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

MAT has added 27% off its late-August lowsIt's been a volatile week for Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT). After a 6.5% drop last Tuesday, the shares are up 13.2% to trade at $13.20 today after the company reported a third-quarter revenue beat, seemingly brushing off any impact from tariffs. The toy company also also resolved the recent accounting probe stemming from a whistleblower report from August. In...Read More

Newrange Gold is pleased to announce that underground channel sampling at the Pamlico project has confirmed continuous gold and silver mineralization.Read full newsRead More

Both stocks are trading near historically bearish trendlinesLincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) is due to report earnings after the market closes today, Oct. 30. The insurance stock shed 8.4% the day after the firm's last report, and one reliable technical signal suggests another post-earnings sell-off could be in LNC's near future.Taking a quick step back, LNC stock bounced from a seven-month...Read More

U.S. GDP grew by a greater-than-expected 1.9% in the third quarterThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is drifting lower at midday, as investors react to news that Chile has canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting for next month, where President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were expected to meet and possibly sign a "phase one" trade deal. Chilean Presiden...Read More

Thursday's analysis featured the price target for the junior miners, and we used GDXJ as a proxy for the sector. That's not the only proxy out there though and looking at a different one - Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Index - provides us with an enormously important confirmation.Read full newsRead More

South African miner AngloGold Ashanti said on Monday that it expects its full-ye...Read full newsRead More

How Cigna stock is performing just ahead of tomorrow's earnings report Health services stock Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) has been in rally mode since its one-month low of $146.50, hit earlier this month. Since then, the stock has ended higher during all but three sessions, set to clock over a 16% monthly gain -- its biggest in 10 years. A run in with its 320-day moving average has the stock pulling back...Read More

General Electric stock could close above its 320-day trendline todayGeneral Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reported an adjusted third-quarter profit of 15 cents per share on $23.36 billion revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. The industrial conglomerate also said it now expects its full-year free cash flow to arrive between flat and $2 billion, up from its previous forecast of minus $1 billio...Read More

Options traders have started buying puts on EIX stockEdison International (NYSE:EIX) has been in the headlines recently due to the California wildfires, along with peer PG&E, and the company last night admitted in its earnings call that its equipment likely played a role in the fire in Woolsey. EIX stock fell to $63.70 out of the gate, and was last seen at $65, down 0.6% so far. Meanwhile, recent...Read More

Nordstrom's recent rally stalled near a key technical levelThe shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) are down 3% to trade at $35.98 today, after UBS downgraded the retailer to "sell" from "neutral." While the analyst in coverage kept a $30 price target, they warned that a weak holiday shopping season and tariffs could weigh on the company's earnings. Nordstrom reports third-quarter earnings after...Read More

The FDA could make a final decision on AMAG's Makena in the coming monthsThe shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) have been cast to the bottom of the Nasdaq today, following news that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted in favor of taking the firm's Makena drug, which is used to reduce the risk of preterm birth, off the market. An official FDA ruling is expe...Read More

The Fed is expected to cut interest ratesU.S stock futures are pointing to a higher open ahead of a huge day on Wall Street. Investors are gearing up for the Fed's rate-cut decision this afternoon, and the subsequent press conference from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Until then, traders will be monitoring more corporate earnings reports, including a strong quarterly update from General Electric (GE),...Read More

However, traders should temper their expectations this time aroundComing off fresh all-time highs, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is now moving into the most bullish six months of the year, looking at the last 50 years. The table below shows the index averages a 6.62% return from November through April, with 76% of the returns positive. Both of those metrics top all other six-month periods. This week, I'...Read More

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among the world's premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. Here's a look at eight companies working in the provinces.ALX UraniumALX Uranium (TSXV: AL) is a uranium exploration company with assets in the Athabasca basin and holds over 2,000 sq. km in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Based on an agreement signed in April 2019, ALX has the option to earn up to...Read More

Adriatic said the funds would allow it to complete a bankable feasibility study. The funds are being raised by issuing new shares priced at $1 each.Read More

(IDEX Online) - According to The Knot 2019 Jewelry & Engagement Study, 45 percent of engagement rings include custom-designed elements. The majority (86 percent) purchase a new ring; 45 percent incorporate customized details into the ring, whether by custom-designing it in its entirety (31 percent) or taking an existing ring design and adding personal touches (51 percent).The survey also...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sarine Technologies Ltd is working with Tiffany & Co. to adapt its automated artificial intelligence- (AI) based grading technology to meet Tiffany's grading guidelines and criteria for color and clarity.Sarine explained in a release that the basis for its automated grading technology, which was introduced in early 2018, was the GIA grading system. However, to meet Tiffany...Read More

De Beers Canada has started preliminary drilling at properties near the town of Cobalt, in Ontario.De Beers is drilling at TSX-V-listed Tri Origin’s Nipissing Cobalt and South Abitibi project, near Cobalt. This will be the first time that these targets will be tested, the junior said on Tuesday.AdvertisementThe initial target will be evaluated and the Nipissing Cobalt property and the drill...Read More

Golden Mile goes back to the futureSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesThe company has had "visual confirmations" of mineralisation in two recent diamond core holes as well as assays from another hole recording 264m at 0.4% copper and 0.Read More

Golden Mile goes back to the futureSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesThe company had slammed what it described as an "unprecedented" court decision in July which effectively blocked construction at the project. At the time it said it would appeal, believing the court had misinterpreted federal mining and forestry regulations for the project, which was opposed by four conservation groups.However i...Read More