Silver has become world's second most valuable asset
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-19 13:42 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange
Monday, January 19, 2026
Silver was up nearly 148% in 2025 and the price has continued to climb in the new year, trading over $90 an ounce.
With the rapid gain, silver now ranks as the second-most valuable asset in the world with a market cap of $5.35 trillion.
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Hong Kong billionaire puts a quarter of his wealth into gold
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-19 10:32 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Diana Li
Bloomberg News
Sunday, January 18, 2026
For three decades, Cheah Cheng Hye was a face of value investing in Asia, building Value Partners Group Ltd. into a multi-billion dollar stock-picking powerhouse.
Now the former fund manager is putting a massive portion of his personal wealth into gold and is advising others to do the same.
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Gold miner plans seizure of Peruvian assets over arbitration debt of $67 million
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-19 10:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Marcelo Rochabrun
Bloomberg News
via National Post, Toronto
Monday, January 19, 2026
A Canadian gold miner said it will attempt to seize Peruvian state assets -- including future debt payments -- unless the South American nation makes prompt payment of an arbitration award.
Lupaka Gold Corp. won a US$67 million award in June over the Peruvian government's failure to curb community protests that forced the company to halt operations at its Invicta mine.
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With Shanghai exchange agreement, Hong Kong presses bid to become global gold trading center
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-01-18 23:13 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Oscar Liu
South China Morning Post
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Hong Kong will sign an accord with Shanghai next week to establish a cross-border gold trade clearing system, a move the finance chief has said will bolster the city’s push to become an international trading hub for the precious metal.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed on Sunday that the city and the Shanghai Gold Exchange would sign a memorandum of understanding at next week’s Asian Financial Forum to pave the way for greater connectivity between the two markets.
Gold price manipulation may be as old as government itself
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-01-18 19:43 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Konstantine Panegyres
LiveScience.com, New York
Sunday, January 18, 2026
"All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments," proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (first to second century A.D.), the Roman poet.
Today 20,000 sesterces would be equivalent to about [Australian] $300,000 in interest from investments. Anyone would be very happy with this much passive annual income.
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Mike Maharrey: Impact of China's new silver export rules has been overstated
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-01-18 11:16 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Thursday, January 15, 2026
The impact of Chinese silver export rules won't be as significant as many initially thought.
Last week I reported that China was attempting to control the silver market using more restrictive export rules and that it could exacerbate global silver shortages. China has used a similar strategy to control the markets for other rare earth metals.
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