March 15, 2026

The Iran war and stagflation – Richard Mills

2026.03.13 Stagflation is an economic event in which the inflation rate is high, economic […]
March 15, 2026

Trump officials broker massive US.-Venezuela gold deal

By Marc Caputo – MSN Venezuela’s state-owned mining company on Monday inked a multimillion-dollar […]
March 13, 2026

China ramps up efforts to establish Hong Kong gold hub with major moves in public, private miners and new market infrastructure

By Ernest Hoffman – Kitco News China continues to ratchet up efforts to leverage […]
March 13, 2026

China sets new record on a sea route abandoned by the West : 14 container voyages on the Northern Sea Route in 2025

From vwc.org.au The Arctic region, long seen as a forbidding, inhospitable domain, is […]
March 12, 2026

Stagflation Sojourn

By Michael Pento – President,Pento Portfolio Strategies Stagflation is bad for most stocks […]
March 12, 2026

Central Bank Gold Reserves: Biggest Changes (2020–2025)

By Niccolo Conte This visualization highlights which central banks made the biggest changes to […]
March 12, 2026

Canada on the right track with middle power strategy – Richard Mills

2026.03.07 Canada is a middle power. What exactly does that mean? Wikipedia’s definition […]
March 12, 2026

US risks running out of missiles in war with Iran – Richard Mills

202603.05 Last Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States and Israel struck Iran, killing […]
March 5, 2026

Trump’s Iran War as America’s “Suez Moment”?

From The Unz Review Britain’s 1956 financial defeat has traditionally been called its “Suez […]
March 4, 2026

The State of Trump

By Timothy Snyder – Project Syndicate He wants to be the warlord whom […]
March 3, 2026

Anarcho-Tyranny and the UK Grooming Gangs Scandal

By Lipton Matthews – Mises Wire I recently attended an event at the […]
March 1, 2026

Russia’s economy has entered the death zone

From The Economist Over the past four years the Russian economy has bifurcated […]
March 1, 2026

The Economics of the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

By Stephen S. Roach – Project Syndicate Fully 54% of US trade flows in manufactured […]
February 27, 2026

There’s a ‘Doom Loop’ at the Heart of the Global Economy

From Bloomberg When Eswar Prasad sat down in late 2024 to review the […]
February 26, 2026

It’s the first tax season since the CRA revamped its services. Here’s what to expect

From CTV News The Canada Revenue Agency says taxpayers should have an easier […]
February 24, 2026

Could Canada and Australia form a critical minerals supergroup?

By Ian Verrender – ABC News The timing couldn’t be more exquisite. Next […]
February 24, 2026

BC to Cut 15,000 Jobs But Spending and Debt to Rise Anyway

By Thomas Seal – Bloomberg British Columbia, Canada’s third-most populous province, will chop 15,000 […]
February 22, 2026

US to cut rates, gold bull market remains intact – Richard Mills

2026.02.13 Gold and silver’s dramatic pullback on Jan. 30 was supposedly predicated on […]
February 22, 2026

Trump’s Foreign Adventures Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

From Bloomberg Donald Trump clearly relishes sending the US military to flex his prerogatives […]
February 19, 2026

US job growth was overstated by 1 million in 2025 after massive revision, biggest cut in 20 years – what it means now

By Shreya Biswas – The Economic Times US job growth revision 2025: US […]
February 19, 2026

Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance

By Graham Lanktree, Zi-Ann Lum and Jon Stone – POLITICO Two of the world’s biggest trading blocs […]
February 18, 2026

Canadian defense

From X FT Exclusive: Canada aims to create 125,000 jobs by increasing military […]
February 18, 2026

The F-35 Debate Is Really about How We Killed the Avro Arrow

By Wes O’Donnell – The Walrus Canada doesn’t talk about the Avro Arrow because it’s […]
February 16, 2026

Governments are hoarding commodities beyond gold — and it’s fueling price swings, Goldman Sachs says

By Huileng Tan – Business Insider Gold’s historic rally isn’t just about precious metals. It’s […]
February 15, 2026

Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Row

By Thomas Seal and Jennifer A Dlouhy – Bloomberg The latest spat comes as the US […]
February 13, 2026

Future Prospects for the Port of Churchill on Canada’s Hudson Bay

From The Maritime Executive The Port of Churchill is located in the northeastern […]
February 6, 2026

‘I just don’t have a good feeling about this’: Top economist Claudia Sahm says the economy quietly shifted and everyone’s now looking at the wrong alarm

By Eleanor Pringle –  Fortune Analysts’ favorite gauge of the U.S. economy’s health comes […]
February 5, 2026

Tariffs take $350M bite out of CN Rail revenues, with uncertainty now ‘biggest risk’

By Christopher Reynolds – Yahoo! Finance Canada Tariffs and economic angst delivered a […]
February 5, 2026

What to know about the Strait of Hormuz as Iran plans military drill while tensions are high with US

By  JON GAMBRELL – AP News The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of […]
February 4, 2026

“A Great Depression-scale recession is coming by the end of the decade”

By Sophie Shulman – CTech “2026 should be a good year, but with […]
February 3, 2026

‘A hurricane is coming’: Havana prepares people for war as US shuts off Cuba’s oil valve

By Patrick Oppmann – CNN World Havana, Cuba – As tensions between the US and […]
February 1, 2026

‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before

From CTV News Atomic scientists set their “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday closer than […]
January 31, 2026

Who really holds all the cards: Trump or the bond market?

By Alex Dryden – Asia Times If international investors became less willing to hold […]
January 30, 2026

Why the world has started stockpiling food again

By Susannah Savage – X In the early 18th century, Finland was familiar with the […]
January 30, 2026

Op-ed: When mining’s leaders no longer fit the moment

By Erik Groves – Mining.com Great leadership is inseparable from context, and history […]
January 29, 2026

How to Start World War III and Spike Oil Prices: Iran Decides to Close the Strait of Hormuz

By Harrison Kass – 19FortyFive Iran has periodically threatened to “close” or disrupt the Strait […]
January 27, 2026

These islands were bought by US. Now they have a message for Greenland.

By Karissa Waddick – USA Today Traces of Denmark’s 250-year imperial reign are […]
January 25, 2026

Vancouver police deployed to 11 planned protests in 1 weekend

From CBC News Thousands of Iranian Canadians and their supporters marched down Vancouver’s […]
January 24, 2026

Trump’s latest Western Hemisphere fixation: Canada

By Katherine Doyle, Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Kristen Welker – NBCNews WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump […]
January 23, 2026

American Spring – Richard Mills

2026.01.18 The Arab Spring refers to a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions […]
January 20, 2026

JAS 39 Gripen Has a Message for Canada and the F-35

By Jack Buckby – 19fortyfive As the Canadian government grapples with a decision […]
January 19, 2026

The Bipolar Economy

By John Mauldin – Mauldin Economics Extreme mood swings are characteristic of a […]
January 17, 2026

Trump won’t take Greenland by force, Mandelson says

By Tom McArthur – BBC US President Donald Trump would not “land on […]
January 14, 2026

Ranked: The World’s Top Silver Producers

By Bruno Venditti – Visual Capitalist Silver prices surged more than 5% in […]
January 13, 2026

What the US calls ‘milk’ could dominate dairy talks with Canada

By Lelia E. Busch and Marc L. Busch – The Hill Ottawa may […]
January 13, 2026

Canada could be hit hardest by U.S. political upheaval, report warns

By Dorcas Marfo – CTV News Published Monday, the Eurasia Group’s “Top Risks […]
January 12, 2026

Swedish Air Force Flight Engineer tells how the Gripen can Dogfight and Win Against (Almost) Any Dissimilar Aircraft

By Dario Leone – The Aviation Geek Club Gripen has successfully participated in NATO-led […]
January 8, 2026

Trump’s plan to own the Western Hemisphere and Greenland is not what Americans want

By Aaron Blake – CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s decision to remove the head of […]
January 8, 2026

How strong are Latin America’s military forces, as they face US threats?

By Marium Ali – Aljazeera Over the weekend, the United States carried out […]
January 7, 2026

U.S. Revives Cold War-Era Base to Build the World’s Largest Weapons Hub Just Miles From China

By Evelyn Hart – IDR The Indo-Pacific has grown more tense. Maritime boundaries are being […]
January 7, 2026

‘Stock up’: Ontario premier promises to banish Crown Royal whisky from province

By Leyland Cecco – The Guardian Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, has warned rye drinkers […]
January 1, 2026

China Is Investing Billions in Latin America, Potentially Sidelining U.S. Farmers for Decades to Come

By Mónica Cordero – Successful Farming From the docks of the Port of […]
December 28, 2025

The West has woken up to China’s threat far too late

By Andrew Orlowski – The Telegraph Giving businesses the freedom to do their […]
December 27, 2025

How China cracked the US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world

By Shi Huang – mu Newa China is no longer using American software […]
December 27, 2025

How Quebec Farmers Took On Vermont’s Maple Syrup King—and Won

By Peter Kuitenbrouwer – The Walrus The first person to get rich from the sweet […]
December 23, 2025

Judge dismisses U.S. tribe’s challenge to major B.C. port expansion

By Stefan Labbé – BIV A federal judge has ruled Ottawa met its […]
December 22, 2025

DND’s message to the North: ‘There’s going to be money flowing’

By Ollie Williams – Cabin Radio Science and tech researchers at the Department […]
December 21, 2025

QE Forever

From Pento Portfolio Strategies The Federal Reserve’s final meeting of 2025 was a […]
December 21, 2025

Carney, Ford to sign a deal to reduce regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, speed up Ontario projects

By Liam Casey – CBC News Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign […]
December 20, 2025

World’s Largest Hypersonic Arsenal Aimed at U.S. Carrier Groups: Pentagon Study Shows How China Would Use It

From Military Watch Magazine The Pentagon has provided new insight into how the Chinese People’s […]
December 20, 2025

Canada Considers Major Pipeline Revival Amid U.S. Trade Tensions

By Felicity Bradstock – oilprice.com Canada could approve the development of a new oil […]
December 19, 2025

Industries Pay Much Less for Water in BC, Report Finds

By Ben Parfitt – The Tyee As oil and gas companies drill and frack […]
December 10, 2025

Crofton mill closure shows B.C.’s forestry problems start with Victoria, not Trump

By Rob Shaw – BIV The B.C. government’s attempts to blame U.S. President […]
December 4, 2025

Europe is going on a huge military spending spree

From The Economist Europe is going on a huge military spending spree But […]
December 4, 2025

Productivity Is About to Slump—and AI Won’t Come to the Rescue

By Megan Leonhardt  and Adam Levine – Barron’s The history of technological innovation suggests it […]
December 3, 2025

Despite two new proposed transmission lines, BC’s industrial power demands could force choice between mines and LNG – Richard Mills

2025.11.28 Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added the North Coast […]
December 3, 2025

China stealing rare earths monopoly from US is all about the missile’s – Richard Mills

2025.11.27 Americans might be surprised to learn that China possesses 80% of the […]
December 3, 2025

Canada reaches deal to join EU’s flagship defence program

From Financial Post Canada has reached a deal to join the European Union’s €150 billion ($243 […]
December 2, 2025

U.S. and China’s Aircraft Carriers Mobilized in the Pacific

From Maritime Fairtrade On a recent Sunday, both the United States and China […]
December 1, 2025

Alaskan tribes sue B.C. gov’t over mines in far northwest

By Andrew Kurjata, Hanna Petersen –  CBC News A group of tribal nations in Alaska […]
December 1, 2025

The Impossible Two Percent: Why Central Banks Cannot Afford Price Stability

By Hamoon Soleimani – Mises Wire The Two percent inflation target—monetary policy’s sacred […]
November 30, 2025

Comment: Who controls Crown lands in British Columbia?

By Warren Mirko and Geoffrey S. Moyse – Times Colonist A commentary on […]
November 29, 2025

Electricity demand by B.C. mines likely to rise by 60 per cent by 2035, consultant estimates

By Derrick Penner – Vancouver Sun B.C.’s mining industry will likely need 60 per […]
November 24, 2025

Government Debt to GDP by Country in 2025

By Niccolo Conte – Visual Capitalist Global debt levels continue to rise, with 2025 […]
November 23, 2025

Visualizing the $19 Trillion Global Cost of Conflict

By  Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist Last year, the economic impact of violence […]
November 20, 2025

Port of Churchill searches for year-round trade

By Jeff Melchior – Manitoba Co-operator University of Manitoba researchers are investigating how many […]
November 16, 2025

Canada’s New Submarines Will Be Lethal, Stealthy, and Very UnCanadian

by Peter Jones – The Walrus In 2017, HMCS Chicoutimi undertook a dangerous and difficult assignment. For […]
November 14, 2025

The strategy for developing Canada’s critical minerals needs a rethink – Richard Mills

2025.11.08 Prime Minister Mark Carney deserves credit for putting the subject of critical […]
November 11, 2025

America’s Future Is Being Sacrificed for Short-Term “Wins”

By Ian Bremmer – Project Syndicate Most countries are prepared to give Trump […]
November 8, 2025

How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela

By Reade Levinson, Ricardo Arduengo, Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Jonathan Saul, Michael Pell, Clare Farley, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Jon McClure and Mariano Zafra – […]
November 8, 2025

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is booming again

From The Economist America is still the single biggest destination for Chinese exports […]
November 7, 2025

The World’s Most Militarized Economies by Three Metrics

By Dorothy Neufeld – Visual Capitalist In 2024, the U.S., China, and Russia were […]
November 6, 2025

Chinese ambassador suggests Canada, China ‘triple’ trade with one another

By Stephanie Ha – CTV news After Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President […]
November 6, 2025

Trump tariffs head to Supreme Court in case eagerly awaited around the world

By Natalie Sherman – BBC What may be the biggest battle yet in […]
November 5, 2025

Hodgson’s minerals announcements will help Canada set the pace we need to win.

From Nations Newswatch Chasing pucks may be our national sport, but we’re pretty […]
November 4, 2025

The Nuclear Club: The 9 countries armed with nukes as US set to resume weapons testing

By James C Reynolds and Maryam Zakir-Hussain – Indepedent The United States is to resume […]
November 1, 2025

Majority of Canadians no longer see America as a friend, study finds

By Raisa Patel – Toronto Star OTTAWA—New research suggests that a minority of Canadians […]
October 28, 2025

Inside Canada’s new Arctic ambitions

By Mike Blanchfield – Politico OTTAWA — Long overlooked by Ottawa, Canada’s remote and […]
October 22, 2025

U.S. soy subsidies will cause lasting damage to industry

By Bruce Burnett – The Western Producer Nothing illustrates the demise of world trade […]
October 21, 2025

Why Trump is looking the wrong way in the Arctic

From The Economist SINCE 2020 foreign military aircraft have buzzed North American airspace […]
October 17, 2025

Think F-35 fighter jets are all-American? Canada actually plays a major role in production

By Laura Clementson – CBC News The F-35 fighter jet is one of the […]
October 13, 2025

America and China return to fierce trade conflict

From The Economist China’s leaders have long recognised that rare earths are its […]
October 8, 2025

Farms are closing without workers. US border policy threatens to empty shelves.

By Linda Pryor – Yahoo!news ICE raids, detainments, deportations. Immigration headlines flood our screens. Enforcement […]
October 5, 2025

Carney to meet Trump next week, potential movement on steel and aluminum tariffs expected

By Stephanie Ha and Judy Trinh – CTV News Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to […]
October 4, 2025

Yuan lies in wait as Trump pushes buck to the brink

By William Pesek – Asia Times TOKYO — Depending on your vantage point, the […]
October 1, 2025

The $150T Global Debt Market

By Jenna Ross – Visual Capitalist In the first quarter of 2025, the […]
October 1, 2025

Alaska Governor: Support Mining in U.S., Not Overseas

By Mike Dunleavy – Newsweek President Donald Trump rightly understands that rebuilding American manufacturing […]
October 1, 2025

The gold ‘fear trade’ is on – Richard Mills

2025.09.27 Keynote speaker Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors, often kicks off […]
September 29, 2025

3 Factors Dragging Down the U.S. Dollar

By Julia Wendling – Visual Capitlaist The U.S. dollar (USD) is under pressure—but what’s […]
September 26, 2025

China Plans, America Reacts

By Stephen S. Roach – Project Syndicate US President Donald Trump’s transactional strain […]