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Category: Economies & Markets

What’s Behind Predictions of Gold Prices Continuing to Soar? Institutions Hold the Answer
US Economy

What’s Behind Predictions of Gold Prices Continuing to Soar? Institutions Hold the Answer

May 22, 2026

Pierre Lassonde, the famous Canadian gold mining investor and executive, recently said in an interview that he believes gold…

Gold Jewelry Market Suffers Stiff Downturn Amid High Prices–a Potentially-Terminal Trend
Global Economy

Gold Jewelry Market Suffers Stiff Downturn Amid High Prices–a Potentially-Terminal Trend

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

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
Global Economy

How Data Centers and Debasement Are Changing Millennia-old Use-Cases for Gold and Silver

May 15, 2026May 18, 2026

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the changing use-cases for gold and silver in the modern…

Record Debt Levels are Everywhere – Auto Loans, Credit Cards, Public Finance, Private Credit
US Economy

Record Debt Levels are Everywhere – Auto Loans, Credit Cards, Public Finance, Private Credit

May 11, 2026

Debt of all kinds in the US is reaching levels that seem impossible to manage to any normal set…

Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job
Global Economy

Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job

April 10, 2026

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
Global Economy

Options for Tin Mining in North America Are Scarce, Even in Canada

April 8, 2026

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
Global Economy

Like Gold, Tin Climbs Back Towards Record-High on Iran War Hopes

April 1, 2026April 8, 2026

Earlier, WaL reported that, for the first time in 5 years, tin (Sn) is predicted to enter a supply deficit this…

Another Study Puts a Price Tag on Climate Change Damage, and it’s Just Not That Much
Energy

Another Study Puts a Price Tag on Climate Change Damage, and it’s Just Not That Much

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

Scientists at Stanford University in the US have attempted to provide a cost estimate of all the CO2 emitted…

China Sets Lowest Growth Target Since 1991 Amid Shocks-Aims for ‘Iron’ Debt Control Measures
Political Economy

China Sets Lowest Growth Target Since 1991 Amid Shocks-Aims for ‘Iron’ Debt Control Measures

March 20, 2026

Beijing’s ruling Communist Party has set an honest and low growth rate expectation for 2026 that its chief officials…

Investors Can Add Tin to the List of Rising Metal Prices—Here Are the World’s Largest Tin Mines
Political Economy

Investors Can Add Tin to the List of Rising Metal Prices—Here Are the World’s Largest Tin Mines

March 13, 2026May 28, 2026

The materials and commodities sector of the economy has been abuzz with talk of shortages in finished industrial metals.…

Rare Earth-Linked Stocks Firmly in Bear Market After Two ‘Transformational’ Government Bailouts
Global Economy

Rare Earth-Linked Stocks Firmly in Bear Market After Two ‘Transformational’ Government Bailouts

March 1, 2026

A fear of overt control by China over supplies of rare earth elements needed for advanced technologies have driven…

In the Face of Trump’s Threats, BRICS Seems No Closer to Building Alternative Institutions
Political Economy

In the Face of Trump’s Threats, BRICS Seems No Closer to Building Alternative Institutions

February 23, 2026March 2, 2026

India holds the rotating presidency of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) this year, and following last year’s…

Will Bad News Continue to Be Good News for US Equities?
Global Economy

Will Bad News Continue to Be Good News for US Equities?

February 9, 2026

For the majority of Joe Biden’s Presidency, interest rates remained higher than historically normal. This had the funny effect…

Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?
US Economy

Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America trade. You can read part 1…

What Is the ‘Sell America’ Trade, and What Does it Mean for Trump’s Econ Agenda?
Global Economy

What Is the ‘Sell America’ Trade, and What Does it Mean for Trump’s Econ Agenda?

January 28, 2026

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America Trade.   When President Donald Trump…

To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China
US Economy

To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China

January 26, 2026February 16, 2026

This is Part 4 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…

Environmentalism’s Cost in Cobalt, Antimony, Copper, and Silver: Critical Minerals in America
US Economy

Environmentalism’s Cost in Cobalt, Antimony, Copper, and Silver: Critical Minerals in America

January 16, 2026January 17, 2026

This is Part 3 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…

Rare Earths Are Not Nearly as Rare as the Capital and Interest Needed to Develop Them
Global Economy

Rare Earths Are Not Nearly as Rare as the Capital and Interest Needed to Develop Them

January 9, 2026January 26, 2026

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?
Global Economy

Are Critical Minerals Critical, or Just Neglected?

January 7, 2026January 9, 2026

This is Part 1 of a 3-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…

Gov. Designation of Silver as Critical Mineral Fuels Bull Market Breakout to Unprecedented Price
US Economy

Gov. Designation of Silver as Critical Mineral Fuels Bull Market Breakout to Unprecedented Price

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

According to the most successful precious metal and commodity investors, there is more than one reason behind the stratospheric…

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Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

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Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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