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Tag: Silver

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…

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…

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…

Fed Quietly Restarts Something That Quacks Like QE and Precious Metals Soar
US Economy

Fed Quietly Restarts Something That Quacks Like QE and Precious Metals Soar

December 12, 2025

At the recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by…

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022
ArchivesGlobal Economy

Gold and Silver Were Some of the Best Performing Assets in 2022

January 16, 2023July 6, 2023

As a slight rally in equity markets kicks off 2023, a stealth bull market in gold and silver continued…


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Interest Payments on the National Debt up 13% Year-over-year with Still 3 Months to Go

Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

With a trimester left of the 2026 fiscal year, the US Treasury has already borrowed more money than in…

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We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

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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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