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

President Trump signed a memo last week that you didn't hear about.Its goal is to eradicate black market crimes that will soon cost economies a half trillion dollars each year - counterfeit and pirated goods.One fifth of that total - some $100 billion annually - infringes directly on American intellectual property.And while the memo didn't say it directly, Trump has retailers like Alibaba, Amazon,...Read More

In a statement released hours ago, Vale said it was awarded the amount on Friday "for fraud and breaches of warranty by BSGR in inducing Vale to enter into a joint venture to develop a concession for mining iron ore in the Simandou region".It said the Republic of Guinea revoked the concession in 2014 after a finding that BSGR had obtained it through bribery of government officials, while finding V...Read More

Trump is now threatening European Union with new trade tariffs. The move is just to support Boeing as its rival Airbus is getting more orders after a Boeing latest plane crashes. A steady decline and decay in the USA-European Union relation is happening as a result of Trump's bully attitude. Gold will rise. European Union will also reduce dependence on American exports and diversify as a counter...Read More

Trump is now threatening European Union with new trade tariffs. The move is just to support Boeing as its rival Airbus is getting more orders after a Boeing latest plane crashes. A steady decline and decay in the USA-European Union relation is happening as a result of Trump's bully attitude. Gold will rise. European Union will also reduce dependence on American exports and diversify as a counter...Read More

Source: Michael J. Ballanger for Streetwise Reports 04/08/2019Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses movements in the gold and silver markets in the last week, as well as two companies on his radar screen.The past week was an exercise in total lockdown for both gold and silver as the price managers have succeeded, at least for now, in herding investor behavior into a cacophony of c...Read More

Source: Clive Maund for Streetwise Reports 04/08/2019Technical analyst Clive Maund charts gold and discusses the factors he believes point to an imminent rally.I was in receipt of the following erudite communication about Commercial gold short positions yesterday from a friend in Toronto. . ."Re: HOLY SHISA BATMAN: THE COMMERCIALS COVERED OVER 70 000 Gold Short Contracts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...Read More

Queer and trans entrepreneurs are finding a home in the cannabis space.Read full newsRead More

Founded in Regina, Cova is the little-known entity behind Canada's cannabis retailers. The startup has designed POS software built specifically for cannabis.Read full newsRead More

The Aramco order book has now crossed $100 billion, making this not only the largest ever orderbook seen in emerging markets, covering 10x the $10 billion Aramco is expected to raiseRead full newsRead More

This is the third time the IMF has downgraded its outlook in six months.Read full newsRead More

The S&P closed lower for the first time in nine daysU.S. stocks finished the day in the red, with the Dow suffering a triple-digit blow on the back of trade tensions with the European Union (EU). A downwardly revised global growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) only strengthened headwinds. Boeing's (BA) woes also weighed on the blue-chip index, with the stock sinking 1.5% aft...Read More

Three stocks could help investors double their money in 2019.2019 could be a game-changer for investors... Especially those looking to potentially double their money.Those investors now have a simple blueprint to follow for success.Simply put, these three stocks could be the best way to make money in 2019 -- whether the markets are flying high, or sinking like a ship.This free Investor's Report re...Read More

Data shows stocks with longer win streaks are more likely to close lower the next dayApple (AAPL) looked on the verge of a 10-day winning streak today before falling early afternoon and ultimately closing down on the day. That got me curious about stock winning streaks, but looking only at AAPL leaves a small sample size. I could see these situations either way: Maybe it's a good momentum play, so...Read More

SAO PAULO - Vale SA said on Tuesday a London arbitration court had ordered BSG Resources Limited to pay the iron ore miner $1.246 billion related to a dispute between the companies over a joint venture in Guinea.The joint venture intended to explore for iron assets at the Simandou prospect, but the concession was revoked in 2014 by Guinea's government.(Reporting by Marcelo Teixeira, Editing by Ros...Read More

Indian state copper miner Hindustan Copper is in the initial stages of an $800 million expansion program, Resources Monitor reported Tuesday.Currently, Hindustan produces around 40,000 tonnes of copper per year, but the company plans to increase production to around 200,000 tonnes by 2025.Construction is underway at a major new underground mine in the state of Madhya Pradesh, according to Resource...Read More

Indian state copper miner Hindustan Copper is in the initial stages of an $800 million expansion program, Resources Monitor reported Tuesday.Currently, Hindustan produces around 40,000 tonnes of copper per year, but the company plans to increase production to around 200,000 tonnes by 2025.Construction is underway at a major new underground mine in the state of Madhya Pradesh, according to Resource...Read More

Indian state copper miner Hindustan Copper is in the initial stages of an $800 million expansion program, Resources Monitor reported Tuesday.Currently, Hindustan produces around 40,000 tonnes of copper per year, but the company plans to increase production to around 200,000 tonnes by 2025.Construction is underway at a major new underground mine in the state of Madhya Pradesh, according to Resource...Read More

There's also unusual options activity on GWPH and MRVLGrubHub Inc (NYSE:GRUB) put options are trading at six times the normal rate today, with more than 12,000 contracts on the tape. A bulk of this volume occurred at the May 80 put, where Trade-Alert is highlighting an $11 million transaction that is betting on GRUB shares to fall further below $80 in the weeks ahead, though this activity may be t...Read More

DAL has had a volatile run on the chartsOne of the handful of airliners in focus this week is Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL). Slated to reported first-quarter earnings before the market opens tomorrow, April 10, the airline giant is one of the many suffering on the back of Boeing's (BA) production halt. Below we will dive into what the options market is pricing in for the shares' post-earnings...Read More

Speculators may be liquidating positions on one sinking steel stockThe U.S. stock market is selling off today, with Wall Street spooked by escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union (EU). Among individual names making notable moves are 3D imaging specialist FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), automation systems name HollySys Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI), and...Read More