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Scientists have developed a stretchable fuel cell using gold that can generate energy from sweat. This evolving technology could be used to power a wide range of wearable devices from watches to Bluetooth radios.This is yet another example of gold's expanding role in the world of high-tech.We generally think of gold as an investment as well as money, but it is increasingly being used in high-tech applications from energy production to healthcare. Gold’s conductivity and malleability make it suitable for a number of futuristic applications.
Gold finally broke through and held above the $1,300 resistance level this week.There are a number of factors in place that could help sustain a gold bull run, but the biggest driver right now is fear.And the fear isn't unjustified. It's a scary world out there.
Economists from S&P Global Ratings warned that a failure to avert a government shutdown could trim 0.2% of fourth-quarter GDP growth with every week it continues
The amount of monetary stimulus increasingly imposed on the financial system creates false signals about the economy's true growth rate, causing a vast m
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it looks like supply shortages in the physical gold & silver markets. Since August 30 is now National Gold Bashing Day, […]
That is an unusually long streak of net sales, across each of the big six.
When the "illusion" of the "booming" US economy is maintained, things appear normal, but every time the flood waters recede, we see that "illusion" and "reality" are two very different […]
All we need is a few overlapping crises to reveal the structural fragility & lack of trust/certainty in our core systems.
The Fed Chair unleashed a defense of post-crisis financial regulation that shows how political the world’s central bankers have become.
And yes, there will be even more QE by the Fed to try to clean up the mess. Not to mention endless escalations of the debt ceiling by Congress.
(Sifma revisiting, revising 2011, 2013 contingency plans) The key industry groups that seek to prevent seismic disruptions in the world’s biggest debt market aren’t waiting around to see if Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin can get Congress to lift the debt limit before America exhausts its borrowing capacity.
Can gold push higher? - A look at gold's shining rally, with technician Louise Yamada
"When they lose control we could be looking at a sustained gigantic bull market in precious metals.”
Danielle DiMartino Booth,former Dallas Fed insider, discusses what was left off the table at the annual Jackson Hole meeting & what could be the focus of the Fed's next scheduled rate decision on September 20th.
(Highest Since Q1 2015), ADP 237K Jobs Added. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Q2 US Gross Domestic Product rose sharply to 3.0%...
North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan was a prelude to more military operations directed at the American territory of Guam, North Korean state media warned Wednesday.
(Over 200K Homes Damaged) Hurricane Harvey is the worst hurricane/tropical storm to hit the gulf coast in modern times in term of measure rainfall. In fact, 6 of the 10 worst hurricanes/tropical storms have…
I guess ECB’s Mario Draghi will keep the pedal to the metal! The Jackson Hole monetary conference had no sooner ended than one more European country was added to the scroll of countries with negative 2 year sovereign yields.
The US Treasury Yield Curve Slope (10Y-2Y) just broke through 80 basis points on the downside. Yes, the thrill about a Trump Presidency a& the possible repeal of Obamacare, deregulation, securing the US border with Mexico and lowering taxes has been beaten down by Congress.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.8% annual gain in June, up from 5.7% the previous month. The 10-City Composite posted a 4.9% annual increase, down from 5.0% the previous month. The 20-City Composite reported a 5.7% year-over-year gain, the same as the…