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

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsIn its judgement, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador unanimously rejected the petition calling for a referendum on the basis of technicalities. The court judgement rejecting the petition did not discuss or rule on the merits of the case, and the formal resolution of the court with further detail into the rejection is yet to be publ...Read More

Altech ticks boxes on path to production SPONSOREDaltech chemicalsThe Vancouver-headquartered company said Thursday progress on three main fronts - technical, permitting and financing - had its Florence copper project in Arizona, USA, on track to be construction-ready in the first half of 2020.CEO Russell Hallbauer said: "Based on previous bench-scale testing, we expected it would take upwards of...Read More

The signs of memory loss can be scary: misplaced keys, forgetting where you parked, a task you suddenly can't remember, repeating a question over again that was just answered. Five million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - a figure that's projected to grow to 13.9 million by 2060.To date, th...Read More

Are you accustomed to receiving a fat tax refund from the IRS... money that you often use for a summer vacation or to save for a rainy day?This year, though, you might've gotten a smaller one than expected. Or worse yet, you may have had to include a check when you submitted your 2018 return.You're not alone.According to the IRS, the average 2018 refund check for early filers was $2,640... 16% les...Read More

The following is an edited release by London-based metals market consultants Roskill. For more information, visit www.roskill.com.The current price for primary South African chrome ore of around US$170 per tonne (CIF China), places the price at around the 80 percentile of the chrome ore cost curve for supply sent to China.Exporters of chrome ores experienced tightening margins in 2018, when the pr...Read More

The U.S. unemployment rate is 3.6%.That's the lowest it's been since 1969.GDP is growing consistently over 2% per year.And inflation is fully contained, checking in at 2%, which is the Federal Reserve's self-appointed target.Why then is the central bank signaling a rate cut?About half of Fed policymakers expect to lower the central bank's key short-term rate by as much as half a percentage point t...Read More

Aim-listed Kefi Minerals on Friday reported that fieldwork had started at its Hawiah exploration licence, in Saudi Arabia.The fieldwork began with a modest cost but a potentially high-impact induced polarisation and resistivity geophysical survey aimed at better defining the large volcanogenic massive sulphide target for drilling.AdvertisementThis survey follows the previous self-potential (SP) ge...Read More

Eric Sprott and New York-based Tocqueville Asset Management, both of which already own stakes in the company, will participate.Read full newsRead More

Gold and silver prices rose on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve said it will be leaving interest rates unchanged.Read full newsRead More

Canada Cobalt Works Inc (CVE:CCW)'s stock price was up 9.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as C$0.30 and last traded at C$0.30. Approximately 119,300 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 16% from the average daily volume of 142,857 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.28. The stock [...]Read full newsRead More

U.S.-Iran tensions escalated after a drone was shot downThe Dow locked up a 249-point gain today, as well as its fourth straight win and highest close since Oct. 3's record highs. Wall Street continued to cheer yesterday's dovish Fed comments, helping the S&P 500 nab a new intraday record high, and ushering gold futures to a big win. Oil prices also had a monumental day, surging on accusations tha...Read More

Options bears are circling CHWY stock todayIt's been a red-hot year for initial public offerings (IPOs). While big names Beyond Meat (BYND) and Uber Technologies (UBER) have stolen most of the limelight, online pet supplies retailer Chewy Inc (NYSE:CHWY) made its trading debut last Friday, June 14, opening at $36 -- well above its IPO price of $22.CHWY stock topped out at a record high of $41.34 o...Read More

Edesa just got FDA approval to proceed with its dermatitis study The S&P hit a new intraday high earlier today as investors digested dovish comments from the Fed. Three individual stocks making notable moves today are drugmakers Edesa Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:EDSA) and DiaMedica Therapeautics Inc (NASDAQ:DMAC), as well as mobile payments processor Net Element Inc (NASDAQ:NETE). Here's a look at what'...Read More

Both healthcare stocks scored lofty new price targets todayBiotech concerns Precipio Inc (NASDAQ:PRPO) and Aptinyx Inc (NASDAQ:APTX) scored new analyst ratings today, with the brokerage firms expecting big moves for the penny stocks. Both equities have struggled so far in 2019, but their new price targets suggest Wall Street is rolling the dice on a comeback.Alliance Global Partners launched cover...Read More

The shares are nearing their record high from early JuneThe shares of Coupa Software Inc (NASDAQ:COUP) gapped nearly 10% higher on June 4, after the Business Spend Management software specialist's strong earnings report was met with a round of bullish brokerage notes. The tech stock went on to tag a record high of $129.40 on June 10, and following a brief consolidation atop its 10-day moving avera...Read More

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Plus, GDP data is due next weekAll eyes will be on the two-day G-20 summit meeting that begins on Friday, June 28, in in Osaka, Japan. After months of speculation, trade tensions, and new tariffs, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet to discuss a trade deal. But prior to the big geopolitical summit, there's plenty to keep investors occupied. There will be blue-chip ea...Read More

And options are attractively priced at the momentCereal maker General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) will step into the earnings confessional n before the open next Wednesday, June 26. At last check, GIS is up 0.8% to trade at $53.79 today, and earlier nabbed a new annual high of $53.89. Ahead of the event next week, there is a reliable signal flashing that indicates GIS' hot streak is far from over.Spec...Read More

KMX has garnered bullish attention from analysts this weekCar resale giant CarMax, Inc (NYSE:KMX) is slightly lower this afternoon, last seen down 0.6% at $83.01. Traders are most likely gearing up for the company's first-quarter earnings report, slated for release before the market opens tomorrow,June 21. Below we will take a look at how KMX has been doing on the charts, and what the options mar...Read More

Canopy Growth is set to reveal its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after today's close Canada-based marijuana concern Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) is trading higher today, up 1.3% at $43.31, right ahead of the firm's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings release after the close today. The weed stock is higher after shareholders approved the company's acquisition of Acreage Holdings yesterday evening. Can...Read More