Brien Lundin: Silver rings the bell
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-05-11 14:10 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brien Lundin
Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities, Metairie, Louisiana
Monday, May 11, 2026
Something very interesting is happening in the metals and mining market.
As you know, the winds of war have been driving every asset market. Stocks, bonds and commodities (including gold and silver) have risen along with hopes for peace, while oil and the dollar have fallen when those hopes emerge.
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India's leader urges people to stop buying gold as Asia scrambles for energy
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-05-10 22:25 Section: Daily DispatchesFrom the Australian Broadcasting Corp., Sydney
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the country's 1.4 billion people to work from home, avoid travel, and stop buying gold, as the Iran war continues to send energy costs soaring.
Modi today called for a return to work-from-home arrangements and online meetings, measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump muses vacantly again about whether gold remains in Fort Knox
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-05-10 15:04 Section: Daily DispatchesNo mention of leases, swaps, and other market interventions ... and no follow-up questions.
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Trump Still Wants to Visit Fort Knox to Confirm Gold Has Not Been Stolen
By Ryan King
New York Post
Sunday, May 10, 2026
President Trump believes this is his golden opportunity.
The president revealed that he's still eager to crack open Fort Knox and personally ensure that the nation's gold reserve -- valued at nearly $700 billion -- is still in the highly secure bullion depository following an uproar about it last year.
Ed Steer: The silver stocks' big rally is crushed immediately
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-05-10 10:55 Section: Daily Dispatches10:54a ET Sunday, May 10, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest letter, headlined "The Silver Stocks' Big Rally Is Crushed Immediately," is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:
https://silverseek.com/article/silver-stocks-big-rally-crushed-immediately
Japan to keep intervening to defend 160-per-dollar level, ex-BOJ official says
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-05-08 09:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Leika Kihara
Reuters
Thursday, May 7, 2026
TOKYO -- Japan likely intervened during the Golden Week holidays and will step back into the market if the yen renews its slide below the psychologically key 160-per-dollar level, Atsushi Takeuchi, a former central bank official who took part in Tokyo's market forays a decade ago, told Reuters.
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Alasdair Macleod: Is the silver bull back?
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-05-08 09:48 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, May 8, 2026
Notably in silver, bear squeeze conditions were evident this week. The likelihood of the bull market returning is now strengthened, particularly given gold's improving prospects.
The classic conditions for a bear squeeze are a combination of bearish trader consensus and an unexpected rise in the price, leading to shorts being squeezed into buying back their positions. That's a reasonable description of market developments this week. ...
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