Every quarter, Reuters surveys analysts across the world…To find out what they think will be the TOP performing base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME).
What exactly are base metals? Think copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel… These, however, weren’t the top answer. The answer was in fact…
For decades, precious metal bulls have complained that paper markets have manipulated the prices of gold and silver.
You see, the same bar of gold/silver can be bought and sold a thousand times over without ever leaving the same vault. This allows the fiat cartel to use paper money to suppress prices of the physical metals.
The only way to combat this “manipulation” is if every buyer had custody of their own gold, which, not many buyers do.
Interestingly, these dynamics seem to have recently changed…and fast!
In one day, US President Donald Trump threatened three key partners – China, Canada, and Mexico – with tariffs over illegal immigration and fentanyl. These threats combined with the tit-for-tat tariff response by Canada and Mexico were enough to send stock markets across the world into the red.
Read MoreOne measure the US government can take is suspend daily reinvestment of certain funds. The government can pause investments in certain funds to create room for more borrowing. This is what happened in 2021, when the government borrowed $262 billion, which it repaid later that year. The thing is these measures will continue until 14 March. So, they simply buy time. They don’t increase the debt limit or change government spending. And the longer these “extraordinary measures” go on, the closer the US government gets to defaulting.
Read MoreWhenever someone discovers I work in the investment field, they’re always eager to share what they’ve invested in and ask my thoughts on their portfolio. But invariably, in these conversations, I always get asked this one question… “What’s the hottest new stock I should buy right now?”
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