Iron ore negotiations have ground to a halt - again. Iron ore producers and consumers were so far apart last year that negotiations on pricing broke down entirely. No price benchmark was reached between major Australian iron ore miners and China's steel mills. ...
Jason Simpkins
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October 28, 2012
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The Trump administration is attempting to dial down the tension with Iran, lowering the risk of military conflict and pushing for diplomatic negotiations. On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. was ready to negotiate with Iran with "no precondi...
Nick Cunningham
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June 4, 2019
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I have a confession to make: There are no free markets anymore; there are only interventions. Of course, I bow to Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) cofounder Chris Powell, who coined that brilliant phrase a few years ago, because it was certainly my exposure to GATA...
Streetwise Reports
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May 14, 2019
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With due deference to the greatness of William Shakespeare, the opening line of Hamlet is one that has been found not only in literature, but in film, music and politics, and is a question that has been asked for centuries as to whether the pain we endure in life is pre...
Streetwise Reports
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September 5, 2019
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Yesterday, the Fed issued the statement from the FOMC meeting on June 9-10. The statement is little changed from the April edition. Nevertheless, there are two important differences. First, the members of the Committee have acknowledged the improvement in the economic si...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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June 11, 2020
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This week, the 2019 edition of the In Gold We Trust report was released. The authors revealed which direction of the next gold price move they favor heavily. Let’s look at their premises and conclusion – how do they square with our analytical take? G old ...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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June 10, 2019
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“It is no longer absurd to think that the nominal yield on U.S. Treasury securities could go negative,” Joachim Fels, PIMCO’s global economic advisor, warned investors last week. “Whenever the world economy next goes into hibernatio...
Frank Holmes
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August 12, 2019
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In the 1976 movie "Network," British actor Peter Finch won an Academy Award for his stunning portrayal of news anchorman Howard Beale, whose on-air descent into insanity, prompted by the social and economic conditions of the times, is now legendary. The iconic scene whe...
Streetwise Reports
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November 5, 2019
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Many years ago, while attending university in Saint Louis, Missouri, I had just returned from a Florida Spring Break and had decided to have a few adult beverages with a couple of my hockey teammates to celebrate April Fools' Day, so off we went to the infamous "Thank God...
Streetwise Reports
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April 4, 2019
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Saville reports impressive niobium drill results from Quebec, outshining previous holes and other niobium projects globally Full size / Thumbs up for Saville Resources‘ President, Mike Hodge, and his hands-on organization of a successful winter drill program at...
Stephan Bogner
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June 11, 2019
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