Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
In an interview with Kitco News, known gold bull and Sprott U.S. Holdings chief Rick Rule said he remains bullish on gold despite the weakness in prices and despite the stronger U.S. dollar index.
“There’s been three times in my career where gold has done well in U.S. dollar terms during a period of U.S. dollar strength,” he said. “In each case, that ended with the dollar rolling over a bit and gold doing extraordinarily well.”