Federal Reserve Gold Buying May Soon Be the “Policy Option of Choice”
"... central banks around the world stunned pundits by purchasing roughly 650 tons of bullion in both 2018 and 2019."
17 June 2020 - 00:13
Start Adding Value to Australia’s Mineral Resources, Says Industry Minister
"Australia is actually very good at digging things out of the ground, putting them on a ship and sending them overseas and paying a lot of money to buy them back as a finished good."
22 May 2020 - 07:21
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Disrupted the Global Mining Industry
"Some mines and metals will continue to perform well, while others may fall victim to the recession with mine closures, job losses and lost government revenues as a consequence."
30 April 2020 - 21:48
The New Energy Era: The Impact of Critical Minerals on National Security
China is the leading producer of many of the world’s most important metals while also having a commanding position in key supply chains.
29 April 2020 - 12:48
Sir Ian MacGregor: The Implementer of Thatcherism
"By 1935, he had secured work in 1935 at the Kinlochleven aluminium plant, the same place where his father was employed as an accountant, but he was soon recruited as a junior manager by the Glasgow shipbuilding and engineering conglomerate William Beardmore and Company."
22 April 2020 - 07:48
Egon von Greyerz: The United States and European Union Are on the Road to Bankruptcy
"...tax revenue has gone up less than six times since 1981 whilst debt has gone up 31 times."
17 April 2020 - 10:48
Egon von Greyerz: Don’t Wait for the Storm to Pass – Learn to Dance in the Rain!
"What the world is now encountering is the perfect storm."
1 April 2020 - 13:01
Egon von Greyerz: Swiss Gold Refiners Cease Production – End of the Paper Market
"Gold in bigger quantities is now very difficult to obtain but not impossible. There is a major silver shortage and virtually impossible to find. Smaller quantities of silver fetch a 100% markup on spot."
25 March 2020 - 13:48
Buy Gold and Silver While You Still Can, Warns Analyst
"On Thursday, the Mint said that it ran out of stock amid record purchases of the American Silver Eagle bullion coins, which rose from 650,000 ounces sold in February to 2.32 million ounces with just 12 days into March."
25 March 2020 - 07:48
The Third Bull Run for Precious Metals
"Historically, since the gold standard was removed in 1971, gold’s price has had two major “bull market” fluctuations, from 1971 to 1980 and from 1999 to 2011."
21 March 2020 - 01:48
Brandon Smith: Physical Gold Will Soon Break Free from the Paper Market in Spectacular Fashion
"If you can’t find physical for sale easily, then the street price will be very high when you do find it."
7 March 2020 - 16:48
All the World’s Metals and Minerals in One Visualisation
"In 2017, it’s estimated that humans consumed 100.6B metric tons of material in total. Half of the total comprises sand, clay, gravel, and cement used for building, along with the other minerals mined to produce fertilizer. Coal, oil, and gas make up 15% of the total, while metal makes up 10%. The final quarter are plants and trees used for food and fuel."
2 March 2020 - 04:48
The Week that the Coronavirus Tanked Global Markets
"Market panic stemming from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world has already sent U.S. stocks into freefall this week."
29 February 2020 - 22:43
Coronavirus Fears Are the Catalyst for Gold’s Surge
"According to Citi’s analysts led by Aakash Doshi, this kind of outperformance is merely the beginning of a bull run for the ages. The team recently published their short- and long-term forecasts, revealing that the metal has enough momentum to breach $1,700 over the next six to 12 months. However, their expectations for gold over the 12-24 month periods are even more bullish, as the team expects gold to pass its all-time high and climb to $2,000 during that time."
25 February 2020 - 18:18
Egon von Greyerz: The World’s Best Kept Investment Secret
"The primary reason for buying gold is not to make money but to preserve wealth."
22 February 2020 - 19:48
Egon von Greyerz: The Crisis Will Sink Stocks and Propel Gold
"...investors are living in cloud cuckoo land. They don’t understand that there are no safe assets today"
17 February 2020 - 04:48
Patrick Hill: Will the Coronavirus Trigger a Recession?
"Manufacturing operations require workers to be at the factory to produce products. Thus, manufacturing is much more acutely affected by quarantines, shutdowns, transportation disruption, and other government actions."
15 February 2020 - 18:48
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns
And although the broad commodity market finished up 17.6% on the year, the performances of individual commodities were all over the map. For those familiar with the sector, that’s pretty much par for the course.
14 January 2020 - 07:48
Bill Blain: Fast-Evolving News on Iran, Gold and Boeing
"Gold hit $1620 last night before sliding back a tad."
8 January 2020 - 22:48
Every Coal Power Plant in the World (1927-2019)
Will 2020 provide additional evidence towards a global sea change in coal dependence, or is 2019 just a blip on the radar?
27 December 2019 - 07:48
Next Cycle of Gold Price Gains to Set Records, Claims Report
After a 2018 that saw the official sector buy a record 651 tons of gold bullion, most analysts agree that the trend of voracious gold buying will continue in similar fashion over the next couple of years. According to a report by the World Gold Council, this year’s central bank purchases clocked in at 562 tons by the end of October, which could very well end up placing this year’s total figure above that of 2018.
25 December 2019 - 01:48
Indian Mine Reopens after Major River Inundation
In recent years, Indian coal mines have suffered from several flood water inundations affecting production and causing considerable harm to water quality.
9 October 2019 - 22:58