Commodities Advance

Source: Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim (5/18/11)

"The outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive."

Bloomberg, Kim Kyoungwha and Glenys Sim

Commodities rose for the first day in three as the outlook for increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month's decline was excessive.

The Standard & Poor's GSCI Index of 24 raw materials gained as much as 1.6 percent, the most since May 9, and was up 1.3% at 681.76 by 11:32 a.m. London time. It fell 11% this month before today after touching the highest level since 2008 on April 11. Zinc added as much as 3.7% in London trading, and raw sugar rose as much as 3.8% in New York.

Investment spending in emerging markets is outpacing expenditures in developed economies for the first time as a surge in infrastructure supports global growth and profits. Bulls say economic expansion, led by China, India and Brazil, is raising demand at a time when producers from mining industry leader BHP Billiton Ltd. to oil company BP Plc can't keep up.

"We still see strong demand from emerging economies" for raw materials including oil, said Ong Yi Ling, a Singapore-based investment strategist at Phillip Futures Pte. "Some investors are returning to the markets."

International Monetary Fund data show investment will top 24% of global gross domestic product in 2012, the most in more than two decades. Michael Saunders, Citigroup Inc.'s chief European economist, has calculated that developing nations will probably secure the largest share of it this year.

Gold Explorer Highlights 2020 Achievements and Outlook
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/29/2021)

Magna Gold Corp.'s CEO Arturo Bonillas issued a letter to shareholders outlining the firm's business and financial accomplishments in 2020 and its strategy and outlook for 2021.

Cabral Gold's channel samples at the JM target provide "further evidence that numerous high-grade veins occur within the Cuiú Cuiú district."

Explorer Completes Phase 2 Metallurgical Work for Palladium-Copper Project
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/28/2021)

Generation Mining intends to wrap up the feasibility study on Marathon this quarter.

Silver Firm Reports Q4/20 Processing, Production Numbers from Mexico Project
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/28/2021)

MAG Silver's joint venture project Juanicipio produced 230,000 ounces of silver during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020.

Explorer Reports High-Grade Gold-Silver Intercepts at BC Golden Triangle Property
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/27/2021)

Scottie Resources Corp. advises that the target remains open in most directions.

Golden Arrow Resources Out Exploring Again After COVID-19; Hits High-Grade Gold at Tierra Dorada in Paraguay
Source: The Critical Investor for Streetwise Reports (01/27/2021)

The Critical Investor explains why he believes "investors have an interesting opportunity to invest in a pretty derisked, undervalued and experienced explorer with three chances for success."

Junior Mining Sector 'the Best Value in the Space'
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/27/2021)

The StreetSmart Live! Broadcast on Jan. 26, 2021, focused on metals and why now is a good time for investors to be looking at them and the mining space. John Newell, independent analyst and portfolio manager, and John Feneck, mining sector expert and president of Feneck Consulting, addressed the status of the current metals market. CEOs of the three metals-focused companies comprising the Metallic Group of Companies—Group Ten Metals, Metallic Minerals and Granite Creek Copper—discussed their projects.

Shenanigans Abound: Gold, Silver and Cryptocurrency
Source: Michael Ballanger for Streetwise Reports (01/26/2021)

Sector expert Michael Ballanger explores the generational trends currently shaping investment markets, including the precious metals.

MMT Survey Helps Explorer Identify New Large Target at Ecuador Property
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/26/2021)

Aurania Resources reported that data from an ongoing Mobile MT Survey identified an extensive target at Tsenken at its Lost Cities - Cutucu Project in southeastern Ecuador.