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

Oil prices are providing a lift to the energy sectorThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is holding in positive territory today, putting the index on pace for a fourth consecutive win. Optimism toward U.S.-China trade could be a main driver, after Politico reported over the weekend Beijing may boost its U.S. agriculture purchases as part of broader negotiations -- sending Caterpillar (CAT) near...Read More

AEO implied volatilities are low at the momentIt's been a rough start to the month for American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), which tagged a two-year bottom of $13.66 on Sept. 4. Today, AEO is up 3% to trade at $16.32, but this could spell more trouble for the retailer later in September, if history is any guide. Today's rally takes the shares right up to resistance at their 60-day moving average,...Read More

The drugmaker ended a late-stage trial for its psychosis treatment after positive dataACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) announced positive late-stage data for its drug pimavanserin in patents suffering from dementia-related psychosis. The San Diego-based biopharmaceutical firm also said it is ending the study early on the recommendation from an independent monitoring committee, and will b...Read More

Wall Street loves PSTG stockPure Storage Inc (NYSE:PSTG) is trading 3.3% higher at $17.67, after brokerage firm Susquehanna upgraded its rating to "positive" from "neutral," and hiked its price target to $25 from $16. The analyst note called attention to the company's position in the All-Flash Array market, on top of potential tailwinds from expected product announcements. Still, PSTG shares are s...Read More

CMG options are attractively priced right now, tooThe shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) are up 2.1% to trade at $849.90 this morning, and earlier snagged a new record high of $856.24 out of the gate. This comes after Wedbush raised its rating to "outperform" from "neutral" and upped its price target to $980 from $780. The analyst in coverage said the company is in position to form...Read More

The firm reported promising results for its LOXO-292 treatment in patients with lung cancerThe shares of Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) are down 0.5% at $113.53 this morning, even after data from a recent study showed the pharmaceutical giant's experimental drug LOXO-292 shrank tumors in nearly 70% of patients suffering from advanced lung cancer. The firm plans on applying for U.S. marketing approval...Read More

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Boeing stock has had a volatile year on the charts, but remains up 12% in 2019Shares of airplane manufacturer Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) are moving lower this morning, after the company on Saturday announced the postponement of its new widebody 777x aircraft. Boeing said the cargo door failed a ground test, which comes just after a previous delay from General Electric's engine problems that were already...Read More

Chinese exports to the U.S. fell sharply last month Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading above fair value this morning, as the blue-chip index tries for a fourth straight win. Futures on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are also signaling higher starts to the first full week of trading this month. Amid a relatively light economic calendar -- a reading on July co...Read More

The "fear index" closed last week below two recently supportive trendlines"... [T]here has not been a steady stream of call buying relative to put buying on VIX futures like we saw ahead of the late-July/early August volatility surge that occurred when President Trump announced the U.S. would impose 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods..."One risk that I see is that volatilit...Read More

It plans to use the funds for drilling at its Golden Summit project near Fairbanks in Alaska and for general working capital. A US$2.Read More

The company said its working capital had been impacted by start-up, shipping and weather issues.It had closed the third tranche of additional debt financing in mid-August, with the US$3 million to be used for ramping-up production, shipping, working capital and general corporate purposes.It was forced to find a temporary port solution last week, saying the MV Happy Dragon was unable to unload...Read More

(IDEX Online) - How do you make a $2 million diamond "disappear"? For artist Diemut Strebe, in collaboration with MIT scientist Brian Wardle, the answer is a patented nanotube technology (CNT). Mixing science and art, a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond from L.J.West was coated using a new procedure of generating carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which was recently measured to be the blackest black ever c...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Australian miner Rio Tinto has launched a new collection of rare pink diamonds from its Argyle mine in Western Australia. The Argyle Pink Everlastings Collection comprises 64 lots and weighs in at 211.21 carats represents just 2 percent of the annual Argyle pink diamond production. Every diamond in the collection weighs up to 0.14 carats. "The Everlastings Collection, representing...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Saks Fifth Avenue has opened The Vault, a new floor dedicated to fine jewelry and watches at its flagship Fifth Avenue store. The new department offers 20 new brands, limited edition pieces and the largest selection of watches ever Saks has ever offered. The luxury store says the 12,000-square foot floor, which more than doubles its dedicated fine jewelry and watches space, is part...Read More

Stellar result for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxIt said the Bureau of Land Management had issued a positive decision, approving a mine alternative from the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) which matched plans used for permit applicationsRead More

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has given Treasury Metals (TSX: TML; US-OTC: TSRMF) the green light to develop its wholly owned Goliath gold project, 20 km east of Dryden in northwestern Ontario.Greg Ferron, CEO of Treasury Metals, says the environmental assessment approval is a "milestone," and comes after five years of working with the government, Indigenous groups and other stakeho...Read More

Indonesia has confirmed it will ban exports of nickel ore from January 2020 - two years earlier than expected.The Southeast Asian nation is the world's largest nickel ore producer, and the news unleashed a torrent of speculation about supply shortages. Three-month nickel contracts on the London Metal Exchange (LME) surged as high as US$18,850 per tonne - a five-year peak - on Sept. 2.While 70% of...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"SPONSOREDMixing medical metaphors with metals and mining might seem messy but it is a useful way of demonstrating...Read More

MOSCOW – Russia's Alrosa is talking to several global jewellery retailers about jointly marketing the miner's jewellery brand that uses fluorescent diamonds, as it strives to create a new niche for the natural stones.Diamond miners, which have long excelled at marketing, are seeking new approaches to battle falling demand and competition from diamonds manufactured in laboratories.Adv...Read More