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

Paulson & Co., which holds 14.2 million shares of Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), said on Thursday that it does not support Newmont's proposed acquisition of Goldcorp (NYSE: GG, TSX: G) as it is structured.Paulson sent a letter to Gary Goldberg, president and CEO of Newmont, that outlines how the deal, under the current terms, creates negative value for Newmont shareholders."The $1.5 billion p...Read More

Paulson & Co., which holds 14.2 million shares of Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), said on Thursday that it does not support Newmont's proposed acquisition of Goldcorp (NYSE: GG, TSX: G) as it is structured.Paulson sent a letter to Gary Goldberg, president and CEO of Newmont, that outlines how the deal, under the current terms, creates negative value for Newmont shareholders."The $1.5 billion p...Read More

Paulson & Co., which holds 14.2 million shares of Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), said on Thursday that it does not support Newmont's proposed acquisition of Goldcorp (NYSE: GG, TSX: G) as it is structured.Paulson sent a letter to Gary Goldberg, president and CEO of Newmont, that outlines how the deal, under the current terms, creates negative value for Newmont shareholders."The $1.5 billion p...Read More

The stock is rising on Apple and Micron tailwinds, tooThe shares of Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) are trading up 7.7% at $74.45, thanks in part to tailwinds from newly upgraded Apple (AAPL) stock and a post-earnings Micron (MU). An upbeat analyst note for QRVO is only fanning the bullish flames -- and sparking a surge in intraday call trading.Looking closer at that analyst note, Goldman Sachs upgraded Q...Read More

Stocks were mixed on Wednesday following the Fed's Rate Decision release. We saw an increased volatility after the announcement, but overall there wasn't much of a change. The S&P 500 index was the highest since the early October on Tuesday. But will the rally continue despite short-term technical overbought conditions?The U.S. stock market indexes were mixed between -0.5% and +0.1% on Wednesd...Read More

The next financial bubble burst could be so massive, it even takes out gold. One economist is making a very bold prediction.This man says that the colossal financial bubble that exists in today's economy is stretching closer and closer to its breaking point.And when it does pop -- soon, very soon -- it's not only going to take out the entire stock market... it'll absolutely crush other assets too....Read More

Volkswagen and Swedish battery maker Northvolt and other companies as well as sc...Read full newsRead More

The upcoming trading schedule has a number of reports on the housing marketThe economic schedule next week is filled with a number of updates out of the housing sector, but the biggest event will be the final reading on fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which comes out Thursday. A few notable earnings releases are littered about, too, including BlackBerry's (BB) report on Friday. Below...Read More

Evercore ISI gave PTE an outperform rating and a $26 price target. Evercore ISI just initiated coverage onPolarityTE Inc (NASDAQ:PTE) with an "outperform" rating and a $26 price target -- double the stock's current level. The analyst said that the company's SkinTE burn treatment "offers a differentiated therapy for the large wound and burn care market." Plus, the company just announced that it wou...Read More

South Korea is one of the world's key component suppliers in the tech sector and the continued slowdown in the expansion of semiconductor exports deepens concerns about the outlook for the global technology industry.Read full newsRead More

The retail stock is headed toward its third straight lossRetail earnings are in full swing, with sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIBB) set to unveil its fourth-quarter results ahead of the open tomorrow, March 22. HIBB stock is pacing for its third straight loss in the lead up to earnings, down 4.2% today at $17.77, after Consumer Edge Research downgraded the name to "equal we...Read More

Apple was showered in bull notes this morningStocks are moving higher this afternoon, with Apple (AAPL) leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) thanks to a shower of bull notes. In addition, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) arehigher, with Micron (MU) pacing a chip rally. Traders are also digesting newly released jobs data, with weekly jobless claims fal...Read More

The blue chip reports earnings after the closeAlthough March Madness gets underway today, athletic apparel stock Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) will be in the spotlight tonight for another reason: earnings. The blue chip is expected to report its quarterly figures after the close today. Ahead of the event, NKE option bulls are posting up.Nike has already seen roughly 19,000 calls cross the tape today -- four...Read More

Great Bear Resources of Vancouver has hit grades as high as 30.15 g/t gold over 7.25 metres during drilling at its 100% owned Dixie project in the Red Lake District. Both the Dixie Hinge zone (DHZ) and Dixie Limb zone (DL) were drilled, sometimes with a single hole providing core from both zones.At the DHZ hole 031 intersected four gold veins along a 141-metre wide zone of increased quartz veining...Read More

Great Bear Resources of Vancouver has hit grades as high as 30.15 g/t gold over 7.25 metres during drilling at its 100% owned Dixie project in the Red Lake District. Both the Dixie Hinge zone (DHZ) and Dixie Limb zone (DL) were drilled, sometimes with a single hole providing core from both zones.At the DHZ hole 031 intersected four gold veins along a 141-metre wide zone of increased quartz veining...Read More

Headwinds from Canadian Solar's sell-off are pressuring JKS stock todayAlternative energy name JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) is preparing to report earnings before the open tomorrow, March 22, and we noticed some interesting options data ahead of the release. Specifically, speculators are pricing in a 17.1% swing for tomorrow's trading, which on top of being a large number on the surface...Read More

Analysts and options traders are in overdrive todayThe shares of Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) are plunging in today's trading, after the pharma giant and its partner Eisai halted two late-stage Alzheimer's disease drug trials. The decision came after an independent data company said the trials were likely to fail. Considering the drug, aducanumab, had once been projected by Goldman Sachs to reach $12...Read More

Not all of the analyst attention was bullish, thoughMicron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock is up 7.5% to trade at $43.13, after the chipmaker reported a fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue beat. However, while the company expects a memory chip recovery later this year, its current-quarter sales forecast came in lower than expected. Despite the upward price action, the analyst reaction ha...Read More

There's room for more upbeat analyst attention, thoughIt's been an outstanding run for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock, with the shares nabbing positive closes in eight of the last nine sessions. AAPL is poised for another daily gain -- up 1.9% to trade at $191.79, the best Dow stock so far -- after more bullish analysts chimed in on the FAANG stock as buzz around the Apple video streaming service...Read More

Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More