Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday February 17 that are worth another look.All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil...Read More
All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17."Our ambition to have a carbon-neutral fleet by 2050 was a 'moonshot' when we announced it in 2018. Today, we see it as a challenging, yet achievabl...Read More
Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe have moved up this week but with feedstock tightness remaining an issue, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday February 17.Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?860-880 per tonne ($1,043-1,067) on Wednesday, up from ?,?850-870 per tonne week on week.The price of hot-rolled coil has on...Read More
Turkish steel mills have preferred to focus on steel and billet sales so far this week, rather than resuming their deep-sea scrap purchases, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday February 17.The mills have stayed away from the deep-sea scrap markets since the end of last week, when two Turkish steelmakers booked US cargoes at $410 per tonne cfr on an HMS 1&2 (80:20) basis.The daily scrap in...Read More
With the world embracing renewable energy, nuclear power will see substantially more use in energy grids around the world, and with it, bring up uranium prices and uranium stocks, said Peter Grandich, founder of Peter Grandich & Co.0:00?EUR< - All-in on gold2:21?EUR< - Mining stocks vs gold5:00?EUR< - Gold vs S&P 5008:31?EUR< - Gold vs economic performance10:11?EUR< - Uranium14:22?EUR< - Renewable...Read More
Tom welcomes Ed Steer to the show, Ed writes a weekly subscriber column on the gold and silver markets. He brings us a bombshell overview of what is happening in the metals market.Talking Points From this Episode- Comex metals market activity.- Large short positions and extreme risk.- The suppression scheme is ending.Time Stamp References:0:00?EUR< - Intro0:57?EUR< - Comex Price Spreads2:32?EUR< -...Read More
Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More
Spike in interest rates hit gold and silver hard.First time home buyer credit tucked into stimulus bill will breed fraud and moral hazard.Tesla stock hurt by Bitcoin investment, potentially scaring off other CEOs from following Elon Musk into crypto.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as Pre...Read More
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"It is a mania. I know that word scares people, but it shouldn't," the Bianco Research president told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Tuesday. "The great thing about a mania is you make a lot of money fast. The hard thing about a mania is getting out with that money."Bianco suggests it's the wrong time to bail on stocks. He believes the market is early in the manic stage, and he draws a comparison to t...Read More
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.Read More
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Greater use of scrap in the steelmaking process will be an important step toward achieving a sharp drop in CO2 emissions, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (Jisf) said."We support and contribute to Japan's ambitious policy of carbon neutrality by 2050 and to that end, the Japanese steel industry will boldly take on the challenge of achieving zero-carbon steel," the federation said on Tuesday Feb...Read More
Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels.Continue...Read More