In one of the most important discoveries I have made from my research, I provide the “Missing Link” to the Roman Empire’s collapse by peak silver production. The Ancient Roman Empire financed its growth by the tremendous amount of silver extracted from Spanish ore. However, when silver…
During the silver price spike last year, the United States imported a record amount of metal in July. In just one month, the U.S. imported nearly 1,000 metric tons or nearly half of the total monthly global mine supply. What’s even more interesting is that during the second half of 2020…
The United States oil production suffered its worst annual decline last year ever. Of course, the pandemic shutdowns were a large factor that caused U.S. oil production to contract the most in a single year since 1940, but the peak of shale production was going to happen shortly, regardless of…
In March, sales of Silver Eagles continue to be quite strong as investors pay hefty premiums for the highly sought-after U.S. official silver coin. Also, the U.S. Mint has sold 70 times more Silver Eagles than Gold Eagles in the first eight days of March. This is nearly three times the ratio of Silver…
This is an extremely important Market & Metals Update explaining whether we are heading into inflation or deflation. As I have mentioned several times, it seems that traders are all on one side of the market expecting massive inflation and a continued rally in the markets. While the markets could go higher…
While the debate continues as to whether the economy heads into Inflation or Deflation, most investors are all betting on the side of massive inflation. Unfortunately, several indicators are pointing towards Deflation. So, when these investors who are piled on one side start to see the trade go against them…