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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

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 5, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Dangerous and Unnecessary

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Wire The main central banks have been deliberating […]
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 […]
February 15, 2024

Visualizing the Rise of the U.S. as Top Crude Oil Producer

By Omri Wallach – Vistual Capitalist Over the last decade, the United States […]
February 15, 2024
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Dolly Varden Silver (DV.V) is now officially in the gold business

February 15, 2024 – TheNewswire – Global Stocks News – On February 12, […]
February 14, 2024

Shutdown of deep ocean current could cause extreme climate change as soon as 2025 – Richard Mills

2024-02-14 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large system of water […]
February 14, 2024

Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2024 – in one chart

By Greg Iacurci – CNBC Inflation declined in January and consumers’ buying power […]
February 14, 2024

Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation, January: Powell’s Gonna Have a Cow when he Sees the Spike in “Core Services” Inflation

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET We’ll start with the “core services” CPI (services minus energy […]
February 14, 2024

British Columbia Hatches $1.5 Billion Loan Plan to Boost Homebuilding

By Thomas Seal – Bloomberg British Columbia’s government launched a program to accelerate the […]
February 13, 2024

6 Advanced Ancient Inventions Beyond Modern Understanding

By Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times – Ancient Origins We’ve lost the secret to making some […]
February 13, 2024

Where NATO Defense Expenditure Stands

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista Former U.S. President and current candidate for the […]
February 13, 2024

Mexican president proposes ban on open-pit mining

From Mining.com Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, presented before […]
February 13, 2024

Russia’s formidable installations in Ukraine are reviving interest in fortification

From The Economist Forts are back in fashion. Ukraine’s counter-offensive last year was stymied […]
February 12, 2024

‘Indispensable’ mining and Junior’s place in the food chain – Richard Mills

2024.02.12 Due to our fascination with computers, social networks, and intellectual capital, we […]
February 12, 2024

Oil & Gas Giants Cash in Tens of Billions

By Florian Zandt – Statista On February 7, French energy company TotalEnergies announced an […]
February 12, 2024

Visualizing the Rise of the U.S. as Top Crude Oil Producer

By Omri Wallach – Elements Over the last decade, the United States has […]
February 12, 2024

How Living Like a Hunter-gatherer Could Improve Your Health

By Nicholas Bourne/The Conversation – Ancient Origins Many of us want to live long, […]
February 12, 2024

After Court Victory for Freedom Convoy, Canadians Ready to Sue

By Matthew Horwood – The Epoch Times Several Freedom Convoy protesters, buoyed by a […]
February 11, 2024

EU, US to align global minerals push against China’s supply grip

From Mining.com The US and the European Union are in talks to merge […]
February 11, 2024

It is vital to understand the role of gold

By Alasdair Macleod – Gold Money Without a proper knowledge of the legal […]
February 11, 2024

Drought across British Columbia could worsen this year

From The Weather Network Snow levels are 39 per cent below normal, according […]
February 11, 2024

Another ‘Great Retirement’ Wave Hits the US After Stocks Rally

By Alexandre Tanzi – Bloomberg A generation ago, one popular song implored workers to […]
February 10, 2024

2023 was a record year for gold demand – Richard Mills

2024.02.10 Gold demand reached an all-time high in 2023, according to the most […]
February 10, 2024

World Gold Council: “Blistering Central Bank Buying” Fuels Strong Gold Demand

From Schiff Gold Total gold demand hit an all-time high in 2023, according […]
February 10, 2024

Philippines gunning for fast and massive military build-up

By Richard Javad Heydarian – Asia Times Confronting a mighty China, the Philippines is […]
February 10, 2024

A Pause To The Pausing

From Sprott Money As January progressed, most U.S. economic data came in “stronger […]
February 9, 2024

Max Resource discovers target area 14, 28 targets for potential drill testing identified – Richard Mills

2024.02.09 Faced with the grim prospect of falling short of our climate targets, the […]
February 9, 2024

The Rise of Consumer Crypto

By Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers – Project Syndicate Although non-fungible tokens are often […]
February 9, 2024

Green shoots for copper, nickel, zinc, aluminium prices

By Frik Els – Mining.com Expectations of a smaller reduction in US interest […]
February 9, 2024

California’s atmospheric rivers, explained

CBC Video A series of atmospheric rivers caused days of record-breaking rain over […]
February 9, 2024

The Fed Says Its Record Losses Don’t Matter

By Nicolás Cachanosky – American Institute for Economic Research The Federal Reserve recently […]
February 8, 2024

The US Is Living on Borrowed Time

By Matthew Piepenburg – Von Greyerez Gold The US is now in an open […]
February 8, 2024

The World’s Richest Countries Across 3 Metrics

By Niccolo Conte – Visual Capitalist How do you measure the economic success […]
February 8, 2024

Why China Won’t Fight the Houthis

By Yun Sun – Project Syndicate WASHINGTON, DC – Chinese policy in the […]
February 7, 2024

Mining industry dogged by retirements and lack of new recruits – Richard Mills

2024.02.07 One of the biggest challenges facing the mining industry is a growing […]
February 7, 2024

JP Morgan: Money is Gold and Nothing Else

By Schiff Gold Our nation’s top financier had it correct 111 years ago: […]
February 7, 2024

U.S. Diesel Supply Tightens As Manufacturing Comes Roaring Back

By Charles Kennedy – Oilprice.com U.S. manufacturers are recovering from an extended slump in […]