Beiträge von Blue Horseshoe

    China and Russia: Whoopin' Uncle Sam at His Own Game


    Your Geopolitical Quiz for the Day:
    Two countries are embroiled in a ferocious rivalry. One country’s meteoric growth has put it on a path to become the world’s biggest economic superpower while the other country appears to be slipping into irreversible decline. Which country will lead the world into the future?
    Country A builds factories and plants, it employees zillions of people who manufacture things, it launches massive infrastructure programs, paves millions of miles of highways and roads, opens new sea lanes, vastly expands its high-speed rail network, and pumps profits back into productive operations that turbo-charge its economy and bolster its stature among the nations of the world.
    Country B has the finest military in the world, it has more than 800 bases scattered across the planet, and spends more on weapons systems and war-making than all the other nations combined. Country B has gutted its industrial core, hollowed out its factory base, allowed its vital infrastructure to crumble, outsourced millions of jobs, off-shored thousands of businesses, plunged the center of the country into permanent recession, delivered control of its economy to the Central Bank, and recycled 96 percent of its corporate and financial profits into a stock buyback scam that sucks critical capital out of the economy and into the pockets of corrupt Wall Street plutocrats whose voracious greed is pushing the world towards another catastrophic meltdown.
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    http://www.unz.com/mwhitney/ch…ncle-sam-at-his-own-game/

    https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/…30/pdf/444nl3c8sy0vw2.pdf


    30 APRIL 2019ASX ANNOUNCEMENTSalt Lake Potash Limited|ASX/AIMSO4|Ground Floor, 239 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6000, AustraliaTel. +61 8 6559 5800 |Email: info@so4.com.au | so4.com.au| ABN 98 117 085 748MARCH 2019QUARTERLY REPORTThe Board of Salt Lake PotashLimited (the Companyor Salt Lake Potash) is pleased to present its Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2019.
    The Company is focussed on rapidly progressing the development ofits Lake WayProject, intended to be the first salt-lake brine Sulphate of Potash (SOP)production operation in Australia. Highlights for the quarter and subsequently include:
    Significant Increase in the high-grade SOP resource at Lake Way
    Mineral Resource Estimate for the whole of Lake Way contains 73million tonnes (Mt) of SOP using Total Porosity and 8.2Mtof SOPcalculated using DrainablePorosity, including:oMeasured–Lake Way Playa–6.9Mt (total porosity)&1.8Mt(drainable porosity)@ 15.4kg/m3oMeasured–Williamson Pit 32Kt (drainable porosity) @ 25.5kg/m3oIndicated–Paleochannel 3.7Mt (total porosity) & 1.4Mt (drainable porosity) @ 13.6kg/m3oInferred –Lake Way Playa & Paleovalley Sediment 62.2Mt (total porosity) & 5.0Mt (drainable porosity) @ 15.2kg/m3Lake Way confirmed as very high-grade with consistent brine chemistry both laterally and at depth, with an average grade of 14.5kg of SOP per cubic metre of brine across the LakeWay tenements (Measured and Indicated)The Company has successfully delineated a Paleochannel in excess of 30km in length along the eastern boundary of Lake Way, which supports the ability and optionality to produce brine from two separate sources (lake playa and paleochannel) The Mineral Resource Estimate for the ‘whole of lake’ will enable the Company to progress technical studies for a larger production scenario with an anticipated release date towards the end of Q2 2019

    Boomers Are Facing A Financial Crisis


    There is a “crisis” brewing in America which will affect more Americans than the subprime crisis in 2008.
    What is it?
    It’s the pension and retirement crisis.
    According to a recent report from the National Retirement Planning Week the three “legs” of the retirement “stool” are Social Security, private pensions and personal savings. None are in great shape.

    -The average Social Security check is $14,000 a year, hardly a cushy retirement.
    -23% of boomers ages 56-61 expect to receive income from a private company pension plan; and,
    -38% of older boomers expect a pension.
    -45% of boomers have ZERO savings for retirement.
    ...
    The chart below shows a compounded return rate of at 4-8% with $5000 annual dollar cost averaging (DCA) contributions made monthly (as noted above 10% of $50,000 which is roughly the median wage), and using variable rates of return from current valuation levels. (Chart assumes 35 years of age to start saving and expiring at 85)


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    A new report by Forbes states that 23% (nearly one in four) Americans are saving not even one penny from their paychecks.
    As part of its 2019 Savings Survey, First National Bank of Omaha examined Americans’ habits, behaviors, and priorities when it comes to saving, monthly spending, and retirement planning. The findings showed that nearly 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
    The 2018 Planning & Progress Study gathered data in an online survey from over 2000 Americans over the age of 18. In that survey, they found:

    - 78% said they were “extremely” or “somewhat” concerned about affording a comfortable retirement.
    - 66% said there was some likelihood of outliving retirement savings.
    - 21% have no retirement savings at all
    - 33% of baby boomers have between $0 and $25,000 of retirement savings
    - 75% of Americans reported a lack of confidence in receiving Social Security benefits and,
    - 46% admitted to taking no steps to prepare for the likelihood they could outlive their retirement
    ...
    https://realinvestmentadvice.c…acing-a-financial-crisis/

    Q1 2019 Operating Results
    25.04.2019
    Highland Gold Mining Limited ("Highland Gold" or the "Company", AIM: HGM) today reports its operating results for the three months ended 31 March 2019 ("Q1 2019").
    HIGHLIGHTS

    • Highland Gold produced a total of 71,961 oz of gold and gold equivalent in Q1 2019, an increase of 21% from 59,311 oz in Q1 2018.
    • Mnogovershinnoye (MNV) saw a 58% increase in production compared to Q1 2018, when its processing plant was operating at reduced capacity.
    • Production at Belaya Gora rose 31% year-on-year due to higher volumes and better recoveries.
    • Lower grades and recoveries at Novoshirokinskoye (Novo) resulted in a 28% decline in production versus Q1 2018, but was 3% higher than in the preceding quarter (Q4 2018).
    • The production total includes the Valunisty mine, acquired by the Company last December. Excluding Valunisty, Q1 2019 production rose 9% year-on-year.

    https://www.highlandgold.com/h…1-2019-operating-results/

    hallo@'Edelmann'


    ich zweifle nicht das du darauf bereits hingewiesen hast.


    zweiteres seh ich anders. die mittel zb. die zölle mit denen trump unter anderem den slogan "make america great again" umsetzt, werden eingeführt mit der argumentation die usa wären(im handel) benachteiligt(gewesen)... was durch die situation des dollars im welthandel für mich eben eine tatsachenverdrehung darstellt ;)


    vllt denken wir auch gleich und reden nur aneinander vorbei.


    Hier ist gemeint die Zeit mit und nach Trump. Durch den Schlachtruf von diesem Großmaul und rigides Verhalten gegen alle, die nicht kooperieren, bringt die USA die Welt zunehmend gegen sich auf, und am Beispiel China sieht man, daß die Amis am kürzeren Hebelarm sitzen.

    das ist nicht erst ein phänomen von trump als us präsident, die symtome eines erschwerten machterhaltes als unipolare weltmacht fingen schon vor längerer zeit richtig an und wurden auch bereits unter früheren präsidenten nach aussen sichtbar.



    vg bh

    ich vermute auch das es eher den niedergang des us-d beschleunigt als china zu bremsen. vor ca einem 3/4 jahr lag der marktanteil der chinesischen öl futures der sge, die NICHT in us-d beglichen werden sondern in yuan, bei bereits ca 15%!


    July 2018:


    "This gave the contract a market share for July of 14.4 percent, compared with 28.9 percent for Brent and 56.7 percent for WTI crude futures."
    https://www.reuters.com/articl…pushes-yuan-idUSKCN1LF2RE



    warum sollte sich gerade china weiterhin an us-vorgaben halten sollen? selbst ob das die türkei machen wird halte ich derzeit für fraglich, siehe den zwist um die rüstungsexporte.



    wie ebenfalls schon erwähnt, ein "ölpreisschock" erwischt alle, weltwirschaftswachstum endgültig adee... "offizielle" rezession ahoi...



    bg bh

    Syria and Now Iran: How the U.S. Is Driving Russia South


    By consolidating all three energy-producing regions under its leadership — the mainland, the Caspian, and the Middle East — Russia would take the decisive step in shaping a new Eurasian system. Its interests lie more decisively in organizing a common political will for the middle region than in recovering the old dreams of integration with Europe or pivoting to China.
    And now America is offering it a second opening. By announcing that it will remove Iranian oil waivers it has granted to countries such as China, India or Turkey, the United States is preparing the imposition of sanctions against financial institutions located in those countries that knowingly conduct or facilitate any significant imports of Iranian oil.
    The goal, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put it, is to force Iranian oil exports to zero.
    We are not yet sure how China, India and even Turkey will react. But we know what Russia will do. It will develop the tight economic and political links with Tehran that always eluded it in the past.
    The Russian market will become the last resource for Iran before that fateful zero. Russia will be able to dictate the trade terms and the Iranian oil consumed in Russia will free additional volumes to be exported to Turkey and India, two countries critical to the new Russian strategy.


    https://www.themoscowtimes.com…iving-russia-south-a65361


    World's central banks want more gold as India joins spree


    The Reserve Bank of India’s purchases are part of a wider picture across developing economies that are looking at de-dollarizing their foreign-exchange reserves, according to Ross Strachan at Capital Economics Ltd. The RBI’s buying trend can be sustained for a number of years in relatively small quantities, as part of a long-term diversification, he said.


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    The RBI increased its stash by about 42 tons last year, and after adding more in January and February, the country’s gold reserves now stand at a record high of almost 609 tons, according to data from the International Monetary Fund. Russia bought 274 tons in 2018 and has added more this year, while China’s central bank is on a renewed buying spree that began in December. Global official sector gold purchases could reach 700 tons in 2019 led by these countries as well as Kazakhstan, Iran, and Turkey, according to Citigroup Inc.


    http://www.mining.com/web/worl…t-gold-india-joins-spree/


    hallo @Neo , es geht ja nicht nur um eine importbeschränkung/quote/zölle. letztendlich geht es einfach um einen rechtsstatus. keiner will gerne langfristige lieferverträge abschließen nur um in drei monaten festzustellen das eventuell 25% oder ähnlich nur aus den usa bezogen werden dürfen. ua. gerade deshalb haben bisher die us utilities keine neuen verträge abgeschlossen. diese stellen aber ca 25% der weltnachfrage.


    davon das die vorgänge bereits eingerpreist sind gehe ich keinesfalls aus da die preise immer noch zu niedrig sind.


    vg bh.

    @Caldera deine charttechnik in ehren [smilie_blume]
    wenn es so ist wie du schreibst, gut dann kann ich meine positionen noch ausbauen.
    ich gehe allerdings davon aus das eine hohe wahrscheinlichkeit besteht, das innerhalb von drei monaten die ersten bewegungen in den markt kommen. die us utilities warten auf das ergebnis der section 232 zum abschluss ihrer neuen langfrist lieferverträge. sie wollen letztendlich wissen, ob sie per quote us uran kaufen müssen oder nicht...
    also egal wie die section des doe ausgeht, ab dem zeitpunkt kommt bewegung(die ebenfalls volatil sein kann) in den markt.


    vg bh

    Global silver demand up 4% in 2018


    The Silver Institute has released a report saying global silver demand rose 4% – to 1.03 billion oz. – in 2018. This is the first time since 2015 that demand has risen year-over-year.
    Three factors were at play: demand growth, robust retail investment, and falling supply.
    On the demand side, sales of silver bars and coins rose by 20%, the largest driver was silver bar demand, which jumped 53%. Silver jewelry demand moved up 4%, to 212.5 million oz. Demand for industrial silver fell 1% to 578.6 million oz., due to a 9% drop in silver used in photovoltaic.
    Silver supply fell by 2% last year, the third consecutive annual decline to 855.7 million oz. The largest downturn was experienced by primary silver mines, which decreased by 7% to contribute 26% of total mine supply. The zinc-lead sector contributed 38% of by-product silver, followed by copper at 23% and gold at 12%.
    The price of silver also declined by 7.8% to average $15.71 in 2018. Negative factors affecting the price last year included a rising US dollar, interest rate hikes, the trade dispute between the United States and China, and lower global economic growth projections.


    http://www.mining.com/global-silver-demand-4-2018/