Robots are increasingly deployed in industrial settings as the cost has fallen by 50% over the past 30 years according to an article at Blackrock’s iShares. In some countries rising aging population leads to labor shortages. The usage of automation via robots increases in these countries to alleviate the effects of declining labor. For example, …
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The following is a neat infographic showing the key composition of the Australian economy as of Feb, 2023. The average price of a house is shockingly high. So is the household debt as a share of income. Click to enlarge Source: RBA
Amazon is the world’s top river based on volume discharge. It carries over 20% of the world’s freshwater to the sea. Africa’s Congo river comes second followed by Orinoco river of South America. Click to enlarge Source: Insightartist
Diamond is the hardest metal in the world. Hence it is widely used in many industrial applications than just in jewelry. Since it is so hard diamond is used to scratch other metals. Of course in the jewelry world a diamond has no match in terms of beauty and value. The next hardest metals in …
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are a type of security sold by the US Treasury. They sell for a term of 5, 10 or 30 years. TIPS offer many advantages to investors including as a hedge against inflation, diversification benefits and tax efficiency. During times of inflation, TIPS can provide higher levels of income and higher total …