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

By Sanjeev MiglaniNEW DELHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - India's government said it will sell stocks worth millions of dollars seized from people who moved to Pakistan following partition in 1947 and the wars since, as a way to make up for a shortfall in revenues.The stocks worth at least 30 billion rupees ($412.26 million) are part of what India calls "enemy properties" that once belonged to people who wen...Read More

* NSE index down 0.2 pct, BSE index 0.1 pct lower* IT, energy stocks drag; financials top boostNov 9 (Reuters) - Indian shares closed slightly lower on Friday, dragged by top IT and energy stocks, while gains in the financial and consumer counters arrested the downside.The benchmark BSE index .BSESN fell 0.22 percent to 35,158.55, while the broader NSE index .NSEI declined 0.12 percent to 10,585.2...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices slumped on Friday as inflation data pointed to steady interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve.Comex gold futures for December delivery fell 1.17% to $1,211.90 a troy ounce as of 11:11 AM ET (16:11 GMT).The producer price index (PPI) increased 0.6% in October. The higher-than-expected numbers support the Fed’s gradual rate increase policy, which helped boost...Read More

* Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) gains on strong Q4 results* General Electric (NYSE:GE) falls after J.P. Morgan cuts PT* U.S. crude in bear territory, below $60 a barrel* Indexes down: Dow 0.58 pct, S&P 0.74 pct, Nasdaq 1.10 pct(Updates to open)By Sruthi ShankarNov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with shares of technology, energy and industrial companies bearing the brunt of a selloff, a...Read More

* Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) gains on strong Q4 results* General Electric (NYSE:GE) falls after J.P. Morgan cuts PT* U.S. crude in bear territory, below $60 a barrel* Futures down: Dow 0.55 pct, S&P 0.58 pct, Nasdaq 0.91 pct (Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)By Sruthi ShankarNov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set to fall at the open on Friday, as a batch of weak Chinese data raise...Read More

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(For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window.)* Futures down: Dow 0.49 pct, S&P 0.54 pct, Nasdaq 0.82 pctBy Sruthi ShankarNov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, as a batch of weak Chinese data raised concerns about global growth a day after the Federal Reserve hinted at gradual tightening of borrowing costs.This gave investors...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index loses 1.3 pct, Nikkei sheds 1.05 pct* Fed stands pat but still on track to gradually hike rates* Dollar supported with short-term U.S. yields at decade highs* Prospect of swelling global supply keeps crude near 8-mth lows* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pulled back from a one-month high on...Read More

(Bloomberg) -- China’s massive import expo is starting to wind down in Shanghai. From million-dollar shoes to robots and toys, here’s what Bloomberg’s reporters saw as the highlights.There’s been hundreds of deals and agreements signed at the expo, according to Bloomberg calculations. A lot of those have been energy and commodity deals, like Chinalco’s agreement on Th...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index loses 1.1 pct, Nikkei sheds 0.8 pct* Fed stands pat but still on track to gradually hike rates* Dollar supported with short-term U.S. yields at decade highs* Prospect of swelling global supply keeps crude near 8-mth lows* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pulled back from a one-month high on F...Read More

A lot of people come to me asking how they can get rich quick...It's the most disturbing question I get.Why? It's the wrong question. It tells me that they don’t have the foundation of financial intelligence required to use their money well if they do-somehow-become wealthy.This is because most people don’t understand that, when it comes to being rich, it’s not about how much mon...Read More

When it comes to investing, in my heart of hearts, I truly believe that I’m an equal opportunity employer. In others words, I dig both Deep Value Investing as well as Hyper-Growth Investing. Although I don’t always get it right (c’mon give me a break I’m a very flawed human being, after all), I have been fortunate enough in my lifetime to have made “life-changing gain...Read More

After Wednesday's market spike reaction to the midterm elections, institutional investors began to taper back on their buying Thursday and Friday, given overbought conditions that have developed.As I have been stressing to you, fundamentals are deteriorating, in spite of what you might be hearing on the news. With oil prices still dropping, this is going to surprise investors with a sharp pullback...Read More

A December interest rate hike is more or less a done deal. Chances of an interest rate hike in March next year will be high. All in all this is US dollar positive news. Gold and silver new investors will be waiting for more correction. Indian gold demand will be dependent on price trend. Right now the trend for gold price in India is down. The trend of the Indian rupee against the US dollar effe...Read More

A December interest rate hike is more or less a done deal. Chances of an interest rate hike in March next year will be high. All in all this is US dollar positive news. Gold and silver new investors will be waiting for more correction. Indian gold demand will be dependent on price trend. Right now the trend for gold price in India is down. The trend of the Indian rupee against the US dollar effe...Read More

Could this biotech bet bank you 1,700% profit?Contributed by Raging BullBig pharma isn't what it use to be and investors are wondering what the future holds for the Goliaths of the industry.Kyle Dennis, one of the most well known up and coming traders, saw this shift happening when others didn't. Years ago, he began to place a heavy emphasis on small-cap biotech stocks he saw enormous upside for a...Read More

The major indices are breaking below or testing back to critical technical levels...Read full newsRead More

The DJI couldn't capitalize on strong Disney earningsThe Dow dropped over 200 points today, despite an impressive earnings beat from Walt Disney (DIS). Lackluster data out of China weighed on stocks, and traders also watched as oil prices slipped further into bear market territory. In fact, black gold dropped for a 10th straight session, marking its longest losing streak in over 30 years. Meanwhil...Read More

Ignoring select Vanguard funds can help investors make 226% more than the average Vanguard investor.With more than 180 funds to choose from, most every Vanguard investor needs advice on which funds are best for them to own. Trouble is...Vanguard tells investors to buy funds no one should own, while hiding some of their strongest funds.Wealthy investors are some of the most demanding people out the...Read More

Gold exploration in Nevada is improving as rising gold prices make the mining-friendly state all the more attractive.Read full newsRead More