Markets
Gold, Silver Gain for the Week Despite Oil and Interest Rates Surging - BullionVault
Gold, Silver Gain for the Week Despite Oil and Interest Rates Surging - BullionVault
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Markets
Spot gold spikes to $4,070/oz high as U.S. new home sales rise 1.6% in June - KITCO
Spot gold spikes to $4,070/oz high as U.S. new home sales rise 1.6% in June - KITCO
Energy
Hormuz Tanker Crossings Sink to Lowest Level Since May as War Risk Spikes
Only one oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the lowest number of crossings since May 7, as war risks spiked this week to hike crude oil prices above $100 per barrel again. Three tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, but this number crumbled to just one on Thursday,
opinion
The Cantillon Effect and the “K-Shaped” Economy
Even in a world of gold, silver, and costly mining, whoever got the new money first still came out ahead. Jeffrey Degner on why hard money doesn't repeal the Cantillon effect, and why fiat makes it far worse.
macro
Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September - unpublished.ca
Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September - unpublished.ca
Markets
China’s Gold Imports Surge After International Prices Slump - Yahoo Finance
China’s Gold Imports Surge After International Prices Slump - Yahoo Finance
macro
How Fixing the Housing Crisis Could Trigger Devastating 10% Treasury Yields - streamlinefeed.co.ke
How Fixing the Housing Crisis Could Trigger Devastating 10% Treasury Yields - streamlinefeed.co.ke
Energy
Saudi Crude Tanker Goes Dark to Slip Through Bab el-Mandeb
At least one oil tanker carrying Saudi crude oil has transited the Bab al-Mandeb Strait with its transponder switched off as risks to vessels in the Red Sea spiked this week after the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi shipments and targeted vessels offshore Yemen. The Merbabu tanker, owned by a
Markets
Why Venezuela can’t access $4 billion in gold that could help with earthquake recovery - CNN
Why Venezuela can’t access $4 billion in gold that could help with earthquake recovery - CNN
macro
China is winning the war in the Middle East, and gold and the dollar will start to feel it, strategist says - MarketWatch
China is winning the war in the Middle East, and gold and the dollar will start to feel it, strategist says - MarketWatch
macro
Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September - Global News
Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September - Global News
Energy
China Rushes to Secure Russian Oil as Middle East Supply Risks Escalate
Chinese refiners have bought up all crude oil cargoes set to load from Russia’s Far East port of Kozmino in August weeks earlier than usual, traders with knowledge of the market told Bloomberg on Friday, as risks to Middle Eastern supply spiked this week with attacks on tankers in the Red Sea. China