Face diapers will be required through January 18th on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations. The current TSA transportation mask order runs through Sept 13.Continue...Read More

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Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication which emphasizes market timing and stock selection for the sophisticated investor, as well as TheDailyGold Global, an add-on service for subscribers which covers global capital markets.Read More

Joining back on the Daily Dive is Lobo Tiggre from the Independent Speculator. He offers his take on the recent gold crash, federal regulation on cryptocurrencies, and how inflation factors can inform trading behaviors.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....Read More

Demand for steel rebar and billet remained limited in the United Arab Emirates in the week to Tuesday August 17, with prices already falling and some market participants expecting them to drop even further, sources told Fastmarkets.The lower prices for billet and rebar imports are expected to have a knock-on effect on the domestic market, where prices are also expected to decline because of weak d...Read More

.@ggreenwald Discussing The Failures Of The U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment & How The U.S. Government Has Lied About Afghanistan For Years pic.twitter.com/ljB1OKcwxs- The Columbia Bugle ???????, (@ColumbiaBugle) August 17, 2021 Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, and author of four New York Times best-selling books on politics and law. His most recent book, "No Place to Hide,...Read More

Troilus Gold's "Southwest zone will see a significant increase in contribution to the new resource estimate expected later in Q3/21," noted a Laurentian Bank Securities report. In an Aug. 17 research note, Laurentian Bank Securities analyst Jacques Wortman reported new results of four holes that Troilus Gold Corp. (TLG:TSX; CHXMF:OTCQX) drilled in the Southwest zone of its namesake project, inclu...Read More

Scotiabank stated in a research report that its outlook for MAG Silver Corp. remains positive as the firm is expected to commission a new processing plant at its Juanicipio JV project in Q4/21. In a July 28 research note, Scotia Capital Inc. (Scotia Bank) Analyst Trevor Turnbull, MBA, MSc, provided an update on recent activities at advanced stage silver development and exploration company MAG Sil...Read More

Sector expert Michael Ballanger explores the reasons behind the recent "flash crash" in gold and sees opportunity given the recent market fluctuations. I normally start these missives with a theme that is unrelated to precious metals investing but usually, at a minimum, rhymes with it. Because we are at the all-important midpoint of the month of August, I choose to do away with stories about my b...Read More

Clarus Securities Inc. stated in a research report that Emerita Resources Corp.'s initial drill results from La Infanta confirm historic high-grades and represent a resource with significant growth potential. In an August 13 research note, Research Analyst Varun Arora, MBA of Clarus Securities Inc. stated that Spain-focused critical and base metals explorer and developer Emerita Resources Corp.'s...Read More

The findings from the 2020 drill program at MAG Silver's joint venture project are reviewed in a PI Financial report. In an Aug. 5 research note, PI Financial analyst Chris Thompson reported MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE American) just announced 2020 infill and expansion drill results from Juanicipio that "confirm the significant resource expansion potential."The analyst added, "Many of the...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 17 that are worth another look.New Brazilian service center Centro de Cortes de Pr?(C)-Pintados (CPP), which focuses on pre-painted steel products, started operational activity in the southern state of Santa Catarina on August 11, the company told...Read More

A third trade union representing workers at Codelco's Andina copper mine has gone on strike after rejecting the company's latest labor offer, the Chilean state-owned miner said.A third trade union representing workers at Codelco's Andina copper mine have gone on strike after rejecting the company's latest labor offer, the Chilean state-owned miner said. Suplant joined Industrial Integration Labor...Read More

A spike in the US Dollar Index in the afternoon of Tuesday August 17 brought down the prices for all base metals except tin and lead by the 5pm close of trading on the London Metal Exchange, with copper and nickel down respectively by 2% and 1.6%.The dollar index hit an intraday high of 93.14 on Tuesday, the highest since Thursday last week, when it reached 93.19."We've had two days of macro uncer...Read More

Prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel coil imports into the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia increased during the week ended Tuesday August 17, although demand was only moderate, sources told Fastmarkets.The reason for this level of demand, given the slow market last week, was the low levels of stock being held in the two countries, sources said.But buyers preferred to make small bookin...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday August 17 that are worth another look.New Brazilian service center Centro de Cortes de Pr?(C)-Pintados (CPP), which focuses on pre-painted steel products, started operational activity in the southern state of Santa Catarina on August 11, the company told...Read More

A spike in the US Dollar Index in the afternoon of Tuesday August 17 brought down the prices for all base metals except tin and lead by the 5pm close of trading on the London Metal Exchange, with copper and nickel down respectively by 2% and 1.6%.The dollar index hit an intraday high of 93.14 on Tuesday, the highest since Thursday last week, when it reached 93.19."We've had two days of macro uncer...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices fell on Tuesday August 17, with crude steel production cuts in China leading to thin trading and depressing market sentiment.Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao:  $160.75 per tonne, down $2.77 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao:  $161.65 per tonne, down $2.38 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade premium, cfr Qingdao:  $129.54 per t...Read More

Seaborne coking coal prices in both the cfr China and fob Australia markets remained largely stable on thin trading on Tuesday August 17, with most buyers cautious about accepting high offers, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $351.82 per tonne, up $1.16 per tonne Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $305.61 per tonne, up $0.60 per tonne Premi...Read More

Domestic prices for steel rebar in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow narrowed upward by 2,000 roubles ($27) per tonne in the seven days to Monday August 16.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 66,000 roubles ($900) per tonne including 20% value-added tax on August 16.This price narrowed upward from 64,000-66,000 roubles pe...Read More