Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Metals, mining and alloy producers have been scenario-planning in response to the novel coronavirus. The South African government appears to have just removed all but one option.President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the country's mineral resources industry to shut underground mines and furnaces from Thursday March 26, unless they can be operated remotely. The shutdown will last for three weeks an...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund charts recent movements in the gold market and what they may indicate going forward. In the last Gold Market update we had thought that it might break out upside from the Triangle that was forming, mainly because of its positive Accumulation line coupled with favorable seasonal factors, but instead, after moving sideways for a while, it broke down, as we can see on i...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 77 points in pre-opening trade.Equity index futures moved higher following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. October Producer Price Index was expected to increase 0.4% versus a gain of 0.4% in September. Actual was an increase of 0.2% On a year-over-year basis October PPI was expected to increase 8.3% versus 8.5...Read More
The lithium hydroxide price in China was firm over the week to Thursday April 22 amid tight availability, while the carbonate price softened due to the restart and ramp-up of operations in Qinghai province.Battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices remained firm in China, but the equivalent grade lithium carbonate price softened The battery-grade lithium hydroxide price in the seaborne market rose ami...Read More
Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments and Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable discuss investment strategies centered on precious metals ratios.Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Andy Schectman, the president of Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments. Always a pleasure to have you on the program to discuss the value proposition before us in precious meta...Read More
Learn how to improve your financial health by overcoming emotional spending, identifying your non-negotiable spending habits, ...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Coronavirus, supply disruptions, muted demand and the oil price plunge have sent shockwaves across the petrochemical industry. Year-on-year profits have been considerably reduced. So how is the industry handling the blow, and what does it mean for balance sheets, budgets and planned projects?Profit margins have been squeezedCo...Read More
A loan of $100,000 helps coffee farmers in Uganda double their income by keeping ownership of their coffee along the value chain.Read full newsRead More
Michael #silversqueeze - Twitter, Released on 10/10/22September saw a record for the largest combined monthly withdrawal from Comex and LBMA #silver vaults, coming in at almost 58.5 million ounces. Total combined withdrawals in 2022 now total almost 332.8 million ounces! #silversqueeze pic.twitter.com/83F6qLlt8I- Michael ?????,??EUR???OE^ #silversqueeze (@mikesay98) October 10, 2022 silver sho...Read More
The fact that way the economy is set up says that we need a weak economy to have a strong stock market and, more importantly, ...Read More
Domestic ship scrap prices in Turkey increased over the past week in line with rising imported scrap values, sources said on Monday December 2.One steel mill in the Izmir region raised its buy price for ship scrap by $10 per tonne to $275 per tonne delivered, while three fellow mills were buying the same material at $270 per tonne.Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices were mixed on Tuesday February 19, with the MB 65% Fe Iron Ore Index dipping slightly while the MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index saw an uptick after a trade was heard done at a higher price.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $89.21 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.89 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $88.61 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.90 per tonne. MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low A...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would s...Read More
Financial Survival Network, Released on 6/14/22Summary: The markets have no place to go but down, and in response, everyone is piling out. How low are the markets, and how low is low enough? Chris Vermeulen comes on the show to put this concept into perspective. The current panic and uncertainty within the markets cause people to move to currency, which is one of the most effective ways to protect...Read More
The company's Q2/19 operational and financial results are reviewed in a BMO Capital Partners report. In an Aug. 8 research note, BMO Capital Markets analyst Andrew Kaip reported that AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU:NYSE; ANG:JSE; AGG:ASX; AGD:LSE) is "well positioned for the remainder of 2019."He explained that "increasing production and demonstrated free cash generation in Q2/19 have set the stage fo...Read More
Diamond drill core from the Sun Metals Stardust Project in north-central British Columbia. Source: Sun Metals Corp.Sun Metals Corp. [SUNM-TSXV] has agreed to acquire, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lorraine Copper Corp. [LLC-TSXV, LRCPF-OTCQB] by way of a plan of arrangement. Sun Metals is currently earning a 100% interest in Lorraine's wholly-owned...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures advanced 16 points in pre-opening trade. A major reason for the advance was a share price recovery this morning in Microsoft. After a price drop after the close last night following release of quarterly results, the stock gained $10.62 this morning to $280.84.Visa gained $11.14 to $212.24 after reporting higher than consensus...Read More
In a day that's often good for gold and mining stocks, investors are selling everything.Read full newsRead More
On Wednesday morning, I awoke feeling more optimistic than I have in a long time.The campaign was surreal. President Trump's last-second head tilt to avoid the assassin's bullet. The spurious lawfare assaults. Lies about collusion with Russia.And how about Elon Musk's emergence as Donald J. Trump's No. 1 backer? RFK Jr.'s MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement, too. And the last minute endorse...Read More
We caught up with Stephen Stewart, CEO of XXIX Metal Corp. to review a significant new discovery at the company's Opemiska ...Read More