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

FAANG earnings were in the spotlight this weekTo say it was a busy week on Wall Street would be an understatement. Earnings season was in full swing, with a slew of high-profile FAANG and blue-chip stocks reacting to earnings. On top of that, traders digested more dovish talk from the Fed, just before a blowout January jobs report. At last check, the major market indexes are set to end the week hi...Read More

Shutterfly struggled mightily after the last two earnings reportsShutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY) was last seen 2.4% lower at $44.87, as traders react to a sharp price-target cut to $70 from $90 at SunTrust Robinson. This comes as the company prepares to report earnings after the close next Tuesday, Feb. 5. Looking back, the shares suffered notable post-earnings losses of 17.4% and 5.6%, respectivel...Read More

PZZA stock is also seeing accelerated options tradingThe stock market is mixed today as traders digest a strong jobs report against a negative earnings reaction for Amazon. Among individual names making notable moves are weed stocks Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) and Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON), as well as pizza maker Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA). Here's a quick look at what's moving the share...Read More

Gold futures declined Friday, following a key reading of U.S. jobs that came in better than expected and data that revealed a monthly rebound in the ISM manufacturing index. However, prices for the yellow metal still tallied a second weekly climb in a row after the Federal Reserve hinted at a pause in interest-rate hikes and amid ongoing support from various geopolitical issues, including uncertai...Read More

Gold futures declined Friday, following a key reading of U.S. jobs that came in better than expected and data that revealed a monthly rebound in the ISM manufacturing index. However, prices for the yellow metal still tallied a second weekly climb in a row after the Federal Reserve hinted at a pause in interest-rate hikes and amid ongoing support from various geopolitical issues, including uncertai...Read More

January's copper price rally came to a screeching halt on Friday after a key gauge showed Chinese factory output shrinking at the fastest pace in almost three years.Copper for delivery in March slumped 3% compared to Thursday's close to a low of $2.7535 per pound ($6,070 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York.Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream. Graphic adapted from original by Vincent Flasseur a...Read More

January's copper price rally came to a screeching halt on Friday after a key gauge showed Chinese factory output shrinking at the fastest pace in almost three years.Copper for delivery in March slumped 3% compared to Thursday's close to a low of $2.7535 per pound ($6,070 a tonne) on the Comex market in New York.Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream. Graphic adapted from original by Vincent Flasseur a...Read More

It's official: January marked the record 100th consecutive month of consecutive job growth, and it did so in style, with the US adding a whopping 304K jobs last month.Read full newsRead More

Western Copper and Gold Corporation (TSX:WRN, NYSE AMERICAN:WRN) announces the resignation of David Williams from the Board of Directors of the Company.Read full newsRead More

The shares have historically outperformed in FebruaryIt was a rough final quarter of 2018 for Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU), with the stock falling to a seven-month low near $183 in late December from a record high of $231.84. Since then, the shares have rallied almost 18% to trade at $215.24, and history suggests more upside could be in store for the TurboTax parent.Specifically, INTU stock has been...Read More

* Quotas set at 2015-2017 average imports, plus 5 pct* Tariffs of 25 pct apply if quotas are filled* Steel group welcomes move, carmakers don'tThe European Union will impose limits on steel coming into the bloc from Saturday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's metals tariffs, a filing in the European Union's official journal said on Friday.Steel imports will be subject to quotas to counte...Read More

Excelsior Mining Corp. of Vancouver is developing the Gunnison in situ copper project in Cochise County for production beginning in Q4 2019. Work is progressing on all fronts.The Gunnison project has always been easily accessible. Thanks to the new road south of highway I10, the production wellfield is as well. The property has direct access to road, rail, power and water.Excelsior has five rigs o...Read More

Vancouver's Tudor Gold Corp has outlined what it calls "Goldstorm," a new zone at the Treaty Creek property in the Golden Triangle. Treaty Creek, in which Tudor has a 60% interest and is the operator, borders Seabridge Gold's KSM project to the southwest and Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine to the southeast.Drilling northeast of the Copper Belle zone, Tudor originally thought that the zone was an...Read More

Vancouver's Tudor Gold Corp has outlined what it calls "Goldstorm," a new zone at the Treaty Creek property in the Golden Triangle. Treaty Creek, in which Tudor has a 60% interest and is the operator, borders Seabridge Gold's KSM project to the southwest and Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine to the southeast.Drilling northeast of the Copper Belle zone, Tudor originally thought that the zone was an...Read More

Excelsior Mining Corp. of Vancouver is developing the Gunnison in situ copper project in Cochise County for production beginning in Q4 2019. Work is progressing on all fronts.The Gunnison project has always been easily accessible. Thanks to the new road south of highway I10, the production wellfield is as well. The property has direct access to road, rail, power and water.Excelsior has five rigs o...Read More

Excelsior Mining Corp. of Vancouver is developing the Gunnison in situ copper project in Cochise County for production beginning in Q4 2019. Work is progressing on all fronts.The Gunnison project has always been easily accessible. Thanks to the new road south of highway I10, the production wellfield is as well. The property has direct access to road, rail, power and water.Excelsior has five rigs o...Read More

Vancouver's Tudor Gold Corp has outlined what it calls "Goldstorm," a new zone at the Treaty Creek property in the Golden Triangle. Treaty Creek, in which Tudor has a 60% interest and is the operator, borders Seabridge Gold's KSM project to the southwest and Pretium Resources' Brucejack mine to the southeast.Drilling northeast of the Copper Belle zone, Tudor originally thought that the zone was an...Read More

Blue chips Exxon and Chevron are higher after earningsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is continuing to ride tailwinds from this morning's bang-up jobs report. Positive earnings reactions for blue-chip energy stocks is fueling upside, too, with the Dow up almost 165 points at midday. Traders also digested a strong Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing purchasing managers index...Read More

Not all machines are made equal.Komatsu Ltd. and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.'s earnings reports this week gave investors reason to breathe a sigh of relief. Meanwhile factory-automation giant Fanuc Corp. offered more reason for worry, after the company cut its operating-income outlook for the year by 36 percent on Thursday.We've made the case for the divergence among equipment manufacturers...Read More

A natural gas supply disruption forcing Michigan residents to lower thermostats and automakers to suspend operations could bolster President Donald Trump's effort to keep coal plants operating possibly by invoking national security powers.The episode began Wednesday when a fire at a compressor station cut off the flow of natural gas from the facility. That prompted Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitm...Read More