June 22, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) John-Mark Staude, CEO of Riverside Resources, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about his company's exploration in northern Mexico.Maurice Jackson: Today we will provide an update on Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI:TSX.V), Where Knowledge is Golden, trading on the TSXV, symbol RRI, and on the OTC, symbol RVSDF. Joining us for conversation i...Read More
June 22, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold calculates what South32's acquisition offer for Arizona Mining means to the value of another company with a similar resource.On June 17th, 2018 an Australian company named South32 Ltd. (S32:ASX) agreed to buy the remaining 83% of shares in Arizona Mining Inc. (AZ:TSX) in a deal that values all of Arizona Mining at $2.1 billion Can...Read More
Chinese ferrous futures fell in the first hour of morning trading on Friday June 22 before experiencing a sharp rebound, but went on to end the session little changed from their opening prices.Futures closing prices - morning sessionShanghai Futures Exchange October rebar: 3,768 yuan ($580) per tonne, down 5 yuan per tonneOctober hot-rolled coil: 3,871 yuan per tonne, up 1 yuan per tonne Dalian Co...Read More
Local secondary billet prices in India fell by about 900 rupees ($13) per tonne this week on account of reduced inquiries and minimal buying from finished product makersThe price assessment for domestic secondary billet in India (mainly produced via an induction furnace) stood at 35,800-36,000 rupees per tonne ex-mill on June 22, a drop of 900 rupees per tonne from 36,700-36,900 rupees per tonne e...Read More
The UK light iron scrap market was stable in the week to Friday June 22 for the 11th week in a row, with market sentiment suggesting an increase next week in line with expected renewed demand from Turkey, sources said.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for UK grade-5C ferrous scrap on an inter-merchant basis was ?90-120 ($119-158) per tonne on Friday. This compares with the low for the year...Read More
Another Early Warning Siren Goes OffOur friend Jonathan Tepper of research house Variant Perception (check out their blog to see some of their excellent work) recently pointed out to us that the volume of mergers and acquisitions has increased rather noticeably lately. Some color on this was provided in an article published by Reuters in late May, "Global M&A hits record $2 trillion in the year to...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in Poland have remained largely unchanged over the past week due to seasonally strong market activity, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday June 22.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic 12mm B500B-grade rebar in Poland was 2,240-2,300 zloty ($599-615) per tonne ex-works on June 22, compared with 2,230-2,300 zloty per tonne ex-works.The assessment reflects tra...Read More
Turkey's ferrous scrap import market remained quiet on Friday June 22 ahead of the outcome of the Turkish general election on Sunday. Market activity briefly picked up on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with four deep-sea cargoes booked after a slow start to the week following a public holiday in Turkey to celebrate Eid on Friday last week. But activity waned again in the days before the election...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1270.20+$2.80-0.80%Silver$16.46+$0.15-0.78%XAU82.00+1.36%-0.70%HUI176.93+1.33%-0.53%GDM618.81+1.50%-0.25%JSE Gold1066.58-2.36+1.71%USD94.55-0.27-0.23%Euro116.63+0.51+0.47%Yen91.13+0.01+0.77%Oil$68.58+$3.04+5.41%10-Year2.895%UNCH-1.03%Bond144.00+0.03125-0.37%Dow24580.89+0.49%-2.03%Nasdaq7692.82-0.26%-0.69%S&P2754.88+0.19%-0.88% The Metals: Gold g...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold bounces but has no zip to it. https://iraepstein.com/ Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort202,915106,40356,882161,475275,599421,272438,884Change from Prior Reporting Period 10,16333,8918,5142,059-24,40420,73618,001Traders17991885050273193 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 47,07329,461468,345 -1,0861,64919,650 non reportable positionsChange from the previous rep...Read More
On Wall Street, it's best not to think too hard or to look too closely into the mouths of gift horses. Since making predictions based on actual economic understanding is rare, analysts typically look to provide explanations after the fact. Within the financial services industry, currency traders are perhaps the greatest practitioners of this craft. While they often get the fundamentals completel...Read More
The gold miners' stocks are drifting listlessly in the summer doldrums, largely forgotten by investors and speculators. They are missing a fantastic opportunity to buy low in this barren sentiment wasteland when no one else wants to. The gold stocks remain exceedingly cheap relative to the metal which drives their profits, and they continue to establish a strong technical base. They are re...Read More
By Gary TanashianIt has been a while since we've had a 3 Amigos update because a) Italy and global tariffs noise aside, nothing much has changed with the macro and b) I felt my 'image-based metaphorical content to straight content' ratio was getting a little excessive. So I gave it a rest.Now it is time again for an update of these important macro riders in order to touch base with their signals...Read More
By Gary ChristensonMiles Franklin sponsored this article.Most sane individuals believe these basic truths.We cannot borrow our way out of debt.We cannot spend our way into prosperity.We cannot tax ourselves into wealth.We trust sane individuals also understand the following.We can't fix an excessive debt problem with more debt. (Central bankers disagree...)We can't support a more expensive milit...Read More
Yields are rising. The global economy has adapted so far without any major problems. So far. But how long can this last? And what does it ultimately mean for the gold market? Let's look at the chart below. As one can see, the U.S. long-term interest rates have been rising since September 2017. And they breached 3 percent in the second quarter of 2018, attracting investors' attention all over th...Read More
Home prices are still rising pretty much everywhere in the US, with California as usual leading the way. State-wide, the median CA home is now above $600,000, up 9% year over year. In San Francisco County, homebuyers are paying an average of 18% above the asking price, and price per square foot is now more than $1,000. Even Silicon Valley residents, who are used to this kind of thing, are findin...Read More
Conventional wisdom is that an inversion of the yield curve (short-term interest rates moving above long-term interest rates) signals that a recession is coming, but this is only true to the extent that a recession is always coming. A reversal in the yield curve from flattening to steepening is a far more useful signal.What a yield curve inversion actually means is that the interest-rate situati...Read More
"Fed is tightening into weakness and will eventually over-tighten and cause a recession""More inflation and a weaker dollar" is "the perfect environment for gold"Geopolitical shocks will return when least expected and gold will soar in flight to safetyby James Rickards for the Daily ReckoningRising interest rates are positive for goldSource: NY Fed for Fed Funds Rate, LBMA.org.uk for Gold PM f...Read More
The UK light iron scrap market was stable in the week to Friday June 22 for the 11th week in a row, with market sentiment suggesting an increase next week in line with expected renewed demand from Turkey, sources said.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for UK grade-5C ferrous scrap on an inter-merchant basis was ?90-120 ($119-158) per tonne on Friday. This compares with the low for the year...Read More