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March 18, 2024

China copper nudges 3-year high as supply cuts bite – Richard Mills

2024.03.16 A tightening copper market is raising prices and shining a spotlight on […]
March 18, 2024

The Big fat lies told by Big Oil, Big Plastic – Richard Mills

2024.03.15 While there is disagreement over its causes, the reality of global warming […]
March 18, 2024

A Big Defeat for Big Tech

By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ – Project Syndicate Last year, US President Joe Biden’s […]
March 18, 2024

Haiti’s Proud Boys

By SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK – Project Syndicate The way things are going in Haiti, […]
March 18, 2024

Tax tsunami may destroy Canadian resource exploration financing, PearTree warns

From Mining.com “The new AMT rules are said to target fewer than 25,000 […]
March 17, 2024

70 Percent or More of F-35s May Not Be Combat Capable

By Mike Fredenburg – The Epoch Times There is another metric that is more […]
March 17, 2024

Short-Term Treasury Market Walks Away from Rate-Cut Mania, Inflation Has Upper Hand

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET From mid-October through the end of January, the 6-month […]
March 16, 2024

What the PPI is Telling us: Disinflation in “Core Goods,” a Hefty Counterweight to Hot Services Inflation, May be Over

By Wolf Richter – World Street The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final […]
March 16, 2024

America’s economy has escaped a hard landing

From The Economist Which cartoon character does the American economy most resemble? The consensus […]
March 16, 2024

This Brain Cancer Breakthrough Should Excite You

By Lisa Jarvis – Bloomberg Seeing tumors start to melt away within a […]
March 15, 2024

Plastic pollution: a scourge with far-reaching consequences – Richard Mills

2024.03.14 Every day most of us contribute, several times, to the global plastic […]
March 15, 2024

The Misery Index Shows Bidenomics is Failing

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Wire The government tries to blame inflation on […]
March 15, 2024

Precious metal ratios and recessions

From Goldmoney Gold is primarily used as money. Its main price drivers are […]
March 15, 2024

China to Invest in Canada Mining Despite Crackdown, Envoy Says

By Jacob Lorinc and Brian Platt – Bloomberg China’s ambassador says the country will continue to […]
March 14, 2024

Visualizing All of the U.S. Currency in Circulation

By Marcus Lu – Visual Capitalist Have you ever wondered how much U.S. […]
March 14, 2024

Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China

By Joel Schectman and Christopher Bing – Reuters Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized […]
March 14, 2024

Copper price soars to 7-month high on China’s plans to cut output

From Mining.com Copper prices soared on Wednesday to their highest in seven months […]
March 13, 2024

Our dystopian future is already here – Richard Mills

2024.03.09 Global heat records keep getting smashed, as a combination of global warming […]
March 13, 2024

Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, February: Inflation Saga far from Over, Core CPI & Core Services in Ominous 6-Month Trend

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET The “core services” CPI (services minus energy services) is crucial. […]
March 13, 2024

Gold extends loss as US inflation data reinforces Fed caution

From Mining.com “The February CPI came in hotter than expected,” said Bart Melek, […]
March 13, 2024

Congress is a fixer upper

By Moira Warburton – Reuters Congress is not spending enough time in Washington to […]
March 13, 2024

Inflation Progress Stalls as Housing Costs Continue to Rise

By Felix Richter – Statista Inflation in the U.S. edged up slightly in February, […]
March 12, 2024

China’s copper smelters to discuss production cut as fees slump

From Mining.com The fees that companies receive to turn concentrate into refined metal, […]
March 11, 2024

What Dollarization Says About Returning to the Gold Standard

From SCHIFFGOLD Everyone’s heard of Javier Milei, the new president of Argentina, called by […]
March 11, 2024

China’s outbound investment reshaping the global economy

By WILLIAM PESEK – Asia Times “China’s ODI has risen substantially since the turn […]
March 10, 2024

Is the World Close to Collapse? Ask the Bronze Age People

By Andreas Kluth – Bloomberg Did people in the late Bronze Age know their […]
March 10, 2024

Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study

By Naveen Athrappully – The Epoch Times Harmful microplastics have been found in human […]
March 10, 2024

Slow US Inflation Retreat Is Set to Bolster Fed Patience on Rate Cuts

By Vince Golle and Craig Stirling – Bloomberg Inflation in the US probably abated only gradually […]
March 8, 2024

Fed’s next rate move might not align with popular consensus – Richard Mills

2024.03.07 The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is core PCE, which stands for […]
March 8, 2024

Fed gets another reason not to rush on rate cuts

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider – Reuters Federal Reserve policymakers weighing when to start interest-rate […]
March 8, 2024

Ritual Mercury Abuse

From Ancient Origins Getting high off toxic insolvents and chemicals to induce mind-altering […]
March 8, 2024

Do Oscar Winners Also Rule the Box Office?

By Florian Zandt – Statista As our chart based on data from Box Office […]
March 8, 2024

Solzhenitsyn’s Line Between Good and Evil Matters

By Barry Brownstein – AIER Recently, Jonathan Mayo compiled new details of the […]
March 8, 2024
Stock market

Big US Stocks’ Q4’23 Fundamentals

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The big US stocks dominating markets and investors’ portfolios […]
March 8, 2024

Global Debt Levels Are a Ticking Time Bomb

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Wire The relentless increase in global debt is an […]
March 6, 2024

Dolly Varden Silver (and Gold) Corp. – Richard Mills

2024.03.06 Gold continues to maintain strength, staying above $2,000 in January and February […]
March 5, 2024

Indonesia and China killed the nickel market – Richard Mills

2024.03.02 The mantra? Our fossil-fueled based transportation system needs to be 100% electrified, […]
March 5, 2024

Mapped: Inflation Projections by Country, in 2024

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist Global economic prospects hang on a delicate […]
March 5, 2024

US Natural Gas Production, Exports of Natural Gas via LNG and Pipelines, All Soar to New Records in 2023, Price Collapses

By Wolf Richter – Wolf Street The US became the largest LNG exporter in […]
March 5, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Dangerous and Unnecessary

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Wire The main central banks have been deliberating […]
March 5, 2024

A millennial is building America’s first nickel-cobalt refinery

From The Economist Back home the 28-year-old single mother reckoned that getting into […]
March 4, 2024

Gold market sees new record closing price, but the major test is next week

By Neils Christensen – Kitco “With positioning in gold and silver running neutral & […]
March 4, 2024

A New Microchip Construction Boom?

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista Last week, the White House announced funding of […]
March 4, 2024

Hydrogen Wildcatters Still Need to Find Their First Gusher

By David Fickling – Bloomberg From Spindletop — the Texan oilfield whose 1901 blowout […]
March 4, 2024

The South China Sea Is the Next Test of US Resolve

By Andreas Kluth – Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with a tale […]
March 3, 2024

A Macro Shift at Hand

By Kevin C. Smith, CFA – Crescat Capital Valuation extremes combined with macro […]
March 3, 2024

Can British Columbia’s Copper Projects Meet North America’s Green Energy Dream

From eResearch Copper, a critical component in electronics, construction, and renewable energy, is […]
March 3, 2024

Inflation Saga Far from Over: Services Inflation in Euro Area Just as Stubborn as in the US, Makes Very Disconcerting Moves

By Wolf Richter – Wolf Street In the 20 countries that use the […]
March 3, 2024

Do You Really Want to Find Out If You’ll Get Alzheimer’s?

By F.D. Flam – Bloomberg A few years ago, researchers made the unnerving discovery that in […]
March 2, 2024

The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days

By Michelle Fox – CNBC The nation’s debt permanently crossed over to $34 […]
March 2, 2024

Insight: Inside a copper output plunge at No. 1 global producer Codelco

From Mining.com Beneath the world’s largest open-pit copper mine in Chile lies a […]
March 1, 2024

Real Wages Turn Negative Again as Price Inflation Refuses To Go Away

By Ryan McMaken – Mises Institute According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ […]
February 29, 2024

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Increases by Most in a Year

2024.02.29 The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying inflation rose in January at […]
February 29, 2024

The Last Days of Mezcal

By Rowan Jacobsen – Bloomberg The road from Oaxaca City to Santiago Matatlán […]
February 29, 2024

U.S. Economy Returns to Pre-Pandemic Growth

By Felix Richter – Statista When Covid-19 hit the United States with full […]
February 29, 2024

California Sober

By Lisa Jarvis – Bloomberg The evidence is mounting that your daily toke can […]
February 28, 2024

Max discovers two new outcrops at AM-14 target; completes 10,000-km geophysical survey – Richard Mills

2024.02.28 Max Resource Corp (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) has made significant progress over the last year […]
February 28, 2024

The Drums of US-China Cyber War

By STEPHEN S. ROACH – Project Syndicate With his recent testimony warning of […]
February 28, 2024

The Norwegian Illusion

From Goehring & Rozencwajg  Starting mid-point last decade, the investment community became convinced […]
February 28, 2024

Long Live King Dollar

By Carter Johnson and Anya Andrianova – Yahoo Finance The greenback is just […]
February 27, 2024

Don’t be surprised if the Fed raises interest rates – Richard Mills

2024.02.27 The question of whether the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates at its […]
February 27, 2024

Record Global Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb for the World Economy

From Daniel Lacalle The relentless increase in global debt is an enormous problem for […]
February 27, 2024

Canada’s top pensions have trillions in assets. Should they do more to fuel the energy transition?

By Benjamin Shingler – CBC News Canada’s largest pension funds, which hold trillions of dollars in […]
February 27, 2024

The Financial March to War

By HAROLD JAMES – Project Syndicate BERLIN – Since global financial stability ought […]
February 27, 2024

Oil: From Uninvestible to Must Own

From Goehring & Rozencwajg There are notable similarities between the uranium market twelve […]
February 26, 2024

IRA blowback: restricting imports slowing electric vehicle adoption – Richard Mills

2024.02.26 The Inflation Reduction Act aims to grant incentives to companies that source […]
February 26, 2024

Max Resource: Two New Discoveries at AM-14 Confirm 15km Corridor of Copper-Silver Mineralization

From Gold Invest Copper explorer Max Resource Corp (TSXV: MAX; OTC Pink: MXROF; FSE: […]
February 26, 2024

Inflation is Coming Down. Why aren’t Prices?

By David Brady, Jr. – Mises Institute The Consumer Price Index numbers have […]
February 26, 2024

Who’s Behind Cyber Attacks?

By Anna Fleck – Statista The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), alongside […]
February 26, 2024

Taking Nuclear War Seriously

By Newt Gingrich – Real Clear Wire If we took nuclear war seriously, we […]
February 25, 2024

Visualizing Wealth Distribution in America (1990-2023)

By Marcus Lu – Visual Calpitalist Wealth distribution in America has become increasingly […]
February 25, 2024

Consensual Hallucination

By Wolf Richter – Wolf Street So the trading volume on the Nasdaq, […]
February 25, 2024

Which AI Risks Matter?

By EDOARDO CAMPANELLA – Project Syndicate Although overly confident predictions about artificial intelligence […]
February 24, 2024

Copper, gold to get ‘largest immediate’ boost from Fed easing, Goldman says

From Reuters Copper and gold are expected to see the largest immediate price […]
February 24, 2024

Nvidia Lives Up to the Hype, Delivers Another Huge Quarter

By Felix Richter – Statista Ever since Nvidia first revealed to the world […]
February 24, 2024

Do not expect America’s interest rates to fall just yet

From The Economist Has inflation been vanquished, or is it bouncing back? The […]
February 24, 2024

WAR + INFLATION = GOLD

By Egon von Greyerz – von Greyerz Gold “Poverty is the parent of revolution, […]
February 23, 2024

Gold Futures Reloaded

By Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold has drifted out of favor in recent months, […]
February 23, 2024

Graphite: The Overlooked Critical Mineral with Chris Berry on The Kinvestor Report

From YouTube Arlen is joined by Chris Berry, President of House Mountain Partners […]
February 23, 2024

A Bunch of New Research Puts This Winter’s Wild Weather In Frightening Context

By HENRY CARNELL – Mother Jones Since the start of 2024, countless scientific studies […]
February 23, 2024

British Columbia will not proceed with proposed amendments to the Land Act, Minister says

By Amanda Stutt – Mining.com “I’ve also heard that we need to take the […]
February 23, 2024

The Copper Age: When Metallurgy Came to Rule the World

By Aleksa Vučković – Ancient Origins The so-called Chalcolithic – or the Copper […]
February 22, 2024

How governments can help accelerate the mining of critical minerals, and the obstacles in the way – Richard Mills

2024.02.22 Could restoring a depleted stash of critical minerals help to bolster security […]
February 22, 2024

Taiwan chip firms flock to Japan as China decoupling accelerates

By Sam Nussey, Fanny Potkin and Miho Uranaka – Reuters The influx comes amid shifting alliances and […]
February 22, 2024

Yellen to Visit Chile in Push to Boost Ties on Critical Minerals

By Viktoria Dendrinou – Bloomberg While in Santiago, Yellen will engage with her counterparts […]
February 21, 2024

Why the world’s mining companies are so stingy

From The Economist Mining companies have spent much of the past decade in […]
February 21, 2024

A Tale of Two Metals, Copper & Nickel, Will Determine the Future of Energy

By David Fickling – Bloomberg Annual nickel supplies need to grow from about 3.4 […]
February 21, 2024

Is Blockchain Ready for Primetime?

By Josh Burek – Project Syndicate CAMBRIDGE – As the crypto winter thaws, […]
February 20, 2024

Massive Money Printing Will Accelerate as Debt Soars

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Institute The U.S. federal government published a December deficit […]
February 20, 2024

Milei Exposes the Path of Destruction of the West

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Institute Today, states don’t need to directly control […]
February 20, 2024

US Moves to Restore National Defense Stockpile

By Mark Burton, Joe Deaux, Michael J Kavanagh, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and Annie Lee – Bloomberg Insiders liken it […]
February 18, 2024

Which Lifestyle Changes Can Make You Live Longer?

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista According to mortality trends collected among 719,147 veterans […]
February 17, 2024

Copper price bounces as analysts see short covering fueling big gains

From Mining.com Copper extended a weekly gain, with some analysts predicting that the […]
February 17, 2024

Energy Demand is Massively Misunderstood, Here’s Why We’re Bullish

By Goehring & Rozencwajg “Wouldn’t a recession and continued economic weakness reduce energy […]
February 17, 2024

Dollar Throttling Gold

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold just suffered a sizable down day after the latest […]
February 16, 2024

Copper, this dog will hunt – Richard Mills

2024.02.16 More manufacturing will boost the demand for copper. Jeff Currie noted that […]
February 16, 2024

The Gold/Silver Ratio Says Silver’s Still Cheap

From Schiff Gold The silver price has dipped since December, from almost $26 […]
February 16, 2024

Priority? Licence transfers? Here’s how Alberta’s water system works

By Taylor Lambert – CBC Alberta’s relationship with water has changed over the […]
February 15, 2024

Dolly Varden Silver’s step-out drilling at Homestake Ridge discovers new high-grade gold zone: 79.49 g/t Au over 12.45m, including 1,335 g/t Au over 0.68m – Richard Mills

2024.02.15 The drill hits keep on coming at Dolly Varden Silver’s (TSXV:DV, OTC:DOLLF) Kitsault […]
February 15, 2024

Extreme Weather, Russia & Cyber Attacks Top Fears List

By Anna Fleck – Statista In the run up to the annual Munich […]