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
Robust global steel production numbers released on Wednesday gave another boost to the price of iron ore, sending the steelmaking raw material to the highest price since early February this year.Benchmark prices at the Chinese port of Qingdao of 62% Fe content ore jumped nearly 2% on Thursday to trade at $76.04 per dry metric tonne, according to data supplied by Fastmarkets MB. Steelmaking coal...Read More
Meet the innovative company crushing the competition.Nothing's hotter than this stock right now.Professional sports franchises and celebrities across the globe are pumped about it. Even Justin Bieber and his group are excited. The next wave of giant sportswear companies is going to be based on this new "tech" apparel industry and its potential to reshape both the apparel and technological landscap...Read More
Both names are set to report after tonight's closeAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is slated to report third-quarter earnings after tonight's close. Currently, Trade-Alert pegs the implied earnings deviation at 9.1%, more than doubling the 4% move the FAANG stock has averaged over the last two years. Five of those eight earnings reactions have been positive, including the past four in a row, while j...Read More
Following LME Week, Mr Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), one of the world's leading diversified natural resources groups, predicts a strong metals recovery ahead.Our view that commodities have fallen foul of wider macroeconomic concerns and the changing geopolitical landscape was confirmed at this year's LME Week. One of the issues that came up repeatedly was the fact that g...Read More
Following LME Week, Mr Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), one of the world's leading diversified natural resources groups, predicts a strong metals recovery ahead.Our view that commodities have fallen foul of wider macroeconomic concerns and the changing geopolitical landscape was confirmed at this year's LME Week. One of the issues that came up repeatedly was the fact that g...Read More
The shares tend to rebound after dips to the 200-day moving averageEnergy stocks have taken a hit in recent weeks, as oil prices drop on oversupply fears. However, the shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) could be cheap at current levels, if recent history is any indicator. The stock has pulled back to a key trendline -- a technical signal that's had very bullish implications in the past.LNG...Read More
SunTrust Robinson cut its EA price target this morningIt's been a rough stretch for Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), with the shares notching just three positive closes so far in October. Overall, EA stock is down 19% month-to-date -- pacing toward its biggest monthly loss since October 2008, when it lost 38.4%. Today, the security is up 3% at $99.12 in early trading, but this bounce may be due t...Read More
ALGT's horrible year continuesAllegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) is adding to its massive year-to-date losses after the company's earnings report. Earnings per share for the third quarter came in at 94 cents, lower than the average analyst estimate of 96 cents. As such, ALGT is trading down 6.6% at $107.86, pennies above the new four-year low it hit this morning, with Cowen jumping in with a p...Read More
Brazil's Vale SA , the world's largest iron ore producer, on Wednesday posted $1.408 billion in third-quarter net income, below the 2.23 billion a year-ago.Read full newsRead More
Q3 sees lower profit due to lower prices for gold and copper alongside higher fuel costs.Read full newsRead More
Hilton shares had been in a ugly slump heading into todayThe shares of Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) are up 1.9% to trade at $66.92, after Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management unveiled a 3.7% stake in the hotel operator. This follows yesterday morning's mixed earnings results, in which Hilton reported a third-quarter profit beat, but lowered the top end of its 2018 RevPAR grow...Read More
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Diversified Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd. reported a near 23 percent drop in third-quarter adjusted earnings on Thursday, as prices for the company's main products fell in the quarter.Teck, the world's second-biggest exporter of steel-making coal, said adjusted profit fell to C$466 million ($357.6 million), or C0.81 per share, during July-September, from C$605 million, or C...Read More
The tech company reported fiscal 4Q profit and revenue beatsThe shares of F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) are set for a higher open, after the software application specialist reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $2.90 per share on $562.7 million in revenue -- more than analysts were expecting. A round of bullish brokerage notes is only adding to the buzz, with FFIV stock up 1.4% in electroni...Read More
The discounts mean that the oil industry in Alberta is losing around $100 million per day...Read full newsRead More
It's one of the biggest earnings days of the yearDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are trading comfortably above fair value ahead of one of the biggest earnings days of the year. Blue chip Microsoft (MSFT) is pointed higherafter an upbeat earnings release, setting the tone ahead of quarterly results from fellow tech names Intel (INTC), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOGL) later in the...Read More
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Aluminum Corp of China Ltd ,, known as Chalco, said on Thursday that net profit rose by 6.8 percent year-on-year in the third quarter despite lower revenues after it reduced operating costs.The listed arm of Chinalco, China's biggest state-run aluminium producer, posted net income of 640.9 million yuan ($92.31 million) for July-September, versus 600.3 million yuan in th...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More
Barrick Gold's (TSX, NYSE:ABX) executive chairman John Thornton said Thursday the company could sell its non-core assets, particularly copper ones, as a result of the merger with Randgold Resources (LON:RRS), a deal which is expected to happen in the first three months of 2019.Barrick and Randgold will focus on Tier 1 assets which produce 500,000 ounces of gold annually, have a mine life of more...Read More