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

* After 2 days, OPEC+ surprise with sizeable 1.2 mln bpd cut deal* Reduction to last six months, be reviewed in April* OPEC, Russia & U.S. oil production: https://tmsnrt.rs/2QczFSp* U.S. drillers cut 10 rigs to 877 total this week- Baker Hughes (Adds settlement prices)By Jessica Resnick-AultNEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices ended more than 2 percent higher on Friday after OPEC members and...Read More

(Adds detail, updates sourcing)By Alasdair PalNEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - India's government appointed a new chief economic adviser on Friday, naming a U.S.-trained professor who praised the country's shock decision to remove most of its banknotes from circulation.Krishnamurthy Subramanian, a professor from the Indian School of Business, will serve a three-year term in the country's finance minis...Read More

Investing.com - Crude prices were lower on Friday, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) struggled to come up with an agreement on cutting oil production.West Texas Crude oil futures for January slumped 0.50% to $51.23 a barrel as of 4:54 AM ET (9:54 GMT), after falling nearly 3% on Thursday. Meanwhile Brent crude futures, the benchmark for oil prices outside the U.S., di...Read More

(Updates to add PIX)NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - India's environmental court said it will resume hearing Vedanta Ltd's VDAN.NS case on Monday to decide whether to re-open the company's copper smelter, which was closed earlier this year after 13 people died when police fired on protesters.Last week, a panel of experts set up by India's National Green Tribunal, informally known as the environmental...Read More

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - India's environmental court said it will resume hearing Vedanta Ltd's VDAN.NS case on Monday to decide whether to re-open the company's copper smelter, which was closed earlier this year after 13 people died when police fired on protesters.Last week, a panel of experts set up by India's National Green Tribunal, informally known as the environmental court, said authorit...Read More

By Yuka ObayashiTOKYO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Pan Pacific Copper (PPC), Japan's top copper smelter, expects the price of the industrial metal to rise toward $7,000 a tonne in 2019, from about $6,168 now, backed by firm global demand and tighter supply, its executive said.PPC, which is also a miner controlled by JXTG Holdings 5020.T , expects global consumption and supply of refined copper to each incre...Read More

BENGALURU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose slightly on Friday and were headed for their best week in 15, as the dollar weakened following a decline in U.S. Treasury yields, while investors awaited U.S. nonfarm payroll data for clues about the health of the world's top economy.* Spot gold XAU= was up 0.1 percent at $1,239.24 per ounce, as of 0125 GMT, having hit a near five-month peak at $1,244....Read More

There is a bright side to recent market carnage even though it doesn't feel like that right now.But if your investment portfolio has some cash on the sidelines, here lies the opportunity.While putting your money to work in these volatile times of sharp market declines seems to require nerves of steel, take comfort in history. Look back to the 2008 crisis, and zero in on those high-quality stocks t...Read More

Once again we bear grim news...Millions of Americans may have to delay retirement for years - if not permanently.Like a squirrel that hasn't saved against approaching winter... 80% of American workers have under one year's salary salted away for retirement.This we learn from a recent report issuing from the National Institute on Retirement Security.We are further informed that over 100 million wor...Read More

The plans were not fully worked-up when they were put out for public consultation, a court hears.Read full newsRead More

THUNDER BAY, ON, Dec. 6, 2018 /CNW/ - Premier Gold Mines Limited('Premier' or 'the Company') is pleased to provide an update of the development programs und...Read full newsRead More

WOW air is giving away two roundtrip tickets to some European hotspots, including London, Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Iceland, or Berlin.Read full newsRead More

WOW air is giving away two roundtrip tickets to some European hotspots, including London, Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Iceland, or Berlin.Read full newsRead More

Getting "funded" means traders can take risks without putting their own money on the line.It is possible to build a large portfolio and never lose money from a trade ever again.Need proof?Here's how it works... Every day, "regular" traders turn into professional part-time "funded traders" using a unique trading program.All it takes is undergoing training, and learning the materials.Then someone li...Read More

OPEC production cuts helped oil futures rack up a healthy gain for the weekStocks fell across the board today, with losses deepening as the session continued. Futures came off their lows ahead of the open after the November jobs report showed continued expansion in the labor market and wage growth, but the monthly gains were ultimately shy of expectations. Meanwhile, following Thursday's Huawei-dr...Read More

All three indexes are staring at steep weekly lossesIt was a brutal start to December for the stock market, as icy trade relations with China were once again at the forefront of market activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all heading toward steep weekly losses, despite starting the week off hot amid the U.S.-China trade truce. The m...Read More

Sentiment got way too dire on W stock after earningsWayfair Inc (NYSE:W) gapped drastically lower on Nov. 1, as traders reacted to a quarterly earnings report that had the online furnishings retailer reporting a wider-than-forecast per-share loss, even as revenue topped expectations.The dire reaction to Wayfair's financial results is perhaps most concisely summarized by a Wall Street Journal artic...Read More

The DJT is pacing for its biggest weekly loss in over seven yearsTransports have taken a hit during this week's broad-market sell-off, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJT) pacing for its biggest weekly loss since August 2011-- down 7.9% so far. This pullback may have created attractive entry points for some names, with DJT component Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in particular fla...Read More

Gold futures settled Friday at their highest since July, logging their biggest weekly gain since August following market turmoil that sent stocks reeling and pressured Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar. Gold for February delivery GCG9, +0.84% on Comex rose $9, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,252.60 an ounce. For the week, gold was up 2.2%, which was the biggest such gain since a 2.5% rise in the week...Read More

Gold futures settled Friday at their highest since July, logging their biggest weekly gain since August following market turmoil that sent stocks reeling and pressured Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar. Gold for February delivery GCG9, +0.84% on Comex rose $9, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,252.60 an ounce. For the week, gold was up 2.2%, which was the biggest such gain since a 2.5% rise in the week...Read More