Richard Mills

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• The Politics Of A Pandemic

  Published 04 April 2020 | viewed 458 times

  Benjamin Franklin once said; “Out of adversity comes opportunity.”  The adversity the United States now faces with the coronavirus pandemic is the worst national emergency…

• Does Gold Still Have Some Room To Run?

  Published 25 March 2020 | viewed 2,383 times

  In the 1960s, French politician Valéry d'Estaing complained that the United States enjoyed an “exorbitant privilege” due to the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve…

• How COVID-19 Could Spark The Next 'Arab Spring'

  Published 19 March 2020 | viewed 2,093 times

  The rich are getting richer, inequality is on the rise, and the middle class, the backbone of the US economy since the 1950s, is shrinking. …

• Even The Fed Can't Save Markets Now

  Published 16 March 2020 | viewed 2,766 times

  One of the worst weeks on Wall Street mercifully ended on Friday. S&P 500     DJIA   Nasdaq After multiple sessions of panic selling,…

• Is This The Biggest Threat To The Global Economy?

  Published 07 February 2020 | viewed 2,082 times

  The Trump administration has just granted its Commerce Department sweeping powers to slap tariffs on countries it decides are manipulating their currencies to the detriment…

• Is It Time To Turn Bullish On Battery Metals?

  Published 30 January 2020 | viewed 6,428 times

  One of the most prevalent current trends concerning mined commodities is the shift, driven by the effort to reduce our carbon footprint, is towards the electrification…

• Why Germany Is Going To War With Gold

  Published 25 January 2020 | viewed 14,625 times

  Owning gold is a way to get out of this “debt trap”, but governments don’t want you to own gold, especially in Germany Germans, like…

• How 3D Printing Is Turning Each And Every Industry On Its Head

  Published 15 November 2019 | viewed 4,572 times

  Calling all carnivores: ever thought about getting a meat printer? Of hand-crafting delectable beef steaks at home from plant proteins, that have the same texture,…

• The World's Largest Gold Miners Are Getting Creative

  Published 08 November 2019 | viewed 3,731 times

  Something has changed in the gold industry. During high gold-price periods the trend was to produce as much as possible - in many cases, irrespective…

• Copper Climbs On Chile Protests

  Published 23 October 2019 | viewed 10,111 times

  Copper prices surged to a one-month high on Monday, on potential supply disruptions owing to violent protests in Chile over a proposed law, now suspended,…

• The U.S. Doubles Down On Domestic Lithium Production

  Published 19 October 2019 | viewed 3,653 times

  In 2010 the US Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Strategy included lithium as one of 14 elements expected to play a vital role in America’s…

• Is This The Real Golden State?

  Published 11 October 2019 | viewed 2,480 times

  Major gold companies are running out of reserves and every year it costs more to mine. That is causing an “existential crisis” for the gold…

• Is This The Perfect Environment For Precious Metals Investments?

  Published 03 October 2019 | viewed 4,430 times

  This year at AOTH we have tackled a number of reasons for gold and silver’s rise, aiming to explain “in layman’s terms” what is behind the seemingly…

• The Bullish Case For Copper

  Published 27 September 2019 | viewed 3,390 times

  Despite evidence of a slowing economy, shipments of raw materials are gliding across Chinese docks at a torrid pace, especially metals, which form the backbone…

• Silver Steadies Following Wild Week In Precious Metals Markets

  Published 21 September 2019 | viewed 3,688 times

  Gold and silver prices jumped Monday on fresh safe-haven demand following a 10-drone strike on Saturday that took out two major oil facilities in Saudi…

• The Uranium Sector Can’t Catch A Break

  Published 14 September 2019 | viewed 3,565 times

  One week ago Cameco announced it will maintain low output levels until uranium prices recover. The Canadian uranium miner also said it might cut production further,…

• Are Investors Being Lulled Into A False Sense Of Security?

  Published 06 September 2019 | viewed 2,096 times

  US stock markets on Tuesday were like a teenager forced back to school after a summer of fast cars and girls - insolent and bad-tempered.…

• The Problem With Trump’s Low-Dollar Plan

  Published 31 July 2019 | viewed 2,073 times

  The slowdown in the United States, and throughout the world, has led many to speculate that the time has come for an intervention in the…

• What Is Africa’s Role In The New Silk Road?

  Published 19 July 2019 | viewed 5,124 times

  A lot of resource investors stop listening to corporate presentations when they learn the company’s project is in Africa.  More often than not the country…

• A Currency War Is Brewing

  Published 28 June 2019 | viewed 3,825 times

  The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis serves as a reminder of what happens when competing economies engage in a round of competitive currency devaluations. The crisis…