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

The U.S. and China set a date for their next round of trade negotiationsFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are above fair value this morning, after the U.S. and China said they will hold two-day high-level trade negotiations beginning on Thursday, Oct. 11, in Washington. However, pre-market gains are modest, as traders digest an onslaught of economic reports, including a slimmer-tha...Read More

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On the second anniversary of becoming a HeForShe Thematic Champion and partnering with UN Women, De Beers Group on Thursday announced that more than 700 women micro-entrepreneurs in Namibia and South Africa have successfully completed their training.The Accelerating Women Owned Micro-Enterprises (Awome) programme was also recently launched in Botswana, creating more opportunities for women micro-e...Read More

Angola is considering the creation of a diamond exchange. This was stated by the country’s Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister, Diamantino Azevedo, during the recent inauguration of a diamond polishing facility (Angola’s third) in Luanda. (Diamantino means ‘diamantine‘.)Currently, all the country’s diamonds that are produced by semi-industrial and artisanal opera...Read More

Fall is a beautiful and easily enjoyable time of year. With rising heating costs, the holidays on the horizon, and then tax season looming shortly thereafter, it can bring serious financial stress to some people, though.The good news is there are plenty of ways to save money in the fall. With these frugal tips, not only can you survive fall, you can enjoy yourself and revel in the season, too!Save...Read More

I'm all for treating myself to some of life's luxuries, but I won't splurge to the point where it starts to hurt my finances.Sadly, for a lot of Americans the latter is true.In fact, the average US adult spends $1,497 a month on nonessential items, according to a recent survey conducted by OnePoll. That's roughly $18,000 a year on things we can all do without.The survey revealed that the average p...Read More

LONDON – De Beers is continuing its policy of offering almost unprecedented flexibility to diamond buyers as the mining company works to fend off a slump in demand for the gems, according to people familiar with the situation.The Anglo American unit extended the policy from its August sale to customers this week in Botswana, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the matt...Read More

Slow news week huh?You know, Eddie Murphy used to have a stand-up bit about a man coming out of his mistress's house in plain view of his wife. When she confronts him about it, all he says is: "It wasn't me."And after simply repeating that line a few times, she ultimately just moves on and lets the whole thing go. I kind of feel like that's Donald Trump right now. Multiple national security prof...Read More

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 25, 2019 /CNW/ -- Jushi Holdings Inc. (Read full newsRead More

Technical420 is dedicated to educating investors about the risk and rewards of investing in the cannabis industry. We highlight companies that have the most growth potential by utilizing our proprietary analytics platform.Read full newsRead More

The Dow was down more than 160 points at its session lowsAfter trading down over 160 points at its session lows, the Dow staged a late-day rebound -- and briefly explored positive territory -- before ultimately ending lower. Stocks pared their losses in the eleventh hour, thanks to positive trade comments from Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who said the U.S. has shown goodwill by waiving tariff...Read More

Renforth Resources Inc. has completed a second closing of the previously announced private placement with the issuance of 1,240,000 common share units.Read full newsRead More

AbbVie stock seemed ready to make a fast, aggressive moveSubscribers to Schaeffer's Volatility Series -- an options subscription service that includes our popular Volatility Trader and Weekly Volatility Trader into one package -- just scored a major profit on the AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) September 67.50-strike put and call straddle. Below, we'll explain why we entered a straddle for ABBV shares, an...Read More

Rite Aid and Conagra stocks are both higher after profit beats Stocks have turned lower today as investors fret over impeachment drama out of Washington, D.C. Three stocks in particular making moves today are pharmacy name Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), food producer Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE:CAG), and online travel site Ctrip.Com International Ltd (NASDAQ:CTRP). Below, we'll dig into what's movi...Read More

Rumors are swirling the U.S. may not extend Huawei waiversChip stocks are trading lower today after a Bloomberg News report indicated the Trump administration may not extend waivers to U.S. tech companies supplying Chinese telecom giant Huawei. As a result, Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) stock, which also saw its price target cut to $74 at $78 at Susquehanna, is down 1.2% at $80.02.Against t...Read More

Short sellers have started covering on both mining stocksU.S.-China trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty has been a boon for gold prices in recent months, and mining shares have benefited from this increased appetite for the safe-haven asset. Two gold stocks in particular that caught our attention are Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:GOLD) and Eldorado Gold Corp (NYSE:EGO), both of which have been t...Read More

An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of the chief analyst at ActivTrades. This has been corrected. AFP/Getty Images Gold futures settled higher on Thursday, a day after a surge by the U.S. dollar prompted the precious metal to suffer its worst daily decline in nearly three weeks. Gold moved higher "due to tepid, dovish GDP data" covering the second quarter, with the market an...Read More

An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of the chief analyst at ActivTrades. This has been corrected. AFP/Getty Images Gold futures settled higher on Thursday, a day after a surge by the U.S. dollar prompted the precious metal to suffer its worst daily decline in nearly three weeks. Gold moved higher "due to tepid, dovish GDP data" covering the second quarter, with the market an...Read More

September 25, 2019 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 25, 2019 / First Mining Gold Corp. (Read full newsRead More

BYND calls have ramped up in volume this morningThe shares of Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) are in focus this morning, after news that McDonald's (MCD) will test a new plant-based burger in Canada using Beyond Meat patties. The 12-week test will feature the plant-based burgerin 28 restaurants in Ontario. In response to the link-up with the golden arches, BYND options traders are coming out in dro...Read More