Prices for imported steel billet and rebar in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have increased, while domestic rebar prices in the UAE have remained stable, sources told Metal Bulletin this week. Demand for locally produced rebar, meanwhile, was strong in and market participants expect prices to increase. Billet Iranian mills were offering billet at $535-540 per tonne cfr to the UAE, while billet from Gulf...Read More

Commonwealth of Independent States steel export slab and billet prices are expected to level off in the first quarter of 2018 after the erosion of slab's premium to billet in the second half of 2017, sources told Metal Bulletin. But longer-term prospects for the slab-billet spread are uncertain and could depend on Chinese investments in secondary steelmaking capacity. "Our short-term forecast says...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund delves into the reasons behind copper's recent rise and what that could mean for silver.We have seen an unusually steady uptrend in copper this month that has resulted in it appreciating by about 10%, which might not sound like much, but makes a big difference if you are a producer with fixed costs. What is remarkable about this uptrend is not only that it came hard o...Read More

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times." Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him thatContinue...Read More

A major shift in sentiment will drive prices in the new yearWith such a solid end to 2017, it prompts the question what we might expect of gold in 2018. The most immediate question is whether or not it will pick up where it left off 2017 and continue its climb into the New Year, or fizzle and spend the year going sideways or worse, down. I have refrained from the perennial turn of the year predict...Read More

European alloy surcharges for January deliveries of grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) stainless steel sheet have fallen month-on-month amid lower nickel costs.The January alloy surcharge for 2mm grade-304 CR stainless steel sheet - compiled by Metal Bulletin based on data published by Outokumpu, Acerinox and Aperam - is ?,?1,240-1,301 ($1,488-1,561) per tonne.This represents a fall of ?,?59-80 per tonne...Read More

Sources cited in Chinese newspapers said the PLA are "preparing for war on the Korean Peninsula" .Continue...Read More

June of 2017 marked the date at which the inflation genie was let out of the bottle.That was the month that:1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the process through which the Fed publicly admitted that it has no clue about how inflation really works.2) The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it would continue its massive QE program despite clear evidence Japan's economy was out of trouble.3) The...Read More

With such a solid end to 2017, it prompts the question what we might expect of gold in 2018. The most immediate question is whether or not it will pick up where it left off 2017 and continue its climb into the New Year, or fizzle and spend the year going sideways or worse, down. I have refrained from the perennial turn of the year prediction sweepstakes for a number years, but I will venture out o...Read More

June of 2017 marked the date at which the inflation genie was let out of the bottle.That was the month that:1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the process through which the Fed publicly admitted that it has no clue about how inflation really works.2) The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it would continue its massive QE program despite clear evidence Japan's economy was out of trouble.3) The...Read More

As we begin a New Year, I want to share with you the five most popular Frank Talk posts of 2017. One common theme you'll see in these posts is they all center on the topic of gold. Although we specialize in educating investors about gold and managing gold funds, it's worth noting that our gold posts garnered more interest than our bitcoin and blockchain posts in this year of cryptocurrency craze.C...Read More

We are now entering the upward phase of gold's 8-year cycle, and that should bring some fun gains. And this comes at a time when gold has not been getting much of investors' attention. If gold stays flat for a year, and Bitcoin twinkles to get all of the attention, speculators eventually drift away from gold. That sets up a great opportunity for gold to start getting more attention, and more money...Read More

CloseGain/LossGold $1318.20+$15.00Silver$17.17+$0.23XAU88.14+3.36%HUI198.60+3.27%GDM666.00+2.30%JSE Gold1317.36+13.77USD91.86-0.44Euro120.65+0.62Yen89.12+0.31Oil$60.37-$0.0510-Year2.458%+0.047T-Bond151.84375-1.15625Dow24824.01+0.42%Nasdaq7006.90+1.50%S&P2695.79+0.83% The Metals: Gold gained $11.20 to $1314.40 in midmorning New York trade before it pared back heading into midday, but it the...Read More

Strengths ?In the final week of the year, the Bloomberg survey of analysts and traders showed the majority of respondents are bullish on the gold price for a third straight week. The yellow metal will end 2017 on a strong note closing out the year with a 13.09 percent gain for spot prices, while the U.S. dollar will see its worst year in more than a decade. Silver was the best performing metal for...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold and silver have a nice start to the year. Budget talks will be in focus.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

2018-01-02 08:31 ET - News Release(via TheNewswire)VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / TheNewswire / January 2, 2018 - MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG ) is pleased to announce that the site survey, in preparation for 3D seismic geophysics, at the Company's Paradox Basin Petrolithium Project, has been completed. The site survey covers the Company's...Read More

June of 2017 marked the date at which the inflation genie was let out of the bottle.That was the month that:1) Fed Chair Janet Yellen began the process through which the Fed publicly admitted that it has no clue about how inflation really works.2) The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it would continue its massive QE program despite clear evidence Japan's economy was out of trouble.3) The...Read More

By Jordan Roy-Byrne There are very few sellers leftThere were very few sellers left in January 2016 when the devastating "forever bear" was about to end. Six months later and a 150% rebound in the large caps and 200% rise in the juniors (GDXJ) provided sellers an opportunity. They drove the miners and juniors down by 40% to 45% in less than five months. However, both GDX and GDXJ have been able...Read More

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Metal Bulletin provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in December 2017.The case list below includes only updates. For other continuing cases in 2017, see the January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November updates.INVESTIGATING REGIONProductOrigin of...Read More

Full Article: SWOT Analysis: Gold Prices Up 10 Percent For 2017By: Frank HolmesStrengthsThe best performing precious metal for the week was platinum, up 2.64 percent. For the second week in a row gold traders are bullish as the year comes to a close, according to Bloomberg's survey of traders and analysts. Additionally, the yellow metal saw a second weekly advance as bond yields climb with slow...Read More