It’s truly amazing the amount of cement produced by China each year. I was stunned when I compared the data with the United States. While we believe the United States has one of the largest infrastructures in the world, it pales in comparison to what the Chinese have done in…
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…
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….