Why Greenland Is Now Part Of US Treasury Story
A Danish pension fund’s stated plan to sell all US Treasuries by month-end is being positioned as a credit-risk decision, with public commentary arguing the US has become too risky to treat as an unquestioned long-duration anchor. The fund’s exit was described as a full sale of its US Treasury holdings completed by month-end, presented […]
Bessent Reportedly Wants Critical Minerals Price Ceiling, Too
Rumors circulated on social media that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is going to put in a critical minerals price ceiling following negotiating price floors, a two-sided intervention concept that, if real, would shift policy from supporting prices to bounding them. A two-sided band can change incentives across the chain: producers and processors face capped upside […]
Poland Approves Plan to Boost Gold Reserves to 700 Tonnes
The National Bank of Poland approved a plan Tuesday to purchase up to 150 tonnes of gold, a move that would elevate the country’s total holdings to 700 tonnes and secure its position among the world’s top 10 gold holders. The central bank held 550 tonnes of gold at the end of December, ranking 12th […]
Musk Asks X Followers if He Should Buy Ryanair After CEO Calls Him ‘Idiot’
Elon Musk escalated his public feud with Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary on Monday, posting a poll on X asking followers whether he should buy the European budget airline and install someone named Ryan to run it. The dispute began last week when O’Leary rejected installing Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service on Ryanair’s more than 600 […]
Venezuelan Oil Production in Orinoco Belt Plunges 23% Under US Blockade
Oil wells are going dark across Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt as storage tanks overflow and export tankers stay away, with production in the country’s main oil region plunging 23% to 398,000 barrels per day by mid-January, according to internal PDVSA data seen by Bloomberg. The state oil company has shut wells since late December amid overflowing […]
Markets Plunge as Trump Presses Greenland Takeover, Denmark Dumps Treasuries
President Donald Trump arrived at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday to meet with European leaders furious over his campaign to acquire Greenland, declining to specify how far he would go to seize the Danish territory while market turmoil from the dispute intensified. Trump told reporters Tuesday he has scheduled multiple Greenland meetings in Davos […]
Carney Declares End of Rules-Based Order in Davos Speech, Calls for Middle Power Coalition
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told global leaders Monday that the international rules-based order has collapsed and middle powers must unite to avoid subordination to great powers in an era of intensifying geopolitical rivalry. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Carney framed the current moment as a fundamental rupture rather than a transition. He argued […]
Eldorado Gold Achieves Upper End Of 2025 Production Guidance
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD) has achieved the upper end of their production guidance for 2025, with the company on Wednesday evening posting preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Production in the fourth quarter totaled 123,418 ounces of gold. The Lamaque Complex was the leading asset in the portfolio again in Q4, […]
Seabridge Gold Expects To Complete Courageous Lake Spin-Out By End Of Q2
Further details have been released by Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) in relation to the planned spin-out of their Courageous Lake asset to shareholders, including further details on the timing of the arrangement. With shareholders now expected to approve the spinout at a meeting set for June, the spin-out is anticipated to be completed by the […]
Silver47 Begins Drill Program At Mogollan Project In New Mexico Targeting High Grade Silver
Silver47 Exploration (TSXV: AGA) has commenced a winter drill program at their Mogollon Project near Silver City, New Mexico. The program is targeting the Last Chance Vein, below historic ore shoots that were previously mined on site.