A book that pays high returns for decades with endless insights is Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942).It's not a systematic treatise. It's more of a series of observations about huge problems that vexed those times and ours. Many are informed by economics. Some by history. Some by sociology and culture.Schumpeter was a partisan of the old-school bourgeois order educat...Read More
The sitting administration the Biden administration sobs about inflation.It claims it labors... heart and soul... to reduce that inflation.Yet we believe these tears are the crocodile's tears. That is, these tears are not authentic.We believe the administration is not heart and soul to reduce inflation.The administration is rather heart and soul for inflation. Not hyperinflation, mind you hy...Read More
LONDON, 3 June 2024 - German personal finance site Das Investment has today published a detailed interview with BullionVault director of research Adrian Ash."Western analysts and traders have found the way that gold prices work turned on its head by strong Chinese demand," says Adrian. "Central banks, led by China, continue to build up their gold reserves to diversify their portfolio risk...Househ...Read More
For the past two years, I've been warning about the emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), or as I like to call the U.S. version, "Biden Bucks."Can good old-fashioned American federalism stop them? We'll consider that possibility today.If you're a new reader who isn't familiar with Biden Bucks, or an existing reader who could use a reminder, the Biden administration is planning to c...Read More
Global Analyst Adrian Day reports on a seemingly minor but actually significant development at one of his top holdings, as well as an opportunity to buy a global blue chip on sale.Lara Exploration Ltd. (LRA:TSX.V) received good news earlier in the week when it agreed to sell its Curion?polis Iron Project in the Caraj?s District in northern Brazil and received the first payment of R$6.85 million (a...Read More
Seabridge Gold Inc. announced it has started its 15,000-meter core drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Iskut property in northwest British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Find out why one expert says the stock should be one of your core holdings.Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced it has started its 15,000-meter core drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Iskut property in northwest Brit...Read More
Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V; GCXXF:OTCQB) has revealed its 2024 exploration plans for its wholly-owned Carmacks copper-gold project in Yukon, Canada. Read on for details on this project and how it affects the company.Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V; GCXXF:OTCQB) has revealed its 2024 exploration plans for its wholly-owned Carmacks copper-gold project in Yukon, Canada.The program will...Read More
The Canadian explorer has production plans for the project it would gain in this deal as well as one of its already 100%-owned assets. Read on to learn more about both.IberAmerican Lithium Corp.'s (IBER:CBOE; IBRLF:OTCQB) proposed acquisition of Strategic Minerals Europe Corp. just received approval by the latter company's shareholders, according to a news release."This resounding vote of confiden...Read More
BacTech Environmental Corp. announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Silver Crown Royalties for the sale of a portion of its anticipated annual silver production at its proposed bioleaching plant in Ecuador. One expert thinks the white metal's "time is soon arriving."BacTech Environmental Corp. (BAC:CSE;BCCEF:OTCQB;OBT1:FRA) announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Silver...Read More
The bulls continue their unstoppable run as stocks launch higher once again this week.The major averages are all fresh off new highs - and the US indexes aren't the only names on the list.In fact, 14 of the world's 20 largest stock markets have recently logged all-time highs, gushed Bloomberg shortly after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time Friday afternoon. Ot...Read More
Stillwater Critical Minerals (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTCQB; 5D32:FSE) has reported long widths of significant nickel, copper, and cobalt mineralization with high-grade intervals fromtheir 2023 expansion drilling at the Stillwater West project. Read to learn more about the company's results and future.Stillwater Critical Minerals (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTCQB; 5D32:FSE) reported the first tranche of drill resu...Read More
India imported more silver through the first four months of 2024 than it did in the entirety of last year.Indian silver imports totaled 4,172 tons of silver from January through April. That compares with 455 tons during the same period in 2023. India imported 3,625 tons of silver last year.India ranks as the world's number one silver consumer. According to a Reuters report, rising demand from the...Read More
After getting off to aslow start in this upleg, gold miners’ stocks are beginning to catch up withtheir metal. Gold stocks laggeddreadfully early on, but are increasingly outperforming in gold’s remarkablebreakout surge of recent months. Thesemounting gold-stock gains are boosting bullish sentiment, attracting in moretraders accelerating the upside. Thisvirtuous circl...Read More
GOLD HAS DONE ITS JOBFor most of us who understand what gold is (and, what it isn’t), gold continues to perform as reasonably expected. Rather, its price continues to reflect the ongoing loss of purchasing power in the U.S. dollar. Gold, itself, isn’t doing anything at all. (see Not About Gold; All About The Dollar)Short term nominal profits notwithstanding, gold’s value is the s...Read More
GOLD HAS DONE ITS JOBFor most of us who understand what gold is (and, what it isn’t), gold continues to perform as reasonably expected. Rather, its price continues to reflect the ongoing loss of purchasing power in the U.S. dollar. Gold, itself, isn’t doing anything at all. (see Not About Gold; All About The Dollar)Short term nominal profits notwithstanding, gold’s value is the s...Read More
Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V; GCXXF:OTCQB) has revealed its 2024 exploration plans for its wholly-owned Carmacks copper-gold project in Yukon, Canada. Read on for details on this project and how it affects the company.Granite Creek Copper Ltd. (GCX:TSX.V; GCXXF:OTCQB) has revealed its 2024 exploration plans for its wholly-owned Carmacks copper-gold project in Yukon, Canada.The program will...Read More
India imported more silver through the first four months of 2024 than it did in the entirety of last year.Indian silver imports totaled 4,172 tons of silver from January through April. That compares with 455 tons during the same period in 2023. India imported 3,625 tons of silver last year.India ranks as the world's number one silver consumer. According to a Reuters report, rising demand from the...Read More
Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report, in which it noted advancements in diversity and safety in the company. Find out why one newsletter writer says its flagship project is "world-class."Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) has announced the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report, in which it noted advancements in diversity and...Read More
India imported more silver through the first four months of 2024 than it did in the entirety of last year.Indian silver imports totaled 4,172 tons of silver from January through April. That compares with 455 tons during the same period in 2023. India imported 3,625 tons of silver last year.India ranks as the world's number one silver consumer. According to a Reuters report, rising demand from the...Read More
After getting off to aslow start in this upleg, gold miners’ stocks are beginning to catch up withtheir metal. Gold stocks laggeddreadfully early on, but are increasingly outperforming in gold’s remarkablebreakout surge of recent months. Thesemounting gold-stock gains are boosting bullish sentiment, attracting in moretraders accelerating the upside. Thisvirtuous circl...Read More