Rare Earths Are Not Nearly as Rare as the Capital and Interest Needed to Develop Them
This is Part 2 of a 3-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
Category: Global Economy
Are Critical Minerals Critical, or Just Neglected?
This is Part 1 of a 3-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
Young Brits, New Zealanders Emigrating at Highest Rates Seen in a Century But Why?
Citizens of the New Zealand and the UK are leaving in numbers not seen in a century. UK government…
4 Caribbean Countries Implement Schengen Area-Style Free Movement Agreement
On October 1st, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations implemented the Free Movement Agreement among the member states of Barbados,…
Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…
Court Rules Most Trump Tariffs Are Illegal: Administration Braces for SCOTUS Appeal
An appeals court has ruled 7-4 that President Trump’s use of tariffs is illegal, and supplants the traditional role…
Japan’s Trade Deal with the US Draws Fire Over Lack of Documentation
Japan’s decision to move forward on a major tariff agreement with the United States without issuing a formal, written…
Cambodia, Indonesia Closing in on Deals with US, but Malaysia in No Rush
Announced frameworks between the US and Southeast Asian nations seem to be materializing, alleviating fears that the high tariff…
Trump Promised 90 Deals in 90 Days: He Got Just 2 and Now Looks for More Time
“We invite you to participate in the extraordinary Economy of the United States, the Number One Market in the…
As the Trump Tariff Deadline Looms, Vietnam Is Relieved, Japan Resigned
A 90 day pause in the implementation of President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates will expire on Wednesday, and…
China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…
Azerbaijan, Malaysia Launch Formal Bids to Join BRICS
To mark the occasion of the visit of President Vladimir Putin to Baku, Azerbaijani officials announced they had launched…
75 Years of Sea Level Rise Estimated to Cost 1 Year of American Military Spending
The economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom could face almost one trillion euros in lost productivity…
Argentina’s Milei Sends Sweeping Economic Reforms to Congress as Battle Against Inflation Begins in Earnest
Fiery political figures become so based on the legislation they propose, not the rhetoric they use, and the Omnibus…
Economic Costs of Climate Change Pale in Comparison to Financial Crises
If an environmental activist can’t seem to wrap their head around why the wealthy nations of the world aren’t…
What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Whether they admit it or not, the US Federal Reserve has been left juggling priorities of whether to ensure…
Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022
As a slight rally in equity markets kicks off 2023, a stealth bull market in gold and silver continued…
Big Commodity Gains Midway through January Even After Another Positive Inflation Report
Markets are betting in different ways as Thursday’s long-anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed a small slowdown in…
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Begins Testing to Serve Largest World Remittance Market
Earlier in October, the Reserve Bank of India announced it was piloting a digital, or “e-rupee,” joining China, some…
ECB Rates Raises Were Already Priced Into Market Expectations as Bonds Spreads Widen
FRANKFURT, Germany. September 8th, 2022. The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points up…