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August 17, 2024

The superstorms from space that could end modern life

By Jonathan O’Callaghan – BBC The Sun is going through a period of […]
August 17, 2024

Visualizing the Rising Cost of Government Debt

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist Today’s high interest rate environment is making […]
August 16, 2024

Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition

By Nick Pickens, Robin Griffin,Eleni Joannides,Zhifei Liu – Wood Mackenzie The world cannot […]
August 16, 2024

Visualizing the Growth of Chinese Copper Miners

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Electrification China, with its huge manufacturing sector, is […]
August 16, 2024

Inflation Cools to Lowest Level Since March 2021

By Felix Richter – Statista Little more than a week after fears of […]
August 16, 2024

Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weapons

From The Economist The nuclear de-escalation that followed the cold war is over, the […]
August 14, 2024

Silver Will Lead the Way Up

From Sprott Money Silver got hit much harder than Gold, as can be […]
August 13, 2024

America prepares for a new nuclear-arms race

From The Economist IN THE PENTAGON these days, those who plan for Doomsday […]
August 13, 2024

Shock Revelation of How Recently Mammoths Roamed Vancouver Island

From Ancient Origins Mammoths, the massive pre-historic ice age cousins of the modern-day […]
August 12, 2024

Stock buybacks – Richard Mills

2024.08.11 When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, he appointed John Shad to […]
August 12, 2024

Gold Fields to Buy Canada’s Osisko in $1.6 Billion Deal

By Sybilla Gross, Thomas Biesheuvel, and William Clowes – Bloomberg Gold Fields Ltd. agreed to buy Canada’s […]
August 12, 2024

Charted: U.S. National Debt Reaches $35 Trillion

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist The U.S. national debt hit a new […]
August 12, 2024

Big Tech’s Reliance on Conflict Minerals

By Florian Zandt – Statista According to its conflict minerals report (CMR) for […]
August 12, 2024

Charted: Investment Needed to Meet Battery Demand by 2040

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Elements With the growth of battery-powered devices, from smartphones […]
August 11, 2024

Gold Defies Headwinds of Dollar Strength, Higher Yields, and Jobless Claims

By Gary Wagner – Kitco News Amidst a confluence of factors typically bearish for […]
August 11, 2024

A global recession is not in prospect

From The Economist A weak jobs report in America has raised fears that […]
August 10, 2024

Gold’s Minsky Moment – Richard Mills

2024.08.10 A “Minsky Moment” refers to a point in time when a period […]
August 10, 2024

Gold supply falling short of demand – Richard Mills

2024.08.10 It’s been a volatile week in the markets. On Monday, Aug. 5, […]
August 10, 2024

Russian Demographics

By Jennifer Sor – Business Insider
August 9, 2024

US transportation electrification and Battery Belt boom can’t continue without graphite – Richard Mills

2024.08.08 In November 2021, the Biden administration passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
August 9, 2024

B.C. landslide surge roars down Fraser River into Lower Mainland

By Dirk Meissner – CBC A landslide last week in Farwell Canyon, south […]
August 9, 2024

The Big Mac index

From The Economist The Big Mac is much the same everywhere. But its price, interestingly, […]
August 9, 2024

Steel, Aluminum Makers Push Trudeau Government on China Tariffs

By Laura Dhillon Kane and Erik Hertzberg – Bloomberg Steel and aluminum producers in Canada are […]
August 9, 2024

China auto market hits milestone as EVs, hybrids make up half of July sales

By Reuters Half of all vehicles sold in China in July were either new […]
August 8, 2024

The Sahm Rule, Employment, And Recession Indicators

By Lance Roberts – Ria Advice Economist Claudia Sahm developed the “Sahm Rule,” which states that the […]
August 8, 2024

Visualizing the Global Demand for Oil (2022-2045F)

From Elements – Visual Capitalist Economists have been attempting to forecast the point […]
August 8, 2024

Are the Biggest Beer Companies Also the Most Successful?

By Florian Zandt – Statista In 2023, beer brewers around the world produced […]
August 8, 2024

The Stock Market Is in Summer Mode. Low Trading Volumes Could Lead to More Pain

By Ian Salisbury – Barron’s The Japanese yen. Earnings. Recession worries. All played a […]
August 7, 2024

2024 exploration program for renamed Sierra Azul Copper-Silver Project, funded by Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation – Richard Mills

2024.08.03 Max Resource Corp (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) is taking a fresh approach to […]
August 7, 2024

The decline of the petrodollar not the greenback – Richard Mills

2024.08.03 The Bretton Woods financial system collapsed in 1971 when President Nixon severed […]
August 7, 2024

Dollar Debasement Ad Infinitum

By MN Gordon – Econimic Prisim If there’s one thing to understand about […]
August 7, 2024

Household Debt, Delinquencies, Collections, and Bankruptcies

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET Disposable income (according to data from the Bureau […]
August 7, 2024

Hurricanes Debby and Beryl Show How Hot Oceans Fuel a Deadly Storm Season

By Jack Wittels, Rachael Dottle and Brian K Sullivan – Bloomberg Weeks before the […]
August 7, 2024

Russia’s Arctic Energy Expansion: A Geopolitical and Economic Gambit

By Simon Watkins – Oilprice.com The continued use of the Arctic Northern Sea Route […]
August 6, 2024

China needs to pick a side, and it just might pick the West

By CHEE MENG TAN – Asia Times Signs that China is already pivoting to […]
August 6, 2024

Growth in Jobs Slows to 2017-2019 Pace, Unemployment Rate Rises

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET Payrolls at employers rose by 114,000 in July, below the […]
August 6, 2024

Gold is Getting Harder to Find: World Gold Council

From MSN.com The gold mining industry faces increasing difficulties in maintaining production growth […]
August 6, 2024

Drone Wars

By Charles Ferguson – Project Syndicate In Ukraine, expensive manned systems such as […]
August 6, 2024

Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere

From The Economist How quickly the mood turns. Barely a fortnight ago stockmarkets […]
August 4, 2024

Global gold demand reaches Q2 record

From Mining.com The latest publication by the World Gold Council showed global demand […]
August 4, 2024

Electric Cable Companies Are Making a Killing From Green Energy

By Will Mathis and Eamon Farhat – Bloomberg Advances in technology—including renewable power and electric ­vehicles—face […]
August 4, 2024

Iron ore price rises to more than 1-week high on upbeat demand outlook

From Mining.com Iron ore futures prices rose to a more than one-week high […]
August 4, 2024

Ranked: Top Silver Producing Companies of 2023

By Alan Kennedy – Visual Capitalist Silver is one of the world’s most precious […]
August 2, 2024

Graphite One could take a leading role in loosening China’s tight grip on the US graphite market – Richard Mills

2024.08.01 Due to its natural strength and stiffness, graphite is an excellent conductor […]
August 2, 2024

Gold-Stock Tipping Point

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks look to be nearing a […]
August 2, 2024

Ranked: The 10 Busiest Ports in the World, by Cargo Traffic

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist In 2024, nine of the world’s 10 […]
August 2, 2024

US delays tariff hikes, reflecting domestic opposition: experts

By Qi Xijia – Global Times The Office of the US Trade Representative […]
August 2, 2024

ArcelorMittal Cries Foul on Steel Exports From China

By Thomas Biesheuvel – Bloomberg ArcelorMittal SA said exports from China had left the steel […]
August 1, 2024

AI and National Security

By JOSEPH S. NYE, JR. – Project Syndicate AI lowers the costs and […]
August 1, 2024

America is not ready for a major war, says a bipartisan commission

From The Economist GENERAL CHARLES “CQ” BROWN, the chairman of the joint chiefs […]
July 31, 2024

China’s copper buyers make cautious return after prices slump

From Bloomberg China’s copper market is showing a tentative improvement after a months-long […]
July 31, 2024

The Coming Battle Over the Arctic

By Max Bergmann and Otto Svendsen – Time Since the end of the Cold War, the […]
July 30, 2024

America’s EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast.

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg China dominates the processing and mining of what is […]
July 30, 2024

Prepper Paradise: Gold’s Power When It All Goes Down

By Peter Schiff – Schiff Gold People in developed western countries, particularly in […]
July 30, 2024

Funds Cut Copper Bets by $20 Billion as Bull Trade Unravels

By Mark Burton – Bloomberg From a fundamental standpoint, a looming crunch in supply […]
July 30, 2024

The Bear Case for the Dollar

From Crescat Capital In our view, we stand on the cusp of a […]
July 30, 2024

The National Security Twist in an EV Maker’s Graphite Deal

By Liam Denning – Bloomberg The agreement between Lucid and Graphite One shows […]
July 29, 2024

Kodiak Copper offers significant exposure to copper and gold in low cost low risk environment – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 The discovery of Copper Mountain in the 1880s led to a rush […]
July 29, 2024

Graphite One and EV maker Lucid sign historic Supply Agreement – Richard Mills

2024.07.26 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH; OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken another step forward in its plan […]
July 29, 2024

BRICS: Gold-Backed Currency is Beginning of the End for US Dollar

By Jaxon Gaines – Watcher Guru The BRICS alliance has made significant strides […]
July 29, 2024
Mining Gold Nuggets

Gold, Not Dollar, Is the Best Trump Trade, Survey Shows

By Carter Johnson and Yvonne Yue Li – Bloomberg Gold is the best portfolio hedge in […]
July 29, 2024

The Decline and Fall of the Petrodollar?

By CARLA NORRLÖF – Project Syndicate Although Saudi Arabia has been pricing its […]
July 28, 2024

Canada’s “worst decline in 40 years”

By Peter St. Onge – Mises Institute Canada’s standard of living is on […]
July 28, 2024

How a Year of the Fed’s High Rates Has Affected the US Economy

From Bloomberg In the year since the Federal Reserve brought interest rates to a more […]
July 28, 2024

The 10 Largest Iron Ore Mines In The World

From World Atlas Iron, the chemical element Fe, is one of the world’s […]
July 28, 2024

The Dollar’s Supercycle Is Over. Where It’s Headed.

By Marc Chandler – Barrons The dollar’s long-anticipated downturn has begun, but don’t confuse […]
July 27, 2024

Large Upward Revisions of “Core Services” PCE Inflation Pushed Six-Month “Core” PCE Inflation to 3.4%, Worst in a Year

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET The Bureau of Economic Analysis released today the PCE price […]
July 27, 2024

Copper will be the investment of the decade?

From Kitco (Kitco News) – Copper presents a generational investment opportunity. A looming […]
July 27, 2024

Why is US manufacturing so unproductive?

By Noah Smith – Asia Times In 2011, manufacturing productivity in the US hit […]
July 27, 2024

Ranked: The Top Performing Major Currencies (2014-2023)

By Julia Wendling – Visual Capitalist Monetary policy, geopolitical events, and economic conditions—among […]
July 25, 2024

What, and who, caused the inflation the Fed is currently fighting? – Richard Mills

2024.07.25 The weaker labor market and rising unemployment rate, which hit 4.1% in […]
July 25, 2024

Graphite One – Two-Pronged Production Localizing Graphite Supply

Graphite One Inc. (GPH:TSXV, GPHOF:OTC) is a Canadian development company focused on owning […]
July 25, 2024

Max Resource Florália DSO Iron Ore Project – Richard Mills

2024.07.24 The term ‘Direct Shipping Ore’ aptly captures the simplicity of the DSO […]
July 25, 2024

Gold Stocks’ Autumn Rally ‘24

By Adam Hamilton, CPA The gold miners’ stocks are enjoying a strong summer, […]
July 25, 2024

NATO finds gaping holes in Europe’s defences

By Sabine Siebold and Matthias Williams – Reuters The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. […]
July 24, 2024

Max Resource Two World Class Exploration Projects in South America – Richard Mills

2024.07.19 The term ‘Direct Shipping Ore’ aptly captures the simplicity of the DSO […]
July 24, 2024

Banded Iron formations – Richard Mills

2024.07.19 Three and a half billion years ago, the earth’s atmosphere had no […]
July 24, 2024

Why is Xi Jinping building secret commodity stockpiles?

From The Economist Over the past two decades China has devoured enormous amounts of […]
July 23, 2024

Chart: Which countries are falling behind in gold mine production

From Mining.com The study, carried out by market experts at The Gold Bullion Company, […]
July 22, 2024

Central Banks Purchase Gold to Offset Their Own Money Destruction

By Daniel Lacalle Why is the price of gold rising if the global […]
July 22, 2024

Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals

By Ernest Scheyder and Pratima Desai – Reuters Western miners say their competitors have inherent cost […]
July 22, 2024

Will Guinea’s Simandou iron ore mine be the ‘Pilbara killer’?

By James Cooper – Mining.com Simandou, one of the world’s most significant iron ore developments, […]
July 22, 2024

The Myth of Plastic Recycling

By George Rockall-Schmidt You consume on average a credit card’s worth of plastic […]
July 22, 2024

Mineral-rich DRC Province Suspends Mining Activities

From Barrons Authorities in one of the most mineral-rich provinces in east DR […]
July 21, 2024

Combustion Going Bust: Global Phase-outs of Gasoline Cars

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista As of 2024, 60 countries and territories around […]
July 21, 2024

Charted: America’s Most Popular News Sources

By Marcus Lu – Visual Capitalist The distribution of news in the internet era […]
July 21, 2024

The Foreign Investors Who Bought the Recklessly Ballooning US Debt: July Update

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET The recklessly ballooning US national debt is now just a […]
July 20, 2024

Video: Junior market dominated by ‘the lame, the halt and the blind,’ says Rule

From Mining.com Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource […]
July 20, 2024

Scientists achieve breakthrough with plastic that completely decomposes in 2 months: ‘A new type of bioplastic’

By Rick Kazmer -T he Cool Down A plastic alternative being developed in Denmark, made from barley starch […]
July 19, 2024

Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal – Richard Mills

2024.07.17 As the third most-consumed metal behind iron ore and aluminum, copper is […]
July 19, 2024

US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says

From Mining.com According to a new report by S&P Global, the United States […]
July 18, 2024

Magnificent 7 Stocks Lose $1.1 Trillion in Five Days, and It’s Barely a Blip. Trillions Don’t Even Matter Anymore

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET Nvidia, after gaining $2.1 trillion YTD through July 10, gave […]
July 18, 2024

Tech stocks wobble on deepening Sino-US chip war

By Youn Ah Moon and Ankur Banerjee – Reuters Chip stocks in Asia tumbled on Thursday […]
July 18, 2024

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030

From Mining.com Global battery demand is expected to quadruple to 4,100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) […]
July 17, 2024

The King of the Americans

By Steve Pincus In her dissenting opinion in Trump v. United States, Supreme […]
July 16, 2024

Which Presidential candidate does gold prefer? – Richard Mills

2024.07.14 Gold loves chaos and should be hitting new highs, especially with inflation […]
July 16, 2024

Silver is Very Close to a Sustained Multi-Year Rally

By Hubert Moolman Gold is one of the most reliable and accurate financial […]
July 16, 2024
Stock market

What the Short-Term Treasury Market Says about Rate Cuts, and How Repeatedly Wrong it Was so Far

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET The 6-month yield is now pricing in one rate cut […]
July 16, 2024

Xi Jinping’s Great Economic Rewiring Is Cushioning China’s Slowdown

From Bloomberg China’s twin-track economy is generating doom-and-gloom headlines about domestic woes one […]
July 15, 2024

Copper bull market buoyed by aging legacy mines, says analyst

From Mining.com You’re seeing as grades get lower, companies will have to increase […]