The “Fourth Industrial Revolution”/“Great Reset” (4IR/GR) will define global economic trends over the coming decades, but all related technologies are dependent on certain critical minerals like cobalt, many of which are located in Africa. China controls most of that...
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Today, with his permission, I’m happy to offer up the latest thoughts from my friend Anton Wahlman, whose takes I don’t always agree with — but are always worth considering.
Anton is a brilliant analyst and has, many times...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba sparked a scandal during his latest visit to Poland when he compared Ukraine’s World War II-era genocide of Poles to Poland’s forcible resettlement of Ukrainians afterwards. He was asked about when the remains of that...
Summary, Press Conference, and Text
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TL/DR: What is in the joint statement?
Emphasizes a relationship beyond traditional military-political alliances, focusing on no alliance, no confrontation, and not targeting any third party.
Russia reaffirms Taiwan as an inalienable part...
Algeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ammar Benjamaa told the Security Council last week that “We need to stop the violations committed by private armies employed by some countries” in Mali after a deadly drone attack against the border...
Polish President Duda revealed on Monday that his country has already spent a whopping 3.3% of its GDP on providing military, humanitarian, and other forms of support to Ukraine over the past two and a half years, which works...
Canada’s tax agency will not order tenants to pay any taxes owed by their foreign landlords, says federal Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau.
Ms. Bibeau’s statement on May 17 came amid growing concerns from renters in recent weeks over...
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden according to Nate Cohn at the New York Times.
A Surge in Discontent With Biden
Please consider Trump Leads in 5 Key...
"Geopolitics should continue to drive the gold price ahead of the US election"
Contents (2400 words)
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Intro: Price Drivers Scrutinized
Key Points
Editorial
EM central banks’ diversification strategy
Asian retail buying
Technical analysis
Appendix: Events and Asset Returns
Soc...
Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness,
The other day, Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, told The Financial Times that he sees the risk of a second American civil war as “growing” and places the odds of such...