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

A bullish signal flashing for WDAY might mean a short-term bounce Cloud-based software name Workday Inc (NASDAQ:WDAY)suffered a sharp sell-off from its July 12 high of $226.83, breaking south of support at its $195 region in early-August. WDAY was briefly contained by the $195 and $185 areas, but breached this floor following its late-August earnings report, hitting a seven-month low of $166 just...Read More

Intel is one stock seeing accelerated options tradingIt's a somewhat low-volume day on Wall Street, with few market-moving events on the radar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) were all last seen sporting modest losses, putting the Dow on pace for its first loss in five days. Outside of today's product reveal from Apple (AAPL), traders are...Read More

Short-term options premiums on CBOE look relatively cheap at the momentExchange operator Cboe Global Markets Inc (BATS:CBOE) is up 21% year-to-date, outperforming the broader S&P 500 Index (SPX). The shares are now consolidating above their most recent earnings close, as well as the historically supportive 20-day moving average, giving us the perfect opportunity to jump on CBOE's next leg higher.L...Read More

There's heavy call open interest in the September series for FordWe called out the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) pullback in our Opening View newsletter, with shares of the auto stock down 5.2% at $9.06 this morning. The company's bond rating was cut to junk status by Moody's, while Ford also unveiled new electric vehicles for the European market. The shares may have found support at the 20-day movi...Read More

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FOXA calls are all the rage right now The shares of Fox Corp (NASDAQ:FOXA) are up 0.4% to trade at $34.45 today, so far shaking off a downgrade from Atlantic Equities to "underweight" from "overweight." The brokerage firm also lowered its price target to $28 from $43, noting the cord-cutting trend is happening faster than expected, and will likely weigh on the media giant. Since Fox went public...Read More

Citi is targeting 55% upside for SQ stockCitigroup raised its Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) price target to $317 from $288 -- a nearly 12% premium to last night's close at $283.36, and above the average 12-month target price of $309.47. Broad-market headwinds are keeping a lid on MA stock in early trading today, though, with the shares last seen down 3% at $275.01.Looking closer at the charts shows the...Read More

VNE was just nominated by a global automaker to create its Mono Vision System camerasSwiss-based auto technology name Veoneer Inc (NYSE:VNE) is up 6.8% at $17.69 this morning, after the firm and its joint venture unit, Zenuity, were nominated by an unnamed global automaker to build its Mono Vision System camera software for European vehicles. The stock is eyeing its fifth consecutive win, in respo...Read More

The tech titan is expected to unveil new iPhones later today Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are holding cautiously below fair value this morning, with the blue-chip index fresh off a four-day winning streak. Blue-chip Apple (AAPL) will be in focus today, with the firm expected to reveal new iPhones at today's event, as well as more details for its streaming services. AAPL stock is trad...Read More

A laundry list of round numbers is now in play for Hong Kong's benchmark equity indexThere was a major mid-week relief rally for Hong Kong-listed stocks, after Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said the government would formally withdraw a controversial extradition bill that had triggered months of disruptive protests in the region. The benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) rallied 3.9% on the ses...Read More

The video game industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, representing a massive 2.5 billion gamers across the globe. The revenue forecast of $152.1 billion for 2019 alone represents a 9.6% growth YoY - almost double the growth of the apparel industry, which has been growing steadily for decades. [1]The three major divisions of this lucrative market are mobile games, console g...Read More

"This marks in history the most northerly bulk cargo ever to be extracted anywhere in the world," said Bluejay Mining chief executive Roderick McIllree.Read More

Toronto-based RPA (Roscoe Postle Associates) was acquired by UK-based Scott Wilson Group in 2006, then bought out and reprivatised by management in 2011.SLR's move on RPA follows ERM's acquisition of Australia-based CSA Global in July this year.RPA has about 60 staff, including geological, mining and metallurgical consultants, and offices in Toronto, Denver and London. The company becomes part of...Read More

(IDEX Online) - GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has released a software update for its iD100 gem-testing device. The upgrade means the instrument can distinguish natural pink diamonds from laboratory-grown (HPHT and CVD) diamonds and diamond simulants. GIA also released a free update to the existing GIA iD100 software with the expanded capability to screen blue-to-green and brown diamonds....Read More

(IDEX Online) - The International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) will hold a roadshow of current diamond identification and detection technology at the upcoming 21st Presidents Meeting. During the roadshow, which is supported by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA), delegates and participants will get hands-on experience with the identification and...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Stornoway Diamond Corporation with the help of the mining companies secured creditors. The Canadian miner yesterday received protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in order to restructure its business and financial affairs. Under the terms of a signed Letter of Intent (LOI), Osisko and Stornoway secured cre...Read More

White Gold turns heads as exploration steps up a gearSPONSOREDwhite gold corpSilver Mines times Bowdens to perfectionSPONSOREDsilver mines limitedPoster South Africa mine regeneration on trackSPONSOREDorion minerals"He has changed a lot of the rules, released a lot of permits"SPONSOREDPrevious drilling at Bx 5 had outlined a mineralised, east-plunging breccia pipe to a depth of about 300...Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe drilling will follow pre-drilling geophysics and adit mapping, with previous underground sampling revealing "two mineralisation populations" of epithermal and porphyry nature.Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"Now that you can see and touch Kakula's high-grade copper ore, it really hits home that we are well underway toward building the first of multiple high-grade copper mines in the area," Kamoa-Kakula copper project geology manager David Edwards said.Kakula is the first cab off the rank at the large-scale copper project, with a stage one 6 million tonne per an...Read More