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

Canada Cobalt Works (TSXV: CCW) (OTC: CCWOF) announced today that underground drilling on the first level of the northern Ontario Castle mine, specifically targeting cobalt for the first time at this historic silver producer, has returned high-grade cobalt, nickel and silver grades.Highlights: "These cobalt grades are very high in a global context and demonstrate the unique opportunity at the Cast...Read More

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The stock's pullback from record highs could be a buying opportunityHandmade marketplace Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) is slated to report third-quarter earnings after the close on Tuesday, Nov. 6. While the shares have pulled back recently with the broader equities market, a historically bullish technical signal is now flashing -- suggesting ETSY stock could be on sale at current levels.Etsy shares touc...Read More

Apple's earnings reaction stifled the stock market's momentumStocks came back with a bang this week, though it wasn't enough to save the Dow from its worst monthly loss since January 2016. While news the U.S. was considering more tariffs on Chinese goods spooked traders early on, an upbeat tweet on U.S.-China trade talks from President Donald Trump sparked a broad-market surge, with the Dow and Na...Read More

Tesla delivered a new Powerpack system to Nova Innovation's tidal power station in Scotland - creating "the world's first grid-connected 'baseload' tidal power station."...Read full newsRead More

UBS' price target represents a 40% premium to yesterday's closeThe shares of Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NYSE:KORS) are up 3.5%, at last check, to trade at $58.51. This upside comes after UBS upgraded the retailer to "buy" from "neutral," and boosted its price target to $80 from $76, a nearly 40% premium yesterday's close. In addition, Piper Jaffray also raised its rating on KORS -- to "overweight...Read More

All three indexes started the session in positive territoryThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) jumped nearly 200 points at the open on trade optimism and a strong October jobs report. However, the White House's denial that a U.S.-China trade deal is in the works and a sharp post-earnings sell-off for Apple (AAPL) stock has pulled the Dow into negative territory, with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) an...Read More

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Democrats take control of the Congress and move Trump out of the White House. Sounds unbelievable? So what is probable and what is not? We invite you to read our today's article about the upcoming US Mid-Term Elections and find out what are the likely consequences for the gold market.Elections are approaching the US again. Two years after Donald Trump was elected as POTUS, American voters go to th...Read More

A century after many of Chile's mines in the arid northern region were first opened, finding copper, or lithium, or gold or silver isn't as easy as it once was. The concentration of minerals in the earth decreases as the miners dig deeper, meaning companies need to process more ore to extract the same amount of metal - a messy and highly polluting process to begin with. To fuel that effort, they...Read More

A century after many of Chile's mines in the arid northern region were first opened, finding copper, or lithium, or gold or silver isn't as easy as it once was. The concentration of minerals in the earth decreases as the miners dig deeper, meaning companies need to process more ore to extract the same amount of metal - a messy and highly polluting process to begin with. To fuel that effort, they...Read More

A century after many of Chile's mines in the arid northern region were first opened, finding copper, or lithium, or gold or silver isn't as easy as it once was. The concentration of minerals in the earth decreases as the miners dig deeper, meaning companies need to process more ore to extract the same amount of metal - a messy and highly polluting process to begin with. To fuel that effort, they...Read More

A century after many of Chile's mines in the arid northern region were first opened, finding copper, or lithium, or gold or silver isn't as easy as it once was. The concentration of minerals in the earth decreases as the miners dig deeper, meaning companies need to process more ore to extract the same amount of metal - a messy and highly polluting process to begin with. To fuel that effort, they...Read More

Both stocks are pacing for a fourth straight winWe're regularly checking in on historical seasonality trends, offering insights on the best stocks to target in each month. For November, bullish traders may want to consider defense stocks Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) and TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG), since data shows that shares of RTN and TDG both tend to succeed during the month. For ex...Read More

Analysts are taking a hatchet to their price targetsWhile Apple (AAPL)earnings are dominating headlines today, a handful of biotech stocks are also swimming in red ink. In fact, Puma Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ:PBYI) has surrenderedhalf its value today, and PBYI is so far the worst stock on the Nasdaq by a landslide.PBYI is down 50% to trade at $19.30, set for its worst day ever by far. The shares e...Read More

Learn how to protect savings and maximize returns by investing in precious metals.The U.S. Gold Bureau would like to announce the newest edition of its guide to precious metals, perfect for anyone hoping to safeguard their investments and retirement!And today, they are giving away a free copy of their Investor's Guide to Precious Metals!Their goal is to help regular investors learn the "pro" secr...Read More

LUSAKA, Nov 2 - Power supply to some mines in Africa's second-biggest copper producer was cut due to a technical fault, Zambian state power firm Zesco said on Friday."We had a system disturbance which led to loss of power on the Copperbelt, including the mines," the utility's spokesman Henry Kapata said."We are investigating the cause of the disturbance. Power restoration has started but it will b...Read More

LUSAKA, Nov 2 - Power supply to some mines in Africa's second-biggest copper producer was cut due to a technical fault, Zambian state power firm Zesco said on Friday."We had a system disturbance which led to loss of power on the Copperbelt, including the mines," the utility's spokesman Henry Kapata said."We are investigating the cause of the disturbance. Power restoration has started but it will b...Read More