Spot gold gained 13% in 2023 and so far this year, is up 6%. Thursday March 28th, gold ended the day at US$2,233.00 oz, a strong performance given the headwinds facing the precious metal. These include …

        For the first two weeks of March, copper rallied 4.1%, hitting its highest level since April 2023. Source: Kitco   A couple of factors identified by us at AOTH indicate that 2024 will be a great …

      Graphite One (TSX–V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) plans to invest $435 million to build a graphite anode manufacturing plant in Trumbull County, Ohio, between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.     Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphite One Alaska, the Vancouver-based company has selected …

        Until recently economists tended to treat energy inflation and food inflation as different entities. Russia’s attack on Ukraine and other factors put a laser-like focus on the relationship between the two.   Ukraine and Russia are …

        While there is disagreement over its causes, the reality of global warming is an incontrovertible fact. The planet is heating up, affecting our weather, oceans and food, as crops fail, causing shortages and price hikes. Storms …

        Every day most of us contribute, several times, to the global plastic pollution problem.   There’s no denying that plastics have become an integral part of the global economy. They are capable of delivering massive economic …

        The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is core PCE, which stands for Personal Consumption Expenditures index. This inflation gauge, published monthly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), doesn’t include food and energy, because prices for …

              The mantra? Our fossil-fueled based transportation system needs to be 100% electrified, and the switch must be made from oil, gas, and coal-powered power plants to those which run on solar, wind and …

        More manufacturing will boost the demand for copper. Jeff Currie noted that of all metals, copper has the most scope for gains.   United States ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)   Robert Friedland, the billionaire founder …

      The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large system of water currents that circulates water from north to south and back, in a long cycle within the Atlantic Ocean.   This system of deep-water circulation, sometimes …