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Copper Proves A Rocky Road For Zambia
By John Filitz The town of Luanshya, situated on Zambia’s copperbelt, serves as a bellwether for the country’s economy. However, political developments in Zambia are causing significant uncertainties in the copper industry. With a sustained annual GDP growth rate above 6%, driven primarily by copper, the past decade has been tumultuous for Luanshya. Founded as … Continue reading
Zambia’s Currency Is Golden This Year As It Surges With Precious Metals
Zambia’s currency has performed better than 150 other currencies so far this year, and is expected to rise further as metal prices continue to rise. The Zambian kwacha suffered the world’s third-worst performance in 2015 falling 42 percent against the dollar, but has recovered to become this year’s best performer. A report from ETM Analytics, obtained by Bloomberg, shows that Zambia’s … Continue reading
The Energy And Mineral Riches Of The Arctic [Infographic]
By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist The Arctic has been the fascination of many people for centuries. Hundreds of years ago, the Europeans saw the Arctic’s frigid waters as a potential gateway to the Pacific. The region has also been home to many unique native cultures such as the Inuits and Chukchi. Lastly, it goes without saying that … Continue reading
Short Commodities, This Rally Will Falter: Goldman Sachs
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted a rally in commodities from iron ore to gold will falter and forecast copper and aluminum prices will slide as much as 20 percent over the next year,” Bloomberg says. According to the news agency: Any increase in raw material prices will prompt more supplies to enter the market, making … Continue reading
Peak Gold And Silver May Have Come And Gone
By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals Exchange Have we reached peak precious metals? Many analysts think so. Just to be clear, however, the idea of peak gold and peak silver doesn’t refer to a peak prices. The precious metals put in a cyclical price high in 2011. But annual mining production levels may have peaked in 2014-2015. This … Continue reading
4 Harbingers Of Stock Market Doom That Foreshadowed The 2008 Crash Are Flashing Red Again
By Michael Snyder So many of the exact same patterns that we witnessed just before the stock market crash of 2008 are playing out once again right before our eyes. Most of the time, a stock market crash doesn’t just come out of nowhere. Normally there are specific leading indicators that we can look for … Continue reading
Metals And Oil: A Tale Of Two Commodities
By Rabah Arezki and Akito Matsumoto “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” With these words Charles Dickens opens his novel “A Tale of Two Cities”. Winners and losers in a “tale of two commodities” may one day look back with similar reflections, as prices of metals and oil have … Continue reading
China Consumes Mind-Boggling Amounts Of Raw Materials [Chart]
By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist Over the last 20 years, the world economy has relied on the Chinese economic growth engine more than it would like to admit. The 1.4 billion people living in the world’s most populous country account for 13% of global GDP, which is significant no matter how it is interpreted. However, in the … Continue reading
If History Is Any Indication, Junk Bonds And Copper Are Telling Us Exactly Where Stocks Are Heading Next
Yields on the riskiest junk bonds are absolutely soaring and the price of copper just hit a fresh six year low. To most people, those pieces of financial news are meaningless. But if you understand history, and you are aware of the patterns that immediately preceded previous stock market crashes, then you know how how huge … Continue reading
What Will Drive Peru’s Economy After Its Election?
Peru’s business regulations are not expected to change radically regardless of which presidential candidate is elected in the upcoming 2016 election. Peru’s fragmented political scene will require the next president to form alliances in Congress to pass legislation, slowing the legislative process for major regulatory changes. Protests and a militant threat in southeastern Peru will … Continue reading
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