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May 6, 2024

US government loosens foreign-content rules on EV batteries – Richard Mills

2024.05.05 The Biden administration has given electric-vehicle makers a two-year extension to shore […]
May 6, 2024

Worsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion Market

By Sam Potter – Bloomberg As companies and investors come to grips with meteorological […]
May 6, 2024

Where are retail gold bullion and equity buyers? Fixed income assets – the income is back in fixed income

By Michael Mackenzie and Liz Capo McCormick – Bloomberg At $2 Million Per Minute, Treasuries Mint […]
May 6, 2024

Sea drone warfare has arrived. The U.S. is floundering.

By Joe Brock and Mike Stone – Reuters The U.S. Navy’s efforts to build a fleet […]
May 5, 2024

Who’s Building the Most Solar Energy?

By Bruno Venditti – Elements In 2023, solar energy accounted for three-quarters of […]
May 5, 2024

Governments Could Stop Inflating If They Wanted. But They Won’t.

By Daniel Lacalle – Mises Institute Price inflation is no coincidence. It is […]
May 4, 2024

What’s really driving the gold price surge? – Richard Mills

2024.05.03 As of May 1, spot gold was at $2,319 an ounce. The […]
May 4, 2024

Golden Triangle of Northern BC

By Shane Lasley – Mining News Lying just deep enough into the mining frontier […]
May 4, 2024

Why does BHP want Anglo American?

From The Economist This clash of big dirt and high finance suggests that […]
May 4, 2024

Renewable Energy Needs to Be Stored. China Is at the Forefront

By Craig Mellow – Brron’s Most roads in the green energy transition lead through […]
May 3, 2024

Gold’s Pullback and Miners

By Adam Hamilton, CPA After blasting higher in a remarkable breakout surge, gold […]
May 3, 2024

New Copper Technologies

From Goehring & Rozencwajg Countless analysts have warned for years that China is […]
May 2, 2024

Copper & Silver Market Updates – Richard Mills

2024.05.02 Copper and silver are essential metals when it comes to the transition […]
May 2, 2024

Why Max’s CESAR is our favorite copper-silver play – Richard Mills

2024.05.01 Copper and silver are essential metals when it comes to the transition […]
May 2, 2024

Visualizing Global Gold Production in 2023

By Marcus Lu – Elements Over 3,000 tonnes of gold were produced globally […]
May 2, 2024

Where Did my Rate Cuts Go?

By Wolf Richter – Wolf Street “Hike” and “rate hike” were mentioned 8 […]
May 2, 2024

A Strong Dollar Is Rattling Asia. It Isn’t Just the Yen.

By William Pesek – Barron’s Global markets rarely turn on interest rate decisions […]
May 1, 2024

Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material

From Mining.com North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose […]
May 1, 2024

Senate passes Russian uranium import ban, sending to Biden

From Mining.com The Senate voted Tuesday evening to approve legislation banning the import […]
May 1, 2024

Silver And The Coming Monetary Reform

By Hubert Moolman The analysis of two similar economic cycles over the last […]
May 1, 2024

What’s Driving the Global Gold Rush?

By Harold James – Project Syndicate Much of the heightened demand for gold […]
April 30, 2024

Stagflation – Richard Mills

2024.04.27 Investors in stocks, bonds and commodities should be aware of the rate […]
April 30, 2024

Beware, global jihadists are back on the march

From The Ecomomist When jihadist gunmen shot their way through Crocus City Hall in […]
April 29, 2024

Start arbitraging rate differences

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET Americans hate, hate, hate inflation. But they’re liking the 5%-plus yields […]
April 29, 2024

BHP mega bid and $10,000 copper expose mining’s biggest problem

From Mining.com The biggest producers all want to increase copper output to take […]
April 28, 2024

Fed’s Wait-and-See on Rate Cuts Further Supported by Extra-Hot “Core Services” PCE Inflation & Hot “Core” PCE Inflation

By Wolf Richter –  WOLF STREET The core PCE price index, which excludes the volatile […]
April 28, 2024

Tech wars – America, China and the battle for supremacy

From The Economist Flows of information and energy underpin all economic activity, and advanced […]
April 28, 2024

Back Off, Stagflation. This Stock Rally Isn’t Over Yet.

By Teresa Rivas – Barron’s “Inflation metrics are the most important economic indicators right […]
April 28, 2024

British Columbia Rolls Back Drug Decriminalization After Public Backlash

By Thomas Seal – Bloomberg British Columbia has asked the Canadian government to reintroduce […]
April 28, 2024

BHP’s $39 Billion Copper Play Was Years in the Making

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Dinesh Nair, and Paul-Alain Hunt – Bloomberg For years, it’s been an open secret […]
April 27, 2024

Copper juniors converge in BC, the Yukon – Richard Mills

2024.04.26 A junior resource company’s place in the mining food chain is to […]
April 27, 2024

U.S. Economy Slows as Inflation Heats Up in Q1 2024

By Felix Richter – Statista The U.S. economy grew slower than expected in […]
April 27, 2024

What are microplastics doing to human health?

By Amina Zafar –  CBC News Plastic serves as a building block for our […]
April 26, 2024

From F-16s to NATO, Argentina’s moves tilt West, but ties to China to last

By   WILDER ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ – Breaking defense The surprise decision by Argentina to […]
April 26, 2024

Fears about stagflation are mounting

By Elisabeth Buchwald – CNN At first glance, Thursday’s gross domestic product report showing […]
April 25, 2024

Lured by copper, major miners drawn to Quesnel Trough and Golden Triangle – Richard Mills

2024.04.24 The copper price tickled $4.55 a pound on Monday or $10,000 a […]
April 25, 2024

Is a Volcker-like series of rate hikes in the cards? – Richard Mills

2024.04.21 What if the worst in interest rates is yet to come?  Until […]
April 25, 2024

A conversation with Dolly Varden’s head geologist Rob van Egmond

2024.04.19 Rick Mills: Good morning Rob. I’d like us to do a bird’s […]
April 25, 2024

Honda to invest $15B to build four new EV plants in Ontario

By Peter Zimonjic  – CBC News According to a government statement released to […]
April 25, 2024

BlackRock says $12,000 copper is needed to incentivize new mines

From Bloomberg Copper needs to reach $12,000 a ton — a 20% jump […]
April 25, 2024

Battery recycling shatters the myth of electric-vehicle waste

From Mining.com Making a battery for an electric vehicle typically requires mining hundreds […]
April 25, 2024

Uranium Mine Supply Faces Challenges

From Goehring & Rozencwajg On February 1st, Kazatomprom officially lowered their 2024 production […]
April 25, 2024

Don’t be gloomy about EV sales

Fen The Economist There are good reasons to expect demand to pick up. […]
April 24, 2024

Conservatives Are Wrong on Economics

By Marina Rocha – Mises Wire According to their website, the Conservative Political […]
April 24, 2024

Why a stronger dollar is dangerous

From The Economist The dollar is looking increasingly formidable. As American growth has […]
April 24, 2024

Global military spending hits ‘all-time high’ of $2.4 trillion

By   Tim Martin – Breaking Defense Global military expenditure surged to a record […]
April 24, 2024

Xi’s Armada Is Winning the Battle for Energy in South China Sea

By Philip Heijmans – Bloomberg Beijing’s vast claims across the South China Sea — […]
April 23, 2024

As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

By Valerie Volcovici – Reuters Countries are under pressure to make progress on a […]
April 23, 2024

Ranked: The Top 10 EV Battery Manufacturers in 2023

By Bruno Venditti – Elements Despite efforts from the U.S. and EU to […]
April 23, 2024

Packaging Is the Biggest Driver of Global Plastics Use

By Felix Richter – Statista As our chart shows, global plastics use has increased […]
April 23, 2024

US Dollar’s Extended Reign Delivers Stark Wake-Up Call for Markets

By Ruth Carson, Naomi Tajitsu, Carter Johnson and Tania Chen – Yahoo!finance The […]
April 23, 2024

Love That Strong Dollar

By Jonathan Levin – Bloomberg In reality, today’s dollar strength is mostly a straightforward […]
April 23, 2024

Solar panels are a thing of the past: home wind turbines for less than 200 dollars

By D. García – ECNews Traditional solar panels are being consigned to the past. In their […]
April 22, 2024

How Debt-to-GDP Ratios Have Changed Since 2000

By Marcus Lu – Visual Capitalist Government debt levels have grown in most […]
April 22, 2024

The Copper Supply Shortage Is Here

By SchiffGold With the AI boom and green energy push fueling fresh copper […]
April 22, 2024

Which Countries Export & Import Plastic Waste?

By Katharina Buchholz – Statista This year’s Earth Day, held on April 22, has […]
April 22, 2024

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

From Mining.com Accelerating production of electric vehicles, solar panels and grid investment in […]
April 22, 2024

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Is Set to Back Rate-Cut Patience

By Molly Smith and Craig Stirling – Bloomberg Federal Reserve officials are about to get further […]
April 21, 2024

Why Is Gold Rising Now?

By Matthew Piepenburg – Von Greyerz Gold Year after year, and week after week, […]
April 21, 2024

China Is Front and Center of Gold’s Record-Breaking Rally

By Bloomberg News Gold’s rise to all-time highs above $2,400 an ounce this year […]
April 20, 2024

Spectacular copper price rally only gaining momentum

By Erik Els – Mining.com In US trading on Friday copper for delivery […]
April 20, 2024

Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7% for the First Time in 2024

By Felix Richter – Statista Mortgage rates in the United States climbed to […]
April 19, 2024

Global manufacturing recovery underway, can it last? – Richard Mills

2024.04.17 Assembly lines are humming again after a years-long manufacturing slump, although the […]
April 19, 2024

Stubborn Inflation Fuels Fears of ‘No Landing’ Scenario

By Felix Richter – Statista After there’s been a lot of talk about a […]
April 19, 2024

China’s Rebalancing Imperative

By STEPHEN S. ROACH – Project Syndicate China is facing a broad constellation […]
April 18, 2024

Gold vs. S&P 500: Which Has Grown More Over Five Years?

By Marcus Lu – Visual Capitalist Persistent inflation combined with multiple wars has […]
April 18, 2024

Trafigura CEO says copper must surpass $10,000 to meet demand

By James Attwood – Bloomberg In order to fill a potential supply gap […]
April 18, 2024

Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich

From The Economist Generation z is taking over. In the rich world there […]
April 18, 2024

Aging copper mines are turning into money pits despite demand

From Mining.com Representatives from the world’s biggest copper producers had reason to celebrate […]
April 17, 2024

Investors choose gold and Treasuries during a crisis, not bitcoin – Richard Mills

2024.04.16 Iran attacked Israel on Saturday with about 320 drones and missiles, but […]
April 17, 2024

Who’s buying gold and silver? – Richard Mills

2024.04.13 Gold and silver continue to push higher, curiously, at the same time […]
April 17, 2024

Silver’s Record Industrial Demand and Deficit to Underpin Prices

By Yvonne Yue Li – Bloomberg After a strong start to the year, silver should remain […]
April 17, 2024

Global silver deficit to rise in 2024 due to higher demand, lower supply

From Mining.com The global silver deficit is expected to rise by 17% to […]
April 17, 2024

Discovery in fool’s gold: Shale pyrites hold hidden lithium riches

By Jijo Malayil – Interesting Engineering Lithium demand has surged recently, prompting exploration […]
April 17, 2024

People who stay mentally sharp in their retirement usually adopt these 7 daily habits

By Graeme Richards – Global English Editing There’s a huge difference between growing old […]
April 16, 2024

Silver North focused on Keno Hill silver-mining district – Richard Mills

2024.04.11 At Ahead of the Herd, one of our most important contributions to […]
April 16, 2024

Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?

By Marcus Lu – Visual Capitalist Come tax season, a common refrain is: […]
April 16, 2024

How a US$10 billion mine became a cautionary tale for the energy transition

By Jacob Lorinc –  Bloomberg News When the group of mining executives arrived […]
April 14, 2024

Will Israel attack Iran’s oil production? – Richard Mills

2024.04.14 Iran’s exports of crude oil grew by roughly 50% last year to […]
April 14, 2024

The big crunch is here as copper decouples from market cycles, Bank of America says

By Henry Lazenby – Mining.com Copper is increasingly ‘dancing to its own tune’, […]
April 13, 2024

US Imposes Sanctions on Use of Russian Metals on Exchanges

By Daniel Flatley and Jack Farchy – Bloomberg The US announced new restrictions on trading in […]
April 13, 2024

Gold, Miners Overboughtness

Adam Hamilton, CPA Gold’s record-shattering breakout surge during the past six weeks has […]
April 12, 2024

Renforth pivots to new geological model at Parbec gold project -Richard Mills

2024.04.12 Gold hit a record-high $2,365.09 on Monday, April 9, fueled by buying […]
April 12, 2024

Central Banks Are Buying the Gold Top

From SchiffGold In investing, “Buy low, sell high” is among the most well-known […]
April 12, 2024

Civil War

By Eli Glasner –  CBC News In his filmmaking career, Alex Garland has terrified […]
April 12, 2024

Copper price rally continues with surge to highest in 22 months

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Archie Hunter and Jack Ryan – Mining.com Copper continued its […]
April 11, 2024

The Next Miner Rally

From Sprott Money The price of COMEX gold is now a full 10% […]
April 11, 2024

Gold And Silver Entering Exponential Phase

By Egon von Greyerz – Von Greyerz Gold The price moves in the coming […]
April 10, 2024

Biggest copper mines produced 20% less copper in 2023 – Richard Mills

2024.04.06 Copper jumped to $4.24 a pound ($9,359.23 a tonne) on Friday, the […]
April 10, 2024

Gold Continues Up Defying Conventional Behavior, In 3 Charts

By Bryan Lutz – DollarCollapse.com Ever since Nixon took the US Dollar off […]
April 10, 2024

The rich world faces a brutal spending crunch

From The Economist How long can the firehose keep blasting? At first glance, […]
April 10, 2024

Ending Congo’s Forever War

By Adekeye Adebajo – Project Syndicate The seemingly intractable conflict in Africa’s volatile […]
April 9, 2024

The Trend is your friend, until it isn’t

By David Brady – SprottMoney Once again, we’re seeing higher lows and higher […]
April 8, 2024

The World’s Deadliest Behavioral Risk Factors

By Florian Zandt – Statista “Smoking kills” is but one of the slogans connected […]
April 7, 2024

10-Year Yield Hits 4.40% as Bond Market Begins to Adjust to Higher Forever: Higher Rates and Higher Inflation

By Wolf Richter  – WOLF STREET Suddenly lots of talk the 10-year yield will revisit […]
April 7, 2024

The Gold Market Hunts for Answers Behind Bullion’s Sudden Surge

By Mark Burton, Jack Ryan and Yvonne Yue Li –  Bloomberg News Seasoned […]
April 7, 2024

The Odds of $100 Oil Are Rising as Supply Shocks Convulse the Market

By Lucia Kassai, Sharon Cho, Devika Krishna Kumar, and Alex Longley – Bloomberg When oil jumped above $90 a barrel […]
April 7, 2024

Could weight-loss drugs eat the world?

From The Economist The gila monster is a poisonous North American lizard that […]
April 7, 2024

Charted: The Value Gap Between the Gold Price and Gold Miners

By Bruno Venditti – Elements Although the price of gold has reached new […]
April 7, 2024

Fixing FDR’s Biggest Blunder: From Gold Standard to Fiat Folly and Back

By Jp Cortez – Mises Institute More than ninety years ago today, April […]