Junior miner Lithium Americas will start production of lithium at its Cauchari-Olaroz site in north-west Argentina in mid-2022, it announced on Tuesday March 2.The junior miner is moving ahead with the Argentinian lithium project in partnership with China's Gangfeng Lithium."Based on the latest construction schedule, which assumes a reduced workforce at site in accordance with Covid-19 protocols,...Read More

In 1978, a guy named James Burke wrote a book called Connections, which was then turned into a 10-part documentary for the BBC.In it, he showed how historic discoveries, scientific achievement, and world events were stacked one on the next in an interconnected way that led to some modern technological achievements like landing on the moon and the atomic bomb.One episode was called "The Long Chain....Read More

The export market for steel hot-rolled coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) improved during the week to Monday March 1 on new sales to Turkey and bullishness among suppliers.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel HRC, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $725-735 per tonne on Monday, up from $705-725 per tonne a week earlier.One Russia-origin cargo was sold to Turkey at $760 p...Read More

ArcelorMittal has raised its European long steel product prices by a minimum of ?,?30-40 ($35-48) per tonne, market sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 2.The price increases relate to mesh-quality wire rod, beams and rebar and came into effect on Friday February 26...Read More

Imported steel rebar prices to the United Arab Emirates decreased this week amid new deals, after the price reduction from local rebar producers, sources told Fastmarkets on March 2.The country's biggest steel producer Emirates Steel has been offering rebar at 2,535 dirhams ($690) per tonne ex-works since February 24 and Conares Steel is offering rebar at 2,530 dirhams per tonne ex-works.Hamriyah...Read More

China's domestic rebar market stabilized on Tuesday March 2 following the issuance of higher list prices and a strengthening of futures contracts. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,610-4,650 yuan ($713-719) per tonne, unchangedShagang, a major rebar producer in eastern, China raised its ex-works prices for rebar by 150 yuan per tonne to 4,850 yuan per tonne including value-added tax. This prices...Read More

Prices for steel scrap in the principal Mexican markets decreased sharply in the week ended Friday February 26, amid increases in inventories and a wider gap between prices in the various regions.Fastmarkets' weekly steel scrap assessments for Mexico fell sharply in nine grades, with a number of steel producers reducing prices in all regions, and also reflecting price cuts announced recently but t...Read More

ArcelorMittal has raised its European long steel product prices by a minimum of ?,?30-40 ($35-48) per tonne, market sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday March 2.The price increases relate to mesh-quality wire rod, beams and rebar and came into effect on Friday February 26...Read More

Gold can lead real yields and its weakness is an indicator of a potential sustained rebound in real yields. Meanwhile, relative strength in Silver, strength in Commodities & extreme selling of Bonds does not indicate deflation. The market action is indicating an economic recovery with inflation but not yet accelerating inflation.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of...Read More

Turkish steel mills stayed out of the deep-sea scrap markets again on Tuesday March 2, focusing instead on raising steel prices following the latest surge in scrap values, market sources told Fastmarkets.The latest transaction was recorded late on Friday February 26, when a steel mill in the Marmara region paid $456 per tonne cfr for Baltic Sea-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20).The transaction raised the dai...Read More

Bill Fleckenstein is the President of Fleckenstein Capital and writes a popular column 'Contrarian Chronicles' for MSN Money as well as the daily Market Rap column for his website: Fleckenstein Capital. Bill has appeared at one time or another in virtually all financial media including Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, MSN, Marketwatch, Barron's and more. Bill is a highly sought after speaker,...Read More

For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HEREJim Willie is a statistical analyst in marketing research and retail forecasting. He holds a PhD in Statistics, and his career has stretched over 25 years. He aspires to thrive in the financial editor world, unencumbered by the limitations of economic credentials. Jim operates a free website called Golden Jackass.Read More

Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has begun investing in Bitcoin. The move is a complete 180-degree turn from the high-profile investor who previously called the cryptocurrency "garbage," and a "nothing burger." In an exclusive with our Daniela Cambone, he reveals the tipping point that caused him to change his stance. O'Leary says he allocated 3% of his portfolio to Bitcoin. The i...Read More

David Smith, senior analyst at http://TheMorganReport.com?EUR<, says silver's fundamentals parallel what the fundamentals were for palladium before its history rise.0:00?EUR< Intro0:55?EUR< Silver dips before $262:12?EUR< Silver could "do a palladium"9:51?EUR< Gold/silver ratio15:48?EUR< Food inflationDavid H. Smith is senior analyst for The Morgan Report, and a ghostwriter. Smith has visited and...Read More

Professor David B. Collum from Cornell University discusses the danger signs in the economy and the potential for a crash that the Fed has contributed to and may not save us from. Jason and Professor Collum also discuss unseen inflation and investors reaching for yield because of low interest rates.0:00?EUR< Introducing David B. Collum3:12?EUR< Economy was in trouble before the pandemic4:56?EUR< W...Read More

Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at age 37. He is considered to be one of the greatest investors of all time. Rogers has made two record-setting journeys - once by motorcycle and once by car - and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for doing so. In between his frequent travels, he has served as a p...Read More

Gold stocks are the best value in the marketplace again says professional mining investor David Erfle. He addresses the recent price fall in gold and where we might see a near-term bottom. David also discusses how the junior gold stocks, but especially junior silver stocks, are performing strongly on a relative basis. David also offers advice and wisdom regarding how to handle the volatility of th...Read More

*This interview was recorded on Feb. 10Last October, Prof. Roach published an article in the Financial Times titled "The end of the dollar's exorbitant privilege." He argues that the dollar could fall as much as 35 percent by the end of 2021. In this interview, Prof. Roach walks us through the reasoning behind his arguments and discusses the economic and political significance of a dollar crash, m...Read More

In this video I speak with the creator of Trends Journal, Gerald Celente. We discuss his predictions and themes for 2021. He says that American's standard of living will go dramatically, and we are heading for the Greatest Depression ever & he likened it to economic doomsday. So in this video we get his take on the most important macroeconomic themes, how to prepare yourself, gold, silver, preciou...Read More

Michael S. "Mickey" Fulp is a Certified Professional Geologist with over 29 years experience as an exploration geologist searching for economic deposits of base and precious metals, industrial minerals, coal, uranium, and water in North and South America and China. Mickey has worked for junior explorers, major mining companies, private companies, and investors as a consulting economic geologist fo...Read More