View: Source After delivering its best annual performance since 1979, gold is drawing fresh bullish calls from major banks as conditions line up for fresh record highs. In a note published on Monday, Morgan Stanley said prices could hit new heights this year and rise to $4,800 per ounce by the fourth quarter, citing falling interest rates, a potential leadership shift …
Continue ReadingView: Source Silver’s historic rally shows no signs of cooling as the new year begins. After a blockbuster 2025 that saw silver shatter decade-old resistance levels, it has extended its gains by another 13% in the first week of 2026 alone. The move is driven by a perfect storm of geopolitical tension, widening industrial deficits and a massive rotation into precious metals as …
Continue ReadingPhoto: natanaelginting/Adobe Stock View: Source On December 25, 1956, the New York Times declared, “Venezuela Finds Big Ore Deposits; Geologists Assert Reserves of Minerals May Approach Nation’s Oil in Importance.” Nearly seven decades later, that promise has largely gone unrealized. Far from emerging as a major global mining power, Venezuela’s mineral sector has remained marginal, fragmented, and chronically underdeveloped. In early January 2026, …
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