Jolyon
    Jolyon@jolyon· 4d

    U.S. Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs this year, yet gold prices stay above $4,000. Higher interest rates usually make non-interest-bearing assets less appealing, but the market isn't following that script. Central…

    Writersroom Boardwalk

    When you stack up the global gold reserves, the United States sits at approximately 8,133 tonnes, leaving a massive gap before Germany with approximately 3,352 tonnes. Italy follows at approximately 2,452 tonnes and…

    Global Gold Reserves by Country

    Global Gold Reserves by Country

    Timofey
    Timofey@timofey· 1w

    Largest Zinc-Producing Countries in the World — 2023 Zinc is one of the world’s major industrial metals, widely used for galvanizing steel, producing alloys such as brass, die-casting, batteries and other industrial…

    Timofey
    Timofey@timofey· 1w

    World Mining Data 2025 has the receipts on contained lead (Pb) mine production for 2023, measured in metric tonnes, and the top of the table is not close. China put out 1,960,000 tonnes, which the dataset pegs at 41.66%…

    Freddenver
    Freddenver@freddenver· 2w

    Orangie is baffled by how new traders walk into the market treating it like a casino. The logic of dumping your whole portfolio into something without a clue or just praying for green candles makes no sense to him. A…

    Orangie on trading mentality and memecoins

    Orangie on trading mentality and memecoins

    Writersroom Boardwalk

    Who does each country sell to the most? The numbers are all over the place. Canada ships 71.7% of its goods to the USA, while Mexico sends 83.0% there. But the USA's own top buyer is China at 11.1%. The USA is also the…

    Top Export Partner Of Each Country

    Top Export Partner Of Each Country

    Writersroom Boardwalk

    April 2026 IMF World Economic Outlook database data shows nominal GDP projections where BRICS nations total around $35.18T while G7 nations reach roughly $55.32T. The BRICS column starts with China at $20.85T, then India…

    BRICS vs G7 Nominal GDP 2026

    BRICS vs G7 Nominal GDP 2026

    Jolyon
    Jolyon@jolyon· 3w

    🇺🇸 Diesel hit $6.05 in the U.S., but the bigger question is which part of the barrel the next decade cannot replace. A refinery is a ladder: LPG, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heavy fuel, then tar. Kill the…