Gone are the good old days of a prepackaged pound of coffee since the 9-12 oz. shrinkflation versions were introduced many moons ago amid the inflation-ravaged pickings at your favorite grocery store. Out of desperation, I found myself perusing the Internet for a...
The necessity for rare earth elements (REEs) has been discussed regularly in financial rags since the 1990s as China dominated rare earth mining and its industry of toxic processes to extract and smelt REEs from mined ore into usable elements. Beijing’s first attempt...
There was a corner candy store in the blue-collar neighborhood of single-family homes in the city where I grew up, and my friends and I had the pick of anything behind a glass-enclosed counter for one penny. When Grandma provided the weekly $0.25 allowance, it was...
In April 2019, I published Part 1 (Twitter thread) to explore a copper supply shortage on the horizon. The price of copper subsequently rallied 75% to its most recent high in March 2022. CME Group copper futures on the COMEX rallied this winter after a pullback last...
Today’s analyses will provide more insight on silver than gold, but a technical analysis with charts for each are included. If you have not already done so, read the full commentary in “Gold and Silver Outlook for Summer 2022” Part 1 (Twitter thread), published on May...