Analyst amazed that gold and silver triumphed over commodity index rebalancing
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-13 20:37 Section: Daily DispatchesOh, Ted B. ... Would that you were with us in this hour -- to glory in it!
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Gold Eases from Record as Traders Mull Rates; Silver Tops $89
Yvonne Yue Li and Jack Ryan
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Gold eased from a record high as traders assessed the path of U.S. interest rates after an inflation reading came in weaker than expected and the Trump administration renewed attacks on the Federal Reserve. Silver topped $89 an ounce before paring some of the advance.
CME shifts precious-metals margin system to percentage basis as prices swing
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-13 11:16 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Yihui Xie
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 12, 2026
CME Group will change the way it sets margins for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures after a surge in prices and volatile trading.
The new approach will set margins based on a percentage of so-called notional, the CME said in a notice. Previously, they were based on a dollar amount.
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Switzerland seeks to enshrine role of cash with altered proposal
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-13 10:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Bastian Benrath-Wright
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Switzerland's government backs enshrining cash in the constitution before a national vote in March, but with wording that differs from that of campaigners seeking to safeguard the status of physical money.
The executive proposes adding two sentences stating that the Swiss currency is the franc and that the Swiss National Bank guarantees the supply of cash.
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Mike Maharrey: Unusual Comex trend could signal accelerating silver squeeze
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-12 15:07 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Monday, January 12, 2026
An interesting development in the Comex silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze.
The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff worries. The displacement of metal, coupled with surging Indian demand, set off the first squeeze in October. That drove the silver price over $50 for the first time.
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Allen Mendenhall: New book shows gold's ancient refuge endures in digital age
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-12 08:46 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Allen Mendenhall
1819 News, Hoover, Alabama
Monday, January 12, 2026
The year 2025 proved to be consequential for those who maintain that gold remains relevant in an age of algorithmic trading and central bank digital currencies. Gold climbed more than 60% in 2025, marking its strongest annual performance since 1979. North American gold-backed exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $21 billion in inflows through July, according to the World Gold Council, while central banks continue purchasing the metal at rates double their historical averages.
Fed Chairman Powell says Trump administration threatens him with criminal indictment
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-01-11 21:38 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
Rueters
Sunday, January 11, 2026
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy.
