Schachter’s Eye on Energy for December 9th
12/09/2021 10:55 AMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Irish Central Bank Raises Gold Reserves By 33%, Worried About Inflation
12/09/2021 10:36 AMRecently the Central Bank of Ireland joined the ranks of sovereign gold buyers, adding 2 tonnes of gold to its monetary gold reserves in 2 months, consisting of a tonne of gold bought in each of September and October 2021. While in relative terms, the actual quantity...
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Canada’s GDP Is Recovering More Slowly Than Other Economies: BMO
12/08/2021 12:14 PMThe Canadian economy is recovering slower than its peers despite elevated inflation. BMO chief economist Douglas Porter indexed the GDP for Canada, the US, and Australia in Q3 2021. All three economies began as a v-shaped recovery, but Canada is the only one not to...
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Central Banks of France and Switzerland announce successful trial of digital Euro, Swiss Franc
12/08/2021 11:55 AMOn Wednesday, the Banque de France (BdF), the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the success of a pilot run of a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC), titled Project Jura. The project, which aimed to investigate...
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Crypto Could Become “A True Competitor” To The U.S. Dollar: Jon Najarian
12/08/2021 11:08 AMThis is an interview with Jon “Dr. J” Najarian. Jon was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears before he turned to trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He then became a member of the CBOE, NYSE, CME and CBOT and worked as a floor trader for some 25 years. Today,...
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Investing in SAAS – A Special Presentation
12/07/2021 11:46 AMIn case you missed it on Saturday's show, Mike's guest Martijn van den Bemd showed how investors have profited owning companies that specialize in offering software-as-a-subscription services. Canadian success stories like Shopify, which is up over 500% from the Feb...
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California Is Addicted To Oil From The Amazon
12/07/2021 11:40 AMCalifornia is by far the most ambitious U.S. state when it comes to things like emission standards, EV sales, and renewable energy. California is shutting down its nuclear power plants to double down on wind and solar. It is also importing more oil from the Amazon...
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Opinion: We are Wet’suwet’en and the Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters do not represent us
12/07/2021 11:03 AMThe following was authored by members of the Gidimt’en Clan and released by Wet’suwet’en First Nation council at their request. We are members of the Gidimt’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, together with extended family members from other Wet’suwet’en house groups...
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Hackers Steal $150M From Crypto Exchange Billed as ‘Most Trusted’
12/06/2021 6:16 PMCryptocurrency exchange BitMart got hacked and lost millions of dollars. Hackers have hit yet another cryptocurrency exchange, stealing between $150 million and $200 million in cryptocurrency. BitMart, which bills itself as “the most trusted crypto trading...
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Italian man wears fake arm in crazy attempt to avoid getting COVID-19 jab
12/06/2021 6:01 PMAn Italian man thought he had an ace up his sleeve to circumvent his country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates — but was busted when he showed up for his shot wearing a fake arm, according to a report. The creative anti-vaxxer may have paid hundreds of euros for the...
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