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

Management believes the company will shine brightly in 2019. Will the first quarter indicate that the company is on its way to making that vision a reality?Read full newsRead More

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Palladium has been the top performer among mined commodities over the past two years and now trades at record levels, well above gold and platinum on a per-ounce basis.James GallagherJim Gallagher, president and CEO of Toronto-based North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) joins the podcast to give us details on the supply and demand fundamentals of the palladium market, and why it's unl...Read More

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxWaterton, which controls 12.09% of Hubday's outstanding shares, has nominated five directors and has been trading barbs with the miner since October, when it first sounded the alarm over its concerns about the company's leadership and strategic direction.Glass Lewis says it has has assessed Waterton's arguments and agrees Hudbay will benefit from a minority...Read More

When was the last time you went shopping and came home with only what you set out to buy?It's rare.More likely, you went shopping and ended up with a few other things not on your list or you ended up spending a little more than you budgeted. How does this happen so regularly?A retailer's job is to squeeze every penny out of you once you walk through the door. It sounds cutthroat, but really some a...Read More

Many market bears are coming out of the woodwork. They're talking up recession and talking down stocks all over town.But Friday's GDP report should stop some of that talk. At 3.2%, first-quarter GDP easily topped estimates.Meanwhile, many Americans are gainfully employed and they're seeing their wages rise now more than any other time since the Financial Crisis. Interest rates and inflation are st...Read More

The next time you catch a flight out of the country, your face may end up in a government database.Airport security has beefed up in the last few years. So it's surprising that the use of facial recognition technology is only now becoming common in U.S. airports, but that's exactly what's happening.News has come out recently that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is looking to expand the us...Read More

Gold has failed to gain traction over the past couple months, normally a seasonally-strong time. That has really weighed on sentiment, leaving traders increasingly bearish. Gold investment demand has flagged dramatically with lofty stock markets spewing great euphoria. That's given gold-futures speculators the run of the market, where they have sold aggressively including extreme shortin...Read More

US GDP numbers is overhyped today. Traders will take positions for next week's FOMC meet and host of US jobs numbers. There will be an Easter impact on US jobs. Global economy has a feel good situation. Once again it will be a technical trade today. Central bank buying has failed to lift gold. I am against going long in crude oil unless it breaks and trades over $67.20 till Mid May. Remain on th...Read More

Gold has failed to gain traction over the past couple months, normally a seasonally-strong time. That has really weighed on sentiment, leaving traders increasingly bearish. Gold investment demand has flagged dramatically with lofty stock markets spewing great euphoria. That's given gold-futures speculators the run of the market, where they have sold aggressively including extreme shortin...Read More

US GDP numbers is overhyped today. Traders will take positions for next week's FOMC meet and host of US jobs numbers. There will be an Easter impact on US jobs. Global economy has a feel good situation. Once again it will be a technical trade today. Central bank buying has failed to lift gold. I am against going long in crude oil unless it breaks and trades over $67.20 till Mid May. Remain on th...Read More

The Nasdaq and S&P both closed higher for the day and weekStocks closed higher, with investors digesting gross domestic product (GDP) data that showed the U.S. economy grew 3.2% during the first quarter, well aboveforecasts. However, upside was contained following a batch of mixed corporate earnings reports, with an Intel (INTC) disappointment dragging on the Dow in early trading, while well-recei...Read More

Saudi Arabia and several of its allies have more replacement barrels than what would be lost from Iranian exports in a worst case scenario. This should limit the positive impact on crude prices...Read full newsRead More

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Behind the sharp drop in AAII bears in 2019With the major market indexes recently notching record-high closes, it's not too surprising to find bearish sentiment dwindling. In fact, the 10-week average of American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) respondents who identify as bearish -- or, specifically, who feel the stock market will move lower in the next six months -- recently fell below...Read More

Amazon plans to make one-day delivery standard for Prime membersWhile the broader equities market is struggling for direction this afternoon, a number of stocks are getting hit on Amazon's (AMZN) plans to make one-day delivery standard for Prime members, with Bernstein analyst Brandon Fletcher suggesting, "this is about making it more expensive to catch up" to the e-tail giant. Here's a closer lo...Read More

India is currently holding its Lower House general elections and Fitch's Solutions' Country Risk team expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to win the most number of seats, but fall short of a simple majority in the Lower House.Under this scenario, Fitch forecasts in its latest industry trend analysis, India's mining sector wo...Read More

India is currently holding its Lower House general elections and Fitch's Solutions' Country Risk team expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to win the most number of seats, but fall short of a simple majority in the Lower House.Under this scenario, Fitch forecasts in its latest industry trend analysis, India's mining sector wo...Read More

The brokerage bunch is overwhelmingly bullish on the tech stockOppenheimer initiated coverage on Pareteum Corp (NASDAQ:TEUM) with an "outperform" rating and $7 price target -- an 80% premium to last night's close. Analyst Timothy Horan waxed optimistic on the mobile networking software and services provider's "very strong" backlog growth, and is in a position to increase revenues by 30% in the nex...Read More