Top U.S. Trading Partners
International Trade is a major component of US commerce. The top 15 U.S. trading partners accounted for 75.3% of total US imports and 71.7% of exports.
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Commodity Trends
Beijing’s Pollution Alarms Neighbors
The good news for the Chinese leadership is that their fiscal policies have paid off, producing both the world’s second-largest economy and the globe’s leading creditor nation in less than a generation. The less good news is that the country’s hell-bent drive towards industrialization has brought in its train a host of collateral problems, not the least of which is pollution. Last month Beijing’s air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization.
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Can Leak Detection End the Pipeline Impasse?
Pipelines used to be things that were just built without blinking. It is said that there are enough pipelines now in the US to encircle the Earth 25 times with enough left over to also tie a bow around it. Today, getting a pipeline built is not so easy – there are too many environmental concerns and the industry has become highly polarized. But here’s one thing that could bring everyone together: pipeline safety technology. And it’s something we all want, especially for those who live along the thousands of miles of aging pipeline routes that carry hazardous liquids.
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Germany Removing Some Gold Reserves from US
Is Germany preparing for future capital controls? The best indicator of a chess player’s form is his ability to sense the climax of the game. –Boris Spassky, World Chess Champion, 1969-1972 You’ve likely heard that the German central bank announced it will begin withdrawing part of its massive gold holdings from the United States as
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The Trend Toward Buying Online is Growing
Clicks vs. Bricks With the huge popularity of the internet it’s no longer uncommon for people to do their discretionary shopping online. The trend is towards more and more online purchases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau News, eCommerce for the 3rd Quarter of 2012 was 5.2% of total retail sales while it was only 1.7% of total
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Confessions of a Gold Analyst: “It’s All My Fault”
Examining gold analysts’ predictions reveals a surprise… and reason for resource investors to be optimistic about the future.
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Catastrophe Bonds
Anytime a hurricane or other natural disaster is predicted to strike, it causes widespread uncertainty in the stock market. Although the people who are in the path of an upcoming storm place their focus on staying safe and protecting their homes and businesses, investors around the country pay closer attention to their investments in an
Silver Investing: The “Other” Precious Metal
Gold is one of the most aesthetically pleasing metals our planet naturally produces. Its value has skyrocketed over the past decade, which has created a new generation of investors eager to get in on the potential profits. Though gold is much prettier and more popular than her step-sister known as silver, many people fail to
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How the Golden Reset Button Could Drive the Price of Gold to $20,000.
Rumors have been rife about the treasury minting a single trillion dollar platinum coin to bypass the debt ceiling limitations. But it is probably just a pipe dream because first of all where would they get a trillion dollars worth of platinum? Do you know how many tons of platinum that is? And secondly if
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Will the trend be bulls or bears for gold in 2013?
by Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst As we turn the calendar over, there are probably two dominant questions on the minds of most precious-metals investors: Will gold and silver have a better year than the last two? And will gold stocks finally break out of their funk? 2012 was an interesting year for our
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