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Meet Molybdenum, Yet Another Metal Pricing Up from a Supply Deficit Worldwide
Global Economy

Meet Molybdenum, Yet Another Metal Pricing Up from a Supply Deficit Worldwide

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

“Critical minerals” are all over the financial and economic news these days. Most commonly they refer to things like…

Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate
Global Economy

Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate

June 8, 2026

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
Global Economy

Indonesian Tin Sees a Banner Quarter While Worldwide Developers Move Projects Forward

May 28, 2026

Continuing WaL’s coverage of the global tin market, Q1 performance by the state-owned Indonesian tin producer PT Timah came in…

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…

100% Debt-to-GDP Threshold Crossed by Many Eurozone Economies, Including Some of the Largest
Political Economy

100% Debt-to-GDP Threshold Crossed by Many Eurozone Economies, Including Some of the Largest

October 21, 2025November 25, 2025

3 of the 5 largest economies in the Eurozone are currently carrying national debts at 100% or more of…


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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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Iran Defeats the Americans: Text of MoU Confirms Tehran’s Total Victory

Andy Corbley June 18, 2026

There could have been fewer clearer signs that the Trump Administration had accepted major concessions in advance of Thursday’s…

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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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