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

I distinctly remember an encounter I had in 2017. I was getting a suit I had just bought tailored when small talk eventually came to the subject of what I did for a living, as that sort of small talk tends to. When I told the tailor that I worked for a financial newsletter, he then asked me what I thought about Bitcoin. This was in early December, just before Bitcoin hit its peak and then took...Read More

Gold reversed hard last week after blasting higher for a month, leaving traders wondering why and what that portends. The answers are found in gold's dominant short-term driver, speculators' collective trading in gold futures. Their positioning has grown excessively bullish, they are essentially all-in betting on more gold upside. That spawned a massive and ominous gold-futures-selling o...Read More

Gold reversed hard last week after blasting higher for a month, leaving traders wondering why and what that portends. The answers are found in gold's dominant short-term driver, speculators' collective trading in gold futures. Their positioning has grown excessively bullish, they are essentially all-in betting on more gold upside. That spawned a massive and ominous gold-futures-selling o...Read More

Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde discusses the succession plan at the company and his reflections on the industry.Read full newsRead More

Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde discusses the succession plan at the company and his reflections on the industry.Read full newsRead More

September 13th, 2019 - New York, NY - Toronto, ON - NexTech AR Solutions (the "Company" or "NexTech") (OTCQB:NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE:N29) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Gunwerks, a leading online supplier of high-end custom shooting systems, in order to provide their customers with the ability to preview the ...Read full newsRead More

The VIX fell to its lowest level since late JulyThe Dow held on for its eighth straight win today, its longest winning streak since May 2018. The blue-chip index spent the entire day in the black thanks to news of China's key tariff exemptions and upbeat U.S. retail sales data, but still remained a hair off itsJuly 15 record close. While the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were unable to manage wins on the day...Read More

Ritter Pharmaceuticals stock is among the worst on the Nasdaq todayStocks are mixed today, but the Dow is eyeing its eighth straight win after China's new tariff exemptions. Two stocks in particular making big moves today are gastrointestinal diseases specialist Ritter Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RTTR) and Chinese car comparison website Bitauto Hldg Ltg (NYSE:BITA). Below, we'll take a look at wha...Read More

Stocks spent most of the week in positive territory U.S. stocks had another solid week. The major indexes are sitting just below record highs, and are on pace for a third straight weekly gain. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is set to take its historic win streak into the weekend, as traders in recent days were mostly greeted with headlines about positive trade developments between...Read More

The September 10 and 12.50 calls are being bought to open todayCars.com Inc (NYSE:CARS) stock is trading up 7% at $10.70, after the online auto retailer said its subsidiary, Dealer Inspire, inked an OEM deal with General Motors (GM) to serve as the website provider in the carmaker's U.S. dealerships. The jolt higher has sparked a flood of activity in CARS stock's options pits, with most of the act...Read More

In April last year, a new pot stock entered the market. The...Read full newsRead More

One analyst handed out a price-target cut just this morning Casino stock Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) is trading at $60.17 at last check, just above breakeven. The stock has rebounded sharply off its mid-August lows, adding to its 15% year-to-date gain. However, the equity has now rallied into a key trendline -- one which holds historically bearish implications, suggesting LVS could be headed...Read More

TWOU calls have been all the rage latelyWhen we last checked in with 2U Inc (NASDAQ:TWOU), the online education specialist had its trading halted after a dismal earnings report. While TWOU has slowly picked itself up from that July 31 bottom of $11.37, it's rallying right into a trendline that could have bearish implications, if history is any guide. At last check, the security is 6.5% lower at...Read More

The historically bearish 200-day moving average just entered the picture for WYNNWe recently covered casino stock Wynn Resorts, Limited's (NASDAQ:WYNN) early September drop on disappointing Macau revenue. The security has managed quite the rebound, however, with seven of the eight days following this coverage ending in the black. This rally could be cut short though, as WYNN squares up with its 20...Read More

The Dow is looking to take its win streak into the weekendU.S. stocks are mostly pushing higher once again, putting the major indexes within striking distance of fresh record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has an eighth straight gain in its sights thanks to China's tariff exemptions, though the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are trading closer to breakeven. Still, a...Read More

VGR has been making a beeline higher in recent monthsThe shares of Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) bottomed at nearly 10-year low of $8.62 in late May, but have since been making a beeline higher, up 59% to trade at $13.69. The sharp surge -- sparked in part by reaction to VGR being added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (SP600) -- has the tobacco stock trading above the 200-day and 320-day moving averag...Read More

This analyst predicts a major market moving event happening as soon as August 13.After nearly 27-years studying the stock market as a hedge fund manager, broker, and analyst, onesenior analyst thought he was prepared for everything Mr. Market threw his way.But last December he got word of a huge market event that's now less than 60 days away.He sent an urgent note to over 75,000 people who, over...Read More

The two-day Fed meeting kicks off on TuesdayAfter weeks of anticipation, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet again and decide what to do with interest rates. With the market largely expecting a cut in interest rates, investors will also be clued in for the post-meeting remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. In addition to the Fed meeting, next week features quadruple wit...Read More

Call traders have been betting on a FCX breakoutFreeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) has been trying to recover from last month's 52-week low of $8.59, and today the shares are on the rise again. Helping their cause is rising copper prices, along with upbeat attention from Wall Street analysts. Specifically, Jefferies in a note this morning said the mining sector could see a recovery in demand soon, es...Read More

Loop Capital issued a post-earnings downgrade on AVGOBroadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) stock is moving lower this morning, down 4.6% at $286.62, at last check, as the company's fiscal third-quarter revenue miss offsets an adjusted earnings per share beat. Additionally, amid ongoing U.S.-China trade uncertainty and an overall slowdown in the chip sector, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said, "There is not much clar...Read More