Turkish domestic scrap prices have gone down over the past week in line with the downturn in imported scrap values, sources said on Monday February 25.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment on Monday for domestic auto bundle (DKP-grade) scrap in Turkey was TRY1,630-1,820 ($306-342) per tonne delivered, widening downward from the TRY1,680-1,820 per tonne of last week.A number of steel mills and a maj...Read More

Seaborne iron ore prices fell significantly on Monday February 25 amid limited trading activity after losses in the futures and swaps markets. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $84.84 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.81 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $84.24 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $1.81 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $86.42 per tonne cfr Qingdao, down $2.01 per tonne....Read More

Export prices for steel slab from the Black Sea basin have jumped by $15-20 per tonne over the past week, supported by tight availability of the material in the region, Fastmarkets heard on Monday February 25.Necessary repairs at some production units were behind the reduced availability, market sources said.In particular, merchant slab output from Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest in December-Februa...Read More

"A statistician is someone who can draw a straight line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion." Anonymous "You know a country is falling apart when even the government will not accept its own currency." Jim Rogers, financier, adventure capitalist, b. 1942 "The generally accepted view is that markets are always right - that is, market prices tend to discount future development...Read More

By: Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsAyn Rand famously defended money. In Atlas Shrugged, Francisco D'Anconia says:"So you think that money is the root of all evil? . . . Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal wit...Read More

SWOT Analysis: Will Hedge Funds Ramp Up Their Bullish Gold Bets? StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was palladium, up 4.74 percent with platinum on its heels up 4.32 percent with the South African mining industry warning of a week-long strike threat. Gold makes a second consecutive weekly gain. Futures of the yellow metal rose as much as 1.6 percent on Tuesday to the highest for a mos...Read More

By: Ira Epstein$1,301.60 swing point key to current uptrend:Read More

Import prices for steel slab in Southeast Asia and East Asia moved up again over the past week amid higher offers and limited availability, although no transactions were heard due to the large bid-offer spread.Fastmarkets' weekly import price assessment for slab imports to Southeast Asia and East Asia was $460-480 per tonne cfr on Monday February 25, widening upward by $10 per tonne from $460-470...Read More

Feb. 22nd, 2019(S14-E684)Featured GuestsDr. Stephen Leeb& Michael PentoPlease Listen HereBest selling author, and show Mentor, Dr. Stephen Leeb returns with an even more robust outlook on precious metals.Dr. Leeb feels the trade war between the US / China will be resolved amicably without undo distress to either nation.The narrative includes the musical accomplishments of Glenn Gould, a most r...Read More

I'd love to tell you that bulls have been sniffing glue and that they are long overdue for a brutal comeuppance. However, it turns out they are anything but wild-eyed, and their expectations are relatively subdued. AIAA's most recent survey found that 35.3% of investors are 'neutral' right now the highest percentage in seven months. As for bulls, they are at 39.3%, only slightly above the...Read More

China's rebar prices moved up on Monday February 25 in both the domestic and export markets following higher billet prices over the weekend.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,750-3,800 yuan ($559-566) per tonne, up 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,740-3,770 yuan per tonne, up 10-20 yuan per tonneBillet prices moved up over the weekend on stronger demand, leading to high...Read More

*This interview was released on 2/18/19Jeffrey Gundlach is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DoubleLine Capital. He is recognized as an expert in bond and fixed income investments. His investment strategies have been featured in leading publications from around the world In 2013, he was named "Money Manager of the Year" by Institutional Investor. He is a graduate of Dartm...Read More

Martin Armstrong is a world renown economist and the creator of the Economic Confidence Model. He is the founder of Armstrong Economics - a public service and blog for the average person to comprehend the global economy and for professionals to access the most sophisticated international analysis possible. Read More

A bill to collect DNA and allow Arizona state agencies to use it for various purposes has been amended to only require DNA from healthcare workers. But investigative journalist Ben Swann raises concerns the amended bill still violates human rights. He chats with RT America's Manila Chan.Read More

"The average woman could conceivably be better suited physically for some of today's combat positions than the average man, depending on which skills the position required. Combat rolesContinue...Read More

Continue...Jim Willie is a statistical analyst in marketing research and retail forecasting. He holds a PhD in Statistics, and his career has stretched over 25 years. He aspires to thrive in the financial editor world, unencumbered by the limitations of economic credentials. Jim operates a free website called Golden Jackass.Read More

SBTV picks the mind of Luke Gromen, founder of Forest For The Trees LLC, about an impending dollar crisis and what likely scenarios can destabilize the petrodollar in the coming years. We also asked him what his ideal monetary system would be if he got to choose it.Discussed in this interview:05:08 Why a dollar crisis is coming?12:14 US dollar still the center of the world?13:07 Gold is wanted as...Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct, reversing early gains* FTSE 250 down 0.1 pct * Bank stocks biggest boost to main index * Persimmon leads sell-off among housebuilders* Centamin slips on mid-caps (Changes analyst comment, updates closing prices)By Muvija M and Shashwat AwasthiFeb 25 (Reuters) - London's blue-chip index squeezed outgains on Monday as banks got a boost from comments about apossible Brexit dela...Read More

If you're paying attention you're probably 1) watching gold rise along with global instability, and 2) wondering if it's finally time to load up on precious metals mining stocks.Continue...Read More

A wave of restocking by Chinese ferro-chrome producers has prompted a jump in UG2 chrome ore prices. UG2 chrome ore prices rise in China Spot domestic ferro-chrome prices edge up in China Alloy prices hold up in Japan, South Korea Alloy prices inch higher in Europe US prices stable amid inactivity.UG2 chrome ore prices jumped in China on Friday February 22 amid a wave of restocking by domestic fer...Read More