SummaryIn 2016/17, Ontario's net debt reached $302 billion, or approximately $21, 500 per Ontarian. The province's debt-to-GDP level stands at 38 percent, just below its all-time historic high.Ontario's net debt has increased dramatically since 2003/04, with the province running budget deficits in 11 of the past 14 years. These annual deficits have ranged from $991 million to $19.3 billion and hav...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1321.70-$14.60Silver$16.60-$0.10XAU82.10-1.17%HUI181.87-2.12%GDM620.26-2.27%JSE Gold1193.12-7.05USD89.71+0.11Euro123.77-0.15Yen91.34-0.03Oil$63.39-$0.7610-Year2.802%+0.071T-Bond145.625-0.0625Dow24912.77+2.33%Nasdaq7115.88+2.13%S&P2695.14+1.74%  The Metals: Gold gained $9.70 to $1346.00 in early Asian trade and held most of those gains into London, but i...Read More

Nutrien Ltd., the newly formed company from the merger of The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc., is well on course to achieve savings of half a billion dollar in synergies annually, according to its chief executive officer Chuck Magro.“When we look at it, the $500 million in annual synergies — we’re very confident about that number,” Magro told investors on...Read More

This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourage a healthy debate. Would it make sense to rebuild an international gold standard like the one we had in the late 1800s? Larry White says the idea has merit, Davi...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1315.30-$6.40Silver$16.33-$0.27XAU80.54-1.90%HUI179.84-1.11%GDM609.88-1.60%JSE Gold1174.79-18.33USD90.35+0.64Euro122.71-1.06Yen91.38+0.04Oil$61.79-$1.6010-Year2.841%+0.039T-Bond144.59375-1.4375Dow24893.35-0.08%Nasdaq7051.98-0.90%S&P2681.66-0.50%  The Metals: Gold gained $10.60 to $1332.30 in Asia, but it then fell back off in London and New York and end...Read More

The presence of counterfeit medicines in international commerce was initially identified as a problem in 1985 at the World Health Organization Conference of Experts on Rational Drug Use. Prior to this event, the dangers and challenges of pharmaceutical counterfeiting were primarily limited to developing countries. The global picture, however, has starkly changed. Pharmaceutical counterfeiting now...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1317.20+$1.90Silver$16.38+$0.05XAU79.86-0.85%HUI178.39-0.81%GDM606.47-0.63%JSE Gold1142.47-32.32USD90.33-0.02Euro122.47-0.24Yen91.95+0.57Oil$61.15-$0.6410-Year2.829%-0.012T-Bond144.25-0.375Dow23860.46-4.15%Nasdaq6777.16-3.90%S&P2581.00-3.75%  The Metals: Gold dropped $8 to $1307.30 in London before it bounced back to $1316.90 at about 9:30AM EST and the...Read More

OTTAWA — The federal government is designating a single agency to oversee what is expected to be a more stringent and far-reaching review process, amid concerns Canada is burdening the industry with new and untested layers of regulations.Environment Minister Catherine McKenna told reporters Thursday that the new law would create a “predictable, timely and evidence-based” review p...Read More

As market turmoil hits both equities and cryptocurrencies, the heightened volatility in these assets underscores gold's unique role as a safe haven, store of value and portfolio diversifier.Stock Market SelloffsWith major US stock indices falling again sharply on Thursday (DJIA - 4.02%, NASDAQ - 4.08%, S&P -3.41%), last Monday's equity market selloff and spike in volatility looks set to be a m...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1314.80-$2.40-1.28%Silver$16.32-$0.06-1.69%XAU78.35-1.90%-6.59%HUI174.55-2.15%-7.17%GDM596.91-1.61%-7.11%JSE Gold1131.89-10.58-7.89%USD90.43+0.10+1.42%Euro122.38-0.09-1.77%Yen92.09+0.14+1.36%Oil$59.20-$1.95-9.55%10-Year2.855%+0.026+0.60%Bond143.71875-0.75-0.88%Dow24190.90+1.38%-5.21%Nasdaq6874.49+1.44%-5.06%S&P2619.55+1.49%-5.16%  The Metals: Gol...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1321.30+$6.50Silver$16.52+$0.20XAU81.08+3.49%HUI180.45+3.38%GDM613.99+2.89%JSE Gold1118.34-13.55USD90.14-0.29Euro122.92+0.54Yen92.02-0.07Oil$59.29+$0.0910-Year2.857%+0.002T-Bond144.50+0.34375Dow24601.27+1.70%Nasdaq6981.96+1.56%S&P2656.00+1.39%  The Metals: Gold gained $11.10 to $1325.90 in early Asian trade before it fell back to $1317.50 in London, but...Read More

Acacia Mining produces gold and copper, both of which are surging in price, so why did the company ditch its dividend and post a $700 million loss?“We were thrown … a lot of curveballs,” chief executive Peter Geleta said on an investor earnings call on Monday. “In fact, I don’t think many people would have faced what we faced last year in their whole careers.”H...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1329.30+$8.00Silver$16.57+$0.05XAU81.06-0.03%HUI180.45UNCHGDM615.81+0.37%JSE Gold1170.31+51.97USD89.69-0.45Euro123.51+0.59Yen92.78+0.76Oil$59.19-$0.1010-Year2.829%-0.028T-Bond144.75+0.34375Dow24640.45+0.16%Nasdaq7013.51+0.45%S&P2662.94+0.26%  The Metals: Gold gained $9.40 to $1330.70 in London before it fell back to $1322.90 in early New York trade, but...Read More

SummaryIn many respects, British Columbia can currently boast of having the soundest fiscal position of any Canadian province. While other provinces, including Ontario and Alberta, have struggled in recent years with comparatively large budget deficits and significant debt accumulation, BC recorded a $2.7 billion operating surplus last year (2016/17)-its fourth consecutive operating surplus and th...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1352.10+$22.80Silver$16.87+$0.30XAU85.50+5.49%HUI189.40+4.96%GDM641.91+4.24%JSE Gold1173.26+2.95USD88.95-0.74Euro124.58+1.07Yen93.49+0.71Oil$60.60+$1.4110-Year2.911%+0.082T-Bond143.50-1.0625Dow24893.49+1.03%Nasdaq7143.62+1.86%S&P2698.63+1.34%  The Metals: Gold gained $7.60 to $1336.90 in Asia before it dropped back down to $1318.50 just after this morni...Read More

Alberta faces significant fiscal and economic challenges. The government has run nearly uninterrupted deficits since 2008/09 and has seen an approximately $57 billion decline in its net financial assets between 2008/09 and 2017/18. The government has stated that it will continue to run significant budget deficits for many years before finally achieving balance in 2023/24. This unambitious target f...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1353.40+$1.30Silver$16.88+$0.01XAU85.48-0.02%HUI189.36-0.02%GDM645.96+4.90%JSE Gold1197.05+23.79USD88.58-0.37Euro125.02+0.44Yen94.27+0.78Oil$61.34+$0.7410-Year2.902%-0.009T-Bond143.90625+0.53125Dow25200.37+1.23%Nasdaq7256.43+1.58%S&P2731.20+1.21%  The Metals: Gold gained $4.90 to $1357.00 in late Asian trade before it drifted back to $1348.60 in London...Read More

Gold prices are rising after a prolonged period of sluggish performance, but not all gold producers will be able to use 2018 to grow — as three earnings announcements released this week by senior Canadian gold companies demonstrated.Barrick Gold Corp., the world’s largest producer, cut its 2018 production outlook to 4.5 million to 5 million ounces whereas Goldcorp Inc., at nearly half...Read More

Barrick Gold Corp., the bullion producer that once towered over rivals, continues to shrink.The Toronto-based miner is predicting its eighth straight decline in annual production as it takes less gold out of the ground at its main mines. The company expects to produce 300,000 fewer ounces in 2018 than it had previously forecast. It now projects total production will be 4.5 million to 5 million oun...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1348.70-$4.70+2.58%Silver$16.68-$0.20+2.21%XAU83.23-2.63%+6.23%HUI184.95-2.33%+5.96%GDM631.75-2.20%+5.84%JSE Gold1204.14+7.09+6.38%USD89.15+0.57-1.42%Euro124.12-0.90+1.42%Yen94.00-0.27+2.07%Oil$61.68+$0.34+4.19%10-Year2.871%-0.031+0.56%Bond144.28125+0.28125+0.39%Dow25219.38+0.08%+4.25%Nasdaq7239.47-0.23%+5.31%S&P2732.22+0.04%+4.30%  The Metals: G...Read More