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Silver extends record-breaking rally on tight global supplies

Section: Daily Dispatches

Yihui Xie, Preeti Soni, and Jack Ryan
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Monday, December 1, 2025

Silver jumped to a fresh peak on Monday with traders placing speculative bets on ongoing supply tightness. Gold inched lower.

The white metal rose as high as $58.84 an ounce after soaring almost 6% on Friday. It has climbed for six consecutive sessions and has nearly doubled in value this year, outpacing the roughly 60% rally in gold.

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Brien Lundin: If metals correction isn't over, it almost is

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Brien Lundin
Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities
Metairie, Louisiana
Monday, December 1, 2025

I am never afraid to be wrong, and in this case I'll rejoice at the opportunity.

Over the last couple of weeks I have written that I expected the correction in the metals to last a little longer, perhaps to mid-December.

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U.S. runs biggest October budget deficit ever despite record tariff revenue

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Sunday, November 30, 2025

The federal government took in a record amount of tariff revenue in October. It also ran the highest October budget deficit on record.

The Trump administration spent $284.35 billion more than it took in to kick off fiscal 2026. That was about 10% higher than last year's October deficit and about $200 million more than the previous October record set in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown era.

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Ed Steer: Ted Butler's silver 'bonfire' has been lit

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:51a ET Sunday, November 30, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Ted Buterl's Silver 'Bonfire' Has Been LIt" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:

https://silverseek.com/article/ted-butlers-silver-bonfire-has-been-lit

Nigeria ignites a global rebellion against the dollar rule

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Julius T. Jaesen II
Front Page Africa
Monrovia, Liberia
Friday, November 28, 2025

What happened in Nigeria recently isn't just another currency dispute. It's the moment the American empire's mask slipped completely off. 

President Trump just threatened military action against a sovereign African nation for making an economic decision about its own oil exports. 

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Maguire on LFTV: Profound shortages in silver, major rally imminent

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:12p ET Friday, November 28, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Gold and silver derivative prices in the West have lost relevance, London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program this week, except for big players who can turn the West's "mispricing" of derivatives into real metal accumulated in Shanghai.

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Alasdair Macleod: Silver and gold are becoming Giffen goods

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, November 28, 2025

In this report, we look at the factors driving gold and silver higher still.

During Thanksgiving week (U.S. markets were closed on Thursday) the bullish running has been made in Asia. In European trade this morning, gold was $4,173, up $90 from last Friday's close. Silver at $53.85, up $3.87 on the same time scale, was making the running. Overnight in Shanghai, spot silver spiked as high as $55.13, surpassing previous highs, and the February future closed at $56.

Zimbabwe to raise royalties on gold producers amid bullion boom

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Chris Takudzwa Muronzi
Reuters
Thursday, November 27, 2025

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe will hike royalties on gold producers as it moves to take advantage of recent record high bullion prices, a 2026 national budget speech showed today.

As part of a raft of revenue measures aimed at boosting state income and supporting local industry, gold miners will pay a 10% royalty if prices exceed $2,501 per ounce, according to the document. ...

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GoldCore's Skoyles notes that gold's price isn't 'natural' anymore

Section: Daily Dispatches

It hasn't been "natural" for decades. What's new is that many governments and central banks recently have changed sides on gold.

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7:59p ET Thursday, November 27, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Silver quietly outperforms gold for precious metal podium

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Clyde Russell
Reuters
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Silver may be viewed as something of a bridesmaid to gold in precious metal markets, seemingly overshadowed by its more talked-about rival.

But silver is quietly outperforming gold in generating returns to investors and perhaps has a more compelling long-term outlook given a structural supply deficit and surging demand from renewable technologies such as solar panels.

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