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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation ( USAS ) is a company that explores for silver, lead, zinc, and copper. Gold is a small bonus for the company as it is present in the ores. The company has been around since 1998 and changed its name in 2019. USAS's headquarters are in Toronto, Ontario, Can...

Original post By Stuart Burns By most accounts, nickel has had a good run this year. Among a falling commodity market, nickel has been one of only a couple of metals products that have bucked the trend and seen strong gains. Nickel has jumped some 35% this year, largely on the back...

The price of copper hit its lowest level since late 2016 in early September when the price of the nearby COMEX futures contract fell to a low at $2.4675 per pound. The active month December contract found its bottom at $2.4820. The base metal that is often a barometer for the health and wellbe...

Since 2018, the escalating trade war between the United States and China is one of the most significant issues facing markets across all asset classes. The wave of protectionism in the form of US tariffs on Chinese goods and China's retaliation against US goods has distorted the prices of more...

Original post By Stuart Burns Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the most recent AISI capacity utilization rates and the price delta between the ROW and the US. Judging by the plunging share price of steel producers and the collapse in steel prices from ...

At $2.7115 per pound on November 7, the price of nearby December COMEX copper futures is trading at the top end of a range that has been in place since early September. Copper has been patient, as it is the commodity that often acts as a barometer of the health and wellbeing of the global econ...

Commodities are an alternative asset class. Stocks and bonds tend to attract most investors. Commodities have a reputation as volatile assets that can experience wide price variance. Raw materials are global assets. Production comes from regions of the world where the crust of the earth cont...

Original Post By Stuart Burns Two features of Chinese political and industrial policy have been consistent over the years: the willingness to plan long term and deep pockets to finance those plans. A major state-owned steelmaker and mining company, Sinosteel , has epitomized this ...

One of the most significant factors when it comes to the commodities asset class has been the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. China is the world's most populous nation with the second-leading GDP. With approximately 1.8 billion people, over 18% of the people of the world...

Base metal prices fell by 23.43% in 2015, but in 2016 they appreciated by 26.77%. In 2017, the sector of nonferrous industrial metals was the best-performing commodities sector posting a 21.99% gain for the year. In 2018, the industrial commodities shed 15.78% of their value. The base metals...