Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. It’s a little over a year since the US Inflation Reduction Act was passed into law. Solar was one of the main beneficiaries, thanks to an extension and expansion of the tax credits available to the industry. So why has the sector fallen out of favour with investors recently?August was a difficult month for the...Read More

Commenting on the news that offshore driller Ensco will buy Rowan in a $2.38 billion deal, Leslie Cook, principal analyst, Wood Mackenzie, said: "As we have been saying for the past two years, consolidation among drillers is paramount to a recovery. In that respect, this announcement comes as no surprise."Ensco and Rowan are companies that have strong brand recognition in both the jack-up and floa...Read More

Comstock Resources today tightened its grip on the Haynesville basin with a US$2.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy privately-held Covey Park.Robert Clarke, director, US Lower 48, at global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie, said: “The deal creates a Haynesville leader with the pro-forma company having access to the three best parts of the play: Caspiana Core in Louisiana, the S...Read More

Sunrun has agreed to acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction. The deal is valued at $3.2 billion including debt.Commenting on the deal, Ravi Manghani, Wood Mackenzie Research Director, said: "Per Wood Mackenzie’s US PV Leaderboard, Sunrun and Vivint have been the #1 and #2 residential solar companies in the US for the past few years. Sunrun holds about 9% of the market share and Viv...Read More

BHP has made an all-share offer for Anglo American which valued the company at US$40.7 billion, conditional upon separate demergers by Anglo American by distribution of its entire shareholdings in Kumba and Anglo-American Platinum Limited to Anglo American shareholders. Anglo American’s board has unanimously rejected the proposal from BHP on the basis of valuation and uncertainty associated...Read More

With 2021 shaping up to be the year the world got serious about decarbonisation, every sector can expect to come under the climate change microscope. The vast carbon emissions from steel and aluminium production often overshadow the environmental impact of zinc, lead and copper smelting. But the energy-intensive process of producing these metals is far from squeaky clean. So, is ‘green&rsquo...Read More

Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that China’s crude stock (including strategic and commercial petroleum reserves) could reach 1.15 billion barrels in 2020, equivalent to 83 days of oil demand.Wood Mackenzie senior consultant Lei Sun said: “Major crude oil importers such as China have been known to build their strategic reserves when prices are low, as seen in previous oil...Read More

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to reach 45 million units per year by 2040, with a total global EV stock of 323 million, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.Both projections have been revised down 2% when compared to Wood Mackenzie's pre-coronavirus forecast, with the pandemic delaying total vehicle sales by two years.Responses to the pandemic from China and Europe have strongly...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 31 points at 8:30 AM EST. Berkshire Hathaway added $5.66 to $484.40 after reporting higher than consensus fourth quarter revenues and earnings.Domino's Pizza dropped $17.37 to $445.00 after reporting less than consensus fourth quarter results. Nike gained $1.73 to $78.23 after Jefferies upgraded the stock from Hold to...Read More

Speculation around the status of America's gold reserves has reached a fever pitch.At CPAC on Saturday President Trump once again shocked the world. He stated that he and Elon were going to Fort Knox to "see if the gold is still there."Then the President took things to another level:Wouldn't it be terrible if we opened it up and there was no gold there? So we're gonna open those doors and if there...Read More

Newsletter writer Stewart Thomson addresses the question of whether gold, silver, and mining stock investors should be concerned about tariff taxes and the stock market. As the U.S. government looks to impose the tariff taxes that were originally delayed for a month, the incredibly overvalued U.S. stock market has become shaky.But what about gold, silver, and junior miners?Well, Here's a look at t...Read More

Technical Analyst Clive Maund explains why he thinks Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (OMM:TSX.V; OMMSF:OTCQB) is a Immediate Strong Buy for all time horizons.Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (OMM:TSX.V; OMMSF:OTCQB) is regarded as presenting an outstanding opportunity for investors here since its stock is still trading at a very low price, but that is unlikely to be the case for long, given that late...Read More

Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) earns a spot on the 2025 TSX Venture 50, driven by strong exploration results at its Iberian Belt West Project. Discover how new findings could reshape the company's growth outlook.Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) has been recognized on the 2025 TSX Venture 50, an annual ranking of the top-performing companies on...Read More

Technical Analyst Clive Maund explains why he thinks Western Exploration Inc. (WEX:TSX.V; WEXPF:OTC) is an Immediate Strong Buy.Although Western Exploration Inc. (WEX:TSX.V; WEXPF:OTC) wrapped up a successful exploration season not long ago, the price of its stock has drifted a little lower since we last looked at it in January. However, as we will see when we review its latest charts, the technic...Read More

Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and reviews one of his favorite gold stocks.As the worst week since the first week of January drew to a close, I was agonizing over whether to entitle this week's missive "All In" in direct reference to a series of charts from both Goldman Sacks and J.P. Morgan that show that literally everyone is "all in...Read More

For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Demand for mined commodities exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Despite macro-economic headwinds over the next few years, growth seems assured and could be supercharged by a faster decarbonisation pathway. Supply constraints and disruptions continue and are likely to be exacerbated by economic sanctions on Russia...Read More

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Growing US crude production – particularly in the midcontinent and Rockies regions – is upending traditional Gulf Coast pipeline routes.The result? An unprecedented great American oil pipeline build-out. The shale revolution has led to burgeoning pipeline takeaway access from the Permian basin. Last month, we discussed three reasons why the Permian’s future pipeline capacity won&...Read More

What does tight oil have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google stocks (known as FAANG stocks)? Answer: tight oil is arguably the upstream equivalent of these tech sector leaders. It's the hot investment play in the oil and gas index, it outperforms like mad, and it's been driving to distraction those that don't own any. Production has leapt from zero six years...Read More

Early 2022 has brought the most traumatic events in Kazakhstan’s 30 years of modern independence. Widespread protests and civil unrest led to unprecedented scenes of violence on the country’s streets. Especially in Almaty, the largest city. More than 225 lives have been lost.What began as peaceful demonstrations against a sharp increase in the price of LPG fuel in resource-ri...Read More