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

RTN stock hit a two-year high earlier this weekRaytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) shares came barreling into 2019, surging more than 30% from their late-December lows near $144 to their late-February highs around $188. The defense stock spent the next several months churning in a tight range just below its first-quarter peak, before taking a sharp bounce off its 50-week moving average in late August.This...Read More

Renforth Resources Inc. (CSE:RFR, OTC:RFHRF) offers shareholders the following updateRead full newsRead More

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Europe's largest copper producer Aurubis AG remains on the hunt for takeove...Read full newsRead More

November series puts have been popularSplunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK) is trading 1% lower today at $119.31, but the shares could be flashing a buy signal right now. Data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White highlights a recent pullback to the80-week moving average, and the previous nine meet-ups with this long-term trendline have yielded an average three-month gain of 7.9%. However, c...Read More

It'll be another busy earnings scheduleThe upcoming earnings schedule doesn't feature as many Dow components as recent weeks, with just Walt Disney (DIS) set to report, but there are still a number of notable companies on the list. Early in the week traders will hear quarterly results from Uber (UBER) and Shake Shack (SHAK), with names like Square (SQ) andDropbox (DBX) due to report later on. Belo...Read More

Facebook and Apple are higher after earnings, thoughThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is sharply lower at midday -- and was down nearly 250 points at its session lows -- as U.S.-China trade tensionsovershadow another busy day of earnings. A Bloomberg report, citing unnamed sources, indicated the Chinese government has doubts about a long-term trade deal and President Donald Trump's "impulsi...Read More

BRIEF-Sandspring Resources Proposes Name Change To Gold X Mining:BRIEF-Sandspring Resources Proposes Name Change To Gold X Mining CorpRead full newsRead More

At least four analysts have issued price-target cuts on Etsy stock The shares of online retail giant Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) are sinking today, following a mixed third-quarter report. The firm posted earnings of 12 cents per share, which fell in line with the consensus estimate, but came in lower than last year's profits. And while its $197.9 million in revenue beat expectations, the company also r...Read More

The cloud stock lowered its full-year profit forecastTwilio Inc (NYSE:TWLO) reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 3 cents per share on $295.1 million in revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. However, the cloud concern also said base revenue for the three-month period missed estimates, and it lowered its full-year profit forecast and tightened its revenue guidance, which is likely wha...Read More

Twitter stock has struggled since its early September peakJust one week removed from its catastrophic post-earnings plunge, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is suffering another steep pullback today, this time after the company announced plans to ban all political ads from its platform beginning Nov. 22. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained, "we believe political message reach should be earned, not bought,"...Read More

Dicerna Pharma inked a licensing agreement with RocheNear the top of the Nasdaq this morning sit two drug stocks. First up is Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DRNA), after the company scored a research and licensing agreement with Roche AG. The two will develop treatments for chronic hepatitis B, with Dicerna getting $200 million up front and up to $1.47 billion in milestone payments. In resp...Read More

Downbeat trade reports are overshadowing strong tech earningsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning, as traders react to a Bloomberg report suggesting the Chinese government is unsure about the chances of a long-term trade deal with the U.S. This news is overshadowing strong quarterly reports from the tech sector, where Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) a...Read More

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriorsRead full newsRead More

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Key global market indices closed higher but futures were mixed today.Gold major Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM) closed up 0.5% in New York.The gold price has edged back up towards US$1,500 an ounce and was worth $1,498/oz on the spot market earlier.In terms of other commodities, nickel closed 0.3% lower on the London Metal Exchange as uncertainty lingers over the situation in Indonesia.Reuters has re...Read More

Stay Autonomous tweeted the community march to Rio Tinto was in solidarity with people in Latin America impacted by environmentally destructive practices.Another protest group said it was marching down Collins Street, the centre of mining corporations today and historically, and headed to BHP and OceanaGold "to let them know what we think of their corporate violence here and around the world".Bloc...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has produced a special Pearl Commission report ahead of its annual congress in Bahrain next month. This is the eighth in a series of reports prepared for the congress.The report, prepared by the CIBJO Pearl Commission, headed by Kenneth Scarratt, looks at the growing impact of environmental and conservationist factors on the pearl sector. T...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers Group Industry Services today announced it will provide proprietary diamond detection technology to CIRCA. The company is a global buyer of pre-owned fine diamond jewelry and watches.De Beers Group Industry Services will roll-out the detection equipment across CIRCA's global offices, to provide CIRCA's buyers assurance that the diamonds in the jewelry and watches...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Delgatto DIamond Finance Fund (DDFF) has announced it can now offer full commercial bank services through its partnership with The MFO AG, Plaffikon Zurich. This will include cash and investment accounts, the ability to send and receive wire transfers and card services. "Through the Delgatto Diamond Finance Fund we have begun to address the lack of capital available to th...Read More