Good Reads
The Great Sell Off of Great Assets
There’s a lot to be worried about right now. War, inflation, riots in Europe, high interest rates, and government policy changing on a daily basis. And that’s not even talking about the ‘big AI bubble.’ Read on »
A $300 Billion ‘Debt Wall’ Is Looming Over Private-Equity Backed Companies
Private-equity firms are scrambling to avoid big losses from a potential wave of defaults by the companies they own. Fund managers are racing to negotiate loan extensions on much of a $300 billion wall of debt that is coming due starting in 2028. It is a pressing need that is intensifying because rising interest rates have made refinancing more expensive this year. Read on »
Learning to Speak Rock
A junior mining news release is written in a dialect. A speculator needs to know the lingo. The vocabulary takes more than one letter to present. This is Part 1: the rock and the paperwork. Part 2 covers the money. Part 3 covers the economics and the markets and the methods. Read on »
Community News
The Next Money-Printing Binge Could Destroy a Lifetime of Savings Link>>
The Mineral China Won’t Let Go Of. And the Stocks That Just Got Cheap Link>>
Foreign countries keep buying gold. Just not in the US. Link>>
5 things to watch from the Federal Reserve’s next meeting Link>>
What a Democratic Congress Would Mean for Wall Street Link>>
