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

The time to invest is now, according to one economist.The man who warned of the 2001 tech crash, the 2008 subprime financial disaster and oil's shocking fall in 2016 - years before they happened - has issued a new earth-shattering statement:"Right now, the markets are giving investors a critical window to rapidly boost their retirement savings before the greatest stock market crash in American his...Read More

The tech sector is also weighing heavyU.S. stocks were higher out of the gate, amid optimism overU.S.-China trade talks. However, the major market indexes have reversed early gains, falling as investors digest the latest economic data, including the Commerce Department's report that construction spending unexpectedly slid 0.6% in December. As such, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down tr...Read More

URBN just ran up to a trendline with historically bearish implicationsUrban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) is ready to step into the earnings confessional, set for its fourth-quarter report after the market closes this Tuesday, March 5. Ahead of the event, URBN is trading near a trendline that has historically bearish implications.More specifically, Urban Outfitters stock closed Friday within str...Read More

Australia's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years, consultancy Surbiton Associates says.In the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, the country's gold output totalled 81 tonnes, making it the third consecutive quarter where it exceeded 80 tonnes, they say in their latest report.The country's gold production...Read More

Australia's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years, consultancy Surbiton Associates says.In the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, the country's gold output totalled 81 tonnes, making it the third consecutive quarter where it exceeded 80 tonnes, they say in their latest report.The country's gold production...Read More

Australia's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years, consultancy Surbiton Associates says.In the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, the country's gold output totalled 81 tonnes, making it the third consecutive quarter where it exceeded 80 tonnes, they say in their latest report.The country's gold production...Read More

Australia's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years, consultancy Surbiton Associates says.In the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, the country's gold output totalled 81 tonnes, making it the third consecutive quarter where it exceeded 80 tonnes, they say in their latest report.The country's gold production...Read More

Barclays cut BBBY to "underweight" from "equal weight"Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) stock is in the red today, after Barclays downgraded the retailer to "underweight" from "equal weight." The analyst also trimmed its price target to $13 from $15, and cut its earnings-per-share estimates for this year and next. The brokerage firm said it has been "increasingly disappointed" with Bed Bath & B...Read More

As more millennials are interestedin sustainable investments, one "green tech" company is leading the charge on clean drilling.Concerns about climate change and the high cost of energy have driven the maturation of the "Green Technology" movement into a trillion-dollar industry.Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) are the most popular component of the average millennial's 401K, according to a r...Read More

The index just wrapped up a 10th straight weekly gainWe recently analyzed Dow performance after lengthy weekly win streaks, but what about the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC)? The tech-rich Nasdaq just wrapped up its longest weekly win streak this side of the millennium. Below is how the index has performed after similar feats of strength, and what we might expect for Nasdaq stocks this spring and beyond....Read More

ODP has added 74% since its late-December bottomOffice Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP) is up 1.7% to trade at $3.62, and earlier tapped a new annual high of $3.82, after the office supply retailer announced a partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA). The two will co-launch a website focused on helping small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses.Office Depot stock is set to close at its highest...Read More

The delay to Enbridge Inc.'s Line 3 crude oil pipeline expansion hammered shares of Canadian oil-sands producers - including Cenovus Energy Inc., MEG Energy Corp. and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - as investors grappled with the prospect of another year of shipping bottlenecks.Cenovus fell as much as 7.5 percent in Toronto, and Canadian Natural slipped as much as 6.5 percent, the biggest intrad...Read More

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The equity has skyrocketed 66% out of the gate todayThe shares of Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ:ASND) are up 66% at $114.96 this morning, after the company's pediatric growth-hormone drug, TransCon, succeeded in meeting the main goal of a late-stage trial. The win has ASND trading at record highs, and pacing for its best day ever.Prior to today's rally, the stock was up 10.6% year-to-date, and was strug...Read More

The biotech ETF finally conquered its 200-day moving average last weekThe technical breakout last week in the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) was remarkable, by any number of measures. After a 3% opening gap to start Monday's session, the small-cap biotech-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) went on to close above its 200-day moving average for the first time since Oct. 3, 2018. And then, to drive home...Read More

The shares are higher today on a positive drug developmentThe shares of Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) are up 1.3% in electronic trading, on news the pharmaceutical firm's ovarian cancer treatment, rucaparib, is now available in Germany for women with relapsed ovarian cancer. CLVS also plans to launch the drug in other European countries later this year and in 2020.It's already been a blowout s...Read More

Amazon has been consolidating on the charts so far this calendar year, but analysts see more upside aheadShares of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are moving higher in pre-market trading,up 0.9% at $1,686.10, after Evercore ISI hiked its price target on the FAANG stock to $1,965 from $1,800. The brokerage cited gross profit as a "more important indicator" than revenue growth, not...Read More

Tesla will unveil its new SUV on March 14Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed confidently higher this morning, thanks to more optimistic U.S.-China trade headlines. More specifically, a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday indicated that trade negotiations between the two countries were in their final stages, and a deal could be signed by the end of the month. The report also su...Read More

This formidable S&P price point may have just flipped the supply-demand equation back in the bears' favor"...the SPX's 2,800 level is on the radar of many chartists as a potential resistance area -- a level that is now very much in view. This is an important level, as it is a round number and the site of the past highs as I mentioned last week. But if indeed a short-term top or a hesitation in the...Read More

Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) rejected Monday rival Barrick Gold's (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD) all-stock $18 billion hostile takeover offer, but left the door slightly open by countering with the terms of a deal to merge their operations in Nevada, U.S.Chief executive Gary Goldberg said Newmont's board had concluded that its planned $10 billion takeover of Canada's Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) was the best de...Read More