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
It’s been a volatile week in the markets.On Monday, Aug. 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 1,000 points, and the S&P 500 dropped 3%, resulting in the worst day for both indexes since September 2022. The sell-off was blamed on factors ranging from worries about the economy and the slow response from the Federal Reserve, regarding interest rate cuts, to the unwind of...Read More
A “Minsky Moment” refers to a point in time when a period of bullish speculation leads to a spectacular market crash.Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers around the inherent instability of stock markets. “Minsky held that, over a prolonged period of prosperity, investors take on more and more risk, until lending exceeds what borrowers can pay off from their inco...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points at 8:30 AM EDT.Keycorp added $1.85 to $16.46 and Bank of Nova Scotia gained $0.55 to US$46.92 after Bank of Nova Scotia purchased a 14.9% interest in Keycorp for US$2.8 billion.U.S. food stocks including General Mills, Mondelez, Hershey and Kraft Heinz moved higher after Goldman Sachs upgraded the sector. Bar...Read More
The stock market has stabilized after Monday's major stumble for now. Don't sound the all-clear signal just yet.Yes, the U.S. markets look temporarily stabilized... while the Bank of Japan suffered a major anxiety attack, declaring it would turn around the very modest 25 basis point interest rate lift that crashed their markets for three days by 20% and also stated they would no longer even tr...Read More
The sudden economic lockdown of March 2020, the world over, was one of the more shocking moments in history.It was initially advertised to be two weeks. But as time went on and the lockdown period was extended longer and longer, it became clear that the whole point was to wait for a vaccine.This was based on the evidence-free supposition that the whole population was under threat and that the shot...Read More
Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA:TSX; PPTA:NASDAQ) reported its unaudited condensed consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2024, ending June 30. Read on to learn about its primary focus moving forward.Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA:TSX; PPTA:NASDAQ) reported its unaudited condensed consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2024, ending June 30. The company's primary...Read More
Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) says mineralization has been intersected in its drill results from step-out drilling at the Wolf Vein of its British Columbia project. One expert is "holding tight" on the stock.Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DOLLF:OTCQX) announced the first drill results from step-out directional drilling at the Wolf Vein of its 100%-owned Kitsault Valley pr...Read More
Jeff Clark of thegoldavisor.com and the new Paydirt Prospector newsletter shares his thoughts on the recent moves in the gold and silver markets. Find out some of the stocks he personally owns.Jeff Clark's father was a gold prospector, and he is one, as well of sorts. He started thegoldadvisor.com to share his own mining stocks with investors and wrote a book called PAYDIRT: Mining for Profits w...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund explains why he thinks Interra Copper Corp. (IMCX:CSE; IMIMF:OTCQB; 3MX:FRA) is worth going overweight on.Interra Copper Corp. (IMCX:CSE; IMIMF:OTCQB; 3MX:FRA) is a company that is considered to be extremely undervalued on both fundamental and technical grounds at this time and is accordingly rated an Immediate Strong Buy. Before we review the latest stock charts, we...Read More
Endurance Gold Corp (EDG:TSX.V) has reported consistently stellar drill results, according to an Atrium Research report.Atrium Research analysts Ben Pirie and Nicholas Cortellucci, in a research report published on August 13, 2024, provided an update on Endurance Gold Corp (EDG:TSX.V) following the company's announcement of progress on its 10,000m diamond drill program at the Reliance Gold Project...Read More
Orogen Royalties Inc. (OGN:TSX.V) has announced a significant gold-silver discovery, known as the Navidad vein system, within its Ermitano mine concessions in Sonora, Mexico. Read to learn more about this discovery and what it could mean for Orogen.Orogen Royalties Inc. (OGN:TSX.V) has announced a significant gold-silver discovery, known as the Navidad vein system, within its Ermitano mine concess...Read More
Ron Struthers takes a look at the TSX Venture index, which rallied 21.5% and had a recent correction of -14%, which is now over. He explains why now it is good timing to buy junior Goliath Resources Ltd. (GOT:TSX.V; GOTRF:OTCQB; B4IF; FSE), which has a major grade discovery in BC's Golden Triangle.I have been following Goliath among other juniors for a few years and even though they have made a ve...Read More
The global copper rush is on, with diversified miners and pure-play copper companies locked in a strategic showdown. As the clean energy revolution accelerates, diversified miners are hungry for copper exposure, but permitting delays and rising capital costs are crippling organic growth. To fuel their copper ambitions, many are turning to mergers and acquisitions.This webinar will dive deep into h...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 33 points at 8:35 AM EDTS&P 500 futures gained 14 points following release of the U.S. July Producer Price Index at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 0.2% versus a gain of 0.2% in June. Actual was an increase of 0.1%. On a year-over-year basis, consensus was an increase of 2.3% versus a gain of 2.6% in June...Read More
If you're reading this, you managed to survive last week's brief but hair-raising stock market horror show.No, the world didn't end during the Yen carry trade panic. In fact, the S&P 500 finished the week lower by less than a tenth of a percent. Not bad! The 3% skid on Monday was the large-cap index's worst one-day performance since 2022. To all but erase that kind of one-day move in less than...Read More
When a relatively unknown individual steps on the political stage as a candidate for high office, both sides race to "define" the candidate and stamp his image in the public mind.Since the Democrats knew they would pick Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota for their VP candidate, they had time to pre-produce the public image.He's not particularly fit or good-looking. No problem! They pushed him as a folksy,...Read More
Geologist Aaron McMahon explains how A.I. can help identify potential mining stock 10-baggers in this MSE episode. He reveals ...Read More