In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, or occasional news items of interest to preppers.
Today, a map showing the top imports of most countries of the world. The thumbnail below is click expandable. (Map courtesy of HowMuch.net [1], by way of Reddit.)
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Links of Interest
- Housing alarm as half of all US homes fall in value — biggest drop since the Great Recession [3].
- Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won’t make any more. What does that mean? [4]
- At Zero Hedge: Visualizing The World’s $111 Trillion In Government Debt In One Giant Chart [5].
- Reported on Tuesday (Nov. 18, 2025): Bitcoin Drops to Seven-Month Low Under $90K [6]. JWR’s Comment: A dip to $87,500 would be a good juncture to take a small holding in Bitcoin, if you haven’t already done so. But, for the record, I’m still recommending Ethereum as a better long-term hedge than Bitcoin.
- The recent big swings in gold and silver prices prompted one nervous reader to write me and ask if he should sell most of his metals holdings. My advice? Hang on to most of your silver for the long term. I predict that silver will vastly outperform gold in the next two years. Most investors will be taken by surprise when the price of silver doubles, but gold doesn’t rise nearly as much. – JWR
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