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

NV Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that it has closed itsRead full newsRead More

The S&P traded atop its 200-day moving average for the first time since early MarchStocks roared back to life after the long holiday weekend, ending Tuesday with impressive daily wins. Most notably, the S&P 500 jumped over the the 3,000 level, which coincides with its closely watched 200-day moving average, for the first time sinceearly March, before ending the day just below the region. Meanwhile...Read More

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. announces closing of a non-brokereRead full newsRead More

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Amazon's interest in podcasts puts SPOT in focusWhile most of the the broad market enjoys outsized gains, the shares of Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) are flat, trading at $190.21 today. Rumors are swirling of Amazon.com's (AMZN) interest in investing in localized podcast content began circulating via a report from Axios. The article noted that sports content was a major draw for the e-commer...Read More

Deutsche Bank's CEO warned that markets are being too optimistic over the economy's recovery from the coronavirus crisisBearish comments from German financial name Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) have attracted the attention of options traders today, and sent the stock surging -- up 12.6% at $8.24 at last check. Specifically, the company's CEO Christian Sewing said during an online conference earlier t...Read More

Amazon looks to enter the video game realmJeff Bezos and his Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) empire have their hands in virtually everything, and are showing no signs of letting up. Now, Amazon is eyeing the video game sector, just last week taking a giant step forward with the launch of "Crucible," a free-to-playonline game similar to vastly popular, "Fortnite." As the online e-tailer prepares to t...Read More

The Dow is up over 550 points middayAll three major indexes are barreling higher at midday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) up nearly 600 points at last check, as investors unpack vaccine news and a slew of positive economic sentiment. Furthermore, both the blue-chip index and the S&P 500 Index (SPX) havebroken above key levels, with the latter reclaiming the round 3,000 level --an are...Read More

AutoZone's fiscal third-quarter results beat estimatesThe shares of AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) are up 4.6% at $1,174.70 at last check, after reporting a fiscal third-quarter earnings beat as well as higher-than-expected revenue. After a quarter of extreme ups and downs, sales sped ahead in the last four weeks of the quarter as stimulus checks began to arrive. The company did add, however, that due...Read More

MRK is staring up at stiff resistance on the charts, thoughUnlike many sector peers, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has been quiet with its COVID-19 vaccine development plans. That's all changed now, after the blue-chip biotech company announced the acquisition of Themis Bioscience, an Austria-based company to begin development of a potential coronavirus vaccine. As a result, MRK is now up 1% to...Read More

Telsey doubled its price target on Williams-SonomaHome goods retailer Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) just got an upgrade from Telsey this morning to "outperform" from "market perform." The analyst also doubled its price target to $80 from $40. Meanwhile, the company's West Elm unit announced a partnership with REI Co-op for the launch of a co-curated collection of REI x West Elm lifestyle produc...Read More

Montr?(C)al, Qu?(C)bec - May 26 , 2020 - Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX:SYATF/ FRA: WK3D) will be releasing 2019 year end results on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 and will be hosting an investor conference call on Thursday, June 4th, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT (6:00 AM PDT) to discuss these results, followed by a Q&A for investors.The call will be hosted by CEO Marc Seelenfreund and VP Sales Glenn Ken...Read More

Stock futures are up on vaccine hopes and economies reopeningDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are soaring to kick off the holiday-shortened week, up over 500 points at last check, as investors unwind the optimism surrounding the reopening of the economy and potential for a coronavirus vaccine. Biotech company Novavax (NVAX) is making wavesthis morning, after announcing it had begun clinical tri...Read More

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 26, 2020 / LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX.V:LEAF), a leading creator and publisher of counter culture mobile games, had record setting results for the month ending April 2020, including total game gross revenue, installs and daily active users (DAU) across its portfolio of counter culture mobile games.LEAF Mobile April 2020 HighlightsRecord monthly revenue for total Bud Fa...Read More

Additionally, short-term traders are becoming increasingly optimistic, evident by the 10-day moving average of our customer-only, equity-only buy (to open) put/call volume ratio, as seen in the chart below. As the market troughed in March, thesemarket participants were at a pessimistic extreme not seen in years. Now, just two months later, this group is showing levels of optimism seen at short-te...Read More

Each May, we Americans give tribute to those in the military who have paid the ultimate price serving their country. This Memorial Day is all the more poignant as we also remember family, friends and colleagues who have fallen to the coronavirus, a deadly, invisible enemy.The pandemic has slammed the U.S. economy, triggering bankruptcies and putting millions out of work. Goldman Sachs warned earli...Read More

In Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index closed 1.1% higher and in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 is on the rise, up 1.4% in morning trade after finishing 2.2% higher yesterday.Vista Gold (TSX: VGZ) was one of the bigger market risers in Toronto, hitting a 12-month high intraday of C$1.49 before closing up 16.3% to $1.43 on no news.The company is focused on its Mt Todd gold project in Australia'...Read More

The updated study delivered a 43% increase in undiscounted pre-tax free cashflows to A$1.6 billion, or A$1.2 billion post-tax.Read More

If there is a silver lining for mining suppliers in the current coronavirus-induced capital cutback by miners it is that recovery in mining capital investment post 2016 had barely got going beforeRead More