When the S&P enters October up big year-to-date, with optimism prevalent, volatility tends to ensueNext Tuesday, Oct. 1, the fourth quarter of 2019 officially begins. It hasn't been that long since the major fourth-quarter 2018 sell-off, which was pretty brutal for the stock market. The 9.2% decline in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) last December was its worst monthly loss of the last decade, and the rou...Read More
The Mexican government has announced a plan to gradually eliminate an existing safeguard duty of 15% on several steel products.The duty on steel imports classified under 186 tariff codes will remain at 15% until September 2021, when it will be reduced to 10%, according to the country's...Read More
Steelmaking restrictions planned for China's northern region - where the concentration of mills are the highest in the country - during the autumn-winter period appear to be looser this year compared with the corresponding period of last year.While no official guidelines have emerged, a draft of measures to control air pollution in 28 cities in the region during the October-March period has been c...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Northern European domestic market moved down slightly this week through a combination of low ferrous scrap costs, weak demand and plentiful supply, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?470-490 ($517-539) per tonne on Wednesday, widening d...Read More
The price of wire rod delivered in the Northern and Southern European domestic markets decreased this week on the back of poor demand and low ferrous scrap costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25. Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh-quality), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?440-450 ($484-495) per tonne on Wednesday, down by ?,?20 per tonne wee...Read More
Craig HemkeBack in January, we predicted that in 2019 the precious metals would see their best annual gains since 2010...and so far, they have! So now the question becomes: will the metals hold these gains and extend or will they fall back in the fourth quarter?And why were we so confident back in January, when every major analyst and sell-side economist was expecting higher interest rates and...Read More
- Gary ChristensonHurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas and hit the United States. The destruction was impressive.Hurricane Federal Reserve has devalued the dollar for over a century. The destruction has been large. A few benefited, many lost wealth, purchasing power, pensions, jobs, and homes.Hurricane National Debt has reached Cat 5 status, over $22 trillion in unpayable debt that weakens...Read More
Clive MaundThe Democrats never came to terms with losing the 2016 election to Trump and it has festered and rankled with them ever since. Deep State candidate and the world's worst loser Hillary Clinton even wrote a massively self-indulgent and trite "post mortem" on the election called "What Happened" - it's hard to imagine who would be dumb enough to waste their time reading such drivel.Ever s...Read More
Is Gold now back in a bull market? Most gold bugs think so and are quick to proclaim that.But, could Gold remain in a secular bear market? It hasn't made a new all time high in 8 years and the perma-bull, financial asset loving crowd certainly believes so.This is semantics because what really matters is making money and nothing else. With that said, Gold is not in a real bull market yet. We can...Read More
Gold's strength is no secret at this point, and that's why the uptrend is getting trickier to play. Let me offer a few suggestions..Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold resistance can be seen around $1,556 - Dec. Gold (upper Bollinger band). The silver chart looks pretty darn good..Read More
Trade war will continue. Trump bashing China for atrocities to Muslims is a part of the trade war. Saudi Arabia has a beheading culture. Not a single nation dare criticize Saudi Arabia. Wahabi form of Islam is funded by Saudi Arabia to spread it worldwide. Wahabi form of Islam is more repressive than Chinese atrocities towards Islamic followers. Which nation or religion allows lashes for petty c...Read More
Prices for hollow steel sections in the European domestic market moved down this week with market sentiment turning negative, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?585-600 ($644-660) per tonne on Wednesday, narrowing downward from ?,?585-610 per tonne one week before.There was...Read More
The price of steel rebar in the Southern European domestic market moved slightly down this week under the influence of ever-lower scrap costs, high supply levels and low export opportunities, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, delivered Southern Europe was ?,?455-465 ($501-512) per tonne on Wednesday,...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday September 25 that are worth another look.Global long steel consumption was expected to reach 851 million tonnes in 2019, up by 2.4% year on year although mounting political uncertainties such as trade wars and the UK's intended exit from the EU may soften this growth, according to steelmaker Celsa.Despite concerns of low price...Read More
While the ferro-alloys industry prepares to gather in Chicago for the annual North American Ferro-alloys conference on September 25-27, Fastmarkets outlines some of the key topics likely to dominate discussions this year. Where is the floor for ferro-vanadium prices? Ferro-vanadium prices in Chinese and European markets both hit all-time highs last year, partly because of an anticipated increase i...Read More
China Molybdenum Co (CMOC), the winner of the recent auction of ammonium paratungstate (APT) stocks formerly held by the defunct Fanya Metal Exchange, is not likely to offload the materials within the next year, market participants told Fastmarkets. CMOC won 28,336 tonnes of Fanya's APT stocks for 3.27 billion yuan ($463 million) in an auction on Tuesday September 17. Rather than casting a sh...Read More
Silver is harder to analyze than gold, but investors should still have at least have one monster box of Silver Eagles. Jim explains... Jim Rickards interviewed by Craig Hemke on Sprott MoneySome of the questions in this interview include:Is the concept of a "global reserve currency" becoming obsolete?What are Jim's thoughts on silver?Will the trend towards lower and even negative interest rate...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month lead price continued to rise over the day's trading on Wednesday September 25, closing up by 2.4% on the previous day at $2,107 per tonne. Market analysts attribute the increase to prevailing supply tailwinds at a time when global demand for material is forecast to grow. Nyrstar's Port Pirie smelter closure in Australia, due to take 30,000 tonnes of mater...Read More
"...levels are where the price will either stall & reverse or breakout..."by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical TradersIf you've been following our research, you already know how accurately we've been nailing the precious metals price moves. We've been calling Gold and Silver accurately since early 2018 and continue to focus a good portion of our efforts in studying these incredible setups. Let'...Read More