Showing posts with label aluminum. Show all posts
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2018-03-05

Ignore The Noise About Trade Wars: Charting US Earnings Boost (video)

Stephen Auth Says Everyone Knows That The Chinese Have Been Cheating On Steel

Bloomberg.com video above published Mar 2, 2018: Michael Collins, PMG Fixed Income, Senior Investment Officer; Stephen Auth, CEO of Federated Investor Equities (federatedinvestors.com), Jonathan MacKay, Schroders Investment (schroders.com) Strategist share their views on U.S. Tariffs and the Markets on Bloomberg Markets.

Markets Now: Everything Rallies But the Dow as Tariff Tantrum Peters Out | Barrons.com March 2, 2018: "4:18 p.m. Call it a comeback. Despite the early losses, the S&P 500 finished up 0.5% at 2691.25 today, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1% to 7257.87, and the small-company  Russell 2000 climbed 1.7% to 1533.17. Even the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 70.92 points, or 0.3%, to 24,538.06, finished well off its low of the day."

graphic: Wall Street's Charging Bull
Wall Street's Charging Bull
NASDAQ Composite Up 5% This Year:

Wilbur Ross Says Steel Tariffs Are About Jobs and National Security

Bloomberg.com video above published Mar 2, 2018: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross discusses President Donald Trump's tariff plans with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets."

Charting the US Earnings Boost

Financial Times (ft.com) video published Mar 2, 2018: The Trump tax reforms have left US companies flush with cash, and above investing more in their businesses, are boosting returns to investors. The FT.com's US business editor breaks down the numbers.

Percent increase in Q4 2017 earnings by sector


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DISCLAIMER

2018-02-09

Gold & Silver? The Oil Market is Bigger Than ALL Metal Markets Combined


Oil production per year: 34 billion barrels (including other liquids)
Oil market size: $1.7 trillion* per year

Compare the annual market sizes of all major metals and minerals that are mined throughout the world:
  • Gold: $170 billion
  • Iron: $115 billion
  • Copper: $91 billion
  • Aluminum: $90 billion
  • Zinc: $34 billion
  • Manganese: $30 billion
  • Nickel: $21 billion
  • Silver: $20 billion
Other metals: $67 billion (including platinum, palladium, titanium, tin, moly, uranium, and more)

The total amount works out to $660 billion – just a fraction of the size of the oil market. Source: VisualCapitalist.com (*October 14, 2016)

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