The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

The past year was a difficult one overall for the metals, with the main standouts to the upside being a geopolitical risk-driven gain in gold, a China-driven rise in iron ore and a surge in uranium on broadening global support for nuclear power (Figure 1). A jump in global interest rates to near two-decade highs saw recession fears persist all year, and while one still did not actually eru...Read More

This year the post-global health crisis boom was brought to an end by a surge in inflation to forty-year highs, a major rise in global interest rates in an attempt to curb the rising prices and surging geopolitical risk after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While precious metals held up reasonably well as markets turned to them as a risk hedge, by Q2/22 the higher interest rates put an end t...Read More

Chile is the world leader in copper production, at 28.5% of the total in 2020, and this looks set to continue, with the country having the largest global reserves, at 23.0% of total. It is also the global leader for molybdenum, which is often found along with copper, and is a major lithium player, holding 51.1% of global reserves. Read More

Newfoundland has become a gold exploration hotspot over the past few years, with the sector seeing some of its strongest activity ever. While the province remains a small contributor to Canadian gold production, it has a substantial mineral industry well supported by the government, focused on iron ore, copper and nickel, and the surge in exploration suggests that gold output from the...Read More

Nevada is the core of the U.S. gold output, accounting for by far the majority, at 75.4% on average for the past year. The state looks set to remain a dominant player in U.S. gold, as it accounts for 49% of total U.S. reserves, with Alaska slightly ahead with 51% of reserves, but just 8.6% of current production. The U.S. accounts for 6.1% of global gold output, making Nevada one of the largest gol...Read More

The Golden Triangle in northwestern British Columbia has historically been a major site of Canadian gold production, beginning as early as the mid 1800s. There was a wave of production in the 1990s which cooled as the gold price declined, but larger scale production resumed in 2017, and the area has seen surging exploration interest over the past year, given that the region has some of the largest...Read More

In this report we outline the Quebec gold mining industry, including its major producers, and a survey of many of the junior miners focused on the province. Quebec accounts for 34% of Canadian gold production (second to Ontario, with 44%) and remains a major focus for both producers and junior miners.Read More

Red Lake has been one of the most prolific gold mining districts in Canada and the world, with exploration having started in the 1920s, and production, which began in the 1930s, continuing to the present day. The district is known for the high grade of its gold, its infrastructure, and strong institutional support, given the long history of mining in the area.Read More

The Tesla rival is still down 51% in 2019, thoughOne of the best stocks on this quiet trading day is Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO), up 26.2% to trade at $3.06. The Shanghai-based Tesla rival reported a third-quarter loss that was slimmer than expected, while revenue topped expectations. China deliveries also increased, despite a reduction in vehicle subsidies. Nio stock is on track to fill a late Septembe...Read More

The company will be selling its Canadian robotics unit for C$1 billionThe shares of satellite concern Maxar Technologies Inc (NYSE:MAXR) are soaring today, after the company announced it would be selling its Canadian space robotics business called MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for C$1 billion, or roughly $765 million, to a consortium of financial sponsors led by Northern Private Capita...Read More

Most TREE analysts are already bullishLendingTree Inc (NASDAQ:TREE) shares have been trying to recover from their hugesell-off from earlier this month. Call buying has been the preferred strategy from TREE speculators in recent weeks, based on the 10-day call/put volume ratio of 1.26 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), and now s...Read More

The Santa Claus rally could take a breather todayAfter a Christmas week full of records on Wall Street, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are much quieter this morning, holding modestly above fair value. Futures on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are signaling slightly lower opens, with volume likely to be low heading into the New Year's holiday. As far as economic da...Read More

A volatility pop concurrent with a drop in stock prices could be a risk to bulls"...if momentum continues, keep in mind that there is the 12/27 and the quarterly expiration of SPY options that expire this week and on the last trading day of the year... Without a catalyst, the SPY 323 strike could act as resistance and the longer the SPY is below these strikes, the more it can be seen as a headwind...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has announced that it plans to hold 34 auctions for or special size rough diamonds (weighing over 10.8 carats) during 2020. According to Russian law, these specials must be auctioned. Eleven of the planned Russian auctions will take place in Moscow with three further sales being held in Vladivostok.Other tenders will take place in the centers in which Alrosa has trading...Read More

Finding products our derm would approve of isn't exactly an easy task. That is, unless we want to buy from one of the pricey lines they carry in their office (we don't). But thanks to LovelySkin...Read full newsRead More

The metal, which has gained 18% this year, is getting help from easier monetary policy across the world's leading economies.Read full newsRead More

Silver diphosphide is being used as a catalyst that takes carbon dioxide pollution and transforms it into syngas.Read full newsRead More

The celebrity activist took it to social media to support the demands of Brazil's northern tribes.Read full newsRead More

(IDEX Online) - Sales of fine jewelry and fine watches increased by 3.2 percent in the U.S. market in October compared to October 2018, as shown in the graph below. This is the fourth successive month in which sales have increased since the start of the year, evidence that the market is solidly picking up at last.  OutlookRetailers are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the all-important...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Total U.S. jewelry sales increased 1.8 percent over the holiday shopping period, according to figures from Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online jewelry sales grew by 8.8 percent from November 1-December 24.Overall, U.S. retail sales grew 3.4 percent (excluding auto sales) this holiday season, with online sales up 18.8 percent compared to 2018.  "E-commerce sales hit a record...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has ended the year on a strong note with the discovery of a 191-carat rough stone from the Botuobinskaya kimberlite pipe in Yakutia. The Russian mining company said the Christmas Day find has high quality characteristics.The diamond will be sent to Alrosa's United Selling Organization for a detailed evaluation.Mining at the Botuobinskaya pipe began in 2015. The pipe is...Read More

If we set out to design a highly addictive platform that optimized the most toxic, destructive aspects of human nature, we'd eventually come up with social media...Read full newsRead More

Christopher LewisDec 26, 2019 04:51 PM GMTGold markets have rallied significantly during the trading session again on Thursday, reaching towards the $1516 level, and at this point I think that the market is probably going to go looking towards the $1520 level. If we can break above there, then this is the longer-term uptrend ready to continue going higher. Ultimately though, I think that a pullbac...Read More

As 2019 draws to a close, we take a look at the most-clicked stories on our website this year, in descending order.No. 1: Interview: The LME's new cobalt contractBy Anthony Milewski, Special to The Northern Miner, April 11, 2019An interview by Cobalt 27 Capital chairman Anthony Milewski with the London Metal Exchange's Product Development department to discuss the LME's electric-vehicle battery m...Read More

The US stock markets soared in 2019, blasting to dozens of new all-time-record highs. Euphoric traders attributed these massive gains to strong corporate fundamentals and US-China trade-war progress. But the real driver of stocks' astounding ascent was the Federal Reserve's epic extreme easing. A panicking Fed pulled out all the stops to goose and levitate stocks, leaving fake artificial...Read More

Traders will start taking positions for January. January will be the real test for gold and silver bulls. Signing of trade deal, Brexit, various US jobs numbers and Chinese demand and Chinese economic growth around the Chinese New Year. Bonds can also be a surprise winner if gold and silver sell off in January. I am bullish on global stock markets if the trade deal is signed in January. Trade de...Read More

The US stock markets soared in 2019, blasting to dozens of new all-time-record highs. Euphoric traders attributed these massive gains to strong corporate fundamentals and US-China trade-war progress. But the real driver of stocks' astounding ascent was the Federal Reserve's epic extreme easing. A panicking Fed pulled out all the stops to goose and levitate stocks, leaving fake artificial...Read More

Traders will start taking positions for January. January will be the real test for gold and silver bulls. Signing of trade deal, Brexit, various US jobs numbers and Chinese demand and Chinese economic growth around the Chinese New Year. Bonds can also be a surprise winner if gold and silver sell off in January. I am bullish on global stock markets if the trade deal is signed in January. Trade de...Read More