Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, Released on 5/22/22This week on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio, your host Dennis Tubbergen visits again with cycles expert Dr. Charles Nenner, who tells us that we have entered the next 30-year cycle of inflation and high-interest rates. Dr. Nenner says that while the central banks don't appear to know what they are doing or how they'll ultimately resolve the...Read More
Zero Hedge, Released on 5/22/22Belgium has become the first country to introduce a mandatory 21-day monkeypox quarantine for those who contact the virus, after three cases were recorded in the country.Continue... Belgium becomes first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantine as Biden warns 'everybody should be concerned' added by Herman James on 05/22/2022View all posts by Herman James...Read More
The Sun, Released on 5/22/22Many known patients are gay men who were tested after going to STI clinics, the WHO said.Health chiefs warned gay and bisexual Continue... Monkey Pox outbreak traced back to Gay Pride island festival... added by Herman James on 05/22/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
RAPAPORT... Indian jewelry manufacturer Goldiam International saw strong sales growth in the past fiscal year amid resurgent consumer demand and the expansion of the company's lab-grown business.Revenue jumped 72% to INR 7.12 billion ($915.1 million) for the 12 months ending March 31, management reported Friday. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 81%...Read More
RAPAPORT... India's polished-diamond exports slipped 3% year on year in April, while rough imports fell 23%, reflecting a global slowdown amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Polished exports fell by volume, while the average price increased, according to recent data from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). India Trade Data for April 2022 Read More
RAPAPORT... Watches of Switzerland reported strong sales growth in its fiscal fourth quarter, reflecting increased demand for luxury jewelry and timepieces, as well as a boost from newly opened and acquired stores.Group revenue jumped 39% year on year to GBP 304 million ($379.8 million) over the 13 weeks ending May 1, the UK-based company said last week. The equivalent quarter in 2021 comprised 14...Read More
RAPAPORT... Jewelry sales at Richemont grew 49% for the full fiscal year as the global market recovery enabled the luxury retailer to record its highest-ever annual total for the category.Proceeds from the segment rose to EUR 11.08 billion ($11.7 billion) for the 12 months ending March 31, Richemont said last week. The increase was driven by a restart of public events following Covid-19 lockdowns,...Read More
(IDEX Online) - About 250,000 diamond workers in Surat have been put on two weeks' unpaid leave as rough supplies are squeezed by sanctions and banking restrictions against Alrosa.The Russian miner normally accounts for around 40 per cent (by volume) of the diamonds that are cut and polished in the Indian hub."The units have been reducing working hours from 12 to eight and had given two days...Read More
(IDEX Online) - India could hugely increase its lab grown diamond production to support a "stronger and more self-reliant domestic cutting and polishing industry," says the GJEPC.It currently produces around 1.5m carats, a distant second place to China's 3m carats (Bain/AWDC figures for 2021).But Colin Shah (pictured), chairman of the Gems and Jewellery Export Council, says the lab grown indu...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is no longer facing charges over his "illegal entry" to the Caribbean island of Dominica almost a year ago.He is still wanted by authorities in his native India over the alleged $1.8bn Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud.Choksi, (pictured), 62, left India in January 2018, days before the alleged fraud came to light, and relocated to Antigua and Barbud...Read More
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Liberty and Finance, Released on 5/22/22Renowned editor of the World Affairs Brief?EUR<, and author of Strategic Relocation, and The Secure Home, Joel Skousen, returns to Liberty And Finance to discuss the risk of nuclear conflict this decade. He discusses preparedness steps you can take to fortify your family. "People will be relatively unscathed if they are prepared and are in rural areas."Skous...Read More
Birch Gold Group (via Zero Hedge), Released on 5/22/22Ray Dalio looks at 500 years of economic history to make the case for gold...Continue... Ray Dalio: Gold Reduces Risks, Enhances Returns, Belongs In Your Savings added by Herman James on 05/23/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Mish Talk, Released on 5/22/22Ignore Janet Yellen's soft landing thesis. There are only two realistic choices.Continue... Mish Shedlock: Is a Recession On the Way or Has it Already Started? added by Herman James on 05/23/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
The Bear Trap Report (via Dollar Collapse), Released on 5/22/22Leverage finance markets are near frozen. Only two junk bonds have priced in May in the U.S high-yield bond market. There are no deals currently in the pipeline, per institutional clients in our live chat on Bloomberg.Continue... Best-selling author of Lehman crisis says credit warnings are piling up added by Herman James on 05/24/2022...Read More
Lady Pie - Twitter, Released on 5/22/22This is gold. It would be a shame if it got around. pic.twitter.com/0zK388lCHV- Lady Pie (@LadyPieLives) May 22, 2022 VIDEO: Biden says marriage should ONLY be between a man and a woman added by Herman James on 05/27/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Trillion Energy is on the verge of generating massive cashflow at its SASB project in the Black Sea just off the coast of Turkey.Read More
Between Christmas and New Years it really looked good for the metals. I thought we would be in full tilt rally mode the first of the year. With all what's happening in the USA in regards to politics or shall I say the "uncertainty" of politics, you would really think gold would be sky high way over that $2,000 price that so many were predicting. But not so. Last week it after a slight decline the...Read More
After seeing the performance of most mining stocks lately one can understand why a lot of long term investors have been throwing in the towel and taking their money elsewhere. I wrote in the past article here that a lot of old gold bug money held in family trusts was being taken out and going into the digital space of crypto currencies like bitcoin. One only has to look at data and charts like the...Read More
I mentioned in my my last article that there are very few pure silver plays out there. What's even fewer it seems is new IPO's for junior miners especially those that are focused on silver. But just last month that happened with a new company called Zacatecas Silver TSX-V:ZAC and their focus is of course in the Zacatecas area of Mexico.The property the company owns totals 7826 hectares located wit...Read More