Vietnam is trying to get tons of hoarded gold back into circulation
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2025-11-07 22:22 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Francesca Stevens
Bloomberg News
Thursday, November 6, 2025
For weeks, 67-year-old Le Thi Minh Tam has been scouring Hanoi for gold to give her son at his upcoming wedding, battling long queues outside shops whose stock sells out fast.
"I'm getting worried, as I still don't have enough," Tam says with a sigh. "They don't sell gold bars anymore, only gold rings with a very limited amount for each customer."
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U.S. adds silver and copper to 'critical minerals' list
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2025-11-06 13:41 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Leslie Hook
Financial Times, London
Thursday, November 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Interior has added copper, silver, and metallurgical coal to its list of "critical minerals," increasing the likelihood that these materials could be included in future tariff policies.
Gold's rally looks huge but ranks only third in last 50 years
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2025-11-06 12:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Clyde Russell
Reuters
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Gold's recent retreat from a record high has led to questions as to whether the precious metal has run out of steam and is due for an extended period of sideways trading, as has happened in the past.
It's certainly the case over the last 50 years that whenever gold has enjoyed a surge in prices it has then suffered long periods where it has generally trended weaker.
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GATA's Ed Steer isn't spooked by a 'manufactured correction' in silver
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-05 23:29 Section: Daily Dispatches10:28p CT Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Jesse Day of the Commodity Culture channel at YouTube today interviewed GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, about the recent price action in silver, which Steer calls a "manufactured correction." He believes it was just a preface to a sharper rise in price. The interview is 36 minutes long and can be viewed here:
China's offer to store foreign gold is accepted by Cambodia
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-05 11:08 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom Bloomberg News
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Cambodia is set to become one of the first countries to store gold with China, according to people familiar with the matter, marking early progress in Beijing's push to develop as a global bullion hub.
Investors balk at $9.5-billion takeover of Canada's New Gold as acquirer's shares tumble 12%
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2025-11-04 17:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Tim Kiladze
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Monday, November 3, 2025
Coeur Mining Inc. shares took a dive after the silver and gold producer announced its $9.5-billion acquisition of New Gold Inc., a takeover that, if approved, will see one of Canada's leading intermediate gold producers fall into American hands.
The deal follows Anglo American Plc's offer to buy Canada's Teck Resources Ltd. in September, marking another instance in which a respected Canadian miner is selling itself rather than bulking up by being the acquirer.
