
If you were to try and quench your thirst by drinking water from a river or stream in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin, it’s highly likely that you would in fact be ingesting battery acid. Bizarre, but disturbingly true.
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You are on page 1 of 8Gold has had quite a correction since the elation of early December. From a high of $1,226 an ounce it fell as low as $1,075 – about 12.5% – in just over two weeks. On one day alone it fell by more than $50, one of gold’s greatest daily falls ever. So is this just ...
Uh oh... The wind chill is 50 below in North Dakota. And the storm is headed our way. What happened to global warming? This report from colleague Chris Hunter in Ireland, where we have our Family Office: “ Ireland is under snow – lots of it. The media have dubbed ...
Dear Reader,
Gold’s grabbing the headlines right now. That’s not surprising given that it’s been hitting new highs every day this week.
But with gold all over the mainstream news, you might want to look elsewhere for a slightly less popular trade just now. ...
Dear Reader,Two years ago on August 21, China's government allowed its citizens to invest in an entirely new asset. It allowed them to invest in Hong Kong-listed stocks.Hong Kong is a special region of China. It’s one of the most dynamic, capitalistic places on ...
Copper’s prices have been rallying lately. This is mainly because while the economic outlook was dismal earlier this year, recently the market has been anticipating growth. China is copper’s biggest consumer and it seems to be the price maker for this market. ...
Themes: Silver, ETFs, Investment
Whilst Frank is talking about gold, it makes sense to look at silver, too. Silver tends to move like gold - except it can be a lot more volatile. The white metal is extensively used in industry and of course, jewellery. ...
Themes: Platinum, Gold, Metal Markets
Last month, we talked about platinum’s ‘rally’ as a spillover of gold’s safe haven status. The metal's prices have shown a recent uptick, heading higher after investors bought in at the $1100/oz level ...
Themes: Silver, Metals, Inflation Hedge
You may be puzzled at silver’s movements over the past two months. Since hitting an impressive high in early June, it’s been trading at a 10-week low. This is due to a fall in industrial metals demand and downward ...
Themes: Copper Spot Price, China Imports We’ve been keeping a close eye on copper. The red metal has recently fallen to near two-week lows. But as we’ll see, this losing streak is likely to be a temporary pullback As the world’s largest consumer of copper, ...
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