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

The U.S. leader will reportedly delay tariffs on European cars for up to six monthsThe Dow finished higher again today, amid reports that President Donald Trump will delay tariffs on European automobiles by up to six months. In addition, Wall Street cheered Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments that he will likely head to Beijing soon to resume trade talks with China. The positive trade hea...Read More

Even before the latest round of trade escalation, global trade had tumbled to levels last seen during the financial crisis depressionRead full newsRead More

BYND stock hit a record high earlierBeyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ:BYND) stock is red-hot today, after Tim Hortons -- the Canadian coffee chain owned by Restaurant Brands (QSR) -- said it is testing Beyond Breakfast Sausage sandwiches in select markets. At last check, BYND was up 11.5% at $88.84, earlier tagging a record high of $93 per share.Options traders are showing unusual interest in the stock amid...Read More

KTOS is pacing for its best month in two yearsThe shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) are assailing new heights today, after the firm inked a $4.9 million contract to develop a THREAT system for the U.S. Army. While most of the stock market stumbled recently on the escalating U.S.-China trade war, KTOS stock has been on absolute fire, pacing for a sixth straight daily...Read More

Three of the biggest Nasdaq movers todayReports that the Trump administration may delay tariffs on auto imports have helped stocks turn higher today. Turning to the healthcare sector in particular, three biotechs making big moves today are Cellectar Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CLRB), ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN), and PDS Biotechnology Corp (NASDAQ:PDSB). Here's a closer look at the shares of CLRB, IM...Read More

A bull signal just flashed for BBY ahead of earningsShares of the tech retailer Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) are slightly higher today, ahead of the company's first-quarter earnings, slated for release before the open next week on Thursday, May 23. The stock has cooled off since its year peak just atop the $75 area in April, but has found support at its 160-moving average -- an area that has acted a...Read More

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicing bipartisan support for legislation designed to parry China's dominance in metals production and battery manufacturing.The Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the American Mineral Security Act, which would help streamline regulation and permitting...Read More

Nevada Sunrise (TSXV:NEV) announced today a private placement (theRead full newsRead More

Both equities sport attractively priced optionsFor the past week, most of Wall Street has been playing "defense," as U.S.-China trade tensions ramped up. As such, consumer staples stocks have outperformed, and two names in particular could see even more upside in the near term. First up is General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS), which on Monday nabbed an annual high of $52.30 earlier. As GIS bucks the bro...Read More

Trian Fund Management is rumored to be pushing for changes at the investment firmLegg Mason Inc (NYSE:LM) stock is trading up 1.9% at $35.35, amid unconfirmed chatter Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is pushing for plans to increase returns for LM shareholders. Buzz about the potential activist investor campaign follows the company's turn in the earnings confessional earlier this week, with LM...Read More

The tech sector is performing well todayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has moved into the black at midday, overcoming early losses, thanks to a CNBC report indicating the Trump administration will delay tariffs on auto imports from Europe for up to six months. This comes after President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China is going to happen, while investors are also monitoring soft r...Read More

Nicaragua-focused Condor Gold (LON:CNR) saw losses narrow in the first three months of the year as administrative expenses almost halved in relation to the same period in 2018.The miner logged a pre-tax loss for the period of ?352,553, compared to a ?602,678 loss a year before. This was almost entirely due to lower administrative expenses, which shrank to ?352,989 from ?602,915.In the quarter,...Read More

Nicaragua-focused Condor Gold (LON:CNR) saw losses narrow in the first three months of the year as administrative expenses almost halved in relation to the same period in 2018.The miner logged a pre-tax loss for the period of ?352,553, compared to a ?602,678 loss a year before. This was almost entirely due to lower administrative expenses, which shrank to ?352,989 from ?602,915.In the quarter,...Read More

Nicaragua-focused Condor Gold (LON:CNR) saw losses narrow in the first three months of the year as administrative expenses almost halved in relation to the same period in 2018.The miner logged a pre-tax loss for the period of ?352,553, compared to a ?602,678 loss a year before. This was almost entirely due to lower administrative expenses, which shrank to ?352,989 from ?602,915.In the quarter,...Read More

State miner Codelco, the world's top copper producer, said on Wednesday that it had agreed on a new labor contract with the union of supervisors at its small Salvador mine in northern Chile.The union and company had entered into a government mediated negotiation earlier this month after supervisors rejected the company's previous offer and alleged that Codelco was putting undue pressure on its wor...Read More

The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday renewed two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota, a key step in opening the popular wilderness and recreation area up to copper mining despite heavy opposition from local and national conservation groups.The department's Bureau of Land Management granted the hardrock mineral leases inside the Superior National Forest to Twin...Read More

Lithium Americas Corp, which is developing lithium projects in Argentina and Nevada, said on Wednesday that its quarterly loss shrank as costs fell and sales rose, and that its chief executive would retire.The company is one of a handful of junior miners around the world working to develop mines for lithium, a key metal used to make electric vehicle batteries.The company spent more than $45 millio...Read More

The brokerage firm expects the shares to doubleThe shares of eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH) are higher today, after analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey hiked their price target by 33% to $120 -- roughly double yesterday's close. What's more, the online health insurance exchange provider is attracting fresh option bulls, with EHTH call volume running hot already today.eHealth shares were last seen...Read More

Azimut Exploration and SOQUEM, a subsidiary of Ressources Qu?(C)bec, have signed the final agreement of their expanded strategic alliance, previously announced on Feb. 25.The alliance comprises nine gold and copper-gold major properties totalling 7,149 claims with a surface area of 3,277 sq. km. The properties are located in the prospective Eeyou Istchee James Bay and Nunavik regions of Quebec. Th...Read More

Azimut Exploration and SOQUEM, a subsidiary of Ressources Qu?(C)bec, have signed the final agreement of their expanded strategic alliance, previously announced on Feb. 25.The alliance comprises nine gold and copper-gold major properties totalling 7,149 claims with a surface area of 3,277 sq. km. The properties are located in the prospective Eeyou Istchee James Bay and Nunavik regions of Quebec. Th...Read More