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

Barrick Gold Corp. favors taking back control of its separately listed Tanzanian assets after completing its takeover of Africa-focused rival Randgold Resources Ltd., according to people familiar with the situation.Barrick spun off those assets in 2010 into a company now called Acacia Mining Plc. That unit - listed in London but majority owned by Barrick - has been dogged by operational setbacks...Read More

Barrick Gold Corp. favors taking back control of its separately listed Tanzanian assets after completing its takeover of Africa-focused rival Randgold Resources Ltd., according to people familiar with the situation.Barrick spun off those assets in 2010 into a company now called Acacia Mining Plc. That unit - listed in London but majority owned by Barrick - has been dogged by operational setbacks...Read More

Dyson Ltd., famous for making vacuum cleaners, picked Singapore to manufacture its first electric car, pushing ahead with plans to challenge Tesla Inc. in the hottest sector of the automotive market.The closely held British manufacturer, also known for hand dryers and air purifiers, said Tuesday it will complete the factory by 2020 and stuck to a goal of rolling out its first model by 2021 as part...Read More

What the recent spike in put buying could mean for the S&PAs Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone pointed out in this week's Monday Morning Outlook, equity option buyers have soured on the market amid the latest post-rate-hike hangover for stocks. In reaction to the recent sell-off on Wall Street, "this group was buying equity put options relative to call options at a rate similar to...Read More

Anglo American Plc will dig more platinum than expected this year, while diamond production from its De Beers business will be at the top end of its guidance range.The century-old mining company released its production results for the third-quarter Tuesday. While there were no major surprises, there was also no new information on its suspended Minas Rio iron ore mine in Brazil that's scheduled to...Read More

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag has reported that Audi has hit a snag in its battery supply chain. LG Chem is looking to increase the price of its batteries 10% due to high demand for its automotive batteriesRead full newsRead More

eBay reports earnings next weekeBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) keeps sinking to new lows and analysts continue to cut their outlooks on the stock. Since yesterday's close, EBAY has been hit with no fewer than eight bear notes, including a downgrade to "sector perform" from "outperform" at RBC, which lowered its price target by $13 to $34. Meanwhile, Susquehanna, Raymond James, SunTrust Robinson, and Jeffer...Read More

The struggling FAANG stock is at risk of more bearish brokerage notesJefferies cut its price target on Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) to $200, though the brokerage firm reiterated its "buy" rating on the FAANG stock. This relatively bearish analyst note comes ahead of Facebook's earnings report, due after the close next Tuesday, Oct. 30, and -- alongside stiff broad-market headwinds -- has FB shares t...Read More

South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO posted its highest quarterly profit since 2011 and said it expected sales revenue for all of 2018 to be lifted by higher steel prices.The world's fifth-largest steelmaker raised its revenue outlook for the full-year to 64.8 trillion won ($57.0 billion) from its previous forecast of 64.1 trillion won in July, POSCO said in its filing on Tuesday.POSCO's revenue in...Read More

The semiconductor sell-off is worsening todayAmid this morning's steep broad market sell-off, several analysts weighed in on chip stocks, doling out mostly downgrades and price-target cuts. Many believe the recent semiconductor sector underperformance is due to a possible "cyclical correction" and trade tensions with China. To get more specific, Susquehanna slapped both Applied Materials, Inc. (N...Read More

China's alumina exports in September surged more than fivefold from August to 165,839 tonnes, according to customs data released on Tuesday, the highest monthly volume this year.Last month's exports rose from 29,722 tonnes in August and were up more than 3,400 percent from a year earlier.China, the world's largest aluminium maker, rarely exports large volumes of alumina, a raw material for making...Read More

The social media stock has shed 53% year-to-dateShares of Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP) are taking a hit in electronic trading, after the stock this morning received a fresh round of price-target cuts ahead of the social media name's earnings report, due after the market closes this Thursday, Oct. 25. SNAP has struggled on the charts since its February peak, and, as of last night's close at $6.84, had she...Read More

Swedish engineering firm Sandvik reported quarterly core earnings marginally ahead of market expectations on Tuesday and said order intake had improved significantly across all business areas.Third-quarter adjusted operating earnings at the maker of metal-cutting tools and mining gear rose to 4.59 billion Swedish crowns ($510 million) from 3.34 billion crowns a year ago, beating a 4.52 billion cro...Read More

It's shaping up to be an ugly day for stocks as tariffs take a toll on Caterpillar earningsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are pointing to a major sell-off, as traders react to a heavy round of blue-chip earnings. Most notably, shares of 3M (MMM) and Caterpillar (CAT) are set for sharp losses at the open, with 3M's results negatively affected by foreign currency impacts and Caterpillar...Read More

The bull market could be nearing its end, and a new panic is approaching.The U.S. Mint just issued a troubling report.It appears that sales of physical gold and silver are in full collapse.At the Mint, U.S. Gold Eagle coins sold through August have dropped 18% compared to last year.And sales of U.S. Silver Eagle coins fell a whopping 32.6% in August 2018 compared to August 2017.What exactly is go...Read More

Worries about trade wars, Brexit, Italy's budget, China's economy and Saudi Arabia all blamed as shares declineRead full newsRead More

Under-the-radar moving averages can provide unexpected support on pullbacksThe disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has cast a distinctly unwelcome spotlight onto the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the international community grapples with the political, economic, and moral implications of Khashoggi's fateful Oct. 2 visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. While the U.S. has yet to respond fo...Read More

Shares in Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), the world's no.1 heavy machinery maker, fell more than 7% in pre-market trading Tuesday, despite the company beating earnings estimates for the tenth time in a row.The stock lost as much as $9.76 by 8:48 a.m. EST, dropping to $118.95, after closing at $128.71 on Monday, the lowest so far this year. The drop followed the mining and construction equipment manufact...Read More

Shares in Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), the world's no.1 heavy machinery maker, fell more than 7% in pre-market trading Tuesday, despite the company beating earnings estimates for the tenth time in a row.The stock lost as much as $9.76 by 8:48 a.m. EST, dropping to $118.95, after closing at $128.71 on Monday, the lowest so far this year. The drop followed the mining and construction equipment manufact...Read More

Shares in Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), the world's no.1 heavy machinery maker, fell more than 7% in pre-market trading Tuesday, despite the company beating earnings estimates for the tenth time in a row.The stock lost as much as $9.76 by 8:48 a.m. EST, dropping to $118.95, after closing at $128.71 on Monday, the lowest so far this year. The drop followed the mining and construction equipment manufact...Read More