The world’s top producers of semiconductors and electronics in Asia are highly dependent on natural gas imports to run their electric grid. One country that has increased its manufacturing of semiconductors and other electronics over the past several years consumed a staggering amount of natural gas as a percentage…
Energy continues to be a major factor impacting the markets while the Fed and central banks prop up the global economy with trillions of bonds and debt. Unfortunately, most investors who have been bamboozled by central banks are going to lose the majority of their wealth as the world heads over…
It is truly amazing the amount of coal that China produces and consumes every year. With the reported growing shortages of coal, the Chinese Government has instituted power cutbacks to 10 provinces. Many large industrial users have been forced to cut back production of all sorts of metals and materials…
These two charts should convince investors why they should own precious metals. The staggering increase in the Global Market Bonds Outstanding over the past few years has far outpaced the increase in world oil demand. This is a very bad sign not spoken about in the mainstream media or by any precious metals analysts…
It’s truly amazing the staggering amount of resources consumed in warships throughout the ages. While the 18th-century wooden warships were much smaller than the massive U.S. “Iowa-Class” battleships during the mid-1900s, they still consumed a large percentage of energy and resources for their time…
U.S. physical gold demand is on a tear this year, nearly double what it was last year. It seems as if Americans are even more concerned about the markets and financial system this year and have purchased a great deal more gold bullion. Even though gold demand picked up last year due to the Covid lockdowns and concerns for…