Namely, while the GDXJ (upper part of thechart) moved only a little above its recent high, silver has pretty muchdoubled its previous short-term upswing. WhatAre the Suggestions? To be clear, neither of those moveshigher was substantial. However, it is the relative performance that mattersfrom an analytical point of view.As I have emphasized many times before, miners tend to underperform gold clos...Read More
Enough is enough. No market can decline without correcting every nowand then. And both gold and the USDX point to an upcoming reversal.Let’s start with gold.IsIt Over? Looking at its price from ashort-term point of view, we see that it paused for a brief moment at its 38.2%Fibonacci retracement level. And then – after the pause – golddeclined.Not only that – it declined bel...Read More
The two global crude benchmarks are stillenjoying momentum that began on Thursday – despite larger-than-expected UScrude inventories – following reports from the financial press that Russia willcut oil exports from its western ports by 25% per month in March compared toFebruary in response to Western sanctions.These claims, however, have not yet beenconfirmed by the Russian Ministry of...Read More
"Central banks are so confident that gold prices will continue rising that they are..."Central banks have been scooping up gold with a vengeance.Here's a Jan. 31 Financial Times headline:'Colossal' central bank buying drives gold demand to decade highInterestingly, just a few days later on Feb. 3, the precious metal dropped by more than 2%. But setting aside near-term price moves in gold, what yo...Read More
The news is full of articles now discussing how food (Staples) producer prices are going to continue rising, how warehouse and distribution channels are pushing “inflation” higher, how charges to use cargo containers and transportation are all pushing “inflation” higher.The inflationary acts were committed in 2020 and 2021. The inflation was inflicted then and is now histor...Read More
Commodity bulls are facing a challenging year ahead.Some natural resources were benefiting and riding on the coattails of mounting inflationary pressure in 2020 through to mid-2022, such as oil and Natural gas, while others (gold and silver) were still prospering from the low US dollar and near zero Fed interest rates in 2019.However, conditions started to change for most commodities in mid-2022 (...Read More
With construction starting in 2024, the company expects the facility to produce about 50,000tpa of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from multiple sources, with the potential to expand up to 100,000tpa.Read More
Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Peter BryantSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.The plant will aim to demonstrate a pathway to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity in st...Read More
Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Avino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Peter BryantSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resources"Recently, all production lines of the Huayou Cobalt's Arcadia lithium mine project have...Read More
The issue saw Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG) subscriving for 124 million newly issued shares of Zinnwald Lithium at a 10% premium to share prices in the run up to the deal.Read More
Video Series: Mining Journal speaks with Peter BryantSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAvino Silver & Gold looks to triple production by adding assetsSPONSOREDavino silver & gold mines ltd Arizona Sonoran prepares for lift-off at CactusSPONSOREDarizona sonoran copper company inc.Moving downstream has become a prominent theme among miners eyeing a historically unusual...Read More
(IDEX Online) - HRD Antwerp says it has launched a legal action in the Belgian courts against its former partners in Turkey, alleging they damaged its business reputation.It jointly launched the HRD Istanbul branch with Enstitu Istanbul Bilim Akademisi Yonetim Dan?,, ??...?,manl?,, ?g?,, ? A.S. in 2014 until it terminated the arrangement in October 2021.Ellen Joncheere, CEO of HRD Antwerp, (pictur...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Brilliant Earth, the US-based "ethical jeweler", reported a slight drop in sales for Q4 2022, down 1.9 per cent to $119.6m.The total number of orders placed by consumers fell by 13.7 per cent, but the average value of those orders rose, also by 13.7 per cent, the company said in its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results.Gross profit for the quarter was $65.4m (a 54.7 per cent...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds delivered a "solid" set of results in 2022, despite increased costs as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The UK-based miner saw revenue fall by just over six per cent to $188.9m and underlying earnings (EBITDA) down 24 per cent to $43.7m. Profits fell 46 per cent to $20.2m.Gem's Letseng mine in Lesotho, the highest average dollar per carat kimberlite d...Read More
Codelco will use Waybridge to digitise its global refined copper business, which the company said would "lead the industry towards more efficient, reliable, and sustainable trading".Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT.KB Homes advanced $1.00 to $37.80 after reporting higher than consensus fiscal first quarter revenues and earnings. Steelcase added $0.42 to $7.60 after reporting higher than consensus quarterly earnings. The company also offered positive guidance. Darden Restaurants gained $2.05 to $153.10 aft...Read More
Good Thursday morning to you!I've been putting off writing about the demise of my old bank, Credit Suisse. I didn't write about it in the Rude all week because I didn't have the energy to do it justice.But since this Morning Reckoning gives me a bit more latitude, I'll tackle the subject here.If you read the Rude, you know I spent over 11 years of my life over two stints working for Credit Suisse....Read More
The market's in a highly unstable state right now. These violent swings show the inadequacy of the standard models that the Fed and other mainstream analysts use.The Fed assumes so many things about markets that are simply false, like that markets are always efficient, for example. They're not. Under volatile conditions like these they gap up and down - they don't move in rational, predictable inc...Read More
Like an expecting father pacing the ward... markets were pacing the trading floors today.Rate hike or no rate hike? Would the bank wobbles back the Federal Reserve into inaction? Would the cigars go passing around - or not?Word came issuing at 2 p.m. Eastern. A 0.25% hike it was.Thus the federal funds rate dangles between 4.75-5%… its highest point since 2007.What are we to make of today's i...Read More
A new report by market analyst Wood Mackenzie argues that steel, aluminium, and copper stand to benefit most from an uptick in China's gross domestic product growth this year.WoodMac suggests that if China's economy grows at the expected base case of 5.5% in 2023, the recovery will remain domestically contained with minimal global impact.However, due to the industry-intensive nature of the high-ca...Read More