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

(Adds company news items and futures)March 13 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 13 points lower at 7,202 on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures FFIc1 down 0.13 percent ahead of the cash market open.* FEVERTREE DRINKS: Fevertree Drinks Plc FEVR.L reported a 64 percent jump in full-year core earnings as the tonic water maker benefited from Britain's thir...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices rebounded from the lows of the day on Friday to close slightly higher after the U.S. dollar edged lower as February’s U.S. jobs report dampened expectations for a faster rate of rate hikes this year.Gold futures for April delivery settled up 0.17% at $1,324.00 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the week, prices were almost unchanged.Fri...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comment)* Global assets year-to-date http://tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl* Wall St up as jobs jump, wage data soothes inflation worries* Yen off as BOJ remains dovishBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Stock markets across the globe rose the most in two weeks on Friday after U.S. job growth posted a sharp, unexpected increase, while a planned meeting between U.S. President...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline from previous LONDON)* Crude prices rise after two days of losses* Wall Street up as wage data soothes inflation worries* Yen off as BOJ remains dovishBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - World stock markets advanced on Friday after U.S. job growth posted its biggest increase in more than 1-1/2 years, but the U.S. dollar slipped against most pe...Read More

* Hopes of milder U.S. tariffs support market sentiment* Europe up 0.2 pct, Nikkei up 0.5 pct, Hang Seng up 1.4 pct* Dollar steadies; Mexico peso, C$ recover* ECB's inflation forecast subdued; hints at bond plansBy Marc JonesLONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - A sense of calm returned to global markets on Thursday, as traders took a break from worrying about a global trade war and focused instead on the E...Read More

(Adds Ammeraal Beltech, Engie, Advent, RWE, Tata Steel , SmurfitKappa, Renault , Inovalon Holdings, Standard Chartered ; UpdatesMTS)March 7 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT onWednesday:** Greece could sell up to a 51 percent stake in its biggestoil refiner Hellenic Petroleum HEPr.AT to meet a key conditionof its international bailou...Read More

(Updates to U.S. market close)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off lows; Europe edges up* U.S. dollar pares lossesBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday but ended far above session lows,as fears that U.S. President Donald Trump will proceed withprotectionist tariffs and risk a global trade war were temperedby signs the...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, byline, dateline, previousLONDON)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off lows; Europe edges up* Steel stocks rally on Wall StreetBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday after a strong advocate of freetrade resigned from the White House, fanning fears that U.S.President Donald Trump will p...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline from previousLONDON)* U.S. data drags crude prices lower* U.S. stocks off their lows; Europe edges up* Steel stocks rally on Wall StreetBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - A key gauge of world stockmarkets slipped on Wednesday after a strong advocate of freetrade resigned from the White House, fanning fears that U.S.President Donald Trump will...Read More

(Bloomberg) -- Raw materials are at great risk as Donald Trump’s White House prepares to pull the trigger on tariffs. UBS Group AG warned metals to energy prices would be hurt if U.S. levies spark a global trade war, while commodity powerhouse Australia forecast only a damaging race to the bottom.“Obviously, going into a deep trade war, industrial commodities are going to be negatively...Read More

(Refiles to add headline tag)* World stocks down 0.2 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen; Canada dlr, Mexico peso fall* Crude oil and copper slip* For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an EikonnewswindowBy Alasdair PalLONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarfell on Wednesday after a strong advocate of free trade resignedf...Read More

* World and European stocks down 0.2 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversion* For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an EikonnewswindowBy Alasdair PalLONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarfell on Wednesday after a strong advocat...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index down 0.65 pct, Nikkei falls 0.77pct* Spreadbetters expect European stocks to start lower* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* U.S. stock futures down more than 1 pct* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversionBy Hideyuki Sano and Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - G...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index down 0.3 pct, Nikkei falls 0.7 pct* Cohn's departure seen as tilting U.S. towardsprotectionism* Dollar falls vs yen, Swiss franc; Canada dlr, Mexico pesofall* U.S. stock futures down more than 1 pct* Crude oil slips, gold extends rally amid risk aversionBy Hideyuki Sano and Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks and the dollarslumped on Wednesday after...Read More

(Updates to U.S. market close)* Crude prices wobble alongside risk appetite* Gold up as greenback weakens* Australian and New Zealand dollars rise as greenback falls* Japan stocks rally; Asia boosts emerging market equitiesBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar touched atwo-week low on Tuesday as traders bet on riskier currencies onnew signs of a thaw in relations between N...Read More

(Updates prices, comments)* Crude prices wobble alongside risk appetite* Gold up as greenback weakens* Japan stocks rally; Asia boosts emerging market equitiesBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar dropped to atwo-week low on Tuesday as traders bet on riskier currencies onnews North and South Korea would hold their first summit in morethan a decade and after the South said...Read More

(Updates prices, changes comment, dateline; previous LONDON)* Crude prices wobble with risk appetite* Japan stocks rally; Asia boosts EM equitiesBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar dropped to atwo-week low on Tuesday as traders bet on riskier currencies onnews North and South Korea would hold their first summit in morethan a decade and after the South said the North was...Read More

* Global shares snap four-day losing streak on Monday* Trade war fears ease after backlash against Trump's plan* Euro shrugs off inconclusive Italian election* European shares seen rising 0.5-0.8 pctBy Marc JonesLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - World share markets regainedground on Tuesday as news that the United States and North Koreawill meet for talks next month came on top of hopes thatPresident Do...Read More

* Global shares snap four-day losing streak on Monday* Trade war fears ease after backlash against Trump's plan* Euro shrugs off inconclusive Italian election* European shares seen rising 0.5-0.8 pctBy Marc JonesLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Share markets in Asia and Europeregained ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trumpfaced growing pressure from political allies to pull back frompropos...Read More

(Updates to U.S. market close)* Europe, U.S. boost global stocks; Asia weighs on EMequities* Japan stocks fall overnight but Nikkei futures jump* U.S. crude rises the most in nearly three weeksBy Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Oil prices rallied on Mondayand stocks across the globe also rose as investors saw tariffthreats as a U.S. negotiating tactic and not a done deal, whileconcern...Read More