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
The Dow is down more than 500 pointsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is continuing its backslide today, after this morning's Treasury yield-curve inversion signal flashed -- typically seen as a precursor to a recession. This has investors frantically selling off bank stocks, including Goldman Sachs (GS), which is down 3.7%. The blue-chip index is now down more than 500 points, completely era...Read More
An overview of the consumer electronics markets and their latest price moves.Ewa Manthey and Dalila...Read More
Hang on tight!by Bix Weir of Road to RootaVolumes on SLV are starting to spike again just like they did on Jan 27th before the "Big Silver Squeeze" weekend! Today should have DOUBLE THE SHARE VOLUME based off the 65 day average...hang on tight as the COMEX Deliveries look to OVERWHELM the Silver Cabal AGAIN! Read More
Golden Mile goes back to the futureSPONSOREDgolden mile resourcesWork on the 120,000 tonnes per year project stopped in August after the government suspended the licence to evaluate objections from residents and regional authorities. Locals oppose the project as they fear it will negatively impact crops and water supplies in the region."This ruling not only gives viability to the execution of a pr...Read More
Infinico Metals Corp. (INFM:TSX) has announced the commencement of a Helicopter Time Domain Electromagnetic and Magnetic (TDEM) survey at its Nicobi Property, located 160 kilometers northeast of Val d'Or, Quebec. Read how the company sees this project's place in future plans for exploration.Infinico Metals Corp. (INFM:TSX) has announced the commencement of a Helicopter Time Domain Electromagnetic...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Shares of New Gold Inc. climbed more than 10 per cent in early trading after the company reported improved fourth-quarter performance at its troubled Rainy River mine.The Toronto-based company says gold production at its Rainy River mine in Ontario surged 39 per cent in the fourth quarter to 77,202 ounces while production was fairly steady at its New Afton mine in...Read More
Brent Johnson has a huge following, and for good reason. He's one of the sharpest minds in finance and macro today. Brent Johnson is also featured consistently on Macro Voices AND Real Vision. The Brent Johnson "dollar milkshake" theory is very well known and I had the pleasure of interviewing him to get his opinion on the insanity in markets right now, along with the federal reserves unprecedente...Read More
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Chinese blast furnace (BF) utilization rates have stagnated and iron ore port stock volumes are rising, reaching their highest levels since March, which suggests that iron ore supply is becoming excessive while demand is not growing. Unsurprisingly, prices dropped last week and we expect the trend to continue. The market has...Read More
An honest gold and silver investment comparison will look at both the advantages and disadvantages of each metal. Gold bullion is one of the most popular precious metals, with silver being considered the poor cousin until recently. It is true that a silver bullion investment will be much less valuable than an identical weight of gold, but one the other hand silver investing will also cost a lot le...Read More
While US officials have given the impression that they will attempt to defuse the ongoing trade dispute with China at the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit on Friday June 28, their Chinese counterparts were less upbeat.Despite the optimistic view shared by US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin that a trade deal with China is "90% completed", market sources in the Asian nation say that Chinese offic...Read More
Fastmarkets' Ferrous Analytics report helps subscribers keep track of hot metal costs and steel production spreads in China, along with key pricing components of the steelmaking raw materials supply chain in Asia.Read More
Are wind and solar power running out of juice? Are we amidst another bailout or economic collapse In this episode, Jonathan ...Read More
AAPL is fresh off its worst quarter since 2008The shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are down 9.3% to trade at $143.30 -- fresh off an 18-month low of $143.19 -- after the company cut its revenue forecast for the holiday quarter to $84 billion from a previous range of $89 billion to $93 billion last night -- below the consensus estimate of $88.05 billion. CEO Tim Cook citedtrade tensions between...Read More
Uranium Outlook: Ready for lift off at lastSPONSOREDGalan Lithium rides electric vehicle revolutionSPONSOREDgalan lithiumGlobal Atomic is shipshape and in weather for plain sailingSPONSOREDglobal atomicDenison aims for 2022 live ISR field test at PhoenixSPONSOREDdenison minesA sniff of what's to come could be found in last week's report from Alrosa, the leading Russian diamond producer, which said...Read More
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz Chief Economic Advisor, says that we keep making the same market mistakes over, and over again.Read More
Australia's Human Rights Law Centre has issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week's decision by the Australian government to accept a human rights complaint against mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) for investigation and conciliation.The complaint, which was filed by the HRLC on behalf of 156 Bougainville residents...Read More
Sustainable mining of lithium - a critical raw material in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries that also plays a pivotal role in vehicle electrification - has come under increased scrutiny over the past year amid an accelerated shift toward electric vehicles (EVs).This has prompted a raft of lithium incumbent and junior miners to disclose their environmental commitments over the course of 2...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Rapaport Diamond Podcast ushers in the new year with a review of the holiday season and some bold predictions for 2020. Is this the year of retail refurbishment? Will rough buying become more demand-driven? How is De Beers relating to sightholders going into lab-grown? Will John stick to his fitness regime and Sonia to her goal of being more mindful? And will Billy Porter stea...Read More
Cesco Santiago, one of the biggest annual events for the copper industry, has been canceled, organisers confirmed to Fastmarkets. "Both the World Copper Conference organized by CRU and Cesco Dinner will not take place this year," the organization said in a press release dated Monday March 2 after confirming by phone. The organization had been under pressure to at least delay the event because many...Read More
The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday November 2.Comex copper prices in New York, like most base metals on the London Metal Exchange, mostly recovered on Thursday November 1, with a weaker dollar providing support to the complex. Read more in our live futures report.Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:A 10-year low in LME zinc stock volumes...Read More