The fob seaborne premium hard coking coal price edged up on Wednesday February 3 after a transaction for premium low-volatility hard coking coal was sealed at a higher price, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $157.53 per tonne, up $0.74 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $217.23 per tonne, down $0.50 per tonneHard coking coal, f...Read More
Peter Krauth discusses the confluence of factors that points to the gold bull market having plenty of upside ahead. In investing, as in life, perspective is everything.To some, gold at $1,525 as we started out 2020 seemed expensive. Today, it's trading at $1,940, producing a 27% gain.And yet, from several viewpoints, gold still looks cheap at current prices. Debt, easy money and geopolitical risks...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses the dollar's fall and what it means for gold. We now have a very rare setup for gold which is in position to "go ballistic" as the dollar collapses. The dollar is being intentionally destroyed by the Fed, which is creating dollars in vast unprecedented quantities in order to buy up distressed assets on the cheap and in order to pave the way for the new "digi...Read More
Iron ore prices edged up on Wednesday February 3, supported by an increase in inquiries from steel mills intending purchase, although trading activity was still limited, sources told Fastmarkets. Fastmarkets iron ore indices 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $152.65 per tonne, up $2.85 per tonne62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $152.90 per tonne, up $2.53 per tonne58% Fe fines high-grade p...Read More
Gold ended 2020 at $1,891, partially thanks to monetary policy easing. In 2021, the Fed may not trigger a comparable rally in gold, but it should offer gold prices some support.Welcome to 2021! I hope that it will be a wonderful year for all of you; a much healthier, calmer and normal year than 2020 was. And even more profitable of course! Indeed, at least gold bulls could be satisfied with the la...Read More
If global elites have their way, 2021 will bethe year of the “Great Reset.”They believe now, after the coronavirus and lockdownpolicies have inflicted a heavy toll on the public, is the perfect opportunityto implement their technocratic vision.Their longstanding plans to transform economiesin the name of various “sustainability” and “equity” goals are beingaggre...Read More
We see this time and time and time again...by Sean of SGTreportTyler Wall the CEO of SD Bullion returns to SGT Report to discuss the most blatantly manipulated and undervalued market on earth, silver. Read More
They'll turn the "silver squeeze" into a "silver smash" faster than they stole the ele...e....e...errr...uh, um, yeah. They still have their "ace up the sleeve" too!First and foremost, there is no bigger Silver Bug, nor PermaBull, than I.Or me.Or whatever.There are plenty more good writers though.At least, that's what they say.But whatever.I'm downright discouraged right now because apparently, Jo...Read More
How will the silver short position be broken?Ted Butler on Palisades Gold RadioTo subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca?EUR
What is it with billionaires and gold?When billionaire Sam Zell warned at the end of December that the dollar’s status as the world’s principal reserve currency was in jeopardy, it nudged something in the back of the mind about the number of billionaires over the past year who issued similar warnings. The wealthiest among us, it seems, are also the most vocal and proactive about the da...Read More
A move through $30 could see silver shoot to $40, and perhaps to $50!by Stewart Thomson of Graceland UpdatesFeb 2, 20211. While gold feels solid and good news is appearing, silver and bitcoin continue to be the private money world's brightest lights.2. Please click here now: https://gracelandupdates.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021feb2gold1.png Double-click to enlarge this...Read More
Don't believe what you read: that the price of physical silver has moved much higher than the price of paper. In fact, it's the...by Keith Weiner of Monetary-MetalsSometimes you can count on the manipulation conspiracy theorists to get it exactly wrong. Not just a little bit wrong, nor halfway wrong. Not even mostly wrong. Totally wrong, backwards.Michael Crichton, in talking about the Gell-Mann A...Read More
Gold and silver continue tobe bullish, the gold miners are mixed and bitcoin continues to outperform. Despitethe unprecedented events of 2020 the precious metals have had a positive year,the pandemic brought volatility to the market with a sharp drop followed by acontinuation of the upward trend that had begun before Covid disrupted ourlives.Unprecendented globalliquidity since the pandemic has be...Read More
Well, it’s been a year like noother in so many ways. “Unprecedented” is an often-overused term. But theretruly is no precedent for much of what transpired in public health, politics,the monetary system, the economy, and markets.More than 300,000 Americansreportedly lost their lives while infected with COVID-19. Less widely publicized was a spike in deathsof despair due to l...Read More
Gold plays a duel role as a commodity and as a monetary metal which makes it important to keep a close eye on. During the early stages of a commodity bull market Gold will generally lead the whole complex higher. When the troops see the General leading they will feel more emboldened to have their turn at a bull market. We’ve seen this scenario playing out since the Spring of this year where...Read More
The supply and demand fundamentals for preciousmetals markets got thrown into disarray this year, leading to heightenedvolatility – first on the downside, then on the upside.Although gold and silver will finish 2020 below their highs for the year, gold is still headed for an annual return of close to 25%; silver around 45%.Can hard assets investors look forward tofurther price appreciation i...Read More
As of Wednesday (Dec. 30) morning,gold is range trading and remains more or less flat as it seeks momentum. As wewait for the precious metals to act on a catalyst, let’s also take a look atthe Euro’s relation to the U.S. Dollar and how both impact gold.Over the last 24 hours, the preciousmetals market did more or less nothing, despite the new daily decline in theUSD Index. The latter i...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key ferro-alloy forecast highlights:?EUR?In a strong start to the year, January saw ore and alloy pricing gains across all markets priced by Fastmarkets - with the exception of Chinese silicon metal export prices, which retreated slightly last month after posting impressive gains in December 2020.The combination...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.We spoke in our previous tracker of stainless steel prices ending 2020 on a high. That trend has continued during early 2021 and, in fact, the upward rally in prices has increased its momentum.Compared with the monthly price increase of some 5% seen at the end of 2020, prices for grade-304 stainless steel in al...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.We enter 2021 with many mined commodity prices riding high after recovering from a dramatic pandemic-induced slump in H1 2020. But far from marking a new atmosphere of positivity, the new year brings new questions. How will Chinese po...Read More