Mining Insights, Trends & Investment Strategies

Bessent Declares Goal to 'Collapse' Iran's Regime Through Economic Warfare Not Bombs: Why the Escalation Is Supercharging Gold's Safe-Haven Bid for Canadian Miners

August 21, 2026

As the U.S. shifts to a full economic siege of Iran, deploys a fresh aircraft carrier, and faces Iranian accusations of "economic terrorism," the resulting oil-price volatility and heightened geopolitical risk are reinforcing gold's role as a portfolio refuge delivering a timely margin tailwind for Canada's gold producers. ...Read More

JPMorgan Declares Bessent's Bond Intervention "Lacking Credibility": Why Rising Fiscal Doubts Are Supercharging Gold's Appeal for Canadian Miners

August 21, 2026

As the U.S. Treasury's surprise long-end buybacks unravel within 24 hours and JPMorgan warns of lasting damage to market trust, gold's resilience above $4,500 underscores a deepening flight to safety creating a powerful tailwind for Canada's gold producers amid higher term premiums and persistent budget deficits. ...Read More

Gold Climbs Above $4,500 as Bessent's Bond Buybacks Unravel and Risk Assets Slide: Canadian Miners Find a Rare Bright Spot

August 21, 2026

As U.S. risk assets slide, oil spikes on Iran tensions and Treasury yields reclaim lost ground, gold's decisive break above $4,500 and its 200-day moving average offers Canadian gold producers a rare margin tailwind amid broader market turmoil. ...Read More

Morgan Stanley's 2027 Gold Price Outlook: Could Gold Reach New Record Highs?

August 20, 2026

After gold reached Morgan Stanley's fourth-quarter 2026 target of $4,450 per ounce ahead of schedule, the bank outlines a path toward prices exceeding $5,000 in 2027 driven by revived gold ETF demand, sustained central bank gold buying, potential Fed rate cuts, and fiscal concerns while cautioning that the gold rally will likely remain volatile amid shifting real yields and global gold demand dynamics. ...Read More

Gold Jumps 3% as Treasury Steps In to Calm Bond Rout. Can Bulls Push Prices Higher?

August 20, 2026

Spurred by Scott Bessent's expanded Treasury bond buybacks that eased long-end yields and revived safe-haven demand amid bond market turmoil and U.S. debt exceeding $40 trillion, gold price today holds near multi-month highs raising the question of whether the gold rally can extend toward higher targets in a landscape shaped by inflation, Fed interest rates, and financial market uncertainty. ...Read More

Silver Holds Near $67 as U.S. Treasury Buybacks Support Demand. Can XAG/USD Break Higher?

August 20, 2026

With structural supply deficits, industrial demand from solar, EVs and data centers, and lower yields from expanded Treasury debt buybacks fueling a silver price rally, analysts weigh whether XAG/USD can clear key resistance levels toward higher targets in the second half of 2026 while cautioning that volatility remains elevated. ...Read More

Gold's August Rally Explained: What's Driving Prices Higher and Can the Rally Continue?

August 20, 2026

After a stagnant summer, gold has broken higher in August 2026, reclaiming levels above $4,500 on a combination of Treasury liquidity measures, softer yields, dollar weakness, and persistent central-bank demand raising the question of how durable the advance may prove. ...Read More

Jeff Currie Says Gold's Recovery Is Only in Its Early Stages. Could $5,000 Be Next?

August 20, 2026

After rebounding from July lows near $4,000, gold has regained momentum above $4,400-$4,500. Veteran strategist Jeff Currie describes the move as still early within a longer cycle driven by resilient central-bank demand and broader commodity dynamics prompting fresh examination of the path toward $5,000 and beyond. ...Read More

Gold vs. Silver: Which Precious Metal Has More Upside as Prices Rise?

August 20, 2026

With gold trading near multi-week highs and silver holding elevated levels amid structural deficits and dual demand drivers, investors are revisiting the gold-silver ratio, relative valuations, and the distinct risk-reward profiles of the two metals. ...Read More

Cheapest Gold ETFs to Buy for Diversification: Which Funds Should Investors Watch?

August 20, 2026

With gold prices elevated and central-bank demand remaining firm, low-cost physically backed gold ETFs offer an efficient way to add the metal to a portfolio provided investors focus on expense ratios, liquidity, structure and the distinction between bullion funds and mining equities. ...Read More

Price Controls, Quotas and Oligopolies: The Hidden Cost of Canada's Protected Markets

August 20, 2026

From dairy supply management to concentrated banking and telecom sectors, Canada's system of production limits, high barriers to entry and regulated pricing continues to raise costs for consumers while constraining innovation issues that matter for households, competitiveness and the resource economy that underpins much of the country. ...Read More

Jeff Currie Turns Bullish on Gold as Central Banks Keep Buying. Is the Next Rally Starting?

August 20, 2026

After months of a more cautious stance, veteran commodities strategist Jeff Currie has flipped bullish on gold, pointing to durable official-sector demand even after a volatile first half of 2026 raising the question of whether the recent rebound marks the early stage of a broader advance. ...Read More

Gold and Silver: 7 Hidden Forces Driving Prices Higher. What Investors Should Watch

August 19, 2026

Beyond the obvious headlines of inflation and rate-cut hopes, a set of structural, policy, and physical-market forces continues to support gold and silver shaping the precious metals outlook and raising key questions for portfolio allocation. ...Read More

Morgan Stanley Says Gold Has Rallied Faster Than Expected. Can Bulls Push Prices Even Higher?

August 19, 2026

After a sharp mid-August rebound that lifted gold above recent highs near $4,500, Morgan Stanley's constructive stance on the metal coupled with commentary on its multi-decade bull market raises the question of how much further prices can advance amid shifting real yields, ETF flows, and central-bank demand. ...Read More

Copper Hits New Highs as AI Demand Meets Supply Constraints. What's Next for Investors?

August 19, 2026

With COMEX copper trading near all-time highs above $6.48-$6.70 per pound, the convergence of artificial-intelligence infrastructure buildout, energy-transition needs, and persistent mine-side bottlenecks is reshaping the copper market outlook and raising fresh questions for equity and commodity investors. ...Read More

J.P. Morgan Flags Silver Demand Risks as Prices Rise. Why Is the Rally Still Holding?

August 19, 2026

Despite J.P. Morgan's sharper caution on silver demand citing solar thrifting, China destocking, and an unwinding physical squeeze the metal continues to find support near multi-week levels, underscoring the tension between near-term demand headwinds and a persistent structural deficit. ...Read More

BofA Survey Shows Investors Are Getting Extremely Bullish. Could Gold Benefit Next?

August 19, 2026

With global fund managers at their most equity-overweight levels in nearly five years and cash allocations near historic lows, the latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey raises questions about crowded positioning, potential mean-reversion risks, and whether gold's role as a portfolio diversifier and safe-haven asset could come back into focus. ...Read More

Citi Sees Silver Reaching $90 as Investment Demand Grows. Is the Next Rally Underway?

August 19, 2026

With silver rebounding toward $67 amid a structural market deficit and shifting demand drivers, Citigroup's reaffirmed targets of $75 near-term and $90 over six to twelve months spotlight the growing role of investment flows, the limits of solar thrifting, and the outlook for silver mining stocks and physical holdings. ...Read More

Gold Tops $4,430 as UBS Sees $5,000 Ahead. What's Next?

August 19, 2026

With spot gold reclaiming multi-week highs above $4,430-$4,500 amid softer yields and renewed momentum, UBS's medium-term target near $5,000 in the first half of 2027 raises key questions about support and resistance levels, real yields, central bank demand, and the path for gold mining stocks and portfolio allocations. ...Read More

Nomi Prins Predicts Silver Could Reach $180. Should Investors Buy Silver Stocks Now?

August 19, 2026

As silver prices rebound above $66 amid ongoing industrial demand and structural deficits, economist Nomi Prins' multi-year targets of $120 by end-2026 and $180 thereafter reignite debate on the silver bull market, silver mining stocks, and the risks of leveraged exposure versus physical holdings. ...Read More

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