Australian gold investors got a lift on Wednesday after Empire Resources (ASX:ERL) came out with some impressive new drill results at its Penny's Find gold mine.
There is a powerful economic tail-wind in play right now. Battery technology and prices are continuing to get cheaper, Solar, wind, and batteries are all getting more affordable and as technology improves the energy metals look increasingly promising.
Venezuelan President Maduro shocked the market in early December when he followed China's 'petro-yuan' futures announcement by making headlines of himself proclaiming a new national cryptocurrency - the 'Petro' - to overcome The West's "financial blockade."