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Laurent Maurel: The end of paper gold?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Laurent Maurel
GoldBroker, London
Friday, February 21, 2025

The price of gold is setting a string of all-time records, buoyed by strong physical demand. The rush to buy the precious metal is intensifying as investors and institutions seek to secure their assets in the face of economic uncertainty.

Robert Lambourne: If it's the new master of gold, will China make the rules now?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Robert Lambourne
Saturday, February 22, 2025

Considerable attention is suddenly being paid to the integrity of U.S. government gold reserves. GATA has long reported on possible double counting of title or claims to physical gold and that some gold may have departed government vaults via loans or leases or even unreported sales.

LBMA offered to censor BullionStar

Section: Daily Dispatches

From BullionStar, Singapore
Friday, February 21, 2025

When BullionStar repeatedly called on the London Bullion Market Association to uphold its own mission -- reforming for integrity and transparency in the precious metals market -- how do you think LBMA responded?

Did the LBMA commit to clearer reporting of unencumbered gold? Did the LBMA commit to end the price manipulation?

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Stuart Englert: Gold revaluation means dollar devaluation, and it has happened before

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Stuart Englert
Friday, February 21, 2025

Recent anomalies in the gold market, including London delivery delays, repeated record highs and unusually large bullion shipments to U.S. vaults, have precious metal analysts speculating about an official revaluation of the gold price.

Jan Nieuwenhuijs: Mr. President, don't be fooled by the Fort Knox 'auditors'

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jan Nieuwenhuijs
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Friday, February 21, 2025

Dear Mr. President:

Recently you have expressed an intention to do an audit of the gold at Fort Knox and presumably also the other vaults where the U.S. monetary gold is stored.

If you proceed with this endeavor, you will be misleadingly told by the U.S. Treasury, the owner of the gold, that the metal is annually audited by the Office of Inspector General together with an independent public accountant, KPMG LLP.

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Alasdair Macleod: Trump to inspect the Treasury's gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, February 21, 2025

It will prove difficult for the US Treasury to deflect Trump from opening its gold book, since Elon Musk and Ron Paul appear to be driving the move to come clean over national gold reserves.