Good Reads
Redefining the Mining Value Chain
Once dismissed by capital markets as slow, capital intensive and a technology laggard, the mining sector is quietly reemerging as a strategic pillar of the global economy. Read on »
Gold Advances Above $5,000 as Dip-Buyers Return to Choppy Market
Bullion rose as much as 1.8% on Monday, recovering some more ground after a historic rout at the end of last month. The metal has recovered around half of the losses sustained since it plunged from an all-time high hit on Jan. 29. A gauge of the dollar weakened. Read on »
Re-Set: Reversing the Debt-Debasement Death-Spiral
The unspoken foundation of the US dollar debasement narrative is TINA: There Is No Alternative to debasing the USD to zero because reversing course by reversing the expansion of debt and the money supply (i.e. monetary inflation) are impossible in a debt-dependent economy. Read on »
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Trump Imposes Secondary Tariffs, Reaching 25%, On Countries Still Importing From Iran Link>>
Analyzing Global Dividend Aristocrats Link>>
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