Even though present Geo-political events in Iraq have now pushed up the price of gold due to Brent Crude hitting a new high in 2014, the value of the yellow metal relative to oil is still way below its historical average. Currently, the price of Brent Crude is trading at…
A new report from The I.E.A. predicts the United States will have to rely more heavily on Middle East oil in the coming years, as North American sources start to dry up putting more bargaining power back in the hands of OPEC countries, such as Saudi Arabia. This is quite…
In a stunning admission, the German Government recently announced that its transition to Renewable Energy was, “On the Verge of Failure.” This blunt statement was released by Germany’s Economic Minister and Vice Chancellor to Angela Merkel, Sigmar Gabriel at an event at SMA Solar… Germany’s leading manufacturer of Solar technology….
The notion of future U.S. Energy Independence will seriously disappoint the market and American public. This strategy of energy independence put forth by the energy industry and U.S. Govt may buy some time for our anemic economy and the U.S. Dollar, but will back-fire in a big way when overall…
(by Ugo Bardi)Â Precious metal currency was a fundamental factor that kept together the Roman empire and gave to the Romans their military power. But the Roman mines producing gold and silver peaked in the first century CE and the Romans gradually lost the capability of controlling their resources. In…
As the U.S. economy continues to disintegrate, increasing numbers of investors will be forced to move out of paper assets and into physical gold and silver to protect their wealth. At first the move will be slow, but as Americans wake up from four decades of fiat monetary amnesia, it will turn into…
While gold is the king monetary metal, silver will turn out to be the king precious metal performer. Currently, gold is stealing the show as the East (China) continues to consume more than total world gold production. However, silver will surprise the markets in the future as overwhelming demand…