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

Equinox Gold (CVE: EQX) has attracted a $130m investment from Abu Dhabi's state-owned Mubadala Investment Co. in the form of convertible notes.The notes are for five years with a 5% interest rate convertible at $1.05 per share, a 25% premium to the 10-day volume weighted average Equinox share price. Mubadala will be granted a seat on Equinox's board and standard anti-dilution rights.Equinox plans...Read More

A judge ordered Musk to respond to the SEC motion by March 11Controversy follows Elon Musk like a moth to light. Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked that the Tesla CEO be held in contempt over tweets that seemingly violated his fraud settlement. Today, a judge ordered Musk respond to the SEC motion by March 11. The order from the U.S. judge comes after Musk tweeted out...Read More

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Year-over-year, housing starts tumbled 10.9% - the biggest drop since March 2011...Read full newsRead More

Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV:JG) (OTC:JGLDF) (Read full newsRead More

Gold futures finished lower on Tuesday to mark their first two-session skid in nearly three weeks. Still, the price move was modest, showing little reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's first day of testimony to Congress, at which he backed a wait-and-see mode. Some weakness in stocks, falling yields and a softer dollar - all factors that would ordinarily support bullion -...Read More

Gold futures finished lower on Tuesday to mark their first two-session skid in nearly three weeks. Still, the price move was modest, showing little reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's first day of testimony to Congress, at which he backed a wait-and-see mode. Some weakness in stocks, falling yields and a softer dollar - all factors that would ordinarily support bullion -...Read More

Searchlight Resources Inc. (TSXV:SRCH) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement (Read full newsRead More

Prime Minister Theresa May has finally offered some assurances that, after two years of stubbornly adhering to her negotiating strategy, she might be on the cusp of capitulating to her critics in the cabinet and House of Commons.Read full newsRead More

AAL stock just ran into a bearish technical indicator The shares of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL) have taken a beating since hitting their peak of $59.08 in January last year. Since then, the shares have been in a channel of lower highs and lows. And while AAL stock has gained roughly 27% since bottoming out at two-year lows of $28.81 on Jan. 3, its next leg lower could be just around t...Read More

One stock has ended the month higher just twice in 10 yearsOn Monday, we took a look at the 25 best stocks to own in March, historically. Today, we're shifting gears to analyze the 25 worst stocks for next month. At the top of the list is fertilizer manufacturer CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), which is also flashing a bearish technical signal on the charts.Below are the worst S&P 500 Index...Read More

Long-time rivals Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corp renewed their animosity on Monday with their chief executives trading insults after Barrick launched an $18 billion hostile bid for the U.S. company, presaging an aggressive battle.The tough talk underscored deep personality and cultural differences between the world's two biggest gold producers. Their past attempts to merge ended in acrim...Read More

The Dow was down triple digits earlierThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly higher at midday, swinging into positive territory after spending most of the morning in the red thanks to a negative earnings reaction for Home Depot (HD). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) have also erased earlier losses, as investors digest the latest remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Pow...Read More

With most of the world distracted by President Trump's second summit meeting with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, tensions between two nuclear-armed powers flared roughly 2,000 miles West in the contested border region of Kashmir.Read full newsRead More

The beauty stock has tended to outperform in MarchThe shares of Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) have put in a strong performance since bottoming at an eight-month low near $225 in late December, up 37% at $308.39. There could be more upside in store for the beauty expert, too, considering it's been one of the best stocks to own in March, looking back 10 years.Specifically, data from Schaeffer's Seni...Read More

Caterpillar Inc. was downgraded by two notches to sell from buy at UBS on Tuesday, with the firm writing that it expects more than half of the company's end markets to "peak" in 2019, "pressuring revenue and margins in 2020 as demand declines." It also cut its price target to $125 from $154.Shares of the Dow component fell 3.3 percent in pre-market trading. The stock has risen by more than 25 perc...Read More

* Nornickel sees 2019 palladium market deficit at 800,000 oz* Sees 2019 global palladium consumption up by 500,000 oz* Reports 2018 EBITDA of $6.2 bln, highest level since 2011Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest palladium producer, said on Tuesday tighter emissions regulations in all major markets and flattish primary supply would widen a palladium deficit in 2019.Prices for palladium, chiefly use...Read More

Botswana has offered to lend Zimbabwe $600 million to support its diamond industry and local private firms, a state-owned newspaper reported on Tuesday, amid a severe dollar crunch in the southern African nation.There are few signs the flow of foreign currency is improving in Zimbabwe after it ditched a discredited 1:1 dollar peg for its dollar-surrogate bond notes and electronic dollars, merging...Read More

Goldcorp has revealed the names of the three finalists that will pitch their ideas to the panel of judges at the #DisruptMining live finale Sunday, March 3 in Toronto. The event will be co-hosted by KPMG.The finalists - who are competing for the opportunity to negotiate up to $1 million investment in the winning technology - are:Anaconda Mining for its revolutionary drilling approach to narrow vei...Read More

Goldcorp has revealed the names of the three finalists that will pitch their ideas to the panel of judges at the #DisruptMining live finale Sunday, March 3 in Toronto. The event will be co-hosted by KPMG.The finalists - who are competing for the opportunity to negotiate up to $1 million investment in the winning technology - are:Anaconda Mining for its revolutionary drilling approach to narrow vei...Read More