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• Reopening Of Chinese Economy Spurs Gold Buying Spree

  Published 20 March 2023 | viewed 2,250 times

  After ending 2022 on an upward trend that continued into January, Chinese gold demand surged again in February as the economy continues to rebound from…

• Air Pollution Is An $8 Trillion Problem

  Published 20 March 2023 | viewed 801 times

  Air pollution is the greatest environmental health hazard to humankind, leading to over six million deaths a year and an economic cost that equates to…

• King Of Saudi Arabia Invites Iranian President For Historic Visit

  Published 20 March 2023 | viewed 3,124 times

  After striking their historic peace deal which was mediated by China in Beijing over a week ago, Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to make strikes…

• Coal Is Still King In Asia, But Renewables Are On The Rise

  Published 17 March 2023 | viewed 2,100 times

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that Asia will account for half of the world’s electricity consumption by 2025, with one-third of global electricity being…

• Did The EIA Finally Get Realistic About U.S. Shale Output?

  Published 16 March 2023 | viewed 16,581 times

    Readers will recall that, for the last several months, I have noted that US oil production per the EIA's weekly Petroleum Status Report was…

• Russia Claims Bombs Found At A Druzhba Oil Pipeline Station

  Published 16 March 2023 | viewed 3,160 times

  Officials with the Russian oil company Transneft say they've uncovered a failed bomb plot to sabotage the Druzhba oil pipeline and maim civilians in the…

• Did High Interest Rates Break Silicon Valley Bank?

  Published 15 March 2023 | viewed 2,836 times

  The Federal Reserve is in the unenviable position of achieving its mandate by crashing the economy. It's not something it wants to do, as Fed Chair Jerome…

• Auto Industry In Turmoil: Car Dealers Crushed By Price Squeeze

  Published 15 March 2023 | viewed 37,856 times

  Auto dealerships are encountering a major problem where auction (wholesale) prices are increasing while real book values stagnate, squeezing profitability.  To make sense of this,…

• Safeguard Your Savings: The Dangers Of Fractional Reserve Banking Systems

  Published 14 March 2023 | viewed 3,821 times

  The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank reminds us of a very important truth — if you can’t hold it in your hand,…

• Luxury Items Emerged As Top Investments In 2022

  Published 13 March 2023 | viewed 1,503 times

  As stock markets flailed and the age of zero interest was only slowly beginning to end, 2022 was not kind to investors. The year was…

• Why Illinois Needs To Reconsider Its Total Moratorium On Nuclear Energy

  Published 10 March 2023 | viewed 1,244 times

  Illinois relies on nuclear energy for over half of its electricity production. The plants producing that power are mostly old and scheduled to be mothballed by…

• Singapore’s Central Bank Quietly Boosts Its Gold Reserves By 30%

  Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 4,646 times

      In January 2023, Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) returned to gold buying again, adding a massive 44.6 tonnes of…

• Falling U.S. Container Imports Highlight Economic Weakness

  Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 2,741 times

  Amid the mounting speculation of a soft landing and even talk of a "no landing", we've pointed out multiple strategists who don't share that sense…

• Central Banks Continue Gold Buying Spree

  Published 08 March 2023 | viewed 11,513 times

  After charting the highest level of net gold purchases on record in 2022, central banks started out 2023 right where they left off. Central banks…

• Morgan Stanley Says Auto Demand Resilient Despite Headwinds

  Published 08 March 2023 | viewed 903 times

  The latest note from Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas does anything to instill confidence in an auto industry that, as we have been noting, has been…

• Can eFuels Save The Combustion Engine?

  Published 07 March 2023 | viewed 3,156 times

  With many automakers transitioning from petrol-powered vehicles to electrified ones, Porsche and Ferrari are pursuing a new strategy by concentrating on the advancement of eFuels…

• Germany Is Still The Second-Largest Buyer Of Russian Fossil Fuels

  Published 06 March 2023 | viewed 6,571 times

  A year on from Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, Russian fossil fuel exports are still flowing to various nations around the world. As Visual Capitalist's…

• U.S. Oil Producers Prioritize Short-Term Gains Over Future Output

  Published 06 March 2023 | viewed 4,070 times

  U.S. oil companies have prioritized shareholder returns over future output, resulting in a $128 billion windfall for investors and marking the first time in a…

• How Russia's War On Ukraine Is Altering Global Crude Oil Trade

  Published 03 March 2023 | viewed 4,159 times

  The Ukraine-Russia war has rerouted crude tanker flows over the past year, equating to higher profits for shipowners. But the upside is not evenly spread. Midsize…

• These Countries Have The Lowest Inflation In The World

  Published 02 March 2023 | viewed 6,196 times

  Investors are bracing for longer inflation. The Federal Reserve indicated that more restrictive monetary policy is in the cards amid strong employment gains. In Europe,…