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

Hundreds of Turks on Sunday attended a piano recital by composer Fazil Say in protest at deforestation for the construction of a cyanide gold mine in northwestern Turkey. Canadian mining firm Alamos Gold Inc., which has bought the site near the town of Kirazli in the Canakkale province, has faced strong resistance from activists over the last two weeks. Environmentalists have launched a campaign t...Read More

Both calls and puts are being used to bet bearishly on HD stockShares of home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) are getting a lift from broad-market tailwinds this afternoon, up 1.9% at $207.47, and options traders are initiating positions ahead of the company's quarterly report, slated for release before the market opens tomorrow, Aug. 20. Below, we will take a look at how HD has far...Read More

The U.S. has extended a temporary reprieve to Huawei The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has tacked on nearly 265 points at midday,amid news that the U.S. will offer a 90-day reprieve to Huawei, allowing the Chinese company to buy from American suppliers. Today's gain is led by Apple (AAPL), which is surging after a discussion between President Donald Trump and CEO Tim Cook, in which Trump sai...Read More

KSS fell to an 18-month low last ThursdayWhile this summer's earnings season is mostly finished, there are still some stragglers who have yet to report. One is retailer Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS), which is set to report second-quarter earnings before-the-open tomorrow, Aug. 20. Ahead of the event, options traders are coming out of the woodwork in greater-than-usual numbers.More specifically, K...Read More

Sonos stock is looking at its highest finish of 2019Electronics stock Sonos Inc (NASDAQ:SONO) is one of the biggest winners on the Street today, thanks to upbeat attention on the brokerage front. Raymond James updated its rating on SONO shares to "strong buy" from "outperform," noting that the security trades near the same levels as GoPro (GPRO) and Arlo Technologies (ARLO), even though the compan...Read More

Aramark is one of the best stocks on the NYSE todayOne of the top stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this morning is Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), up 10.5% to trade at $40.99, on track to snap a five-day losing streak. This comes after activist investor Paul Hilal's Mantle Ridge bought a roughly 10% stake in the food services provider, becoming its top investor. Stifel loves the development, up...Read More

The company is selling its corporate apparel business for $62 million Suit maker Tailored Brands Inc (NYSE:TLRD) announced today that it would be selling its corporate apparel business to a group led by the firm's U.K. executive team, in a $62 million deal. The company said some of these funds would go to debt reduction, and hiked its current-quarter earnings forecast. TLRD stock is up 7.5% at $5....Read More

PCG stock is headed toward levels not seen since late JanuaryPG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG) stock is down 28% in electronic trading, set to open near levels not seen since late January. The negative premarket price action comes after a federal judge late Friday ruled the California utility firm could retain the sole rights to present its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, ending efforts from two major PCG s...Read More

Call traders have taken interest in the stocks, as wellDeckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE:DECK) is one stock that could be in for a strong session today, after Pivotal Research upgraded the shares to "buy" from "hold," saying the recent pullback marks an attractive entry point. DECK stock was testing the $180 a month ago, but then gapped lower, closing Friday at $134.29. The equity does seem to be finding...Read More

The 10-year Treasury yield continues to bounce back Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are signaling a strong start to the week, pointing to a 293-point burst out of the gate for the blue-chip index. The 10-year Treasury yield -- which helped fuel a late-week rally on Friday -- continues to bounce back, climbing to 1.61%, at last check. But the big driver this morning is news that the U.S....Read More

The Chinese tech firm posted a second-quarter earnings beatChinese tech name SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) is up 6.8% at $40.20 in electronic trading, after the company announced a second-quarter earnings and revenue beat. This marks the eighth straight earnings beat for the company, according to Thomson Reuters. Some of the quarter's success boost came from Weibo's (WB) live-streaming business, combi...Read More

A historical gold boom has resulted in thousands of abandoned mines spread across the Mojave desert that have grave environmental repercussions.Read full newsRead More

Large gold miners like Newmont Goldcorp aren't the only ones that could benefit from the rising price of gold. JPMorgan says to look at the stocks of small mining companies as well.Read full newsRead More

The surprising truth about S&P returns after previous yield curve inversionsThese past weeks have shown us that the equity markets are extremely vulnerable to headline risk, with interest rates and the trade war moving front and center. This has translated into a volatile market environment where eight of the past 13 trading days have triggered an S&P 500 Index (SPX - 2,888.68) move of plus or min...Read More

You won't find 'tizzy' among the 2,500 words in the Dictionary of Economics, but it's a good word to use if you're talking to your grandmother.Read full newsRead More

You won't find 'tizzy' among the 2,500 words in the Dictionary of Economics, but it's a good word to use if you're talking to your grandmother.Read full newsRead More

Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) is convinced it can add years to the mine life at its 2,000-tonne-per-day Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico's Sonora state."We've got about a four- to five-year mine life based on current reserves, and that was the life when we bought it in 2016, so we've been successful in replacing reserves every year," the company's president and CEO, Ewan Downie, tells The Northe...Read More

WMS has 25 years' experience supporting the Australian underground coal industry and is renowned for the supply and installation of cavity fill and strata consolidation phenolic foams, polyurethane chemicals and ventilation control devices.WMS is the Australian and New Zealand exclusive distributor of Weber Mining products including Rocsil, Fenoflex and Marithan products. It played a role in...Read More

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 has improved after Friday's slump and BHP (ASX: BHP) was up 0.58% at the time of writing.However Australian gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings (ASX: SAR) was down 4.3% after today announcing a record profit, with production increasing and costs dropping and an inaugural dividend policy applying from FY2020.Mining stocks in Toronto were unchanged overall on Friday, as...Read More

"We are delighted that our vision of bringing this historic mine back into production after almost thirty years of closure has taken a significant step forward," said AfriTin chief executive Anthony Viljoen.AfriTin has already started producing tin concentrate at Uis, following the completion of its phase one pilot plant in July. The next step is to ramp up that plant to its capacity of 500,000 to...Read More