Precious Metals

U.S. Sanctions & Saber Rattling Doesn’t Stop The U.S. From Importing Russian Petroleum

Americans would be quite surprised to know that even with all the U.S. Government sanctions and threats of war with Russia, we still import a significant amount of petroleum from the former communist country.  How much petroleum does the United States import from Russia?  Actually, a lot more when we…

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SILVER SQUELCHERS: Series Update

(By Charles Savoie) Two ideas about the silver accumulation of JP Morgan Chase—one, it may be used for price suppression at higher levels. That’s exactly what happened with a much larger silver hoard—that of the U.S. Treasury—as a consequence of the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 and Franklin Roosevelt’s “Pilgrimized”…

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2014 FULL YEAR RESULTS: Top Primary Silver Miners Lost $1.9 Billion

With the last remaining company finally releasing their year-end results, my top primary silver miners lost a combined $1.9 billion in net income in 2014.  While two-thirds of the group reported significant write-downs (impairments),  two of the largest companies suffered the highest losses. Even though the group experienced record net…

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