
Commodities

Commodities
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March 11, 2026
By Jonathan Schramm
The $5,000 Gold Illusion: What Happens If the ‘Safe Haven’ Narrative Dies?
By Jonathan SchrammSummary: Gold’s value depends heavily on its reputation as a safe-haven asset. If central banks or investors abandon this narrative, prices could eventually converge toward mining...
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January 23, 2026
By Jonathan Schramm
Can Silver Make Solid-State Batteries More Durable?
By Jonathan SchrammWhy Solid-State Batteries Still FailLithium-ion batteries have carried consumer electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) for decades, but higher-energy-density designs are widely viewed as necessary to further...
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September 23, 2025
By Jonathan Schramm
Can U.S. Mining Waste End Strategic Mineral Dependence?
By Jonathan SchrammAmerica’s Strategic Minerals Supply GapAs the world undergoes major geopolitical reorganization in response to China’s resurgence as a great power and escalating tensions with Russia since...
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August 5, 2025
By Jonathan Schramm
Albemarle (ALB): Digging ‘White Gold’ For The Energy Transition
By Jonathan SchrammWhy Lithium Is Critical to the Energy TransitionFor most of human history, lithium was a relatively irrelevant metallic compound with little practical application.This started to change...





















