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Trump's 'America first' puts dollar last, Deutsche Bank analyst says
By Lananh Nguyen
Bloomberg News
Monday, April 9, 2018
President Donald Trump's "America First" policy means the dollar will have to weaken, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
The administration's "irreconcilable" goals of cutting trade imbalances while funding a large fiscal stimulus program pose the biggest challenge to the international monetary system since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods agreement in the 1970s, George Saravelos, global co-head of FX research at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note. The only way to resolve these conflicting objectives is via a weaker dollar, he said.
That's because the U.S. will probably struggle to attract sufficient foreign capital to fund its twin deficits, and that lack of appetite will likely translate to more currency weakness, he said. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-09/trump-s-america-first...
Cobalt Blockchain Announces Supply Agreement
for Cobalt Concentrate from DRC Artisanal Mines Co-op
Company Announcement
Friday, April 6, 2018
TORONTO -- Cobalt Blockchain Inc. (TSXV:COBC) announced today that it has successfully negotiated a supply agreement with one of the largest local mining cooperatives in the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Commencing in June 2018, the company will be supplied with a minimum of 40,000 tonnes of cobalt concentrate per year, with a minimum grade of 1 percent cobalt.
"This is a significant milestone in our strategy to generate near-term cash flow," noted Lance Hooper, Cobalt Blockchain president and chief operating officer. "Supply agreements with established mining cooperatives complement our plans for larger-scale, mechanized production activities on mineral concessions in our property portfolio." ...
... For the remainder of the announcement:
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cobalt-blockchain-announces-supply...
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