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

Wall Street brushed off another week of spiking jobless claims Stocks turned in outsized gains today -- buoyed by optimism over easing lockdown restrictions -- as investors mostly overlooked another week of dismal jobless claims. The big story was the tech-rich Nasdaq, which added over 1.4% to close atop its year-to-date breakeven for the first time since late-February. The Dow also made an impres...Read More

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Yelp is on the docket to post earnings after the market closes todayThe shares of Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) are up 5%, last seen trading at $23.14, ahead of the restaurant review platform's first-quarter earnings report,due out after the close today. Below, we'll dive deeper into the company's earnings history, and why options traders may have a difficult time discerning where YELP will head after it...Read More

Universal Display is set to post its first-quarter earnings after the close this eveningSemiconductor concern and iPhone screen specialist Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED) is gearing up for its first-quarter earnings report due out after the close this evening, with its stock up 4.6% to trade at $153.33 today. With support in place at its 20-day moving average, OLED has gradually start...Read More

The Dow is up over 330 points middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up over 330 points midday, shaking off worse-than-expected weekly jobs data. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is also in the black in today's trading, earlier marking a notable turn positive for 2020 as well -- the first major index to do so since the pandemic sparked the broad market sell-off in March. Following...Read More

T-Mobile shared a profit beat and a surge in subscribers The shares of T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) are up 6.3% to trade at$92 this morning, after the wireless provider reported first-quarter earnings of $1.10 per share, beating out Wall Street's estimates. Conversely, its $11.1 billion in revenue fell short of analyst's expectations. The firm added that its monthly bill paying subscriber count...Read More

T-Mobile shared a profit beat and a surge in subscribers The shares of T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) are up 6.3% to trade at$92 this morning, after the wireless provider reported first-quarter earnings of $1.10 per share, beating out Wall Street's estimates. Conversely, its $11.1 billion in revenue fell short of analyst's expectations. The firm added that its monthly bill paying subscriber count...Read More

Applied Materials is running out of steam on the charts Chip name and Apple supplier Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is running out of steam on the charts lately, breaking down below its -20% year-to-date level, which coincides with its 10% year-over-year gain area. With the shares now forming a rising wedge breakdown pattern, and additional resistance emerging at their 200-day moving averag...Read More

The company reported a first-quarter earnings beatThe shares of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) are up 10.2% at $141.38, earlier touching a fresh record high of $143.85, after the company posted a first-quarter earningsbeat. The payments name also shared optimism for its second-quarter forecast, saying sales will increase as people start to return to work. In response, no fewer than 12 analysts...Read More

A handful of retail companies impacted by COVID-19 will announce earningsThe second week of May will be chock full of economic data to guide speculators on how the economy is faring amid the current COVID-19 crisis. A new Federal budget will be announced, weekly jobless claims will be unpacked, and the NFIB Small-Business Index will clue in on how larger corporations taking advantage of the genero...Read More

Etsy's first-quarter earnings fell below expectations, though the company said its April sales surgedEtsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) last night posted first-quarter earnings of 10 cents per share, which came in lower than analyst estimates, on $228.06 million in revenue, which beat estimates. Etsy also forecast a higher-than-expected 90% surge in sales for its second quarter, adding thatits sales doubled i...Read More

Oil prices are joining in on the rally this morningDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are eyeing outsized gains this morning, seemingly ready to put yesterday's static trading in the rear view mirror. So far, Wall Street is pushing higher despite weekly jobless claims totaling 3.17 million, topping the expected 3.05 million, making it now eight straight weeks unemployment claims have surpa...Read More

Given the current price of around $1,700/oz, Paragon's John Deniz conceded the expectation was "not a big call".Read More

The injured workers were taken to the nearby Moranbah Hospital by ambulance services shortly after 3pm on Wednesday suffering severe upper body burns.Read More

Metso has reported March quarter sales that were slightly down year-on-year at EUR832 million, with adjusted EBITA down 12.Read More

Share this articleGreat Atlantic Resources Corp. [GR:TSXV] is pleased to announce it has received analytical results for 2019 rock samples collected at the Southwest Golden Promise Property, located in the central Newfoundland gold belt. The highlight was a quartz vein material sample which returned 3.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. The Southwest Golden Promise Property is centered approximately 4 k...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Organizers have axed the iconic Baselworld watch and jewelry show for 2021 after an exodus of big-name exhibitors and the launch of a rival event.Its future had been in doubt since its canceled its April 2020 event because of COVID-19. Many exhibitors were angered by its refund policy of what was once one of the watch industry's top showcases, and by the January 2021 date...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver says India could lose out to China and Thailand if diamond cutting does not resume soon. The CEO echoed the message of an open letter he penned earlier this week, in which he said the supply of rough diamonds must flow freely again as soon as possible.That puts him starkly at odds with industry leaders in Surat, who have asked for a month-long volun...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has halted almost all its diamond cutting operations, saying there is currently no market because of COVID-19.CEO Sergey Ivanov said around 1,000 workers had been put on paid, enforced downtime.The Russian state-owned miner has a factory in Moscow that cuts larger stones and one in Barnaul, Siberia, for two-six grainers. They jointly sold over $95m of polished goods in 2018....Read More