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April 29, 2021
While precious metals have somewhat been subdued over recent weeks, there’s a storm brewing that could set gold, and by extension silver, on an upward trajectory once again.
April 27, 2021
The United States is back in the fold of countries pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and that is helping to drive demand for an assemblage of metals that a global push to decarbonize and electrify is expected to require.
April 24, 2021
Joe Biden came to power as the 46th US president expecting to spend more on green energy and clean technology. Just how much more is starting to be revealed.
April 21, 2021
There’s an old saying on Wall Street: “Six percent interest will draw money from the moon.” And it’s true, but what is also true is, 1/ As long as real interest rates are below 2% gold is in a bull market and 2/ Real interest rates below 2% draw investors to gold.
Central banks know this, so do educated gold buyers.
With Treasury notes paying such low net yields, gold becomes an attractive investment.
Central banks know this, so do educated gold buyers.
With Treasury notes paying such low net yields, gold becomes an attractive investment.
April 14, 2021
Gold prices ticked higher on Tuesday after inflation data showed US consumer prices rose in March for the fourth straight month and inflation hit its highest level in 2.5 years.
The US Federal Reserve, whose dual mandate is to keep inflation in the “Goldilocks zone” of around 2% and to control unemployment, has been downplaying inflation, telling the public that even if prices rise, it will only be temporary.
The US Federal Reserve, whose dual mandate is to keep inflation in the “Goldilocks zone” of around 2% and to control unemployment, has been downplaying inflation, telling the public that even if prices rise, it will only be temporary.
April 13, 2021
ESG was a dominant theme running through this year’s AME Roundup conference in Vancouver.
Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, said “It’s just critical. Every single meeting you have with investors, it’s number one on the topic (list).”
Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, said “It’s just critical. Every single meeting you have with investors, it’s number one on the topic (list).”
April 11, 2021
“The adage of ‘if it can’t be grown it must be mined’ serves as a reminder that electric vehicles, transitional energy, and a green economy start with metals. The supply chain for batteries, wind turbines, solar panels, electric motors, transmission lines, 5G — everything that is needed for a Green Economy starts with metals and mining. Demand for these metals, principally lithium, nickel and cobalt on the battery side and copper, uranium and rare earth elements on the energy side is expected to rise rapidly.”
April 9, 2021
Amid bombastic statements that scared US consular officials and alienated allies, like calling North Korea’s Kim Jong-un “rocket man”, rejecting the Iran nuclear deal and declaring that the US embassy would be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, former President Trump occasionally had flashes of brilliance.
One such instance was said to have occurred regarding Taiwan.
According to John Bolton’s memoir, Trump liked to point to the tip of a Sharpy and say, “This is Taiwan,” then motion to the desk in his Oval Office and say “This is China. Taiwan is like two feet from China, we are 8,000 miles away. If they invade there isn’t a f&%*ing thing we can do about it.”
One such instance was said to have occurred regarding Taiwan.
According to John Bolton’s memoir, Trump liked to point to the tip of a Sharpy and say, “This is Taiwan,” then motion to the desk in his Oval Office and say “This is China. Taiwan is like two feet from China, we are 8,000 miles away. If they invade there isn’t a f&%*ing thing we can do about it.”
April 5, 2021
Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil fuels gears up.
March 31, 2021
As the fight against the coronavirus continues to take center stage, an insidious environmental problem is getting worse: plastic pollution.
The global health crisis has prompted a rush for single-use plastic just as governments around the world were taking steps to curtail or ban its usage. Demand has surged for everything from face shields and gloves to takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for online shopping — most of which cannot be recycled and is ending up as waste.
The global health crisis has prompted a rush for single-use plastic just as governments around the world were taking steps to curtail or ban its usage. Demand has surged for everything from face shields and gloves to takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for online shopping — most of which cannot be recycled and is ending up as waste.
March 27, 2021
The common denominator for each countries climate action plan is electric vehicles; that’s easy to identify. But whether economies can acquire sufficient raw materials to reach “full electrification” is another story — it's a problem that has yet to be solved.
For years, the US has been heavily reliant on foreign supply of minerals required for key areas such as national defense, electronics and medical equipment, and its EV sector is no different.
Under Trump’s executive order (September 2020), graphite was identified as one of four minerals considered essential to the nation’s “national security, foreign policy and economy.”
For years, the US has been heavily reliant on foreign supply of minerals required for key areas such as national defense, electronics and medical equipment, and its EV sector is no different.
Under Trump’s executive order (September 2020), graphite was identified as one of four minerals considered essential to the nation’s “national security, foreign policy and economy.”
March 25, 2021
According to Pew Research the real average wage, which Pew defines as “the wage after accounting for inflation” has roughly the same purchasing power as it did 43 years ago.
In real terms average hourly earnings peaked more than 45 years ago: The $4.03-an-hour rate recorded in January 1973 had the same purchasing power that $23.68 would today
In real terms average hourly earnings peaked more than 45 years ago: The $4.03-an-hour rate recorded in January 1973 had the same purchasing power that $23.68 would today
March 21, 2021
The thawing of permafrost is yet another manifestation of climate change, that populations living near it will have to deal with in the coming decades as global warming accelerates, particularly in the polar regions
Mining is often deemed complicit in the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, given its use of heavy machinery and ground disturbance, but in this case, in areas where the ground is permanently frozen but starting to thaw, operations can be negatively impacted, and big miners are having to shell out millions. We have seen the implications of thawing permafrost at Teck’s Red Dog Mine in Alaska, and at Norilsk Nickel’s Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia.
The problem is not going away; in fact, there is every indication it will get worse.
Mining is often deemed complicit in the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, given its use of heavy machinery and ground disturbance, but in this case, in areas where the ground is permanently frozen but starting to thaw, operations can be negatively impacted, and big miners are having to shell out millions. We have seen the implications of thawing permafrost at Teck’s Red Dog Mine in Alaska, and at Norilsk Nickel’s Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia.
The problem is not going away; in fact, there is every indication it will get worse.
March 16, 2021
North America relies heavily on foreign supplies of critical minerals — the raw materials it needs to become a leader in high technology, transportation, energy, and defense. Materials like lithium, graphite, and tin.
For years, the United States and Canada did not bother to explore for these minerals and build mines. Globalization brought with it the mentality that all countries are free traders, and friends. Dirty mining and processing? NIMBY. Let China do it, let the DRC do it, let whoever do it.
China recognized opportunity knocking and answered the door
For years, the United States and Canada did not bother to explore for these minerals and build mines. Globalization brought with it the mentality that all countries are free traders, and friends. Dirty mining and processing? NIMBY. Let China do it, let the DRC do it, let whoever do it.
China recognized opportunity knocking and answered the door
March 10, 2021
The sell-off in bonds that has been tripping up gold prices may be over, with some investors anticipating the bond market will calm down, as appetite for US government debt revives following the sharp rise in yields.
“We think a big part of the bond-yield move has played out,” Wall Street Journal quoted a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments. “At this level of yields, we do expect additional buyers to come in. That tends to stabilize the yield level.”
Gold bugs are closely watching what happens with Treasuries
“We think a big part of the bond-yield move has played out,” Wall Street Journal quoted a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments. “At this level of yields, we do expect additional buyers to come in. That tends to stabilize the yield level.”
Gold bugs are closely watching what happens with Treasuries
March 6, 2021
Is America’s infrastructure spending worth it? So far, the answer would lean towards a yes.
A report published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week has validated the nation’s recent success in improving its infrastructure, while justifying the need for additional government spending.
A report published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week has validated the nation’s recent success in improving its infrastructure, while justifying the need for additional government spending.
February 26, 2021
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February 13, 2021
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January 27, 2021
2021.01.26 The Democrats have turned the tables on the Republicans in the Senate, […]
January 20, 2021
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January 16, 2021
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December 5, 2020
December 2, 2020
2020.12.02 Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. As the saying goes, governments around […]
November 21, 2020
2020.11.21 While all eyes were on American politics over the past few weeks, […]
November 14, 2020
2020-11-14 Gold may have come off the boil a bit after rising beyond […]
October 27, 2020
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October 24, 2020
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October 21, 2020
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September 26, 2020
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September 24, 2020
2020.09.24 “We’re not giving lifetime appointments to this President, on the way out […]
September 9, 2020
2020.01.09 Gold’s safe haven status was tested this week, as Iran countered the assassination of […]
August 1, 2020
2020.08.01 As gold prices hit all-time record highs this week, some market observers […]
July 30, 2020
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July 22, 2020
2020.07.22 In 2016 Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, declared that […]
June 30, 2020
2020.06.30 A flurry of safe-haven demand has pushed gold higher in recent weeks, […]
June 26, 2020
2020.06.26 In accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency on July 2, 1932, […]
June 20, 2020
2020.06.20 Already high racial tensions in the United States could boil over this […]
May 7, 2020
2020.05.07 Cleaner skies owing to covid-19 lockdowns appear to be the silver lining […]
May 1, 2020
April 14, 2020
2020.04.14 “Today the House of Representatives has taken an historic step toward continued […]
April 10, 2020
2020.04.10 If there is one thing we know about the coronavirus, it’s that […]
April 1, 2020
2020.04.01 Benjamin Franklin once said; “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” The adversity the […]
March 25, 2020
March 19, 2020
2020.03.19 The rich are getting richer, inequality is on the rise, and the […]
March 17, 2020
2020.03.17 Stock markets rebounded on Tuesday, after the White House announced further measures […]
February 26, 2020
2020.02.26 Whether it’s a Democrat or a Republican installed in the White House […]
February 13, 2020
2020.02.13 In his recent State of the Union address, President Trump gave a […]
February 5, 2020
2020.02.05 The Trump administration has just granted its Commerce Department sweeping powers to […]
January 29, 2020
2020.01.29 Gold climbed to a seven-year high on Monday, as fears over the […]
January 1, 2020
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January 1, 2020
Resource nationalism is the tendency of people and governments to assert control, for strategic […]
January 1, 2020
2020.06.02 The race riots seen around the United States over the past few […]
December 4, 2019
2019.12.04 As world leaders gather in London this week for the NATO Summit, […]
November 26, 2019
2019.11.26 In the 1986 classic ‘Platoon’, Charlie Sheen’s character Chris Taylor tells everyone […]
November 2, 2019
2019.11.02 On Wednesday the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third […]
October 25, 2019
2019.10.25 In mid-August, a ground-breaking ceremony of sorts took place in Edmonton for […]
October 19, 2019
2019.10.19 In the first quarter of 2019, global debt hit $246.5 trillion. Encouraged […]
October 5, 2019
2019.10.05 In 1917, the United States created the federal debt limit (or ceiling) […]
August 1, 2019
2019.08.01 A warming climate plus decades of mismanagement by various provincial governments threaten […]
July 17, 2019
2019.07.17 A lot of resource investors stop listening to corporate presentations when they […]
July 6, 2019
2019.07.06 Californication is a brilliant 1999 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Many of […]
July 6, 2019
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July 3, 2019
2019.07.03 A headline this week from The Northern Miner grabbed my attention – […]
June 18, 2019
2019.06.18 When Americans elect or re-elect a president in the fall of 2020, […]
June 1, 2019
2019.06.01 The trade feud between the US and China has deteriorated into trench […]
May 18, 2019
2019.05.18 In August 2007, a pair of Russian submersibles dropped to the bottom […]
May 9, 2019
2019.05.09 A lot of Americans find themselves in a quandary over Donald Trump. […]
May 2, 2019
2019.05.02 On January 29, 2017, a young man walked into a Quebec City […]
May 1, 2019
2019.05.01 Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights […]
April 23, 2019
2019.04.23 “Whoever has an army has power.” – Mao Zedong In March Italy […]
April 19, 2019
2019.04.19 Do you think the Canadian provinces have a fractious relationship with the […]
March 29, 2019
2019.03.29 US military families will continue to stay in run-down accommodations while they […]
March 28, 2019
2019.03.28 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no chip off the old block […]
March 26, 2019
2019.03.26 Russia just can’t seem to keep itself from stepping on America’s toes […]
March 22, 2019
2019.03.22 LNG Canada is getting more ambitious in its plans to build BC’s […]
March 22, 2019
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February 16, 2019
2019.02.16 I always enjoy watching the Alberta government’s television ad on the Kinder Morgan […]
February 12, 2019
January 10, 2019
2019.01.10 There once was a time when the New Democratic Party of British […]