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By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud The Peruvian government might have to deal with more mining-related social protests in 2018, says a risk brief published today by Verisk Maplecroft. According to the firm, if 2017 saw several projects slowing down or stopping due to the 171 formally registered conflicts that took place throughout the country, […]

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted Pebble Limited Partnership’s wetlands-fill permit, which is required under the Clean Water Act and which is also a key authorization in the permitting process for the controversial Pebble project in Alaska. Pebble Limited Partnership is a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty

By analyst By Frik Els Big cap diversified miners are riding a wave of optimism as global growth prospects – especially in manufacturing – continues to strengthen. Global economic activity as measured by the JP Morgan global manufacturing and services index showed output rising at the fastest pace since March 2015. The manufacturing index has

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud What is believed to be the world’s most expensive bottle of vodka has been stolen from a Copenhagen bar. The $1.3-million container was made of yellow gold and silver and had a diamond-encrusted replica of the Russian Imperial Eagle on its cap. On season three of the political thriller

By Cory Wrapping up the markets for the week Liquidity remains abundant throughout the financial market as US markets and commodities continue to perform very well. Doc joins me for a recap of the moves this week and to look ahead to the rest of the this month. We hope everyone has a great weekend!

By Cory Recapping The Markets For the First Week Of January and The Job Numbers Chris Temple is with us today to address the weaker job numbers. The other aspect of the data was higher hourly earnings which is more important. We also discuss the US equity rally that could be a carryover of the

By Matthew Carr On Thursday, the East Coast braced for “bomb cyclone” Grayson. Grocery stores were ransacked. My best friend, a lifelong Maryland resident, wrote me: “100 eggs, 15 gallons of milk and 13 loaves of bread. We also have 100 pounds of salt… We’re fully prepared for our less than 1 inch of snow!”

By Greg Guenthner This post Here’s What Will Ignite a New Oil Stampede appeared first on Daily Reckoning. While most investors remain fixated on the tech sector and the cryptocurrency boom, energy is looking like strong bet in 2018. Oil quietly topped $62 a barrel this week, posting new three year highs. This week’s move

By Cory Gold Market in 2018 vs 2017 Craig Hemke, Editor at TFMetalsReport.com joins me today to look at the similarities and differences for gold in 2018 vs last year. We discuss the USD and inflation in terms of how they impact the gold market. Click here to visit Craig’s site for more PM focused

By Zach Scheidt This post You Are Here ⇒ [Chart] appeared first on Daily Reckoning. I’ve got one teenager with an active driver’s license and two teenagers in the “learning stage.” Sometimes I think I’m going to lose my sanity! The other day I was trying to give my son directions and I mentioned a