Adam Sharp: Silver miners have begun to print money
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-06 18:54 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Adam Sharp
Daily Reckoning, Baltimore
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Precious metal miners have done very well over the past year.
But today I’m going to show why silver miners in particular have much further to run based on current metal prices (hint: it involves a 10x increase in profits).
In 2025, gold rose about 70%. Silver jumped an impressive 130%.
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Jamie McGeever: Trump's Venezuela oil grab renews 'petrodollar' issue
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-06 17:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jamie McGeever
Reuters
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
There were likely many motives behind America's capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, but one little-discussed factor could be the White House's concerns about the waning global prominence of the "petrodollar."
Venezuela's oil output is currently modest at barely 1 million barrels per day, but its reported reserves of around 300 billion barrels -- 17% of the global stock -- are the world's largest.
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Craig Hemke for Sprott Money: Futures data shows physical demand is propelling silver
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-06 17:13 Section: Daily Dispatches5:12p ET Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Market analyst Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report, writing yesterday at Sprott Money, reviews recently released futures trading data from the New York Commodities Exchange and concludes that the sharp rise in silver prices is not being driven by mere speculation but by heavy demand for real metal. Hemke's analysis is headlined "Caught Up On CoTs -- 2026 Silver Price Surge" and it's posted at Sprott Money here:
The Bank of England's Venezuelan gold conundrum
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-01-06 10:40 Section: Daily DispatchesWhat's the 'conundrum'? As long as the UK refuses to recognize Venezuela's government, the Bank of England remains free to swap and lease the country's impounded gold for price control. Indeed, maybe the gold already has been swapped and leased a dozen times.
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By Richard Partington
The Guardian, London
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Sound money groups publish the inaugural Sound Money Review
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-05 19:35 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the Sound Money Defense League, Eagle, Idaho
Monday, January 5, 2026
Three pro-gold and silver groups have teamed up to present the inaugural Sound Money Review, a new, one-of-a-kind collection of writings dedicated solely to immortalizing and advancing principles of sound money:
https://www.moneymetals.com/uploads/content/SoundMoneyReview-2026.pdf
Alasdair Macleod's 2025 review: Barreling toward the end of the fiat-currency era
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-01-05 11:17 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, January 2, 2026
Precious metal bulls will feel vindicated, but the rise in prices indicates something darker: The dollar's decline is accelerating, barreling toward the end of the fiat currency era.
