"The American system of government is in jeopardy if we don't do something about it."This is the constant moan, the constant bellyaching issuing from various shades of the political spectrum.The moaning and bellyaching of the right side of the political divide intensifies when the left side of the political divide runs things and vice versa.But perhaps they are both mistaken. Perhaps the America...Read More
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First Tellurium Corp. has successfully uplisted from the OTC Pink Market to the OTCQB Venture Market. It began trading on the exchange on Tuesday under the symbol "FSTTF."First Tellurium Corp. (FTEL:CSE; FSTTF:OTCQB) announced it has successfully uplisted from the OTC Pink Market to the OTCQB Venture Market.The company began trading on the exchange on Tuesday under the symbol "FSTTF.""Upgrading ou...Read More
I've warned repeatedly about the dangers that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose to personal liberties.I've warned how they would allow governments to monitor every transaction you make, which basically means a surveillance state.This facilitates the creation of a social credit system that allows governments to punish those who engage in unapproved activity such as buying guns, donating...Read More
First Tellurium Corp. is staking additional ground at its Klondike tellurium project in Colorado, considered America's top exploration project for the critical metal.First Tellurium Corp. (FTEL:CSE; FSTTF:OTCQB) announced it is staking additional ground at its Klondike tellurium project in Colorado. The company has engaged Burgex Mining Consultants of Sandy, Utah, to stake the claims, which have b...Read More
Green tech company BacTech Environmental Corp. says Ecuador's government has begun the final review process for the last major permit for its bioleaching plant on Monday.Ecuador's government has begun the final review process for the last major permit for green technology company BacTech Environmental Corp.'s (BAC:CSE;BCCEF:OTCQB;OBT1:FRA) bioleaching plant in Tenguel on Monday.The company had rec...Read More
Happy Thursday to you from a lovely Asti!"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine!" is a fun little reminder my mother used to lob at my father.I remember bristling at it when I was a kid, not because my mother was in any way mean-spirited about it or even because my father was resigned to it. But as an only child, that meant I'd have to share one day.To this day, I buy my wife a separate po...Read More
"WE MUST ACT NOW!"This we are told by Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Jay Smart, American by birth.Who are "we"? Why must we act now? How must we act? Against whom must we act?And how might this fellow's counsel wreck us all?These are the central questions we tackle today.This Smart fellow is heart and soul for Ukraine. He harbors powerful beliefs in its "democratic" ways.For the same reason he is...Read More
First Tellurium Corp. is staking additional ground at its Klondike tellurium project in Colorado, considered America's top exploration project for the critical metal.First Tellurium Corp. (FTEL:CSE; FSTTF:OTCQB) announced it is staking additional ground at its Klondike tellurium project in Colorado. The company has engaged Burgex Mining Consultants of Sandy, Utah, to stake the claims, which have b...Read More
The markets just assumed a dovish U-turnin interest rates, thinking that the inflation problem is handled. The below chart features the inflation that’s expected inone year. Yes, you see it correctly.The market expects the inflation to moveto about 1.31% in one year.A bit over 1% in one year… Really?!Here’s the recent CPI (YoY) reading: Long RoadAhead for Inflation Reductio...Read More
The markets just assumed a dovish U-turnin interest rates, thinking that the inflation problem is handled. The below chart features the inflation that’s expected inone year. Yes, you see it correctly.The market expects the inflation to moveto about 1.31% in one year.A bit over 1% in one year… Really?!Here’s the recent CPI (YoY) reading: Long RoadAhead for Inflation Reductio...Read More
The markets just assumed a dovish U-turnin interest rates, thinking that the inflation problem is handled. The below chart features the inflation that’s expected inone year. Yes, you see it correctly.The market expects the inflation to moveto about 1.31% in one year.A bit over 1% in one year… Really?!Here’s the recent CPI (YoY) reading: Long RoadAhead for Inflation Reductio...Read More
The stock market is dragging me kicking and screaming into the artificial intelligence age.I'm at the beach this week with my extended family, doing my best to disconnect from stocks and screens. Instead of scanning for trades, I'm leaving my phone on the bedside table to catch some rays and dig in the sand with the kids.Taking a break from my screens also gives me time to think a blessing and a...Read More
I recently revealed that the so-called "BRICS+" countries will announce the creation of a new currency at its annual leaders' summit conference on August 22-24.This will be the biggest upheaval in international finance since 1971. It's taking direct aim at the dollar.Quite simply, the world is unprepared for this geopolitical shock wave.It appears likely that the new BRICS+ currency will be linked...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the stock market in light of the ESG movement. Back in my university days, there were two books that had a deep effect on me and which I have since re-read at three different stages of my life. The first, which I found to be a wondrous journey into intellectual escapism, was by J.R.R. Tolkien and was actually a tril...Read More
The markets just assumed a dovish U-turnin interest rates, thinking that the inflation problem is handled. The below chart features the inflation that’s expected inone year. Yes, you see it correctly.The market expects the inflation to moveto about 1.31% in one year.A bit over 1% in one year… Really?!Here’s the recent CPI (YoY) reading: Long RoadAhead for Inflation Reductio...Read More
The markets just assumed a dovish U-turnin interest rates, thinking that the inflation problem is handled. The below chart features the inflation that’s expected inone year. Yes, you see it correctly.The market expects the inflation to moveto about 1.31% in one year.A bit over 1% in one year… Really?!Here’s the recent CPI (YoY) reading: Long RoadAhead for Inflation Reductio...Read More
In a leak to The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, the Federal Reserve no doubt believed they were adding clarity to the market situation. But in true Fed tradition, all they did was add confusion that will trouble markets for months to come, if not longer.Let's untangle the Fed's latest web of miscommunication...The leak appeared on May 31, under the byline of Nick Timiraos. He's a good rep...Read More
As anxiety grips the white metal, is aretest of the 2023 lows or highs more likely? With the Fed’s hawkish crusade helping tosuppress gold, silver, and mining stocks, the permabulls have gonefrom loud to quiet. Moreover, with resilient demand supporting inflation andkeeping the pressure on the Fed, we warned on Mar. 31, 2022, that consumerspending would cause problems for the centr...Read More