Asian and European shares were mixed to weaker in trading overnight. U.S. stock indexes are set to open higher on corrective bounces following Friday’s big sell offs.
German stocks rose as investors cheered a win by German conservative leader Friedrich Merz in Sunday’s elections.
The Euro zone January consumer price index came in at up 2.5%, year-on-year, which was right in line with market expectations.
Source – KITCO News
Gold inched higher on Thursday in holiday-thinned trade, as investors focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy and anticipated tariff policies under President-elect Donald Trump, both of which could influence the metal’s direction in the coming year.
Source – Daksh Grover / Reuters
Gold prices in India skyrocketed by Rs 6,250 on Friday to reach a historic high of Rs 96,450 per 10 grams in the national capital, fuelled by robust demand from local jewellers and soaring global prices driven by heightened US-China trade tensions, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
Gold of 99.9% purity also saw a significant jump, closing at Rs 96,450 compared to Wednesday’s Rs 90,200.
Silver too followed suit, leaping Rs 2,300 to settle at Rs 95,500 per kg from its earlier close of Rs 93,200, mirroring the bullish global momentum.
Comex gold futures climbed to a record USD 3,249.16 per ounce, signalling strong safe-haven demand.
“Comex gold prices hit lifetime highs due to surging safe-haven demand, triggered by fears of a deepening global economic slowdown and further retaliation between the US and China,” said Kaynat Chainwala, AVP-Commodity Research at Kotak Securities.
Source – The Times of India
Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) (“Vizsla Silver” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated January 6, 2025, it has filed an independent technical report (the “Technical Report”) containing an updated mineral resource estimate on the Company’s Panuco silver-gold project. The Technical Report has an effective date of September 9, 2024, and was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) by Allan Armitage, Ph. D., P. Geo., Ben Eggers, MAIG, P.Geo., and Henri Gouin, P.Eng. of SGS Geological Services and Peter Mehrfert, P.Eng., James Millard, P.Geo., Scott Elfen, P.E., and Jonathan Cooper, P.Eng. of Ausenco Engineering Canada ULC.
The Technical Report can be found under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) and is also available on the Company’s website (www.vizslasilvercorp.com).
Source – PR Newswire
Analysts estimate that copper demand from energy transition sectors will grow at a CAGR of 10.7%, with the EV sector alone driving a 14.3% increase, solar power 5.6%, and wind applications 9.3%. Overall, the demand for copper is projected to grow at a CAGR of 2.6% through 2034.
Source – Stock News
The U.S. is expected to implement a 50% tariff on copper imports at the end of the week, but what happens next is anyone’s guess as talk of an exemption for Chile, the biggest U.S. supplier of the metal, and a potential U.S. and European “metal alliance” heats up.
“There remains uncertainty over country-based exemptions and a general sense of tariff fatigue,” wrote Natalie Scott-Gray, senior metals demand analyst at StoneX, in a note Tuesday. The European Union, meanwhile, looks to get a break when it comes to U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper.
President Donald Trump’s announcement on July 8 of the coming tariff had led to a 13% spike in copper prices that day, to settle at $5.6855 a pound, a record-high finish at that time, based on data going back to 1968, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Scott-Gray said that when it comes to a potential country-based tariff exemption, Chile is “singled out,” not just because of Marcel’s comments and ongoing negotiations this week, but because the U.S. is reliant on Chile’s imports and the fact that the U.S. holds a trade surplus with Chile, she said.
Source – Market Watch
Silver Storm Mining Ltd. (“Silver Storm” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has filed an independent National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101“) Technical Report titled “Independent Technical Report for the La Parrilla Silver Mine, Durango State, Mexico” with an effective date of December 31, 2024 (the “Technical Report“). The Technical Report updates the Mineral Resource estimate at the Company’s 100% owned La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex, located in Durango Mexico.
The Company also announces that it has entered into a debt settlement letter agreement with a drilling service provider (the “Creditor“) to settle the Company’s outstanding debt for past services performed by the Creditor in the amount of $578,200 (the “Debt“) by issuing 4,818,333 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares“) at a deemed price of $0.12 per Common Share (the “Shares-for-Debt Transaction“).
Source – Yahoo Finance
