China Ends Paper Gold Trading Hoping to Leverage Strong Physical Position to Reduce Volatility
A Chinese bank that’s the world’s largest measured by total assets informed its customers that on July 24th, buying…
Category: Global Economy
Meet Molybdenum, Yet Another Metal Pricing Up from a Supply Deficit Worldwide
“Critical minerals” are all over the financial and economic news these days. Most commonly they refer to things like…
Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines
Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas—and lots of it, and it…
Why the Japanese Yen Is Approaching a 40-Year Low Against the Dollar
Story at a glance… The Japanese yen is trading within a few basis points of a recent-record low against…
Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate
Central banks returned to being net purchasers of gold in April, recording 19 metric tonnes of reserve additions. Poland,…
Indonesian Tin Sees a Banner Quarter While Worldwide Developers Move Projects Forward
Continuing WaL’s coverage of the global tin market, Q1 performance by the state-owned Indonesian tin producer PT Timah came in…
Gold Jewelry Market Suffers Stiff Downturn Amid High Prices–a Potentially-Terminal Trend
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the changing use-cases for gold and silver in the modern…
How Data Centers and Debasement Are Changing Millennia-old Use-Cases for Gold and Silver
This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the changing use-cases for gold and silver in the modern…
Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job
The Bank of France (BdF) recently announced it had repatriated all of its remaining gold reserves from New York…
Options for Tin Mining in North America Are Scarce, Even in Canada
Canada is blessed with huge deposits of virtually every so-called critical mineral needed for mass production of 21st century…
Like Gold, Tin Climbs Back Towards Record-High on Iran War Hopes
Earlier, WaL reported that, for the first time in 5 years, tin (Sn) is predicted to enter a supply deficit this…
Rare Earth-Linked Stocks Firmly in Bear Market After Two ‘Transformational’ Government Bailouts
A fear of overt control by China over supplies of rare earth elements needed for advanced technologies have driven…
Will Bad News Continue to Be Good News for US Equities?
For the majority of Joe Biden’s Presidency, interest rates remained higher than historically normal. This had the funny effect…
What Is the ‘Sell America’ Trade, and What Does it Mean for Trump’s Econ Agenda?
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America Trade. When President Donald Trump…
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…
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…