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

U.S. stocks are off their early morning lows, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is still trading firmly in negative territory. Investors continue to react to reports China may be rethinking its long-held strategy of buying U.S. debt, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury holding above the closely watched 2.5% level at last check. With the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) f...Read More

LAS VEGAS, U.S. -- Panasonic will consider making batteries for Tesla's electric cars in China, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Panasonic's president, told reportersRead full newsRead More

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to more than double a tax on two-thirds of global cobalt supply, potentially increasing the cost of the critical battery metal just as the world begins to embrace electric vehicles.Read full newsRead More

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to more than double a tax on two-thirds of global cobalt supply, potentially increasing the cost of the critical battery metal just as the world begins to embrace electric vehicles. Congo, the world's biggest cobalt producer, will increase the royalty miners pay on exports of the metal to 5% from 2% if it opts to categorize cobalt as a "strategic subst...Read More

The U.S. stock market closed out last year with impressive gains -- a trend that was echoed in our Top Stocks for 2017. On the list of 10 names we recommended was Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), which proceeded to rack up a 35.62% return after our bullish recommendation -- thanks largely to a high-profile takeover by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Here's a closer look at what put WFM on our radar, and how...Read More

The government of Boungaville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, has set an indefinite freeze on plans to restart mining at one of the world's biggest open-pit copper operations, shut by a civil war in 1989.Authorities fear the reopening of Panguna mine, donated by Rio Tinto in 2016, could open old wounds, as landowners voted last month on whether or not Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) -...Read More

The government of Boungaville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, has set an indefinite freeze on plans to restart mining at one of the world's biggest open-pit copper operations, shut by a civil war in 1989.Authorities fear the reopening of Panguna mine, donated by Rio Tinto in 2016, could open old wounds, as landowners voted last month on whether or not Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) -...Read More

MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said on Wednesday it is investigating the forthcoming sale of natural gas assets by Russian diamond producer Alrosa after a complaint from would-be buyer, energy giant Rosneft.Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has said it was not satisfied with some terms of the sale and...Read More

Jeffrey Gundlach, the billionaire bond manager, said commodities may be one of the best investments this year as they surge during the late phase of the economic cycle.Read full newsRead More

The rally in Gold and gold mining stocks easily surpassed our expectations and targets. The strength has been far more than we anticipated. The gold stocks blew past their 200-day moving averages while Gold blew past $1300/oz. Now it is time to take a technical look and focus on the key support and resistance targets.The strength of the rebound pushed the miners well beyond their 200-day moving av...Read More

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is back in the headlines after receiving a price-target increaseto $1,385 from $1,375 at J.P. Morgan Securities. In a note to clients, the brokerage firm cited expectations for margin growth in 2018, and high hopes for the company's web services unit. Echoing a similarly upbeat note from Morgan Stanley last November, J.P. Morgan said AMZN has the potential to be a $1...Read More

Blockchain buzz has taken Wall Street by storm in recent months, with IT issue Ameri Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AMRH) and photography icon Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:KODK) the latest stocks rallying on new cryptocurrency ventures. Here's a closer look at the news that's boosting shares of AMRH and KODK today.Ameri Holdings Stock Hits New HighsAmeri Holdings stock has nearly tripled out of the gate -- l...Read More

Earlier this week, brokerage firm Wedbush cut its price target on IMAX Corp (NYSE:IMAX) to $30 from $31. Piper Jaffray followed this up by downgrading the stock to "neutral" from "overweight" this morning, and slashed its price target to $21 from $28. The analyst in coverage said moviegoers are becoming less likely to pay the higher prices for IMAX movies, and that the market in China is becoming...Read More

Two airline stocks arehigher this morning, after analysts issued some lofty price-target hikes. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) receivedprice-target hikes to $74 from both Raymond James and Barclays. Not to be left out, United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE: UAL) also received a price-target hike to $74from Cowen and Company, after the airline reported well-received December traffic metrics....Read More

Following suit with the record-breaking performance by stocks, many of our subscription trading services finished strong in 2017. In particular, though, our credit spread-focused Wealthbuilder program actually wrapped up the year with a perfect record, as every single trade recommended during the 12-month stretch expired a winner. To find out more about this remarkable 100% win rate, we spoke with...Read More

The calendar year 2017 was a remarkable one for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) in more than one regard. VIX registered an all-time low of 8.56, and rose only as high as 17.28 -- its lowest annual high of the past 20 years. It also marked the fourth consecutive year where VIX declined, which last occurred during the stretch from January 2003 to December 2006.The average daily VIX reading last year...Read More

The U.S. stock rally may have finally hit a wall, with futures trading below fair value this morning. The bond market is in focus today, with 10-year Treasury yields climbing north of the key 2.5% level after Bloomberg reported China may slow or stop the purchase of U.S. bonds. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) appear ready to retreat aft...Read More

The market seems to only go up anymore. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) hasn't suffered a down day yet in 2018, and when things are going this well, it's an appropriate time to examine some sentiment indicators. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) sentiment survey has displayed some interesting behavior lately. The survey polls individual investors on whether they are bullish, bearish,...Read More

Lithium exploration and development company Bacanora Minerals (TSX-V, LON:BCN) scored big on Wednesday as it has secured an exploration licence for a previously mined deposit of the world's lightest metal in Germany.The Falkenhain lithium deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from Bacanora's 50%-owned Zinnwald project. With the new licence the company has the potentia...Read More

Liberty House, the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance, said on Wednesday it had made a binding offer for miner Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, the largest in Europe.The group said it had chosen to invest in France in part because of a pro-business environment created by French President Emmanuel Macron's government.Rio Tinto said in a statement th...Read More