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

TSX-V-listed junior Tango Mining, which operates the Oena diamond mine in South Africa, will sell its metallurgical coal and mining projects to focus on its diamond properties, it announced on Tuesday.The company owns a 74% interest in each of Kwena Mining Projects, Kwena Mining and Metallurgical Services and Kwena Springlake Projects.AdvertisementTango will sell the Kwena group to a director, Kev...Read More

Pan American apologised to the victims and to the community on behalf of Tahoe, which it had acquired in February.Read More

The reasons I started this publication six years ago are now bubbling into the mainstream. We had a good six-year contrarian head start. I reveled last night as I watched the hollow suits on stage at the Democratic debate talk about how lobbyists and bankers have taken over Washington while hard-working Americans continue to struggle to make ends meet. And today the Fed will cut rates for the f...Read More

Want to use gold investments as a hedge? Here's a breakdown of why it's a smart idea to diversify your portfolio with the yellow metal.Read full newsRead More

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The S&P and Nasdaq closed lower for a second straight dayThe Dow spent almost the whole session in the red, as troubling trade tweets from President Donald Trump and a sharp sell-off for newly downgraded Pfizer (PFE) overshadowed positive earnings reactions for blue chips Procter & Gamble (PG) and Merck (MRK). This risk-off backdrop was seen on the S&P and Nasdaq, too, which both closed lower for...Read More

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Home Depot was among the stocks that got drilledThe Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade tomorrow. The last time the Fed cut rates after a string of hikes was back in September 2007, just before the financial crisis. Following that cut, several stocks took a massive hit over the subsequent month, including Dow compon...Read More

Rule discusses the gold and uranium markets, as well as which metal he thinks could have aRead full newsRead More

Offshore driller McDermott is a huge loser in today's tradingStocks are struggling today due to trade headwinds. Three of the names trading in the red today are online stylist Stitch Fix Inc (NASDAQ:SFIX), offshore drilling issue McDermott International (NYSE:MDR), and property management software provider AppFolio Inc (NASDAQ:APPF). Here's where the shares of SFIX, MDR, and APPF were trading at...Read More

TTWO has been one of the best stocks to own in August over the past decadeTake-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) stock has been making a beeline higher since bouncing from the $88 region in mid-April, up more than 39% atop support from its 10-day moving average. The shares could be headed even higher in the near term, if past is precedent, considering TTWO has been one of the best stock...Read More

Otis Gold Corp. ("Otis" or the "Company") (TSXV:OOO, OTC:OGLDF) is pleased to announce the completion of its maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment (or "PEA") at the Kilgore volcanic- and sediment-hosted epithermal gold deposit, Clark County, Idaho.Read full newsRead More

Ross Stores has added 21% over the past 12 monthsShares of department store chain Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) have surged 21% year-over-year, while simultaneously marking a fresh record high as recently as July 19. And despite pulling back within the past few weeks, ROST has quickly rebounded near the site of its previous highs, making now the perfect time to buy calls to bet on a bigger bounc...Read More

SunPower pulled back to a historically bullish trendline ahead of tomorrow's earnings reportSolar energy concern SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) has been on a tear this year. The stock has gained roughly 117% so far in 2019, and just hit a nearly three-year high of $12.79 earlier this month. What's more, the equity landed on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of stocks w...Read More

The Fed's two-day meeting is set to begin todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down more than 150 points earlier, but has pared its losses at midday, thanks to solid earnings reactions from Procter & Gamble (PG) and Merck (MRK) stocks. Still, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) arefirmly in the red amid renewed trade tensions with China. Hopes for a trade deal took a h...Read More

The equity is among the 25 worst stocks to own in AugustThe major market indexes are set to wrap up July with a win, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) pacing for a monthly gain of 2.4%. However, several stocks could underperform next month, if history is any indicator. While this FAANG stock tends to shine in August, fellow blue chip Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) could slump -- especially if the o...Read More

Newmont Goldcorp's Q2 earnings miss hurts gold mining ETFs. However, this can be used as an entry point to mining ETFs.Read full newsRead More

The stock is headed toward its worst day in yearsCapital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) stock is spiraling today, down 7% at $90.13 -- set for its worst day since July 2015 -- after the financial firm said it was hacked. Personal data from roughly 100 million customers in the U.S. and Canada was compromised in the security breach, including around 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 linked...Read More

The firm posted second-quarter earnings and revenue that exceeded expectationsThe shares of pharmaceutical concern Merck & Co, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) are higher today, following a second-quarter earnings and revenue beat from the company. The Dow component cited strong sales of its lung cancer treatment Keytruda, and high demand for vaccines. As such, Merck upped its 2019 earnings forecast, too. In respo...Read More

Fiat Chrysler scrapped a merger with Renault earlier this summerThe shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU) are reeling this morning, down 4.8% to trade at $12.98, one of the worst stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The drop comes after fellow European carmaker Renault slashed its revenue goal for 2019, citing weakening auto demand and the fallout of Carlos Ghosn's arrest...Read More