This article is the first in a series of blog posts that will explain exactly what Twitter is and how to use it for marketing. I’d like to thank Adi Yagil, our Social Media Manager for sharing his insights with us. Two words sum up Twitter:  Pure Awesomeness!  If you’re not familiar with Twitter; it’s… Read more

Written by Viking1961   In the last few weeks, unexpected moves in the market happened, like EUR/USD and GBP/USD taking big drops without retracement. This has come as a surprise to many traders, gurus and top-traders.   I have been looking through a lot of profiles of top-traders, with impeccable trade-records. I was not surprised… Read more

The gold market spent a lot of time today waffling around both sides of the prior session’s closing
value. While action in the currency markets wasn’t definitive, the Euro and Canadian did manage to
claw out minor gains and with some noted gains in equities it is…

GOLD STOCKS NEWS – Gold stocks surged higher on Monday as the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) climbed $1.50, or 3.6%, to $43.12 per share in afternoon trading.  The rally in gold stocks and the GDX coincided with strength in the broader equity markets, and in spite of tepid movement in the price of… Read more

The gold market mostly remained below the prior session high into mid session today. Surprisingly
supportive action from US equities and the currencies was largely discounted this morning, as gold
simply wasn’t able to put a positive spin on outside market conditions…

“As popular as it might be in some quarters to rule out further LSAPs (QE3, as it is known), I do not think this option can be taken off the table. QE3 will work under the right circumstances. But I don’t believe such circumstances prevail at this time.”
The above commentary was from a speech this… Read more

The SMU/Steel Reality Fair Value Index HRC model showed spot HRC pricing below fair value for the
third week in a row. With the SMU average spot HRC price falling $5/ton last week and scrap inputs
remaining the same, the model moved fair value further into negative…

The various indices we follow on a weekly basis – CRU, Platts, Steel Orbis and SteelBenchmarker all
dropped their index pricing on virtually every product by double digits this past week….

Gold inched up to extend last week’s rise, tracking a steady euro after world leaders pledged to
combat financial turmoil, although worries about Greece and the euro zone debt crisis continued to
feed caution in the financial markets. 

GOLD PRICE NEWS – Gold prices oscillated between gains and losses while the U.S. dollar held firm Monday morning.  The spot price of gold climbed to $1,600.30 per ounce in overnight trading, but slid back toward $1,590 as U.S. financial markets opened.  Silver fared considerably worse than the gold price this morning, as it retreated… Read more