While the global semiconductor shortage may subside, the situation will return again in a few years and will only get worse as the world heads over the Energy Cliff. Why? Because, the Global Semiconductor Industry consumes a massive amount of energy, resources, and water that are all now getting in short supply…
In this IceCap Update, Jacques explains the current supply and demand forces in the diamond market, including the differences between synthetic and natural diamond prices. Last year, the fourth-largest diamond mine in the world, the Argyle Mine, closed operations after 37 years…
The highly-leveraged markets could experience either a significant “Melt-up” or “Breakdown” depending on the CPI figure released this week. This would also be true for the precious metals price action. Thus, the markets will likely be choppy until…
“I have to invest into something that is going to keep up with or exceed the cost of capital. Now how are you going to make money, if you pretty much give up all your capital and you start creating a new product to compete against Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, or Google? If you want to preserve shareholder value, you have to buy bitcoin.” said Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, on June 8, 2021. Let’s take a look at his ideas a little bit closer.
In this Gold Member Update, I discuss five important precious metals investment charts, including one that shows Americans purchased a record amount of gold bars and coins last year. With the U.S. Government’s public debt now at $30 trillion…
Investors pushed up the price of Amazon nearly 500 points after hours when the company released a very “Bullish” earnings report due to much higher revenues in the fourth quarter. However, if you dug a bit deeper in the financial news release, Amazon actually saw its….