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

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Source: Adrian Day for Streetwise Reports 05/07/2019Fund manager Adrian Day reviews a handful of non-resource companies and provides updates on a number of gold companies in his portfolio.Kingsmen Creatives Ltd. (KMEN:SI, 0.555), designer and manufacturer of high-end retail stores and more, is one of those companies whose very business is under threat by the internet. Kingsmen, however, has ar...Read More

The S&P and Nasdaq also logged their worst losses in monthsThe Dow took a beating today, following China's retaliatory tariff hikes on $60 billion in U.S. goods. The index fell over 600 points by the end of the day, and marked its worst one-day percentage drop since early January. Tech and trade-sensitive stocks like Boeing (BA) were some of the hardest hit, and an inverted yield curve once again...Read More

Big-box retailers aren't selling CBD yet, but they're busy getting ready for the day when they can. The Post has learned that top executives at major chains such as Walmart and Target have been qui...Read full newsRead More

The price of copper dropped to a 15-week low on Monday after China fired back in the mounting trade war with the US. In afternoon trade, copper for delivery in July touched $2.709 a pound ($5,972 a tonne), down 2.4% from Friday's settlement.China will match 25% tariffs on $60 billion of goods imported from the US including precious stones like diamonds, rubies and emeralds, iron ore, and nickel,...Read More

Analyst have been hammering down on these stocks China's tariff retaliation has stocks pacing toward their worst day in months. Also in focus this afternoon are Dublin-based Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP), investment management firm Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ), and fast food concern Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR). Below, we will dive into what is moving the shares of ENDP, IV...Read More

It has been said there is a massive paradigm shift going on in the world - a shift that is only slightly perceptible to some - but one that is already revolutionizing the mining industry. Picture an image of a city block at the turn of the 20th century. Horse-drawn carriages fueled by grass and hay were the main method of transportation on dirt roads during the agricultural era. Fast for...Read More

It has been said there is a massive paradigm shift going on in the world - a shift that is only slightly perceptible to some - but one that is already revolutionizing the mining industry. Picture an image of a city block at the turn of the 20th century. Horse-drawn carriages fueled by grass and hay were the main method of transportation on dirt roads during the agricultural era. Fast for...Read More

Call traders could be betting on a 100%+ move from the sharesInsys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY) said after the close on Friday that it may need to file for bankruptcy because of its inability to pay for legal fees surrounding its fentanyl scandal. The stock has lost almost one-third of its value today to trade at $0.92, touching its lowest levels since 2011. Still, some risky speculators may be...Read More

British Columbia's top mining companies have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past five years, according to data compiled for Business in Vancouver's Biggest Mining Companies in B.C. list.In 2015, Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) (No.1 on BIV's list) and Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) (No. 2) suffered massive declines in net income.Teck's net income fell by $2.87 billion to $2.48 billion in the red...Read More

British Columbia's top mining companies have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past five years, according to data compiled for Business in Vancouver's Biggest Mining Companies in B.C. list.In 2015, Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) (No.1 on BIV's list) and Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) (No. 2) suffered massive declines in net income.Teck's net income fell by $2.87 billion to $2.48 billion in the red...Read More

British Columbia's top mining companies have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past five years, according to data compiled for Business in Vancouver's Biggest Mining Companies in B.C. list.In 2015, Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) (No.1 on BIV's list) and Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) (No. 2) suffered massive declines in net income.Teck's net income fell by $2.87 billion to $2.48 billion in the red...Read More

British Columbia's top mining companies have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past five years, according to data compiled for Business in Vancouver's Biggest Mining Companies in B.C. list.In 2015, Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) (No.1 on BIV's list) and Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) (No. 2) suffered massive declines in net income.Teck's net income fell by $2.87 billion to $2.48 billion in the red...Read More

More than 680,000 AAPL options have traded todayApple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is down 5.8% to trade at $185.81, on track for its worst one-day drop since Jan. 3. Not only is the reignited U.S.-China trade war weighing on the shares, but an unfavorable Supreme Court ruling is allowing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and its App store to proceed. In response, options traders have come out greater-than...Read More

One trader bet $1.4 million on a quick bounce for the EpiPen makerIt's been a rough stretch for Mylan NV (NASDAQ:MYL) stock, which is down more than 30% since its May 6 intraday peak at $28.46, due in part to last week's post-earnings bear gap. Options traders have remained hopeful -- and this bullish trend is continuing today, even as MYL stock sinks in sympathy with fellow generic drug stock Tev...Read More

The equities are attracting short-term option bullsWhile most stocks are swimming in red ink due to the escalating U.S.-China tariff war, blockchain-related stocks are bucking the trend to trade higher. More specifically, a big rebound in bitcoin has lifted penny stocks Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) and Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT), and option bulls are speculating on even more upsi...Read More

Goldplay Exploration Ltd. (TSXV:GPLY) (FRANKFURT:GPE, OTCQB:GLYXF) (Read full newsRead More

Alibaba is on a list of stocks seeing heavy options volume in recent weeksAlibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) stock has pulled back sharply since its early May peak north of $195, and is at risk of closing below its 320-day moving average for the first time in months today. Nevertheless, call traders are flooding BABA's options pits, continuing a recent trend seen among speculators.In fact, BABA...Read More

Stocks were gaining on Friday following a lower opening of the trading session and the morning sell-off. The S&P 500 index extended its downtrend before bouncing off and closing 0.4% higher. So was it an upward reversal or just correction within a downtrend?S&P 500: Negative Expectations AgainThe U.S. stock market indexes gained 0.1-0.4% on Friday, after bouncing off their new lows as inve...Read More

Source: Streetwise Reports 05/09/2019Ralph Aldis, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors, in this interview with Streetwise Reports, talks about movements in the gold market, why precious metals producers are doing better than explorers and developers, the funds that he manages and companies on his buy and sell list.Streetwise Reports: Ralph, gold has been trading within a relatively narro...Read More