Natcore Technology Inc. (TSXV:NXT) is focused on developing next-generation solar cell technologies that could revolutionize the production of solar cellsSmallCapPower | April 27, 2018: Natcore Technology Inc. (TSXV:NXT) is a development-stage R&D company focused on developing two next-generation solar cell technologies, namely 'Foil Cell technology' and 'Black Silicon'. Natcore's flagship 'Fo...Read More

Metal Bulletin rounds up some of the key news and price moves across the global metal markets this week. Base metalsGeoffrey Gao will become chief executive officer of Australian-Chinese miner MMG from this August.Minera Escondida has ended early talks with its unionized workers aimed at agreeing a new labor deal, the Chilean copper producer said.Anglo American recorded a 13% year-on-year decline...Read More

Detour Gold Corp. (TSX: DGC) reports a profitable first quarterand announces revised output guidance for 2018. Net earnings for the firstquarter were $9.9 million, or 6 cents per share, up from $6 million, or 3cents, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted net earnings came to $28.2million, or 16 cents, up from $5 million, or 3 cents. Gold production was157,141 ounces during the first quarter, up...Read More

Busy, busy, busy. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and it’s easy to make excuses for why we aren’t getting anything done. Our jobs demand a lot is us, there’s traffic to fight, and the distractions of TV and Facebook are just a click away. But you have to act in order to move forward. You have to break out the mental bondage of feeling overwhelmed and helpless. To help jumpstar...Read More

The light iron scrap market in the UK was steady for a third week on Friday April 27, with business sufficiently active to support current prices, Metal Bulletin has heard.But lower export prices to major overseas buyers of European scrap such as Turkey may undermine the UK market in the near future.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for UK grade-5C ferrous scrap on an inter-merchant basis w...Read More

Creaking openChina's Big Bang Is a Squib, for NowForeign banks face barriers as the market is opened.By Anjani TrivediMore stories by Anjani Trivedi and Nisha Gopalan@nishagopalanhkMore stories by Nisha GopalanRead More

Relative Performance of Gold Stocks The quarterly meeting of the Incrementum Fund's Advisory Board took place earlier this month (April 12), and as usual, a special guest was invited to participate. This time we were joined by well-known fund manager John Hathaway (Toqueville Gold Fund). It was a very wide-ranging discussion of the financial markets and the economy, and we hope you will agree with...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1323.60+$6.10-0.90%Silver$16.52UNCH-3.56%XAU82.93+0.49%-2.57%HUI182.04+0.84%-1.16%GDM634.13+0.61%-0.40%JSE Gold1095.67+0.56-0.70%USD91.51-0.08+1.31%Euro121.28+0.22-1.31%Yen91.75+0.15-1.38%Oil$68.10-$0.03-0.41%10-Year2.959%-0.023UNCHBond143.1875+0.8125+0.13%Dow24311.19-0.05%-0.62%Nasdaq7119.80+0.02%-0.37%S&P2669.91+0.11%-0.01%  The Metals: Gold fe...Read More

Global ferrous scrap prices were mostly going down during the working week ended Friday April 27 due to thinner trading and weaker demand.A public holiday in Turkey reduced the demand for bulk cargoes, while a slight pickup in daily prices toward the end of the week did not boost week-on-week price changes. The weak bulk export sales in the United States added downward pressure to bulk prices, com...Read More

Marc Faber says the U.S. Dollar's strength will not last long. "The last thing the U.S. administration wants today is to have a strong Dollar."Right now, investors are geared towards equities and cryptocurrencies. However, Faber expects within a few years investors will turn towards gold and silver.Faber does not have faith in most cryptocurrencies. While he says blockchain technology is here to s...Read More

Canada's Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) announced today the recovery of another big diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Mine located in Botswana.The rock weighed 327 carats and it is a top white gem diamond. According to the miner, eight diamonds greater than 100 carats have now been recovered at Karowe since the beginning of the year. This includes the 472-carat diamond found earlier this month, which w...Read More

CARACAS (Reuters) - A grace period on Chinese loans to Venezuela has lapsed, according to two Venezuelan sources with knowledge of the matter, potentially depriving the cash-strapped OPEC nation of billions of dollars in desperately needed oil revenue this year.China eased the payment terms two years ago on some $19 billion in oil-for-loan deals, under which Venezuela sends shipments of crude oil...Read More

Click Here to Listen to the Interview - *the interview begins at 5:21Dr Faber has some alarming things to say about how America's foreign policies may have disastrous implications for the U.S. and global economies, and for the dollar. He also weighs in on which asset class, crypto-currencies or precious metals, will ultimately will be the major benefactor of all of the pending geopolitical unrest...Read More

Prices for containerized shredded scrap imported into India were stable this week with buyers returning to the market following a lull in activity, sources told Metal Bulletin on Friday April 27.Metal Bulletin's weekly index for containerized imports of shredded scrap into India was largely unchanged this week at $385.15 per tonne cfr Nhava Sheva on April 25, down by $0.29 week-on-week, compared w...Read More

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort225,80489,15854,354175,715337,515455,873481,027Change from Prior Reporting Period -11,48414,9391,8542,180-21,282-7,450-4,489Traders18785804455270185 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 50,53725,383506,410 3,631670-3,819 non reportable positionsChange from the previous report...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund takes a look at the prospect of a growing interest rate differential between the U.S. and the rest of the world and what that means to the dollar. The latest dollar Hedgers charts make clear that the dollar is unlikely to drop soon, and that it is more likely that the recent rally will continue. How can that be, given the U.S. has proportionally more debt than most o...Read More

The gold miners' stocks have mostly been consolidating low this year, exacerbating bearish sentiment. Even with gold grinding higher in a solid uptrend and nearing a major upside breakout, the gold stocks just can't get any love. But that may be about to change, with gold and its miners' stocks in the midst of their spring rally. Strong seasonal tailwinds make May one of the best months of t...Read More

(Kitco News)- The goldmarket is holding on to modest gains, after the latest data from the U.S. Commerce Departmentshowed the economy grewmore than expected in the first quarter of 2018.Friday, theadvance reading of first-quarter Gross Domestic Product showed the U.S. economygrew 2.3%. The data was stronger than expected as consensus forecasts werecalling for growth of 2%. The data comes after the...Read More

Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. He has a background as a stockbroker, banker and economist. Read More

By Nathan McDonaldHistoric. Simply historic. "We solemnly declare to our 80m Koreans and the world that there will no more war [sic] on the Korean peninsula and a new era of peace has begun." "It is our urgent historic assignment to put an end to this current abnormal state of ceasefire and establish a peace regime." "We have agreed to share a firm determination to open a new era in which all Ko...Read More