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Mike Maharrey: They shot the penny, killing the messenger

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idado
Thursday, November 13, 2025

The government killed the penny.

RIP.

It was tantamount to shooting the messenger.

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Mint produced the final five circulating pennies. ...

... For the remainder of the commentary:

https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/11/13/they-shot-the-penny-killing-the-messenger-004478

Ed Steer: Yet another Friday bear raid by 'Da Boyz'

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:54a ET Sunday, November 16, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Yet Another Friday Bear Raid by 'Da Boyz'" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:

https://silverseek.com/article/yet-another-friday-bear-raid-da-boyz

Alasdair Macleod: Supply squeeze continues in gold and silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, November 13, 2025

It's now China's vaults running short on gold and silver. But European exchange-traded fund profit-taking is providing some minor supply, giving the London market temporary relief.

Washington state coin and bullion shops prepare to be driven out by taxes

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Victor Whitman
Seattle Times
Friday, September 14, 2025

A year ago, Kerry Rogers, a Seattle-area leasing agent, didn't know much about gold and silver. But that's changed.

Worried about the economy, inflation and the weak dollar, she recently started buying bullion. 

"If the economy crashes or something, you have something to stand on," she said while shopping at Geoff Minor's The Metal Shop Gold & Silver in Redmond late last month. "It's kind of a good foundation, especially since the dollar seems to not be worth anything."

Raids on gold and silver in London and New York just fuel Chinese demand, Maguire tells LFTV

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:25p ET Friday, November 14, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Outflows from the silver exchange-traded fund SLV are bullish, not bearish, for silver prices, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says on this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, because the metal is being used to cover short positions elsewhere.

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Italian government eyes family gold in hunt for budget funds

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Amy Kazmin
Financial Times, London
Friday, November 14, 2025

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is looking to gold -- and its soaring value -- to raise more money for the public coffers, as members of her right-wing coalition squabble over other elements of next year's budget.