The precious metals all soared in 2025, and while a continued monetary expansion and geopolitical risk could still drive gains especially for gold in 2026, a pullback in silver, platinum and palladium is possible after recent partly speculative surges.Read More

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

Mexus Gold US (MXSG) ("Mexus" or the "Company) confirmed that leaching commenced 11/12/2019 at its Santa Elena mine located in Caborca, Mexico.To mitigate this problem the company installed an automated Ph/Cyanide aeration control pumping system which was tested and worked as expected.Mexus PresidentRead full newsRead More

China will cut its renewable power subsidy to 5.67 billion yuan ($806.50 million...Read full newsRead More

Both L Brands and Nordstrom are sinking ahead of earningsStocks are struggling at midday amid lingering concerns over U.S.-China trade negotiations. Although the major benchmarks have come off their intraday lows, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down more than 90 points at last check on sharp losses forconsumer products specialist 3M (MMM). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) is also in the red, whi...Read More

Tilray still remains close to its Nov. 15 record lowWeed stock Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) is up 5.2% at $21.02 today, and the mini-rally has options traders coming out of the woodwork. It's not to bet on more losses though, and it appears some traders are calling a bottom on the struggling cannabis concern. More specifically, calls are being traded at 1.7 times the average intraday amount today, wh...Read More

Northwest European oil refining margins turned negative on Tuesday, falling to a...Read full newsRead More

Global oil refiners have upgraded processing units and adjusted operations to ra...Read full newsRead More

The US regulator decided to proceed with the probe of the company last week after a meeting with Brazilian prosecutors.Read full newsRead More

Urban Outfitters posted third-quarter results that missed analysts' estimates The shares of apparel retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) are trading back near their late-September levels this morning, following a badly received third-quarter earning report. The firm posted revenue of $987 million that missed analysts' consensus estimate, citing weakening demand for its women's clothing br...Read More

One brokerage firm likes Intelsat's risk/reward profileIt's been a volatile stretch for Intelsat SA (NYSE:I) stock, as evidenced by its 30-day historical volatility of 237.1% -- an annual high. Most of this action has been to the downside, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) backed a public auction for C-band spectrum, with I shares plunging from a Nov. 5 intraday peak at $26.90 to y...Read More

ARAV is heading toward its highest close since June 2018Once more, a surging biotech sits at the top of the Nasdaq after positive data for a cancer drug. Today its Aravive Inc (NASDAQ:ARAV), up 106% to trade at $13.78, after the Texas-based firm's ovarian cancer treatment reported positive data in an early-stage trial. It's set to be Aravive's best single-session gain ever by a wide margin, and...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Select Sands Corp. (TSX-V:SNS | OTCQX: SLSDF) (the "Company") announces operational and financial results for Q2 2019, and the filing of its financial statements and associated management's discussion and analysis on www.sedar.com. All dollar references in this release are in U.S. dollars. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, November 21 at 10:00 A.M. Cent...Read More

A Wall Street Journal report said an impasse between the U.S. and China might thwart the "phase one" dealStock futures are pointing lower today after the Wall Street Journal said recent trade talks between the U.S. and China could soon come to an "impasse," which could stop the much-anticipated phase one agreement from happening. This comes shortly after President Donald Trump's threat to raise ta...Read More

A look at how stocks perform when the 20-day historical volatility falls below 5%The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has been grinding higher for several weeks now. With the slow grind, the 20-day historical volatility (HV) is on the verge of falling below 5% -- a rare feat. Low volatility usually corresponds to positive returns, and with the S&P 500 up six straight weeks, this time is no different. This week...Read More

Vancouver, BC - IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSX-V: ISO | OTCQX: ISENF) is pleased to provide an update on current targeting plans for the Hurricane zone at the Larocque East property. The Hurricane zone is located on the Company's 100% owned Larocque East property (the "Property") in the Eastern Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan (Figure 1).The Company also notes that in recent weeks the uranium price as...Read More

London and Frankfurt-listed Bluejay completed its latest round of fundraising on November 18, which saw the company issue 115 million new shares.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Studs, a new ear piercing experience that opened its first brick and mortar location in New York City yesterday, also announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding.The funding, which was led by First Round Capital with participation from Lerer Hippeau and angel investors will be used for building retail locations, enhancing the ecommerce experience and expanding the Studs team...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The number of bidders at the recent 2019 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender saw double-digit growth with buyers vying to get their hands on some of the last diamonds to come from the Argyle diamond mine. The mine is scheduled to close at the end of 2020.While Rio Tinto does not disclose the value of winning bids, it said that over the past 19 years, the value of diamonds sold at Tender ha...Read More

(IDEX Online) - What the latest large finds from Mothae lack in quality, they more than make up for in size. Two diamonds of 220 carats and 127 carats were recovered from the treatment of recovery tailings. The 220-carat stone is the largest of the three 100+ carat stones recovered from the Lesotho mine since commercial production began in January 2019.Lucapa Diamond Company Limited, which ho...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Marketing company GemFind has announced a change in name to better reflect the digital marketing and website solutions it provides to its clients. The company will now be known as GemFind Digital Solutions (GDS). As part of the rebrand, GDS has also launched a new website that features educational training blogs on digital marketing, along with demos of the newly released Ring...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Tennis icon Serena Williams has unveiled her first fine jewelry collection. Created in a collaboration with diamond manufacturer K.P. Sanghvi, Serena Williams Jewelry launched exclusively with Fred Meyer Jewelers online and at select stores and on Macys.com.The collection features over 70 core pieces that include items adorned with words that describe Williams, such as "queen"and "...Read More