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goldielocks
I’d hate to live in a high rise where the builder paid scant attention to the foundation!
Ipso
Those building in South America if they don’t start building to earthquake codes it’s gonna continue to cost more lives. I didn’t see any mass emergency responses for the ones still trapped in the debris. Last time I was deep in South America traveling around with a friend around 2005.. the retired crew chief also contractor saw a two story building that concerned him. Had to do with safety. I asked if it was not good he said no it wasn’t.
Invasion
James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
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Ho hum.
OT … Scary encounter … hat’s off to the woman
Tony Lane 🇺🇸
@TonyLaneNV
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A woman hiking in Canada nearly became a grizzly’s next meal and the video circulating right now is genuinely one of the most intense wildlife encounters you will ever watch – her dog is with her, a massive grizzly is right there, and somehow she kept her head together long enough for both of them to walk away breathing.
All good
SM roaring back. Rates down a little, dollar down a little. Oil down to $69 and threatening lower.
Would be a special gift if silver could close above $60, gold $4100.
Like winning a trophy for last place.
$ilver bottom @ $56…???
here’s hoping it holds.
This says a lot about the negotiations – and who is telling the truth
Apparently, the information war is hotter than the real one.
IAEA Chief Confirms Nuclear Inspectors Returning To Iran, No Timeline Given
Says Iran’s pledge of no nukes demands “very strong” verification..
Hearing a lot of chatter
about a bank shutdown over the 4th of July weekend. I’m sure it’s just chatter like so much other crap that gets thrown out there. The other thing is of course the false flag.
It would make for a helluva 250th anniversary celebration though.
ferrett @ 6:21
If the EU starts penalizing the NG importers their imports will fall off a cliff. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Glad his family is safe. I’m not sure of his location but it was certainly hard hit by the quake.
Mark
@Mark_IKN
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Interior of our building, this morning. We slept in the car park. Our crazy good fortune began to sink in while taking this footage. Walked out with just a few scratches, kids untouched. Their mother was a hero.
Rough week
PM’s up a little, everything else down? Even the dollar is down a smidge.
Can’t imagine that will last.
GDX bounced where it had to, pretty weak bounce though. Lose 15% in 3 days, gain back 1%. Maybe it will hold.
Silver
Looks like it’s formed a hammer if it holds. Means a sign of a reversal or bottom but needs confirmation.
Gold silver ratio by 2030 AI
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Analysts project the gold-to-silver ratio (GSR) to compress from the mid-60s to between 40:1 and 55:1 by 2030. This historical mean reversion will be driven by gold prices potentially reaching $7,000 to $8,000 per ounce, while silver outpaces it to hit between $100 and $175 per ounce.
Long-term projections leading up to 2030 are categorized by the following macroeconomic drivers and market scenarios:
Key Forecast Scenarios
- Consensus Target (40:1 – 50:1): Models from institutions like Incrementum and ByteTree forecast gold prices to top $7,000/oz. Because silver acts as an industrial metal and a monetary hedge, sustained supply deficits are projected to push silver to $140 – $175/oz, causing the GSR to fall significantly.
- Conservative Scenario (55:1 – 60:1): Analysts like those at BMO warn that if green energy and solar sector demand slows or if silver faces physical surpluses, silver could underperform gold. In this scenario, the ratio remains closer to the long-term, post-gold-standard average of around 54:1 to 60:1.
- Bull Run / Overshoot (Below 40:1): In periods of heavy monetary devaluation or a supply shock in green energy tech (e.g., in solar or solid-state batteries), silver could see triple-digit rallies, which would cause the ratio to compress below 40:1.
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Core Market Drivers
- Structural Supply Deficits: The Silver Institute projects that global silver demand will continue to outpace new mine supply. Mine supply is expected to remain flat, setting up structural deficits that heavily favor silver’s appreciation.
- Industrial Demand: Silver consumption is underpinned by green technology, specifically photovoltaics (solar panels) and electric vehicles. New use-cases in AI infrastructure and solid-state batteries are expected to consume over 100Moz annually by 2030.
- Monetary Policy: Gold and silver remain sensitive to interest rates and dollar strength. If the Federal Reserve eases monetary policy, the resulting dollar weakness is a primary catalyst that historically causes the GSR to compress
I asked Ai if the silver shortages were fake..
The 2026 silver shortage was a real structural deficit, not a fake scare. Mining output did not instantly increase because roughly \(70\%\) of silver is extracted as a byproduct of copper, lead, and zinc mining. The structural squeeze was heavily exacerbated by China implementing strict export controls starting January 1, 2026, which effectively restricted the outflow of Chinese-refined silver to global markets. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The 2026 Supply & Demand Reality
Despite some thrifting and substitution in the solar (photovoltaic) sector, the silver market is tracking a sixth consecutive annual deficit (projected at roughly \(46.3\) million ounces). A single massive short-squeeze in early 2026 sent silver prices to an all-time nominal high of \(\$121.64\) per ounce before profit-taking and margin adjustments corrected spot prices to around \(\$56\) to \(\$58\). However, physical supply at the institutional and retail levels remains exceptionally tight. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Silver Price Outlook for 2030
- Irreversible Industrial Consumption: Silver is permanently consumed by high-growth industries like artificial intelligence infrastructure, EV manufacturing, advanced electronics, and the ongoing rollout of 5G. [1, 2]
- Inelastic Supply: Because global silver production depends heavily on base metal prices and features long lead times (5–10 years) for new primary mines, supply cannot rapidly scale up to meet this demand. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Strategic Metal Reclassification: China’s reclassification of silver as a strategic material has severely tightened global supply lines, forcing the U.S. and other nations to treat physical metal as a critical resource. [1, 2]
What are they preparing for?
Pentagons one focus doesn’t help.
The main point is not that China suddenly has a new weapon everyone can identify. It is that the ground around its nuclear silos is changing quickly, and that change fits a wider buildup the Pentagon says could leave China with more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
Ferrett
You can treat the injured without reporting but if you don’t address the needs of the injured or denying more medical support prior to this happening especially when there was a eminent threat is another. It’s a two edge sword, it also commands concern from their own. I think they were more ” concerned” about their people being concerned for their own. The enemy tends to find out by themselves or lie about the number of casualties they caused vs their own anyways.
Well, yeah, but that’s war, innit?
You don’t tell the enemy how successful they’ve been. Like the Gerry Ford boat incident was downplayed:
Two US soldiers seriously wounded during the war accused the Pentagon of down playing their injuries.
Soldiers wounded during the Iran war accuse Pentagon of downplaying their injuries Source: The Independent
https://share.newsbreak.com/
Last November Strategy owned 641,692 BTC worth $65bn.
Now it owns 847,363 worth $51bn. Share price now at market value of the BTC.
Meanwhile, all my ounces still seem to be there. But then, I guess all the noughts and ones are still there too. Just more noughts than there used to be, I suppose ….
I can see why people go for a gold ETF as it means they can trade it as easily as they can shares, trusting that the underlying asset is actually held in a vault somewhere. It’s convenient and saves them having to think too much. But I can’t understand why someone would buy shares in a company that exists to buy digital assets that sit in a wallet/trading exchange when you could equally easily buy the digital assets the same way.
Seems the Hoft article might be right
Almost seems there are different factions controlling different areas, not a coordinated negotiation.
Is IRGC devolving into clans? Dangerous ones if so.