Silver Dips Are Getting Bought, This Is How Breakouts Start | John Feneck
In this conversation with John Feneck of Feneck Consulting, we break down what the latest gold and silver move is signaling, why dips are getting bought faster than in past cycles, and what that shift means for 2026 expectations. John explains why mining equities are not always reacting the way people expect on strong metal […]
What If Gulf Coast Refiners Swap Canada for Venezuela?
Canada’s oil export model is exposed to a single market shock, and President Donald Trump’s Venezuela push makes west coast pipeline capacity the clearest lever to add pricing power and resilience. Trump’s plan to revive Venezuela’s oil flow hinges on US companies returning to spend “billions of dollars” repairing infrastructure, then selling large volumes of […]
Maduro’s Final Decree Triggers Arrests as Militias Fill Power Vacuum in Caracas
Venezuela’s government ordered nationwide arrests Monday for anyone accused of backing the US military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro, publishing an emergency decree signed by Maduro hours before his capture. The decree instructs police to “immediately undertake the search and capture throughout the national territory of any person involved in the promotion or support […]
Canada Sets 2026 Study Permit Cap at 408,000
Canada will approve up to 408,000 study permits in 2026, continuing a trend of declining international student admissions as Ottawa works to shrink the temporary resident population. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released the allocations on November 25. The department plans to grant 155,000 permits to new international students and 253,000 to returning students applying […]
Silver, Not Gold, Could Be The Bigger 2026 Swing
Bank of America expects gold to be the primary hedge and performance driver in 2026, projecting an average gold price of $4,538 per ounce in real terms, while arguing silver could top out between $135 and $309 if the gold to silver ratio compresses toward prior cycle lows. In a Monday report, Michael Widmer, Head […]
Trump Administration Plans Long-Term Control of Venezuelan State Oil Company
The Trump administration is pursuing a plan to exert control over Venezuela’s state-run oil company for years to come, going beyond Wednesday’s announcement that the US will indefinitely market Venezuelan crude to potentially managing operations at Petróleos de Venezuela SA itself. A plan under consideration envisions the US “exerting some control” over PDVSA — including […]
Warner Bros Discovery Rejects Paramount’s $108.4B Hostile Bid for Second Time
Warner Bros Discovery‘s board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance‘s revised $108.4 billion hostile takeover offer on Wednesday, reaffirming its commitment to Netflix’s $82.7 billion agreement despite Paramount’s higher per-share price. The board called Paramount’s $30 per share all-cash proposal a risky leveraged buyout that would create approximately $87 billion in total debt, making it effectively the […]
Trump: “I Am Instructing My Representatives To Buy $200B In Mortgage Bonds” To Drive Rates Down
President Donald Trump is attempting to force mortgage rates lower by directing a multiillion purchase of mortgage bonds, arguing the buying spree will cut monthly payments and restore housing affordability. The move is summarized as Trump ordering “the US government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to drive mortgage rates down,” pairing the directive […]
Iran Enters Blackout As Protests Spread Nationwide
Iran’s internet disruption is registering as a regional connectivity shock that deepens into a de facto digital blackout in at least one province, while protests continue to spread and operational aviation notices stack up across January into March. NetBlocks data for the region shows sharp divergence across provinces at the latest timestamp, with Hamadan Province […]
Freeland Sets Friday Resignation Date, Ending 13-Year Parliamentary Career
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will vacate her seat in Parliament on Friday, January 9, confirming the end of her 13-year career as a member of the House of Commons. Freeland announced the specific resignation date on Wednesday in a social media post, two days after saying she would leave Parliament “in the coming weeks” to […]