French Election A Catastrophe For World Peace
Paul Craig Roberts
Marine Le Pen’s defeat, if the vote count was honest, indicates that the French are even more insouciant than Americans.
The week before the election the Russian high command announced that Washington had convinced the Russian military that Washington intended a preemptive nuclear first strike against Russia. No European leader saw danger in this annoucement except Le Pen.
Authored by David Yager via OilPrice.com,
The current discussion about the future of oil is how soon will it be before petroleum becomes a sunset industry. If it isn’t already. Flat or falling demand. Carbon taxes. Electric cars. Renewable energy. Oil has no future. It is only a matter of time, although how much time remains is subject to considerable discussion and debate. Various prognosticators put forth differing view about when world oil demand will peak. Some say as early as 2030, others much later. Nobody says never.
Update: Reuters confirms that the US arming of yet another ethnic group in the middle east is now a "go"
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Silver Investment Case Remains Very Compelling
Are we near a turning point in silver’s relentless decline?Avert your eyes – this is one ugly silver chartGold silver ratio at 75 shows real value of silverMining CEO explains why silver could reach $136.67Buy silver low, sell high
Money Week
Some market observations courtesy of the latest "Morning Porridge" from Mint's Bill Blain
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Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 9th 2017
“I’ve met the Emperor of China and the only British working miner, but I’ve never…..”