Risk of a sustained Chinese slowdown is higher after the Chinese president stressed the need to maintain political stability. Jobs are the key to every nation. Increase in joblessness will create political issues in communist China. Industrial metals can fall first or the pace of rise will reduce after comments from the Chinese president. The Chinese have started/intend to start a massive infras...Read More
Signs China's economy is slowing got the bearish ball rollingThe Dow dropped triple digits out of the gate on signs of a slowing global economy. Disappointing housing data here at home and sinking oil prices only added to the risk-off backdrop, with panic-selling setting in on mid-afternoon headlines indicating the U.S. has turned down China's offer to meet ahead of next week's high-level trade ta...Read More
Another technical bear signal just flashed for the broadcasting concernThings have not been looking good for DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) stock of late. Although the broadcasting name has bounced since hitting a seven-year low of $23.22 on Dec. 27, it's historically been one of the worst stocks to own during Martin Luther King Jr. Day week in the past 10 years, averaging a loss of nearly 3%....Read More
Bloomberg News/LandovFed Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have stressed that they can be patient before moving interest rates any higher. Federal Reserve officials next week will continue to stress that they will be "patient," and that is largely being interpreted at this point to mean no hikes until at least June, economists said. Since the financial market turmoil after their December m...Read More
EDIT is near the bottom of the Nasdaq, tooStocks are sinking to start off the holiday-abbreviated week. Among the names struggling are metals specialist Arconic Inc (NYSE:ARNC), gene editing stock Editas Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:EDIT), and weed stock Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY). Below, we'll take a look at what's moving the shares of ARNC, EDIT, and TLRY.ARNC Plummets After Ditched SaleThis morning, A...Read More
Worries over China's economy and a bearish brokerage note are pressuring WBThe shares of Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB) are spiraling today on concerns over slowing Chinese economic growth. A downgrade to "neutral" from "buy" at Nomura Instinet is only exacerbating headwinds, with the brokerage firm also cutting its WB price target to $61 from $74. At last check, the stock is down 11.7% at $53.67, and opt...Read More
Vancouver-based IDM Mining reports it has discovered a new zone - Lacasse - at its Red Mountain gold project 15 km east of Stewart. Underground drilling also targeted multiple zones for resource expansion, conversion and further exploration.The Lacasse zone occurs in the hanging wall of the AV zone, and it appears to be at an oblique angle to the major mineralized zones at Red Mountain. It is name...Read More
Ely Gold Royalties (TSXV: ELY) announced this week that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nevada Select Royalty, it has entered into an option agreement with Delamar Mining Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR), to option a 100%-interest in a group of leased lands situated in Owyhee County, Idaho.The lands belong to what is known as the War Eagle Property and they...Read More
A wave of risk aversion swept across financial markets today with global equities retreating as pessimism over global growth sapped risk sentiment. The International Monetary Fund’s recent gloomy global growth outlook left a bitter aftertaste while Brexit-related uncertainty and a prolonged US government shutdown drained investor confidence. With investors clearly keeping a safedistance from...Read More
Thousands of political, business and cultural leaders are heading now towards Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum. On the eve of the world's biggest annual gathering of the rich and powerful, the International Monetary Fund released its newest world economic outlook. What are the forecasts – and their implications for the gold market? Global Expansion Weakens We...Read More
A research report by Wood Mackenzie asserts that electrification and automation will be a key priority for global mining companies as they try to move away from fossil fuels.The document, Global Trends: What To Look For In 2019, states that to reach such a goal, major firms are employing data analytics that allow them to improve productivity and efficiency at a low cost."Building a world-class low...Read More
The billionaire investment titan warns there's a "significant risk" of a possible economic recession in the United States in 2020.Dalio, co-CIO and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, says, "It's going to be globally a slow up. It's not just the United States."But the billionaire investment titan also says a pause in Fed rate hikes makes it possible to "extend the equilibrium."Matthew J. Belved...Read More
There's also bearish activity in the options pits todayUnited States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) is slated to report earnings after the market closes next Wednesday, Jan. 30, and brokerage Jefferies is expecting the company's numbers to disappoint. The firm lowered its opinion on X shares to "hold" and cut its price target to $24 from $27, saying flat steel margins have been under pressure, which c...Read More
They say that there are no atheists in fox holes. Recently it has also become clear there are no monetary hawks in bear markets.For much of the last decade many conservative market analysts have decried our reliance on monetary stimulus to prop up the economy and the stock market. But in the final months of 2018, in the face of the worst stock market declines in a decade, many of these supposedly...Read More
Existing home sales fell to a three-year low last monthThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is more than 185 points lower on concerns surrounding the global economy. Specifically, China reported its slowest economic growth in 28 years, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth forecast for this year and next. Adding to that, traders are digesting disappointing data from the Nation...Read More
Option traders are betting on more downside for the sinking sharesThe shares of CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) are getting hammered today, after the company entered an agreement with Germany's ProBioGen to research and develop gene-editing technology. Meanwhile, Citigroup poured salt in the proverbial CRSP wounds, downgrading the stock to "sell" from "neutral," and cutting its price target b...Read More
Ford Motor will report earnings after the close tomorrowEarnings season is hitting high gear, and one of the first auto names due up is Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings after the close tomorrow, Jan. 23. F stock has been more volatile than usual lately, per its 30-day historical volatility of 45.7% -- in the 95th annual percentile -- and the options market...Read More
South Africa-based explosives leader BME will be showcasing its African presence, expertise and technology at the 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba from February 4th to 7th in Cape Town; it will also highlight its strengthened presence in West Africa, which is poised to become one of the top five gold-producing regions in the world."The mood is even more buoyant than it has been in previous...Read More
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) expects its Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso will produce between 145,000 and 155,000 ounces this year at cash costs of $440-$470 per oz. and all-in sustaining costs of $765-795 per oz.The company expects to have a strong year with the addition of Yaramoko's second high-grade underground mine, Bagassi South, which is expected to reach commercial production in the se...Read More
GOLD Spot gold regained traction and bounced from Asian low at $1277, as renewed risk-off mode on IMF downgrade of global growth forecast increased safe-haven demand. Fresh gains struggle to return above rising 20SMA ($1284), close above which is needed to complete Doji reversal pattern on daily chart and shift near-term focus towards $1287 (10SMA) and $1292 (Friday's high). Flat momentum and...Read More