Iran is bigger than Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam — and those dragged on 9, 20, and 20 years.
Worth keeping in mind before betting on a fast Strait of Hormuz reopening.
Fort Knox reality check: most of its ~4,600 tonnes is .900 coin-melt, not .9999. Even if every bar's there, you can't hit the market without re-refining. Accounted for isn't liquid. That's the story nobody's telling.
This is a concerning chart but grounded in reality.
The surge in gasoline prices is likely leading commodity grains.
The next wave of food inflation is already here.
https://t.co/jC5yXTTjzf
Despite the recent turbulence, silver’s breakout from its five-decade cup and handle remains 100% intact, holding above the key $50 level.
This is the time to be optimistic, not pessimistic, and silver is still dirt cheap compared to where it is headed.
$PSLV $SLV
I now believe it likely that we will forfeit ~1.1BN barrels of production by the end of May, plus lag effects beyond that (+/- 0.2BN bbls). There is no appropriate adjective to use for how historic this is to the global energy market, and what it means for the global economy.
Suncor $SU just announced it hit its Investor Day targets a full year early.
Name another industry that executes this consistently and returns capital like the Canadian oil majors.
Hemisphere Energy ( $HME $HMENF $HME.v) — most slept-on name in the patch.
• 2.5x cash flow
• 9% covered yield
• Zero debt, stacking cash
• Aggressive buybacks
• Rockstar, proven management
• Oil upside + stable base
Paid to wait. Positioned to run: