SummaryA 2017 CCPA report found that the average compensation for the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada was $9.5 million, which was 193 times higher than the average industrial wage in Canada ($49,510).Extending the analysis to include all CEOs in the survey reduced average compensation by 78.4% to $2.1 million; the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay fell to 42 to 1.Quite telling, the average CEO compensati...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1314.90-$3.30Silver$17.14-$0.03XAU87.08-1.19%HUI197.35-0.63%GDM660.98-0.75%JSE Gold1338.73+21.37USD92.18+0.32Euro120.12-0.53Yen88.97-0.15Oil$61.63+$1.2610-Year2.440%-0.018T-Bond152.28125+0.53125Dow24922.68+0.40%Nasdaq7065.53+0.84%S&P2713.06+0.64%  The Metals: Gold dropped $6.40 to $1311.80 in Asia before it rallied to $1317.80 in London and then fell ba...Read More

The December issue of BullionStar's 'Gold Market Charts' looks at developments in the world's major physical gold markets during November, the latest month for which the relevant data is available. Each month, this series of article uses gold charts from the GOLD CHARTS R US market charting website.SGE Gold WithdrawalsPhysical gold withdrawals from the vaults of the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1321.90+$7.00Silver$17.20+$0.06XAU87.79+0.81%HUI198.76+0.72%GDM663.40+0.37%JSE Gold1305.19-33.54USD91.87-0.31Euro120.68+0.56Yen88.70-0.27Oil$62.01+$0.3810-Year2.452%+0.012T-Bond152.34375+0.03125Dow25075.13+0.61%Nasdaq7077.92+0.18%S&P2723.99+0.40%  The Metals: Gold fell $9 to $1305.90 in Asia, but it then climbed to as high as $1325.80 in New York and en...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1320.50-$1.40+1.33%Silver$17.20UNCH+1.53%XAU87.39-0.45%+2.49%HUI198.13-0.32%+3.03%GDM661.89-0.20%+1.73%JSE Gold1322.71+17.52+1.47%USD91.97+0.10-0.36%Euro120.42-0.26+0.32%Yen88.43-0.27-0.43%Oil$61.44-$0.57+1.69%10-Year2.477%+0.025+2.74%Bond151.9375-0.375-0.63%Dow25295.87+0.88%+2.33%Nasdaq7136.56+0.83%+3.38%S&P2743.15+0.70%+2.60%  The Metals: Gold...Read More

Back in October 2016, Centerra Gold CEO Scott Perry told investors that purchasing the Mount Milligan gold and copper mine would give the company an asset in “one of the lowest risk jurisdictions” in the world — British Columbia.At the time, his company’s other flagship asset, a gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic, was mired in disputes with the local government about pol...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1320.00-$0.50Silver$17.12-$0.08XAU86.29-1.26%HUI194.89-1.64%GDM656.05-0.87%JSE Gold1319.12-3.59USD92.34+0.37Euro119.67-0.75Yen88.47+0.04Oil$61.73+$0.2910-Year2.479%+0.002T-Bond151.8125UNCHDow25283.00-0.05%Nasdaq7157.39+0.29%S&P2747.71+0.17%  The Metals: Gold fell $5.70 to $1314.80 in Asia before it bounced back to $1321.00 in London and then drifted bac...Read More

SummaryAs Canada's most successful metropolitan areas continue to grow, they face pressures to grow outward-through the construction of new communities at the urban fringe-and upward-by accommodating more residents in existing urban areas, leading to higher populations densities. This bulletin compares population densities across 30 cities located in high-income countries.To ensure comparability b...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1314.00-$6.00Silver$17.00-$0.12XAU84.95-1.55%HUI192.30-1.33%GDM647.49-1.30%JSE Gold1286.67-32.45USD92.51+0.17Euro119.39-0.28Yen88.88+0.41Oil$62.96+$1.2310-Year2.548%+0.069T-Bond150.21875-1.50Dow25385.80+0.41%Nasdaq7163.58+0.09%S&P2751.29+0.13%  The Metals: Gold fell $11 to $1309 in midmorning New York trade before it bounced back higher into the close,...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1317.40+$3.40Silver$16.98-$0.02XAU86.07+1.32%HUI194.29+1.04%GDM650.01+0.39%JSE Gold1313.06+26.39USD92.32-0.19Euro119.57+0.18Yen89.79+0.91Oil$63.57+$0.6110-Year2.552%+0.004T-Bond150.03125-0.1875Dow25369.13-0.07%Nasdaq7153.57-0.14%S&P2748.23-0.11% The Metals: Gold fell $5.50 to $1308.50 in early Asian trade before it jumped up to as high as $1327.10 at about 6...Read More

The early part of the year is typically when there is movement on the Street, and 2018 is no exception.Vancouver-based PI Financial has hired two new staffers for its mining research group. The firm has retained the services of Chris Thompson as head of its mining research group and Justin Stevens as a mining research associate. They both joined from Raymond James where they covered precious metal...Read More

SummarySince coming into office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has repeatedly claimed to have reduced taxes for middle class Canadian families-a claim based solely on the federal government's reduction to the second lowest personal income tax rate from 22 to 20.5 percent. However, a recent study found that when all the Trudeau government's major changes to the personal income tax syst...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1321.80+$4.40Silver$16.98UNCHXAU87.04+1.13%HUI195.52+0.64%GDM653.12+0.43%JSE Gold1325.12+12.06USD91.90-0.42Euro120.32+0.75Yen90.03+0.24Oil$63.80+$0.2310-Year2.536%-0.016T-Bond150.3125+0.25Dow25574.73+0.81%Nasdaq7211.78+0.81%S&P2767.56+0.70%  The Metals: Gold edged down to $1315.70 in Asia, but it then chopped up to as high as $1323.90 in New York and en...Read More

Move over Bitcoin. In 2018, so far, it’s gold that’s catching investors’ attention.Gold hit a four-month high on Friday, trading at US$1,338.39 per ounce on the back of strong production outlooks from companies, higher price predictions from bank analysts and merger activity.“It’s going to get more competitive,” Clive T. Johnson, chief executive of B2Gold C...Read More

One of the biggest diamonds in history has been discovered in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa.Gem Diamonds Ltd. found the 910-carat stone, about the size of two golf balls, at its Letseng mine in the country. It’s a D colour Type IIa diamond, which means it has very few or no nitrogen atoms and is one of the most expensive stones. The diamond is the fifth-biggest ever f...Read More

SummaryThe unemployment rate has long been the single measure most used by the media, policymakers, and politicians to gauge overall labour market performance.However, the unemployment rate can decrease for two reasons that imply very different performance: 1) people are finding work, which is positive; or 2) potential workers are dropping out of the labour force and not looking for work anymore,...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1339.30+$1.30Silver$17.21-$0.03XAU90.27+1.30%HUI204.39+1.52%GDM682.72+1.92%JSE Gold1316.17-51.24USD90.43-0.52Euro122.65+0.59Yen90.81+0.78Oil$63.73-$0.5710-Year2.543%-0.005T-Bond150.90625+0.53125Dow25792.86-0.04%Nasdaq7223.69-0.51%S&P2776.42-0.35%  The Metals: Gold saw modest gains in holiday thinned trade yesterday before it fell back to $1331.80 in Lon...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1329.00-$10.30Silver$17.02-$0.19XAU89.12-1.27%HUI200.07-2.11%GDM672.24-1.54%JSE Gold1313.51-3.20USD90.71+0.28Euro122.11-0.54Yen90.13-0.68Oil$63.97+$0.2410-Year2.572%+0.029T-Bond150.34375-0.46875Dow26115.65+1.25%Nasdaq7298.28+1.03%S&P2802.56+0.94%  The Metals: Gold chopped between $1343.90 and $1332.90 in Asia and bounced back to $1338.90 in London befor...Read More

Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world’s major gold producers have cut way back on mining deals — even as metal prices posted their biggest rally since 2010.The value of the industry’s transactions, from acquisitions to venture-capital financing, tumbled by more than a third in 2017 to US$8.95 billion, the lowest...Read More

While the provision of health care involves the use of a considerable number of inputs, including medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, health-care services still draw largely on the expertise of health-care professionals. Physicians, in particular, play a prominent role. In this regard, while Canada has one of the most expensive universal health-care systems among developed countries, the number...Read More