Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon and Apple earnings curbed enthusiasm for global equities on Friday, though the euro held near one-month highs on euro zone rate rise hopes.Amazon.com reported a slump in profit late on Thursday that it expects will continue through the holiday quarter, as higher pay to attract workers and other operational disruptions diminish the company's windfall from online shopping.S...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Friday January 8 due to supply concerns arising from longer transportation time caused by a cold wave and a growing outbreak of Covid-19 in Hebei province. DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 4,490-4,520 yuan ($694-699) per tonne, up by 30 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing) weekly assessment: 4,080-4,120 yuan per tonne, up by 120-130 yuan per tonneVessel...Read More

Technology Minerals PLC (LSE:TM1) CEO Alex Stanbury talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a milestone week for the ...Read More

Ukraine steelmaker Metinvest will redirect some of its merchant pig iron output to steel production, increasing slab and hot-rolled coil exports, chief executive officer Yuriy Ryzhenkov told Fastmarkets in an interview."This year we expect the increase of steel production at Ilyich [Iron & Steel Works] by 800,000 tonnes - that will lead to a reduction of our merchant pig iron sales," Ryzhenkov sai...Read More

"Gold lost some steam on Friday after investors cashed in profits, causing equities to make gains and pushing the yellow metal down slightly. Take a look at the top precious metals stories we covered this week at https://t.co/ji4VnfhX6r #preciousmetals #gold #investing #stocks"Read full newsRead More

China's nickel sulfate price continued rise in the week to Friday February 26 to reach a new record high, mainly driven by the volatile nickel price at the London Metal Exchange and limited supplies, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' price assessment for nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%, cobalt 10ppm max, exw China was at 35,000-38,000 yuan ($5,414-5,878) per tonne on Friday February 26, up b...Read More

It's been nine months since the United States announced Section 232 tariffs, and over six months since a 10% tax was applied to imports of aluminium from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. There's been a huge debate over how successful the tariffs - imposed on the grounds of national security and also applied at a 25% rate to steel - have been. Much depends on who you talk to, and what their s...Read More

The United States' ferrous scrap export market remains robust, with East Coast recyclers again raising prices in a bid to attract scrap while they compete with domestic mills for raw material.After a series of modest $5- and $10-per-gross-ton increases in recent weeks, No1 heavy melt prices jumped by $15 to $20 per ton at East Coast exporters over the past week.Exporters had been trying to ke...Read More

Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has outlined the first resource estimate for its Ondundu gold project in Namibia, about 130 km from its flagship Twin Hills project and 270 km northwest of the city of Windhoek.The 10,387 hectare and 100%-owned project, which it acquired from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) in July 2021, is situated in the northern zone of the Damara Orogen, about 15 km n...Read More

Expensify is an AI-based expense management platform with enormous potential in the SMB space. Read why I believe EXFY stock has great upside potential.Read full newsRead More

Greetings from lovely Northern Italy.I hope all's well. Thank you for last week’s fantastic stories and feedback about the IRS piece.I may publish that part of the mailbag later. But right now, I'm unsure if any readers who wrote in would want me to divulge their cases. Again, thanks for writing (and the kind words as well)!Today, I’ll talk about the citizenry rather than the governmen...Read More

Golden Shield Resources Executive Chairman Leo Hathaway joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share initial results from the ...Read More

Coronavirus concerns remain the top focus for investorsIt's shaping up to be a slow start to the trading day for U.S. stocks, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures trading below fair value this morning. Coronavirus fears continue to linger, hitting global markets overnight, and pressuring futures on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), as well. With earnings season slowing...Read More

John Rubino's Substack, Released on 2/20/23These days we all have our theories about how and why the 1% have become so rabidly predatory Continue... John Rubino: People We Should Know: Catherine Austin Fitts added by Herman James on 02/20/2023View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More

Mosman Oil and Gas Ltd (AIM:MSMN) CEO Andy Carroll talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the sale of the company's ...Read More

American troops pulling out of Syria are set to go to Iraq, the Pentagon has confirmed. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said "The US withdrawal continues apace from northeastern Syria... we're talking weeks not days."Continue...Read More

MODEST INCREASE IN THE GOLD PRICE BUT WIDE SPREADS "Bulls to the left of me, bears to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you..." There's no real consensus among analysts about the direction and price of gold in this year's survey. While the average of all forecasts suggest a modest 1.8% gain for gold, this figure is somewhat overshadowed by a $325 trading range. While gold is appare...Read More

Prices of imported scrap in Turkey continued to weaken amid limited finished steel trade in the week to August 20, while buyers in Asia resisted higher offers. Turkish steel mills book more scrap for September shipments at decreasing prices The United States scrap export market reports further price decrease with a fresh cargo sale to Turkey Buyers in Vietnam resist higher offers for bulk cargoes...Read More

On the occasion of another standout payrolls report, we note that the macro is indeed changing beneath the surfaceAnother payrolls report, another beat of expectations. Here is the breakdown of the details as posted earlier. However, let’s pluck one graphic from that post and illustrate a phenomenon I’ve been watching unfold for several months in a row; that of unabated government hiri...Read More

British steel scrap suppliers have mostly settled monthly delivery prices for steel scrap to domestic consumers in May at levels last seen nine years ago, amid relatively tight supplies and strong demand in both the local and export markets, sources said this week.Suppliers have managed to generally agree an increase of ?15 ($21) per tonne for steel scrap grades delivered into steelmakers in the...Read More