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

Oil recovered from early declines after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate his trade war with China but also dispatched warships to the Middle East in a warning to Iran.Futures in New York were little changed Monday after falling as much as 3.1 percent in early trading as investors fretted a U.S.-China deal was in jeopardy, stoking fears about the global economy. They recovered tha...Read More

Axsome Therapeutics is fast-tracking two of its pipeline drugsNear the top of the Nasdaq today sits Esperion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ESPR), after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted marketing applications for the company's cholesterol drug. At last check, ESPR is up 13% to trade at $48.86, on track for its best day since Oct. 26. The good news was met with a generous price-target hike...Read More

The brokerage firm boosted its price target on the retail stock, thoughBarclays downgraded Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE) to "equal weight" from "overweight," saying the retail stock is "fully valued." However, the brokerage firm also raised its FIVE price target to $140, calling the retailer one of its "best-in-class names within our coverage," and saying Five Below has emerged as "one of the most...Read More

The drugmaker reported better-than-expected first quarter results and raised its outlookCanadian-based drugmaker Bausch Health Companies Inc (NYSE:BHC) just posted its first-quarter earnings results with a smaller-than-expected loss of 15 cents per share, though revenue missed slightly. The firm also lifted its 2019 full-year revenue forecast. The stock is 2% higher at $23.90 as a result. BHC has...Read More

Wall Street's fear index is set to soarDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are deep in the red this morning, down 445 points after President Donald Trump reignited trade war fears in a series of tweets. Specifically, Trump threatened to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%this Friday, May 10, and said another $325 billion ofChinese goods will be slapped with a 25%...Read More

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKEX) plans to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for six base metals in the coming months, the head of market development at the London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Monday. The standardised monthly futures contracts will reference LME prices and are being launched to "broaden access in the region for LME priced contracts", Robin Martin told an industry event...Read More

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKEX) plans to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for six base metals in the coming months, the head of market development at the London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Monday. The standardised monthly futures contracts will reference LME prices and are being launched to "broaden access in the region for LME priced contracts", Robin Martin told an industry event...Read More

FSLR has had a strong run already in 2019First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) this morning was added to J.P. Morgan Securities' analyst focus list, and the brokerage firm reiterated its "overweight" rating while lifting its price target to $72 from $70. The analysts predict upcoming earnings releases could be strong thanks to a successful transition to the company's Series 6 solar modules.This just ext...Read More

IWM rallies less often than SPY post-Fed -- but when it does, the returns are robust"History suggests that a run through 2,900 and back to the September intraday high of 2,940 is imminent. Since 1950, in the 11 instances in which the SPX experienced at least a 20% decline from intraday high to intraday low, as it did in the fourth quarter, and then rallied back to within 2% of its intraday high, w...Read More

EGO earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.Read full newsRead More

A coalition of businesses, environmental advocates and outdoor recreation groups in the state of Minnesota, U.S., have gone to court challenging a Trump administration's decision that opened the door to a copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area.Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON:ANTO), through its subsidiary Twin Metals, is in the midst of carrying out a feasibility study for the p...Read More

A coalition of businesses, environmental advocates and outdoor recreation groups in the state of Minnesota, U.S., have gone to court challenging a Trump administration's decision that opened the door to a copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area.Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON:ANTO), through its subsidiary Twin Metals, is in the midst of carrying out a feasibility study for the p...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, made headlines recently not for its production of the red metal but for putting an end to a centenary tradition.For decades, the National Copper Corporation gave away expensive gold watches to workers that have been with the company for over 30 years. But the practice came to an end in 2019.According to the local press and the agency AFP, when th...Read More

Chile's Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, made headlines recently not for its production of the red metal but for putting an end to a centenary tradition.For decades, the National Copper Corporation gave away expensive gold watches to workers that have been with the company for over 30 years. But the practice came to an end in 2019.According to the local press and the agency AFP, when th...Read More

Regency Gold (NEX: RAU.H) received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for the previously announced acquisition of Vanadium North Resources.Back in February, the Vancouver-based miner entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of Vanadium North's issued and outstanding common shares. The main interest behind the buyout is the Valley of Vanadium project in Canada's Northwest...Read More

At Insider Monkey we follow nearly 750 of the best-performing investors and even though many of them lost money in the last couple of months of 2018 (some actually delivered very strong returns), the history teaches us that over the long-run they still manage to beat the market, which is why it can beRead full newsRead More

The gold-mining company disappointed investors.Read full newsRead More

Australia-based Myanmar Metals (ASX: MYL) said Monday that its 51%-owned Bawdwin polymetallic project in Myanmar could kick off production as early as 2021, based on a prefeasibility study into a starter pit.Bawdwin, which in a first phase of operations would be running for 13 years, will be the world's No. 3 producing lead mine and the tenth largest silver operation It's also set to become a sign...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") is pleased to provide an update on the Company's channel partnerships and provide insight for 2019. In 2018 Venzee shifted from direct sales to a channel partnership model, which has proven to be highly successful in attracting industry-leading technology partners that recognize the value of Venzee's Mesh API co...Read More

Five years ago a private group of Russian businessmen, known as Sibzoloto Partners, acquired the Sergeevskoe gold project in southeastern Siberia, 550 km from Chita, an administrative city near Russia's border with China and Mongolia.Sergeevskoe caught their interest largely because the eastern boundary of the project lies just 300 metres west of Klyuchevskoe, a past-producing gold mine. Klyuchevs...Read More