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

CyberArk's recent pullback has found support at its 160-day trendlineThe shares of CyberArk Software Ltd (NASDAQ:CYBR) are up 3% to trade at $119.46 this morning, after Cowen initiated coverage on the software name with an "outperform" rating and $145 price target, a 20% premium to its current perch. The analyst in coverage glowed about CyberArk's market position in the Privilege Access Security...Read More

Most analysts already love NOW stockServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) is up 2.5% out of the gate to trade at $262.47, thanks to a bullish note out of Stifel. The brokerage firm's analysts raised their rating on the shares to "buy" from "hold," and boosted their price target to $320 from $290, saying their checks on ServiceNow's partners suggest no slowdown in the business. It added that newer products sho...Read More

Tilray's CEO called it a "significant milestone"A Portuguese subsidiary of Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) signed a dealwith Cannamedical Pharma to ship $3.3 million worth of medical cannabis to Germany by the fall. "This is a significant milestone for Tilray," said CEO Brendan Kennedy. As a result, TLRY stock is up 3.9% at $30.45 -- set to snap its five-day losing streak. The losing streak started on A...Read More

Wall Street is waiting for the Fed minutes, due later today Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointing to triple-digit gains this morning, getting a shot in the arm from a round of upbeat retail earnings. After the blue-chip index snapped its three-day winning streak yesterday, investor fears of a faltering domestic economy are being temporarily assuaged by blowout quarterly reports f...Read More

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HAR.JO) on Tuesday reported that its net loss in fiscal 2019 narrowed by 42% on lower impairments and the company benefited...Read full newsRead More

Harmony Gold Mining Co. is assessing the acquisition of new assets, including AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.'s last underground operation in South Africa, as it seeks to replace depleting reserves.Read full newsRead More

An increasing yield spread has historically marked a prime time to sell stocksThe yield curve briefly inverted last week, sparking recession fears and inciting a market sell-off. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) fell almost 3% last Wednesday, Aug. 14, on the news. The inverted yield curve seems to be the most notorious recession indicator there is. The chart below, in part, explains its bad reputation. The...Read More

Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) has intersected gold mineralization on its wholly-owned Val-d'Or East property, located 1.5 km west of the New Beliveau deposit in Quebec.Results from 22 followup drill holes totalling 6,210 metres in the Courvan area, released on Aug. 20, identified new gold mineralization with intercepts grading up to 6.8 grams gold per tonne at over 5 metres, including one metre of 25....Read More

The company issued 7.4 million $2.50 shares for gross proceeds of $18.5 million, 2.2 million flow-through units at $3 each ($6.5 million proceeds), and 1.6 million super flow-through units at $4.30 each ($7 million).Each unit consists of one share and half a warrant exercisable at a price of $3.10 each for three years. Each flow-through unit consists of one share and half a warrant. Each super flo...Read More

"This wasn't an attempt to ban mining; banning mining would have meant 0% available for mining, not just short of a million hectares!" the CEO said. Antioquia comprises 63,612km2.Read More

While there is much talk in the U.S. media about a "retail apocalypse," the NRF published an article, based on a report that was released by IHL Group, named "Retail Renaissance - A Growth Story," pointing out, that [brick-and-mortar] retail stores "are definitely not going away." Quoting the IHL report, the NRF wrote that "for each company closing stores, 5.2 are opening stores. For every segment...Read More

Four U.S. gem and jewelry industry leaders - Phyllis Bergman, Ronnie VanderLinden, Jeff Fischer and Patti Geolat - joined the newly formed Zillion Jewelry Innovation Council as its founding members. These founding members have served on, and in many chaired, U.S. industry boards and organizations such as the Jewelers Board of Trade, American Gem Society, 24 Karat Club of NY, Women's Jewelers...Read More

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumKGHM said higher revenues for the first half of 2019 (US$2.86 billion) were due mainly to 22% better copper sales volumes and 45% more silver, and the stronger US dollar exchange rate, though metal prices, including for copper, were lower.The Lubin-headquartered company's first-half production has it on track to achieve...Read More

Terramin leads gold-copper revival in South AustraliaSPONSOREDterramin australiaNew mineral sands miner polishes its ImageSPONSOREDimage resourcesAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumThickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingThe results from the first hole and top 200m of the second have identified zones of higher-gra...Read More

Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR) released the latest drill results from its wholly owned Dixie project in the Red Lake district in Ontario.A new, high-grade sub-zone was discovered to the west of, and above, the Hinge zone, returning 30.81 grams gold per tonne over 3 metres within an intercept of 7.4 grams gold over 13 metres at 68 metres vertical depth. The new sub-zone was also tested to 140 met...Read More

Terramin leads gold-copper revival in South AustraliaSPONSOREDterramin australiaNew mineral sands miner polishes its ImageSPONSOREDimage resourcesAustralian Vanadium targets growing energy-storage and steel marketsSPONSOREDaustralian vanadiumThickened tailings deposition for closureSPONSOREDsrk consultingOne of the few benefits of late middle age is to be granted the right to say silly, ill-inform...Read More

Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) has intersected gold mineralization on its wholly-owned Val-d'Or East property, located 1.5 km west of the New Beliveau deposit in Quebec.Results from 22 followup drill holes totalling 6,210 metres in the Courvan area, released on Aug. 20, identified new gold mineralization with intercepts grading up to 6.8 grams gold per tonne at over 5 metres, including one metre of 25....Read More

This is one of the most urgent times in the past 5,000 years of investing.As global markets teeter, the richest people in the world are pushing their money into gold as a safe haven.John Paulson made $5 billion betting on gold in 2009. He also made millions shorting the subprime mortgage crisis during the Great Recession. He has a $1.3 billion stake in the SPDR Gold Trust. George Soros, the man w...Read More

Home Depot's earnings win couldn't boost the DowU.S. stocks took a breather today, ending the recent relief rally for the Dow and its index peers. For the Dow and S&P, today's pullback snapped a three-day win streak, while the Nasdaq's two-day rise is over, as well, with tech and financial stocks among the hardest hit during the session. The Dow's decline comes despite a strong earnings performanc...Read More

One name is eyeing its biggest one-day percentage gain since last AugustStocks are trading lower today as Treasury yields cool. Among individual stocks making notable moves are pharmaceutical firms Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) and Vivus, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), as well as acoustic shockwave technology name Soliton Inc (NASDAQ:SOLY). Here's a quick look at what's moving the shares of ENDP, VVUS...Read More