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

UnitedHealth stock is at the top of the Dow after earningsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly higher at midday, with UnitedHealth Group (UNH) leading the charge after earnings, overshadowing lackluster results from JPMorgan Chase (JPM). Meanwhile, Netflix (NFLX) is leadingtech stocks and helping the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) outperform, after announcing plans to raise subscription p...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater has contingency plans in place to minimize the possible impact of a strike at its South African platinum operations, Chief Executive Neal Froneman said on Tuesday.The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) announced on Monday that it is planning to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's local platinum operations, expanding an earlier stoppage affecting its gold facilit...Read More

Lithium miner Alliance Mineral Assets said on Tuesday it expected to choose final customers for half of its lithium supply in the next few weeks, after restructuring its existing agreements.Alliance, which owns the Bald Hill mine in Western Australia after buying out its partner Tawana Resources last year, said it was in talks with parties in South Korea and Japan, as well as China."We have 80,000...Read More

The company is teasing a "new relationship and material opportunity"The shares of New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ:NBEV) are higher today, as traders await the company's special conference call tomorrow. Specifically, the firm -- which is dabbling in CBD-infused drinks -- this morning said it will hold an investor call at 8:30 a.m. ET tomorrow, Jan. 16, "to provide a special business update on a new...Read More

A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More

Fund flows data shows traders have piled back into SMH during the past weekThe VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMH) enters standard January options expiration week with its trading range clearly cut out for it. Overhead, we have the round century level of $100, which is currently about 9.4% north of the exchange-traded fund's (ETF's) Friday close. And hovering directly near this psychol...Read More

BAC will report earnings ahead of tomorrow's openBig banks are starting to report earnings, with a rare profit miss for JPMorgan Chase (JPM) in focus today. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is scheduled to take its turn in the earnings confessional ahead of the open tomorrow, Jan. 16. While the stock is trading down 0.8% today at $26.17, the options market is expecting a bigger-than-usual post-earn...Read More

An overdue round of bull notes could create tailwinds for SBUXCoffee stock Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) recently bounced off its 80-day trendline for the second time this year. With the shares forming a symmetrical triangle and sitting just atop their post-earnings bull-gap levels from early November, SBUX could have found a new short-term floor. Analysts remain divided, so a round of bul...Read More

PLAY is set to take out its 80-day moving averageThe shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) are up 4.5% at $53.05 in early trading, on upped guidance from the entertainment concern. Specifically, the company raised its full-year sales and net income forecasts. PLAY stock has been attempting a rebound, after a mid-December bear gap led the shares to shed 32.7% last quarter -- th...Read More

The FAANG name has started 2019 off on a bullish noteThe shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) are up 2% to trade at $148.29 this morning, after Barclays weighed in on the social media sector, saying it is "slightly more optimistic" ahead of fourth-quarter earnings. For FB, specifically, the brokerage firm reaffirmed its "overweight" rating and $180 price target. And given Wall Street's extreme n...Read More

The big-box retailer is leaving CVS' pharmacy networksShares of CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) are taking a hit this morning, after Walmart (WMT) said it will exit CVS-run pharmacy networks following a pricing dispute. CVS has requested the retail powerhouse continue to fill prescriptions as an in-network partner through April 30. According to the Wall Street Journal though, if Walmart doesn't agree,...Read More

Morgan Stanley boosted its rating on the IT services providerMorgan Stanley upgraded Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) to "overweight" from "equal weight," saying the IT services company should benefit from accelerated security growth and stabilization in media. However, following the tech stock's recent technical troubles, the brokerage firm also cut its AKAM price target to $79 from $82, t...Read More

How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.With the market action of the last few weeks, some traders may feel like they're working blind -- after all, who knows what the Dow will do next? With bulls and bears butting heads in their predictions, many investors are looking for a way to try and predict what's to come, to avoid losing any of their capital to sudden corrections a...Read More

A parliamentary vote on Brexit will take place in the U.K. todayDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointed lower this morning ahead of a busy day on Wall Street. Investors are digesting subpar quarterly results from banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM), which reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss. This disappointment has offset encouraging developments abroad, after the People's Bank o...Read More

Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More

Potash development company Emmerson (LON:EML) is ticking all the right boxes as it speedily progresses with the development of its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in northern Morocco.The London-listed miner said Tuesday it had completed a scoping study at Khemisset, which confirms the project's technical and economic viability, and will now push on towards production.Emmerson has completed a s...Read More

The floodgates are about to open, and early investors stand to reap some major rewards.Everyone knows: It's the casino that NEVER LOSES.And for years, the gaming industry has been stuck in a legal limbo, with black market bookies and smoky underground clubs soaking up billions in potential profits.But the floodgates are about to open to the general public.A key law outlawing online gambling across...Read More

Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More

Lion One Metals (TSXV: LIO) announced that it has just bought the drilling assets of Geodrill, which is located on Fiji's main island.The purchase would allow Lion One to prepare for drilling at its 100%-owned Tuvatu gold project on Viti Levu, also in the Fiji Islands.In a press release, the North Vancouver miner said that the Geodrill asset package includes one surface diamond drill rig capable...Read More

Toronto-based Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) took one step forward regarding its 100%-owned Coasa gold project by submitting, this week, an Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA in Spanish) to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Such a declaration is the primary environmental permit required prior to drilling.The 17,200-hectare Coasa project is located in the Puno region of southeastern Peru and...Read More