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

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A deal that would see Barrick Gold Corp. split returns from its Tanzanian unit with the government could have ramifications for its negotiations with other countries, including Papua New Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo.The Toronto-based miner's long-term license to operate its mine in Papua New Guinea is due for renewal this year. The question is whether officials there, and in other count...Read More

Roku stock is well into overbought territoryStreaming device stock Roku Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU) is up 0.5% at $53.48 in afternoon trading, as the options market gears up for the company's fourth-quarter earnings, slated for after the market closes tomorrow, Feb. 21. Below, we will take a look at what the post-earnings moves the shares have been priced in for, and how ROKU has been faring on the charts.R...Read More

Raymond James highlighted three reasons to be cautious on PSTG before earnings next weekFlash drive storage specialist Pure Storage Inc (NYSE:PSTG) this morning saw its stock's rating at Raymond James cut to "market perform" from "outperform." The brokerage firm noted the slowdown in data center sales from business partner Nvidia (NVDA), on top of the weakness seen from storage rival NetApp (NTAP)...Read More

On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More

On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More

On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More

On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More

On Wednesday, hopes that an escalation of the trade war between the US and China can been avoided (or at least postponed) sparked a massive rally in mining stocks - already buoyed by climbing metals prices.US President Donald Trump said yesterday he may not increase tariffs on Chinese products on March 1, as talks about the trading relationship between the world's two largest economies continue in...Read More

Crude oil prices are flirting with YTD highs, but these stocks could dipOil prices are on the rise again today, with front-month crude last seen 1.8% higher at $57.08 per barrel -- a new year-to-date high. However, a pair of energy stocks recently flashed historically bearish signals, suggesting it may be time to jump ship on Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:GPOR) and EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT)...Read More

Glencore on Wednesday said it would "vigorously contest" a $680 million tax demand from the British authorities linked to transfer pricing.The Swiss-based mining and trading company has offices in London and is London-listed. The British tax authorities issued formal transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax assessments for the 2008 - 2017 tax years, amounting to $680 mill...Read More

Glencore on Wednesday said it would "vigorously contest" a $680 million tax demand from the British authorities linked to transfer pricing.The Swiss-based mining and trading company has offices in London and is London-listed. The British tax authorities issued formal transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax assessments for the 2008 - 2017 tax years, amounting to $680 mill...Read More

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The company just sold its hemp foods unit Manitoba Harvest to weed giant Tilray The investment trust company Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) just announced the sale of its majority-owned hemp foods unit, Manitoba Harvest, to the marijuana concern Tilray Inc (TLRY) for roughly C$419 million. Compass said it plans to use the deal's proceeds to repay debts. As a result, CODI stock shot up ro...Read More

The VIX fell to a four-month low earlier The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is clinging to marginal gains at midday, as investors await the release of the latest Fed meeting minutes. There are no new trade developments between the U.S. and China to report, althoughPresident Donald Trump has been hinting at a possible extension to the March 1 tariff deadline. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasd...Read More

South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater expects its full-year attributable loss to be more than $100 million greater than guidance in a trading statement last week, it said on Wednesday, after a review of tax changes in the United States.Sibanye now expects a headline loss per share of 1 cent, compared with 12 cents in 2017The gold and platinum miner's shares fell into negative territory on the news tha...Read More

South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater expects its full-year attributable loss to be more than $100 million greater than guidance in a trading statement last week, it said on Wednesday, after a review of tax changes in the United States.Sibanye now expects a headline loss per share of 1 cent, compared with 12 cents in 2017The gold and platinum miner's shares fell into negative territory on the news tha...Read More

Blockchain is a notable buzzword, and while the technology is being rapidly adopted by many industries, the mining sector has been criticized for staying stuck on old models."The world has been transformed by new technologies such as the internet and the blockchain, mining has continued to do business slower and more expensively than is necessary," said Grant Lenaarts, CEO of Mineral Assurance - a...Read More

Blockchain is a notable buzzword, and while the technology is being rapidly adopted by many industries, the mining sector has been criticized for staying stuck on old models."The world has been transformed by new technologies such as the internet and the blockchain, mining has continued to do business slower and more expensively than is necessary," said Grant Lenaarts, CEO of Mineral Assurance - a...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