The World Is Relearning Why Commodities Matter | Kai Hoffmann – Soar Financial
In this conversation with Kai Hoffmann, Host and Founder of Soar Financial, we discuss the possible US-Iran deal, what it may really mean for oil, gold, and broader capital markets, and why the current geopolitical backdrop may still be far more fragile than the headlines suggest. Kai explains why he thinks the fog of war […]
This Gold Project Still Looks Great at $4,000 Gold | Minera Alamos Copperstone PFS
Minera Alamos’ (TSXV: MAI) new prefeasibility study for Copperstone arrives at a moment when gold prices have turned a lot less comfortable for investors. But even with that backdrop, Copperstone still stands out as a low-capex, high-return restart story with economics that remain compelling well below recent highs. In this video, we break down the […]
Carney and Eby’s BC Housing Plan Targets Empty Condos And Development Charges
Canada’s newest housing push in British Columbia has a simple promise and a complicated balance sheet. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby are putting up to $3.2 billion behind a plan to lower housing-related development costs, fund local infrastructure, and bring more than 2,200 already-built vacant condos into the affordable-housing system. The announcement […]
Canada Slaps 10% Tariff on Canned Vegetable Imports to Shield Domestic Producers
Canada has imposed a 10 per cent provisional safeguard tariff on imported canned vegetables, a temporary measure designed to give domestic processors breathing room while a formal trade inquiry plays out. Taking effect Friday for up to 200 days, the tariff does not apply to canned vegetables from the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile or […]
Panama’s Cobre Panamá Audit: Leverage For First Quantum But Not Yet A Restart
Panama’s long-awaited audit of Cobre Panamá has not settled the future of First Quantum Minerals’ shuttered copper mine but it has made the next fight more concrete. Instead of a binary debate over whether the project should exist, the government now has a technical file it can use to define conditions, demand remediation, test public […]
Canadian Retail Sales Rose 0.5% in April but Consumer Spending Remains Strained
A pump-driven surge at gas stations and a run of strong auto sales pushed Canadian retail trade up 0.5% to $73 billion in April, but the headline figure obscures a deteriorating picture beneath the surface, with core spending falling for the second month running. Strip out gas stations and auto dealers and the numbers look […]
Iran Closes Hormuz Again Despite Peace Deal After Israel Strikes Lebanon
Oil traders were not handed a peace deal this week but a contract with three different enforcement mechanisms and one major party outside the room. Iran’s reported move to again restrict the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes in Lebanon has turned the new US-Iran framework into a test of leverage rather than diplomacy. The […]
Iran Moves to Control Hormuz Transit with Mandatory Insurance Scheme
Iran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority has imposed mandatory insurance requirements on all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that ships carry a coverage policy approved by Tehran before receiving a passage permit. The insurance carries no charge during an initial 60-day window, but Tehran has explicitly reserved the right to introduce fees […]
Alamos Gold Trims Guidance After Seismic Events Rattle Young-Davidson
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI) cut its second quarter production outlook on Thursday after two seismic events struck its Young-Davidson mine last week, damaging infrastructure and locking the company out of higher grade ore it had counted on for the quarter. One of the events occurred at an active mining front. No one was hurt, but […]
Silver Elephant Sues Andean Precious Metals Over Lost Bolivian Silver Contract
Silver Elephant Mining (TSX: ELEF) has taken its long running feud with Andean Precious Metals (TSX: APM) to court, filing a Notice of Civil Claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia that accuses Andean of muscling it out of a major Bolivian silver project. The claim, brought by Silver Elephant alongside subsidiaries Apogee Minerals […]