Monthly Archives: June, 2025

LNG Prices Surge as Asia Weighs Middle East Supply Risks

Asia’s top LNG importers are reassessing Middle East supply routes after U.S. strikes on Iran raised security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz, according...

A New Data Highway for Supercomputers and AI Models

Rachel Berkowitz of IEEE Spectrum reports that Cornelis Networks has introduced the CN500 networking fabric, a new architecture designed to optimize AI and supercomputing...

How Was the Trip?

In my conversations with you, I love to hear about how you’re livin’. In a recent email exchange, you wrote, “I hope your summer...

Trade Imbalance Widens as U.S. Goods Imports Soar

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in Q1 2025, the U.S. current-account deficit rose by $138.2 billion (44.3%) to $450.2 billion, or 6.0%...

Oil Shock? Not So Much

Iran's parliament has voted unanimously to close the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point in the Persian Gulf through which more than a quarter...

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Netherlands Moves 86 Tons of Gold From U.S. and Canada

The Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), moved...

“What Do You Think of the Bond Market?”

“What do you think of the bond market right...

You’re the Multimillionaire Next Door for a Reason

You’re the multimillionaire next door for a reason: you...

Washington Expands Its Role in America’s Nuclear Revival

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies report, From Regulator...

China’s Giant Tibet Dam Highlights Growing Risks in the Himalayas

China began construction on July 19, 2025, on a...

Don’t Fight the Fed in Your Retirement Life

Look, Your Survival Guy likes what he’s hearing from...

250 Years of Power: America’s Energy Transformation

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) traces the evolution...

The Fuel of Life Is Expensive

In the United States, the vast majority of passenger...

Rebuilding U.S. Auto Manufacturing

Ford is moving production of Lincoln models from China...

Gold Rally Loses Momentum as Fed Rate-Hike Odds Soar

Gold prices extended their decline Monday after a sharp...