Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in China on Friday January 8.Key drivers China's silicon exporters lowered their offers amid weakened domestic prices and after receiving limited overseas inquiries. Domestic prices for silicon grade 5-5-3 in China dropped...Read More

Key data from the Friday January 8 pricing session in Shanghai. Key drivers Chinese manganese flake exporters raised their offers following gains in the domestic market, where prices rose to around 15,000 yuan ($2,316) per tonne from around 14,000 yuan per tonne before the New Year holiday (January 1-3). Market...Read More

Base metals prices were for the most part weaker during morning trading on Monday January 11, while the dollar was firmer in line with strong US treasury yields. Asian-Pacific equities were mixed, while pre-market major western equity index futures were weakerBase metals Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, the exceptions were lead...Read More

Molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum prices gained ground in the week to Friday January 8 on a mixture of renewed trader buying interest and limited inventories. Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-molybdenum 65% Mo min, in-whs Rotterdam settled at $24.80-25.10 per kg on Friday, up from $24.50-25.10 per kg midweek. The price is up 7.5% since the end of 2020 when it stood at $22.90-23.50 pe...Read More

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Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) beat its revised 2020 production guidance and churned out 477,200 gold ounces last year. With 136,400 oz. generated in the fourth quarter, the company exceeded its prior forecast of 425,000 to 465,000 oz. for the year.The 2020 production numbers included gold poured during the ramp-up and commissioning of the Castle Mountain open-pit mine in California, which rea...Read More

The seaborne prices of both low- and high-grade manganese ore rose sharply in the week ended Friday January 8 after miners successfully raised their offer prices for February shipments with strong buying appetite from the alloy sector. Fastmarkets' manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin soared by 41 cents (10%) week on week to $4.53 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on Friday from $4.12 per d...Read More

New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) has released partial assay results for four holes completed at the Keats zone and for six initial holes completed at the Little-Powerline zone within its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland.The Keats results included high-grade, near surface intercepts. Highlights were 10.4 metres of 22.5 grams gold per tonne from 11.7 metres and 15.9 metres of 31.4 grams gold per ton...Read More

The Government of Mongolia may cancel and replace the development and financial plan for the country's vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) said today.The company, which is controlled by Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO), said Mongolian authorities are dissatisfied with its plans and are particularly concerned about the costs of the expansion, re...Read More

Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has inked a deal with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to explore the potential use of the miner and commodities trader's Kidd concentrator and metallurgical site in Timmins, Ontario.The Toronto-based nickel producer would use the facility for the treatment and processing of material mined from its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project, which is located 40 k...Read More

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 3.37% to 18,042.07 during the Jan. 4-8 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 7.22% to 109.70, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index jumped 10.23% to 156.09. Spot gold dropped US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per oz., and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose by 1.8% to 321.10.Teck Resources advanced $1.76 to $24.86 per share. The company signed...Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.61% to finish the week at 31,097.97 and the S&P 500 declined by 1.83% to 3,824.68. Spot gold dropped US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per ounce.Rio Tinto jumped US$11.47 to US$86.69 per share. U.S. President Donald Trump's outgoing administration plans to approve a land swap on Jan. 15 that the company and its partners need to build the Resolution coppe...Read More

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There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel. Most of the developed world is rolling out the vaccine, and that means the global economy could rebound sharply in 2021. Luckily, Canadian investors can bet an additional $6,000 on this recovery through their Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). Here’s the best way to play this recovery and shield your potential gains from taxes. Ec...Read More

Warren Buffett was pretty cautious with his bets last year following the 2020 stock market crash. And although we can only speculate at this juncture, there’s reason to believe he’ll continue to remain cautiously optimistic in the new year. He didn’t back up the truck on stocks when they nosedived last February and March. If I had to guess, he’s in no hurry to put Berkshire...Read More

I have said several times before that you don’t need a lot of money to participate in the equity markets. Investing smaller dollar amounts regularly in high-quality stocks could help you build wealth in the long term. Here we’ll focus on two high-quality smaller dollar amount stocks you can buy for less than $30. These companies have strong fundamentals and ample growth catalysts...Read More

Value stocks generally beat growth stocks in the very long term. However, this has not been the case for the last decade or so. Growth stocks have notably trounced value since the 2008 financial crisis. But things may change post-pandemic. Interestingly, value stocks look poised for a handsome upturn, especially amid the stable economic recovery.Value stocks are those that trade at a large discoun...Read More