest drill results at its Haldane Silver Project in the Keno Hill District and explains why it may be just scratching the surface. All pictures are company material, unless stated otherwise.All currencies are in US Dollars, unless stated otherwise. After drilling its flagship Haldane project in the Yukon 1.5 years ago, and coming up with d...Read More
Swedish steelmakers SSAB no longer plans to acquire the Ijmuiden plant in the Netherlands off of Tata Steel, SSAB said on Friday January 29.Tata Steel initiated discussions with SSAB on the sale of its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands and related downstream assets in November 2020. After the announcement, market sources said it would have allowed SSAB to increase its presence in Northern Europe.A...Read More
China's Baowu Steel Group, the world's largest steelmaker, is in talks with Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co for a potential merger.While a small segment of the steel market already had some knowledge of this development, particularly after Baowu Steel sent some of its company officials to Shandong Steel to conduct surveys on the topic of a merger, the matter became public after local media reported...Read More
General Motors (GM) plans to transition its entire light-duty vehicle fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035, bringing an end to its production of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. The automaker aims to go carbon neutral by 2040.A GM spokesperson told Fastmarkets that the company has set a goal to exclusively produce EVs in its light-duty fleet and discontinue producing internal combustion...Read More
Slab export prices from Brazil were unchanged in the week ended Friday January 29, with consumers cautious due to uncertainty in steel markets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil remained at $760-780 per tonne fob on Friday.Producers have been trying to sustain offers at $780 per tonne fob in the US market, but buyers are holding back in an attempt to...Read More
That is a bullish omen for gold, as its subsequent upleg can accelerate after differential gold-ETF-share selling pressure ends.Read full newsRead More
That is a bullish omen for gold, as its subsequent upleg can accelerate after differential gold-ETF-share selling pressure ends.Read full newsRead More
High gold prices are boosting Ethiopia's mining revenue and attracting more investor interest in a sector that is largely dominated by artisanal and smaller players. Coronavirus-linked border closures...Read full newsRead More
Starter packs are available for just about every type of novice. The PC gamer usually gets a standard build — monitor, tower, keyboard — that can be added to. A home brewer can likewise pick up a still and ingredients to quickly begin their own line of quirky beverages. But investors usually have to choose from ETFs and indexes that are often too broad — or too narrow — for...Read More
The new year has already seen unlikely stocks picking up huge gains. From AMC to GameStop over the border, to Cineplex and BlackBerry closer to home, momentum abounds. But does this mean that Canadian investors should start getting in on highly risky speculative plays? Or is there a less volatile way to play value stocks? Let’s explore three value picks together that could beef up a portfoli...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 29 that are worth another look.South America's import prices for flat-rolled steel were mostly down during the week ended January 29, with China-origin material offered at lower levels for April shipment.The arrival of around a quarter...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 29 that are worth another look.South America's import prices for flat-rolled steel were mostly down during the week ended January 29, with China-origin material offered at lower levels for April shipment.The arrival of around a quarter...Read More
Silver was worth US$28.82 an ounce on the spot market at the time of writing, up 6.8%.Some retailers have reportedly stopped accepting orders for physical silver products due to unprecedented demand.Silver equities in Toronto shone, with Mexico-focused producer First Majestic Silver's share price (TSX: FR) jumping from below C$18 mid-week to a one-year high of $24.43.The miner told the regula...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 29 that are worth another look.South America's import prices for flat-rolled steel were mostly down during the week ended January 29, with China-origin material offered at lower levels for April shipment.The arrival of around a quarter...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday January 29 that are worth another look.South America's import prices for flat-rolled steel were mostly down during the week ended January 29, with China-origin material offered at lower levels for April shipment.The arrival of around a quarter...Read More
All of a sudden there is decentralization. Is inflation next? Also, the blast radius investment factor.We have it all covered in the latest Insights. Read More
Catherine Austin Fitts exposes the connections between Big Tech and the federal government and how they are engineering a system of planetary control.Catherine Austin Fitts is a former Wall Street investment banker, macroeconomic expert and publisher of The Solari Report https://solari.com/.Read More