Paul Krugman bashes Bitcoin, Barrick, gold

China has agreed to scrap some export subsidies on a range of products from metals to agriculture and textiles, the United States said on Thursday, in a step by Beijing to reduce trade frictions with Washington.

Down nearly 2% as rate hikes are put back on the table.

Gold supply is getting tighter, deposits of quality are getting rarer and the project development timeline is getting longer.

As I quantified in a commentary on the subject two years ago, a bad winter can indeed put a chill into the economy, at least temporarily.

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets.

You wouldn’t know it reading the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, or the other popular investment news sources . . . but thus far this year gold prices are up some 16 percent, making the yellow metal just about the top-performing investment asset class of 2016.

They are definitely making more than those working in forestry, manufacturing, finance and construction.

Gren shares the story of his part of the discovery of diamonds in Canada which has led to a billion dollar business.

The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy.