Turkish steel producers went quiet again on Wednesday January 31 but still expected to book more cargoes for March, according to sources.Market participants expected the Turkish buyers to show some buying interest through to the end of the week."The Turks need to buy more scrap for March. I think they will be back in the...Read More
The single most important bond in the world is the US 10-Year Treasury bond.According to modern financial theory, this bond, with a duration that is meant to cover a full economic cycle, is generally considered the "risk free" rate of the return for the entire financial system. Corporate debt, mortgage rates, auto loans, even stock dividends are all perceived in terms of their value/risk relative...Read More
Trump is a joker. It is better to ignore his state of the Union address and focus on economic fundamentals and central bank excesses. The US January ADP employment number will impact currencies and precious metals only if it is on the extreme higher/lower side of expectation. Physical demand for gold and silver will be the key. There will be a sell off if there is no physical demand for gold sil...Read More
We also mentioned a few days ago when gold was testing key resistance that traders should expect a correction in gold and mining stocks. This week we already locked in a quick 11% profit with DUST inverse ETF for gold miners - and there is likely more selling to come!Monday and Tuesday this week showed panic selling among investors as they dumped huge amounts of shares on the New York Stock Exchan...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1345.70+$8.90Silver$17.33+$0.22XAU87.66+1.27%HUI196.44+1.24%GDM663.10+1.04%JSE Gold1245.08+5.68USD89.10-0.13Euro124.13+0.16Yen91.70-0.27Oil$64.73+$0.2310-Year2.720%-0.004T-Bond147.78125+0.40625Dow26149.39+0.28%Nasdaq7411.48+0.12%S&P2823.81+0.05% The Metals: Gold gained $8.30 to $1345.10 by midmorning in New York before it dropped back to $1334.10 after this afternoon's...Read More
The single most important bond in the world is the US 10-Year Treasury bond.According to modern financial theory, this bond, with a duration that is meant to cover a full economic cycle, is generally considered the "risk free" rate of the return for the entire financial system. Corporate debt, mortgage rates, auto loans, even stock dividends are all perceived in terms of their value/risk relative...Read More
Iron ore prices continued to hover around $73 per tonne cfr China on Wednesday January 31 amid an inactive physical market. Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $72.92 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: down by $0.05 per tonne Month-to-date average: $75.83 per tonne Metal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $59.96...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold holds key support at 18-Day Moving Average of Closes.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / January 31, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG) is pleased to announce the Company's operating partner (the "Paradox Partner") has received approval from the State of Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining to conduct a 3D geophysical survey (the "Survey") on the Blueberry Unit ("Blueberry") at its Paradox Basin Petrolithi...Read More
We also mentioned a few days ago when gold was testing key resistance that traders should expect a correction in gold and mining stocks. This week we already locked in a quick 11% profit with DUST inverse ETF for gold miners - and there is likely more selling to come!Monday and Tuesday this week showed panic selling among investors as they dumped huge amounts of shares on the New York Stock Exchan...Read More
The Justice Department's internal watchdog has been investigating former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for apparently sitting on emails Continue...Read More
Billet import volumes into Turkey have fallen over the past three years, with the producers opting to buy scrap because the price margin between these two products has widened since the second half of 2016, making scrap imports more profitable.In 2015, Turkey imported 7.85 million tonnes of steel billet, while scrap imports totaled 16.25 million tonnes in the same year, according to the Turkish St...Read More
By Dave KranzlerSometimes I wonder if the Fed is just toying with the financial media and economic analysts. The Fed's constant threat to raise rates and unwind its balance sheet seems to be taken seriously by most commentators. Even the few analysts I respect, like David Stockman, include the assumption the Fed will reduce its balance sheet by a few hundred billion per year.And yet, nearl...Read More
Full Article: Gold Stocks An Inflationary Money TrainBy: Stewart ThomsonTechnically and fundamentally, gold is poised to resume its magnificent rally that is taking investors into what I call a "bull era".The next FOMC meeting announcement is tomorrow. I expect the Fed to strongly signal more rate hikes and ramped up quantitative easing. There's an outside chance that bank deregulation is address...Read More
It's been called a number of things: The sharing economy, or "shareconomy." Peer-to-peer economy. Collaborative consumption. What all of these terms have in common is the idea of decentralization-and blockchain applications, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, are just the latest in a trend toward this new economic paradigm.If it's unclear what decentralization means, consider the follow...Read More
By Frank HolmesIt's been called a number of things: The sharing economy, or "shareconomy." Peer-to-peer economy. Collaborative consumption. What all of these terms have in common is the idea of decentralization and blockchain applications, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, are just the latest in a trend toward this new economic paradigm.If it's unclear what decentralization means, co...Read More
High prices for steel slabs from the CIS region and Brazil are unlikely to cause further price increases in the Turkish coil and Italian heavy plate markets, according to market sources.The increase in slab costs was supported by reduced availability of the material, and has already been reflected in finished steel product prices in two main outlet markets - Turkey and the European Union. Further...Read More
After gaining nearly 14% in 2017 and posting its best annual gain since 2010, COMEX gold looks poised to move higher this year and finally break out in its renewed bull market.A number of factors have played a role in gold's rise from the bear market lows of December 2015. Among these are:?EUR? a generally falling USDJPY and Dollar Index?EUR? continually low global interest rates?EUR? lack of fisc...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Metals market analyst Lawrie Williams, writing yesterday for London bullion dealer Sharps Pixley, notes that manipulation of the monetary metals markets by big banks is becoming more evident, what with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing fines this week on three European banks and the U.S. Justice Department bringing criminal charges against eight...Read More
I added a new stock to my portfolio today.A pretty straight forward story.The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA.I bought my position at 72 cents per share this morning.The company is a precious metals royalty and streaming company that pays a very very small monthly dividend. Monthly cash flow!Please do your own due diligence.Some links to get you...Read More