The AOCE and WB have moderate overall forecasts for the metals in 2025 inline with IMF forecasts for a decline in economic growth and inflation, although we see the probability of a stagflationary scenario as still reasonably high.Read More

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

President Trump did not indicate whether or not he would pull out of the phase one trade agreement signed with China earlier this yearStocks staged a rebound off their session lows today, as the Dow closed just below breakeven while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both collected modest gains. The turnaround happened after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would take action to end specialtrade treatment f...Read More

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Puts are running at an incredible eight times their average intraday amountAfter receiving receiving no fewer than three price-target cuts -- most notably a $2 slash to $16 from Deutsche Bank -- due in part to substantial first-quarter losses, the shares of Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) are plummeting. At last check, the stock is down 11.2% at $16.10, and on its way to once again close below its 50-...Read More

U.S.-China tensions and dire economic data still weigh, thoughAs U.S. economies begin to reopen across the country, a sense of optimism swept through Wall Street during the holiday-shortened week, overshadowing more dire headlines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are all on track to close out May with their second-straight weekly wins...Read More

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MNST is fresh off a record high earlier this weekNext week marks a new month, and the summer season is officially in full swing. That means a whole new slate of seasonality trends to monitor, with Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White breaking down the best S&P 500 stocks to own in June over the past 10 years. One notable name on the list is Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST), with...Read More

The Dow is down around 190 points midday The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down nearly 190 points at midday as investors await U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks regarding China. In a change of sentiment, previously bullish top JPMorgan Chase strategistMarko Kolanovic said that he was "dialing down" his optimism due to U.S.-China tensions. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composi...Read More

DELL announced an upbeat first-quarter reportThe shares of Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) are up 7.2% at $48.88, after the company shared an upbeat first-quarter report. The computer name reported higher-than-anticipated earnings per share as well as a revenue beat, with an increase in sales helping the company weather coronavirus headwinds. According to Jeff Clarke, vice chairman and chief ope...Read More

The FDA approved Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's disease diagnostic agentThe shares of Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) are up 0.3% to trade at $150.22 this morning, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of TAUVID, the first radioactive agent to detect an abnormal protein that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Before this approval the only diagnosis method available for Alzheimer's...Read More

Cisco will acquire internet monitoring solutions company ThousandEyesCisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) is getting a slight leg up this morning, following an announcement that the cloud specialist plans on acquiring internet monitoring solutions company ThousandEyes. Though the company did not specify the terms of this arrangement, multiple reports stated that the purchase was for $1 billion. At las...Read More

AstraZeneca saw positive results in clinical cancer-drug trialsThe shares of AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN) are up 1.7% at $54.43 this morning, on positive news regarding its cancer drug Tagrisso. According to a report, a phase-two trial succeeded in holding back a certain early-stage lung cancer, opening the treatment up to a potentially much larger sales boost. An analyst at Jefferies says the resu...Read More

U.S.-China relations are weighing heavily on traders' mindsDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are sharply below fair market value on the last trading day of May, as investors anxiously await U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming news conference regarding U.S.-China relations. Potentially sharp rhetoric or a harsh response could threatento incite more economic turmoil with China. Futures...Read More

The marijuana company's fourth-quarter losses and revenue missed the markThe shares of marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) have taken a serious tumble off yesterday's three-month peak, after reporting a fiscal fourth-quarter loss -- which included $743 million (Canadian) in impairment and restructuring charges -- and revenue that missed analyst expectations. Medical marijuana was the...Read More

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The Stockholm-headquartered company said Friday morning the fire had been put out and no one had been injured. Production at the plant would remain suspended "until further notice".Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesShares set to be issued to undisclosed institutions and so-called sophisticated investors were priced at 5.7c in the fundraising hit an intra-day of 15c.Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesThat is even more so when there is agreement on both sides that the potential acquisition is to be of the negative consideration type in that Vale is to continue funding a $500 million makeover of theRead More

Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) has released full assays for hole CR20-33 as well as nickel assays for hole CR20-32, which step out the East zone nickel-PGM mineralization by 400 metres to the east and extend the Main zone nickel mineralization by 1.5 km to the north.Drill highlights include 38 metres of 0.37% nickel and 0.17 gram per tonne PGMs within a 315-metre interval of 0.25% nickel starting at 12...Read More

Bank of America forecasts global copper consumption could contract by 18% year-over-year in 2020 should global GDP drop by an estimated 4.2% due to economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Although a decline in copper purchases of this magnitude "would be devastating for the red metal and also the wider mined commodities complex," the bank said in a research note today, it also note...Read More

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) appears to be back on track towards obtaining final permits for its proposed massive copper-gold mine in Alaska after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declined to subject the project to water pollution restrictions evaluations, which have effectively stalled the project since they were outlined in 2014.The move reduces the likelihood of a potential...Read More