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
JPM has closed lower the day after earnings in six of the last eight quartersEarnings season gets underway this week, with several big-cap financial names set to report. Citigroup (C) took its turn in the earnings confessional bright and early this morning, unveiling a sharp drop in fixed-income trading revenue. While C stock was last seen trading higher, sector peer JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is planning to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's local platinum operations, it said on Monday, expanding an earlier stoppage affecting its gold facilities.Since the union downed tools at Sibanye's gold operations in mid-November, four employees have been killed during strike-related violence and the firm has said i...Read More
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is planning to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's local platinum operations, it said on Monday, expanding an earlier stoppage affecting its gold facilities.Since the union downed tools at Sibanye's gold operations in mid-November, four employees have been killed during strike-related violence and the firm has said i...Read More
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bearish on SnapSocial media name Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) received some rare upbeat attention from the analyst community this morning. Citigroup upgraded its opinion on the security to "neutral" from "sell" and lifted its price target to $7 from $6, listing a number of potential positives for the company. To be more specific, Citi is expecting a new version of the Snapcha...Read More
OSLO - Resource-rich Argentina is expected to join the international transparency standard for managing oil, gas and mineral resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said on Monday, which could make it more attractive for investors.The global initiative, launched by Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002, requires member countries to disclose how they allocat...Read More
OSLO - Resource-rich Argentina is expected to join the international transparency standard for managing oil, gas and mineral resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said on Monday, which could make it more attractive for investors.The global initiative, launched by Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002, requires member countries to disclose how they allocat...Read More
OSLO - Resource-rich Argentina is expected to join the international transparency standard for managing oil, gas and mineral resources, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) said on Monday, which could make it more attractive for investors.The global initiative, launched by Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair in 2002, requires member countries to disclose how they allocat...Read More
BOOT stock is up after the company announced preliminary earnings The shares of Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE:BOOT) are up 11.7% at $21.65 in early trading, after the company's preliminary fiscal third-quarter earnings forecast exceeded analyst expectations. The retail name is already a top performer on the New York Stock Exchange today, and is set for its best session since August. BOOT stock just...Read More
The brokerage firm cited weak average selling prices for NAND and DRAMThe shares of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) are down 4.6% at $34.35, after Morgan Stanley cut its full-year earnings estimate for the chipmaker, citing weak NAND and DRAM prices. Analyst Joseph Moore now sees Micron reporting current-quarter earnings of $1.52 per share, and a 2019 profit of $6.83 per share -- the second lo...Read More
MBOT shed 88.8% in 2018The shares of Microbot Medical Inc (NASDAQ:MBOT) are up a whopping 70% in electronic trading this morning, after the medical device maker was granted a patent for its ViRob technology platform by the European Patent Office. The company also reported upbeat study results from its self-cleaning shunt designed for traumatic brain injury. MBOT is set to open as the top stock o...Read More
Citigroup stock is set to fall after earningsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading below fair value this morning, as Wall Street prepares for fourth-quarter earnings season. Banking name Citigroup (C) kicked things off bearishly this morning, reporting a surprise drop in quarterly revenue, setting the stage ahead of earnings reports from fellow big banks throughout the week. Weak...Read More
Get the details on this cannabis company before it catches Wall Street's attention!The rapidly growing cannabis space has provided some of the most exciting investmentopportunities, and investors are trying to get their hands on the next explosive stock, and one company has been catching the eye of investors... to the tune of $4 billion!A report from the cannabis industry research firm BDS Analyti...Read More
Russia's Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), the world's top diamond producer by output, is returning to Zimbabwe after almost two years, as the company continues to expand in Eurasia.The miner will develop exploration and extraction operations in the country as long as it counts with support of the government, it said on the eve of talks in Moscow between Zimbabwe's President and Vladimir Putin.Alrosa opened an...Read More
Many new shorts are now in a losing position, which might generate covering"If you're a long-term investor, and have stayed pat, you're hoping that this is 1987, 1990, 2011, or 2016, when the decline to the 160-week moving average was the end of 'it.'"-- Monday Morning Outlook, December 24, 2018"[T]he early 2018 lows around SPX 2,580 that, when breached in December, saw the proverbial bottom fall...Read More
The uranium market has significantly struggled since the Fukushima accident in 2011, which caused the nuclear power industry to retrench.Uranium was trading at US$70 per pound before Fukushima and has traded precipitously down since then, hitting US$19.60 at one point in 2017. At those levels, some analysts estimate 95 per cent of uranium mines are underwater cost-wise.Fortunately, thanks to a cou...Read More
The first competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the Lulo diamond mine will take place on January 31, 2019, in the Angolan capital of Luanda.According to a press release issued by Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM), owner of a 40% stake in the prolific mine, the stones for sale will the first diamonds offered in a competitive process under the new diamond marketing polic...Read More
The first competitive bid sale of large and premium-quality diamonds from the Lulo diamond mine will take place on January 31, 2019, in the Angolan capital of Luanda.According to a press release issued by Australia's Lucapa Diamond (ASX:LOM), owner of a 40% stake in the prolific mine, the stones for sale will the first diamonds offered in a competitive process under the new diamond marketing polic...Read More
In an interview with the Sunday Mail, the Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company, Moris Mpofu, revealed that the company plans to invest $32 million in exploration projects this year.Such projects involve reopening mines in Chiadzwa, home to the Marange diamond fields, and other parts of the country, as well as launching new operations in the Save River floor...Read More
In an interview with the Sunday Mail, the Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company, Moris Mpofu, revealed that the company plans to invest $32 million in exploration projects this year.Such projects involve reopening mines in Chiadzwa, home to the Marange diamond fields, and other parts of the country, as well as launching new operations in the Save River floor...Read More
After clearing various regulation hurdles, Agrium and the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan merged together at the start of 2018 to become the world's largest fertilizer company, Nutrien. At the time Nutrien had made various promises and many in Western Canada were cautious, hoping for the best but not fully knowing what to expect.Now a year later, Nutrien has begun to settle into its new role in...Read More