China's domestic hot-rolled coil prices edged higher on Friday June 29 despite thin trading, while export prices fell as overseas buyers bet HRC prices in China will soften in the coming days, sources told Metal Bulletin.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,260-4,270 yuan ($643-645) per tonne, narrowing up 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 4,170-4,180 yuan per tonne, up 10 yuan per tonneDo...Read More
Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.Raw materials A cargo of premium hard coking coal fetched a significantly higher price on Thursday, though market participants have dismissed the transaction as one-off.China's coke prices have peaked, sources said this week, with downside concerns arising over the decline in export activity and th...Read More
Of No Real UseA young man might go to business school believing he is obtaining some sort of academic training that will enable him to make a comfortable living. His degree may gain him entry into a large corporation, where he can work his way up to a good income. This may even put him on the fast track to what he envisions as success. Don't knock it: Being useless can lead to unexpected care...Read More
Domestic beam prices have risen in the United States after early June price hikes from Nucor and Gerdau, while import prices remain flat on a lack of market activity following the implementation of Section 232 tariffs against steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union.Prices for domestic W8-x8-inch beams are now $43.50 per hundredweight fob mill ($870 per ton), up 3.6% from...Read More
Rebar producers in the United Arab Emirates have rolled over their prices for July bookings. Demand was moderate in the country because of summer season, sources said. The region's biggest steel producer,...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1252.50+$4.30-1.39%Silver$16.09+$0.09-2.25%XAU81.59+2.21%-0.50%HUI174.52+2.35%-1.36%GDM620.96+1.91%+0.35%JSE Gold1059.76+35.81-0.64%USD94.57-0.75+0.02%Euro116.79+1.13+0.14%Yen90.37-0.12-0.83%Oil$74.15+$0.70+8.12%10-Year2.855%+0.015-1.38%Bond144.90625-0.0625+0.63%Dow24271.41+0.23%-1.26%Nasdaq7510.30+0.09%-2.37%S&P2718.37+0.08%-1.33% The Metals: G...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold and silver bounce at the end of the quarter, but not by much.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors. Mr. Holmes has received various honors over the years, including being named America's Best Fund Manager for 2016 by the Mining Journal. He is also the co-author of the book, The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing and is a regula...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort195,118118,44651,434171,601266,564418,153436,444Change from Prior Reporting Period -7,79712,043-5,44810,126-9,035-3,119-2,440Traders18390885050274192 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 50,42032,129468,573 3,3472,668228 non reportable positionsChange from...Read More
By David HaggithFirst I said I believed the US stock market would plunge in January, but I also said that January would not be the biggest drop, but just the first plunge that begins a global economic collapse: the big trouble for the economy and the stock market, I said, would show up in "early summer." That's when the stock market crash that began in January would take its second big leg dow...Read More
By Hugo Salinas PriceOriginally published at http://plata.com.mx/enUS/More/356?idioma=2What is a "crypto-currency"? What are Bitcoins and all the rest of the crypto-currency pack?They are digits on computers, and nothing more. What is "a digit on a computer"? The definition would seem to run along the lines of "an electric charge in a computer memory".If the ownership of a crypto-currency digit...Read More
In the latest edition of the Market Overview, we have analyzed the risk related to the rising U.S. public debt and private leverage. This month, we will adopt a more global perspective. Until recently, thanks to the synchronized worldwide growth, it was easy to lose sight of the elephant in the room. But as U.S. interest rates have climbed in recent months and dollar has appreciated, we cannot i...Read More
Cranbrook, BC (FSCwire) - Taiga Gold Corp (CSE: "TGC") (the "Company") has completed successful staking activity which significantly increases the Orchid property area, including important internal blocks which were previously unavailable to the Company. 2,786 ha of prospective ground was added recently and is owned 100% by Taiga. The total area of the Orchid property is now 8376 ha and carries...Read More
This quarter was a trader's paradise. Volatility was good in currencies, metals as well as energies. Stock market bears and bulls had a nice tug-o-war. I do not see a repeat in the third quarter. Volatility will be less. Change will be there but it will be smooth and orchestrated by central banks and their aided financial institutions. My only message is invest in instruments which have strong m...Read More
Prices for alloy steel scrap in the United Kingdom and Europe were unchanged this week despite falls in the price of both ferro-chrome and nickel.The third-quarter ferro-chrome benchmark settled at $1.38 per lb this week, a drop from the second-quarter price of $1.42 per lb.Meanwhile, the London Metal Exchange three-month official nickel bid/offer spread was at $14,795/15,000 per tonne on Friday,...Read More
*If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the video playerHarry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends. He has a free daily newsletter a...Read More
Turkish steel mills skipped Friday June 29, with no deep-sea scrap bookings leaving prices unchanged at the end of the week.Most mills have finished their bookings for July deliveries and are expected to resume scrap buying for August soon, sources said."Turkish mills ended their July bookings and probably...Read More
Click Here to Listen to the Interview - *the interview begins at 6:14Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors digs deeper into the subject of Trump's tariffs and Frank shares his fears for the economy if things progress further from here. Also, he tells us what needs to happen for metals to move to the upside again after the recent pullback.Click Here to Listen to the Interview - *the interview begin...Read More