Three key developments this past month, many have missed:
1. The European Union is preparing to build strategic stockpiles of critical minerals.
2. The U.S. Department of Defence confirmed it will continue investing in critical mineral projects.
3. China is quietly increasing its nickel reserves.
The global resource race is accelerating.
Many investors remain asleep.
Central bank holdings of government debt:
• Japan:
Over 50% of all outstanding government debt
• United Kingdom:
Approaching 50% of the outstanding debt
• Eurozone:
Nearly one-third of outstanding sovereign bonds
• United States:
Around one-quarter of all U.S. Treasury debt It is unbelievable that this is where we are now.
In late June, we learned,
The Shanghai Gold Exchange is expanding beyond the mainland for the first time, launching yuan-based gold contracts and a new bullion vault in Hong Kong.
The era of Western gold pricing dominance is being challenged.
It is very clear.
Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Pierre Lassonde warned about this moment last year:
