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

"Our increasing output is timely with a demand supply gap forecast over the next year and we are well positioned to play our role in the evolving flake graphite opportunities," the company's executiveRead More

(IDEX Online) - Watch and jewelry sales in the US were down for a fifth consecutive month in February, amid ongoing fears of a recession and financial crisis. They fell 3.0 per cent year-on-year, according to the US Department of Commerce. In January sales dropped by just 0.3 per cent, a figure that was originally reported as 2.1 per cent but which has now been revised up based on actual rather th...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Edward Asscher, outgoing president of the World Diamond Council, defended the Kimberley Process and addressed the "white elephant" of Russian sanctions at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Congress in Israel."Today, through the KP and the work that we all do, I am convinced that 99.9 percent of all diamonds in the global marketplace are conflict free," he said."Is the...Read More

(IDEX Online) - One of Patek Philippe's rarest watches has broken the record for the highest price paid in an online auction.The Sky Moon Tourbillon, with a blue handmade enamel dial and white gold hand-carved case, sold for $5.8m at Christie's Hong Kong.It is one of the most sophisticated timepieces ever created, with functions that include a cathedral minute repeating, tourbillon, perp...Read More

If you ask me, it's not a question of IF China will retaliate - it's WHEN. The U.S. has recently spearheaded a movement of restricting the export of critical semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Chinese customers, citing the obvious national security concerns. The Netherlands and now Japan - the only other countries currently able to build advanced lithography machines - have both restr...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipGreat Southern peaking under the coverSPONSOREDgreat southern miningGoviEx edges closer to productionSPONSOREDgoviex uranium Technical and feasibility studies continue, as do offtake discussions with European battery makers.Read More

Kidpik Corp. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:PIK) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript April 3, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsEzra Dabah - Chairman, President and Chief Executive OfficerAdir Katzav -...Read full newsRead More

Today, we take a deeper look at Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a developer of aesthetic products that is seeing rapid revenue growth. Click here for more on RVNC.Read full newsRead More

VAALCO Energy, Inc. oil and gas revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $96.59 million compared to $56.38 million for 4Q21. Click here for more on EGY stock.Read full newsRead More

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:GNLN) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call April 3, 2023 4:30 PM ETCompany ParticipantsCraig Snyder - Chief Executive Officer Lana Reeve - Chief...Read full newsRead More

IPG's current yield of 3.5% is attractive for investors looking for a company that has a history of paying a growing dividend. Learn why I'm long IPG stock.Read full newsRead More

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Banking crisis. Coinbase's Wells notice. Click here for more!Read full newsRead More

The S&P 500 closed out the first quarter of 2023 on a high note, rising 1.4% on Friday, 31 March 2023 to end the week up by 3.5% from its previous week's close.Read full newsRead More

Wyndham played relatively conservatively in the US although the travel industry is still booming. Click here to see our take on WH stock.Read full newsRead More

SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF, which rose 5.2%, more than recovering from the previous month's loss. Vanguard Global ex-U.S.Read full newsRead More

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Ducommun Incorporated should continue to benefit from the recovery in the aerospace industry. Click here to read my most recent analysis of DCO stock.Read full newsRead More

The former smartphone sensation's big bet on electric vehicles is about to peak as it eyes mass production in the first half of next year despite stiff competition.Read full newsRead More

Tech was the big winner in Q1 - confounding many of the sector's naysayers and market prognosticators promoting energy. Read what sector could be the winner after OPEC's recent cut.Read full newsRead More