Iron ore is the second-largest commodity in the world next to oil, and its price has skyrocketed in 2019 on the back of supply disruptions and record steel production in China. A key factor affecting iron ore output in China is environmental oversight due to a growing...
Turn on the news and you’ll find no shortage of high-stakes drama. Indeed, you’d be forgiven for thinking that reality transitioned into a doom and gloom YouTube channel. But one of the items has aroused controversy like no other due to the human element: the tragic...
IMF Envisions Central Bank Using Cryptocurrencies It hasn’t been long since we reported on the IMF’s private blockchain experiment. In the short span of time since that post, a lot has happened, including the Ripple CEO and IMF chairman rubbing shoulders and Facebook...
Dear Reader, Millennials residing in the European Union are considered the lost generation, while less than 40% of Americans have enough saved for a $1,000 emergency. Thanks to unpegging from gold and unlimited printing, it’s safe to say the general population isn’t...
It’s funny how hardly anyone was talking about gold ownership when it was trading at $1,150 per ounce. Now that it’s in the $1,400 region, investor sentiment is finally starting to catch up to gold’s real value and the topic of interest has shifted from “Should I own...
Two very important geopolitical events transpired over the weekend that may negatively affect the price of gold in the near-term. The first was the POTUS and Chinese President Xi having a sit-down with their diplomacy teams at the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan, which...