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A report made public by the Canadian Press states that U.S. representatives on the International Joint Commission sent a letter to the U.S. State Department stating that their Canadian counterparts are blocking the release of new data related to toxic chemicals from southern British Columbia coal mines in water shared by both countries.According to the news agency's account, the missive says that...Read More
Right when the soccer fever is at its peak with the last matches of the World Cup 2018 quickly approaching, Russian giant Alrosa (MCX:ALRS) unearthed a diamond shaped as a soccer ball.The 0.50-carat stone was found at the company's Karpinskaya-1 pipe, located in the northern Arkhangelsk Region and operated by the miner's subsidiary Severalmaz."Nature creates different whimsical shapes, but it's th...Read More
Miners are looking to fill a range of roles now that commodity prices have recovered, says ENR Global.Sue Kihn, InfoMine's Community Manager, talked to the firm's recruitment expert in May."After hitting the bottom of the cycle, real data and expert opinion reflect recovery and growth in 2018 and beyond," says ENR."This year we have seen a marked increase in recruitment activity, especially opport...Read More
The Oyster Creek nuclear plant, located near the New Jersey shore, will be completely dismantled between 2075 and 2078.Even though the closure of the 50-year-old plant will take place by the end of 2018, officials with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced this week that it will take much longer to completely shut it down.During a press briefing, the NRC said that the facility will stop p...Read More
Okay, one more look at wage inflation, followed by a short diatribe on the unfairness of life. As the labor markets get tighter, power is finally shifting from companies to workers. For some reason Iowa is leading the way (the promised two sentences are in bold): Say Hello to Full Employment — Want to know where the economy is headed? Look at Des Moines(Atlantic) – This morning, the La...Read More
Okay, one more look at wage inflation, followed by a short diatribe on the unfairness of life. As the labor markets get tighter, power is finally shifting from companies to workers. For some reason Iowa is leading the way (the promised two sentences are in bold): Say Hello to Full Employment — Want to know where the economy is headed? Look at Des Moines(Atlantic) – This morning, the La...Read More
Gold futures settled lower Friday, but still notched a slight gain for the week, after a mostly upbeat U.S. jobs report was seen keeping the Federal Reserve on a path toward gradually higher interest rates. Beyond the day's data, the latest lobs in the trade spat between the U.S. and China took effect Friday as expected, casting a somewhat cautious tone across riskier financial markets including U...Read More
Pig iron export prices from Brazil have gone up because most producers are sold out until September-October, while demand, in the United States in particular, is expected to increase in mid-July for restocking purposes.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for pig iron exports from Brazil was $400-405 per tonne fob for material from the northern Caraj??s region on Friday July 6, up from $390-39...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices increased this week, with bookings for August shipment being concluded and companies preparing to launch new offers.Metal Bulletin's weekly assessment of Brazilian export slab prices went up to $585-595 per tonne fob on Friday July 6, from $570-585 per tonne fob a week earlier.Local producers have not made any offers or bookings in the past week as they are still...Read More
By John MauldinComing to AmericaA Stranger in a Stranger LandLos Angeles, Puerto Rico, Maine, and Beaver CreekI hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July, whether it was a holiday for you or not. The United States' birth as an independent nation was, among other things, an economic event that changed history far beyond our borders. We hope and believe it was for the better.This week will be a sho...Read More
Economist Peter Bookvar recently analyzed the the anecdotal evidence of capacity constraints piling up in recent industry surveys, including the following: "Business is strong in all regions. Materials are tight. Trucking continues to be a major challenge." (Chemical Products)"Strong economic growth continues to put pressure/strain on capacity, lead time, availability and pricing across a broade...Read More
By Alasdair MacleodThe world of finance and investment, as always, faces many uncertainties. The US economy is booming, say some, and others warn that money supply growth has slowed, raising fears of impending deflation. We fret about the banks, with a well-known systemically-important European name in difficulties. We worry about the disintegration of the Eurozone, with record imbalances and a...Read More