Russian memo sees return to dollar system in pitch made for Trump
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-02-12 14:41 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alberto Nardelli
Bloomberg News
via MoneyControl.com, Mumbai
Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Kremlin has set out proposals that could see Russia embrace the dollar again as part of a wide-ranging economic partnership with the Trump administration, according to an internal Russian document reviewed by Bloomberg.
Ontario, Finland do best in world mining risk rankings
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-02-12 13:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Sam Williams
Mining Journal, London
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Ontario retained its position as the world's lowest-risk mining jurisdiction in Mining IQ's World Risk Insights featuring MineHutte ratings, with Finland surging to second.
The report, produced by Aspermont research division Mining IQ and partner and legal consultants MineHutte, rates mining investment risk across six categories -- legal, governance, social, environmental, fiscal, and infrastructure.
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Texas unveils official bullion coin and gold bills program
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-02-12 10:13 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jeremy Szafron
Kitco.com, Montreal
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
In a historic shift for state level finance, Texas has officially moved from a passive storage model to an active, state-run bullion supply chain. The rollout, announced live from the Texas State Capitol, introduces a first-of-its-kind, dot-gov storefront that allows the public to purchase state-branded gold and silver directly from the comptroller's office.
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Trump races to catch up to China in new scramble for Africa's minerals
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-02-12 08:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ben Farmer
The Telegraph, London
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Donald Trump may have spent months berating South Africa's government over its policies, but that did not stop him from sending dozens of smiling American officials to the country this week.
Washington's glad-handing trade envoys and ambassadors have been on their best behaviour for the world's largest get-together of mining dealmakers, held in the shadow of Cape Town's Table Mountain.
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China lets yuan rise to strongest level in years as trend away from dollar grows
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-02-11 20:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Sylvia Ma
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
China's central bank today set the yuan's daily fixing rate at its strongest level since mid-2023 as the Chinese currency extended gains with investors increasingly rotating out of U.S. dollar assets amid concerns over the Federal Reserve's independence and US debt sustainability.
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Myrmikan's Dan Oliver: This is still just the beginning of gold's resurgence
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-02-11 17:19 Section: Daily Dispatches5:24p ET Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In his latest commentary, Myrmikan Capital's managing member Dan Oliver outlines what he sees as the collapse of currencies under the weight of debt and credit bubbles, gold's replacement of the U.S. dollar as the world reserve currency, and the sharp rise in gold mining company profit margins.
