Taiwan Semiconductor's dominance is a single point of failures for phones, cars, and nearly all sophisticated chips in the global economy. Apple, Qualcomm,Continue...Read More

"There is not yet enough evidence on the use of vaccines against COVID-19 in children to make recommendations for children to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Children and adolescents tend to have milder disease compared to adults."Continue...Read More

Just before the Fed announcement and dot plots created market mayhem last week, I had the Continue...Read More

Brian Tycangco, editor of Stansberry Research's True Wealth Opportunities China joins our Daniela Cambone to talk pent up gold demand."When I see demand in places like China and India for gold, I wouldn't be surprised to see gold retest $2,000 in the second half of the year," he said.Tycangco says that these two countries, the largest consumers of the yellow metal, were suppressed from buying gold...Read More

Paul Tudor Jones says 'go all in on the inflation trades' if Fed keeps ignoring higher prices https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/14/paul-...?>>?Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought provoking content that includes interviews with top experts, analysis and short videos about investing and the economy http://www.patreon.com/wallstformainst?EUR< Please visit the Wall S...Read More

Yet another consequence of 2020 was the growth of public surveillance (aka Big Brother state) disguised under the umbrella Continue...Read More

Sweden is one of the most mining-friendly jurisdictions in the world, and Barsele Minerals is developing a gold project there in Skelleftea, a region known for its gold mines. The junior now has a deal on the table to take full control of the Barsele Project, which management believes will be Sweden's next gold producer. "Why don't you let us help you pay for it?"That was the question Gary Cope,...Read More

Adrian Day provides a brief recommendation for Pan American Silver, noting the well-known company has a "solid balance sheet and diversified long-life mines," and the time to buy is now. Recommendation: Buy Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS:TSX; PAAS:NASDAQ, US$28.63-28.64) with a limit of $28.70. This $6 billion market-cap company is the fourth-largest silver producer in the world, with meaningful...Read More

Independent financial analyst and geologist Matt Badiali delves into Heliostar Metals' exploration at its "lost mine" in Alaska. Heliostar UngaOn June 16, 2021, Heliostar Metals Ltd. (HSTR:TSX.V; RGCTF:OTC) announced that it hit 88.3 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 3 meters and 19.3 g/t gold over 4.5 meters at the old Apollo Mine on its Unga Project in Alaska. That's an exceptional discovery for...Read More

Brazilian domestic flat steel prices have reached a ceiling this month, with no additional room for price increases, according to Carlos Loureiro, president of national flat steel distributors' association, Inda.The price level reached a maximum after increases of around 10% were applied in early June, and distributors are already having problems passing on the adjustment to their clients.Fastmark...Read More

German carmaker BMW has set up a closed-loop material cycle for production tools made of tungsten, it said.Starting in June, BMW will begin collecting secondary tungsten obtained from old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria that will be recycled and used to manufacture new industrial machinery.These BMW plants generate almost nine tonnes per year of scrap from carbide tools...Read More

China imported 111,432 tonnes of steel scrap in May, surpassing the total of 109,978 tonnes of its imports of the steelmaking raw material in the first four months of 2021, according to the latest Chinese customs data.Last month's imports are also 56% higher than those imported in April.Of the total, 79,327 tonnes - or 71.2% - originated in Japan. South Korea remained China's second-largest scrap...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 22 that are worth another look.Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe remained in a wide range on June 22, with some buyers ready to accept high prices for material with shorter lead times,...Read More

Brazilian domestic flat steel prices have reached a ceiling this month, with no additional room for price increases, according to Carlos Loureiro, president of national flat steel distributors' association, Inda.The price level reached a maximum after increases of around 10% were applied in early June, and distributors are already having problems passing on the adjustment to their clients.Fastmark...Read More

Mexico's ferrous scrap prices increased further in the week to Friday June 18, with buyers continuing to compete for material, especially the higher grades.Fastmarkets assessed the steel scrap No1 busheling, consumer buying price, delivered mill Monterrey at 11,600 pesos ($578) per tonne on June 22, up by 400 pesos from 11,200 pesos a week earlier. This marked the fourth consecutive...Read More

Aluminium premiums diverged again on Tuesday June 22, with Rotterdam premiums increasing, while the Japanese premium fell and the US premium was unchanged.Rotterdam premiums boosted by demand, logisticsMJP ticks down, South Korea unchangedUS Midwest premium steady for three weeksStrong demand, high freight rates boost Rotterdam premiumsPremiums in Rotterdam continued to climb, due to strong demand...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday June 22 that are worth another look.Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe remained in a wide range on June 22, with some buyers ready to accept high prices for material with shorter lead times,...Read More

All three-month prices for base metals on the London Metal Exchange rose by about 1% for the second day in a row on Tuesday June 22, continuing their recovery from the weakness of the previous seven days.Nickel's three-month price rose by the greatest margin on Tuesday, by 1.6% to $17,750 per tonne, following Monday's 1.7% increase to $17,450 per tonne.The metal suffered a 7.2% decline last week t...Read More

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices continued to rise in the cfr market due to tight supplies, while prices were largely stable in the fob market, with market participants adopting a wait-and-see attitude, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 22.Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $177.87 per tonne, up $0.59 per tonnePremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $290.19 per t...Read More

Join Fastmarkets and the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday June 29 for a webinar about European aluminium premiums ahead of the launch of the LME's new cash-settled futures contract.The LME will launch its new European duty-paid aluminium premium cash-settled contract on July 19, which is settled against Fastmarkets' benchmark aluminium P1020A premium, in-whs dp Rotterdam.The LME previously la...Read More