Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Gold Project Could Be One of the 'Top Five Producing Mines in Australia'Source: Streetwise Reports January 10, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) As this gold explorer continues to test its Australian property, an updated preliminary feasibility study is exp...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil prices rose but backed away from multi-year highs on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed an increase in fuel inventories and a falloff in refining activity.U.S. crude inventories fell 4.9 million barrels last week, more than the 3.9-million decline forecast, but bigger-than-expected builds in gasoline and fuel stocks offset that drawdown, the Energy Informati...Read More

Investors Free Sign UpMember LoginBecome a MemberNews FeedsSubmit NewsEditor's PicksVideoPodcastsWine Down CornerCompaniesMarketplaceShop Brownfield Leverage and Blue-Sky Greenfield Zinc Exploration in British ColumbiaSource: The Critical Investor for Streetwise Reports January 10, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) As zinc continues to rise, The Critical Investor profiles an explorer consolid...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that its remittances to the U.S. Treasury for 2017 are expected to fall to $80.2 billion in part because of a rise in the interest paid by the central bank to financial institutions.In its preliminary estimate of its 2017 results, the Fed also said the interest paid by the Fed to major banks last year rose to $13.8 billion.For 2016,...Read More

The FBI doesn’t like encryption. They are concerned that they cannot properly investigate criminals.Often they have enough evidence to justify a search of a suspect’s device. But they do not have the actual ability to search many encrypted smartphones and computers.The only solution they can think of is to violate your rights, my rights, and the rights of tech companies. They want to...Read More

European mills are expected to increase their domestic offer prices for cold-rolled coil (CRC), with supported from the lack of competitive import offers, sources told Metal Bulletin this week.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic CRC in Northern Europe was ?,?610-640 ($728-764) per tonne ex-works on Wednesday December 10, unchanged over the week.The assessment reflected "workable"...Read More

(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Wednesday said that in late 2017 when the rest of his Fed colleagues decided to raise interest rates for a third time, he wanted to wait until mid-2018 for another rate hike.“I’d feel a lot more confident if I saw those transitory reductions in the inflation rate go away,” he said, explaining his dissent in his f...Read More

European mills are expected soon to increase their domestic offer prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) by ?,?20-40 per tonne, sources have told Metal Bulletin.In the meantime, Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic HRC in Northern Europe was ?,?540-550 ($645-657) per tonne ex-works on Wednesday January 10, compared with ?,?530-550 per tonne ex-works a week earlier.The assessment represe...Read More

DALLAS (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must be wary of the “risk of overheating” the economy in the wake of sweeping tax cuts that could raise already unsustainable debt levels even while they boost business investment, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said on Wednesday.“We want to avoid a situation where we have such an overheating that we’re playing catch up,” Kap...Read More

Export volumes of steel products from China will stay low in 2018, which will raise demand for scrap in other Asian countries, the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) said on Wednesday January 10."For the first quarter of 2018, we can expect steel exports from China to remain reduced, which will continue to drive local steel mill demand elsewhere," Irepas said."Many coun...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the U.S. court system as “broken and unfair” after a federal judge blocked his move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents, commonly known as “Dreamers.”The Trump administration in September announced it would rescind the Deferred Action fo...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories rose slightly more than initially estimated in November, suggesting that inventory investment will probably contribute to economic growth in the fourth quarter.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that wholesale inventories rebounded 0.8 percent after dropping 0.4 percent in October. The department reported last month that wholesale inventorie...Read More

CloseGain/LossGold $1317.40+$3.40Silver$16.98-$0.02XAU86.07+1.32%HUI194.29+1.04%GDM650.01+0.39%JSE Gold1313.06+26.39USD92.32-0.19Euro119.57+0.18Yen89.79+0.91Oil$63.57+$0.6110-Year2.552%+0.004T-Bond150.03125-0.1875Dow25369.13-0.07%Nasdaq7153.57-0.14%S&P2748.23-0.11% The Metals: Gold fell $5.50 to $1308.50 in early Asian trade before it jumped up to as high as $1327.10 at about 6AM EST and the...Read More

Domestic prices for rebar in Southern Europe have narrowed upward over the past week, on higher scrap costs and the return of market participants from seasonal holidays, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday January 10.Metal Bulletin's weekly domestic price assessment for Southern European rebar rose to ?,?520-530 ($621-633) per tonne delivered on Wednesday, from ?,?505-530 per tonne on January...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold gains a bit as the Dollar sets back amid questions about getting a NAFTA deal done and threats by China to cut back on buying US debt.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

By Axel MerkLast week, I asked, "What would make 2018 more productive for you? Please email me the first thing that comes to your mind." Before I summarize the responses, a big thank you to the 800+ people who sent me personalized responses. Someone pointed out that asking the question itself already helped because it motivated her to review her plans and targets. My question had been intentiona...Read More

Stock futures fell sharply Wednesday, while the dollar slumped and bond yields spiked to a 10-month high following reports that China may be reconsidering its investment in U.S,. government debt. Contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 110 points from their Tuesday close while those linked to the broader S&P 500 tumbled 10.5 points, or 0.38%, from yesterday's record...Read More

By Rory HallI love sitting down with Craig Hemke, TFMetals Report, not only does he share great information it is a lot of fun with some laughter thrown in to keep these all-too-serious conversations a little lighter. When you're dealing with such subjects as our monetary past and what we see as our monetary future, humor is a necessary ingredient.All the wizards and their magic potions in pots...Read More

Janus Henderson's Bill Gross gives his views on the bond market with a bold call that the bull market is over.Bill Gross is the Portfolio Manager of the Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond and Total Return strategies and a member of the global macro fixed income leadership team. Mr. Gross co-founded PIMCO in 1971 and served as managing director and Chief Investment Officer until joining Jan...Read More

Domestic prices for steel beams in Europe are predicted to increase over the coming weeks while demand levels and ferrous scrap prices stay firm, market sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday January 10.Domestic prices have been unchanged since the end of last year, with the material trading at historic high prices.Mills are hoping to raise prices even higher, however, and one Northern European...Read More