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Wyoming quietly completes $10 million gold buy required by new law

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Renee Jean
Cowboy State Daily, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wyoming’s historic $10 million gold purchase required by 2025 legislation has happened with little fanfare. 

There were no public announcements or press releases at the time. There was just a brief mention of the December purchase during a Jan. 9 Joint Appropriations Committee hearing.

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Brien Lundin: Where and why for gold and silver

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Brien Lundin
Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities
Metairie, Louisiana
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

For those who thought 2025 was crazy for gold and silver, 2026 is saying, "Hold my beer."

So far this year, we have seen silver reach for the skies and a target of $100 that seemed like a fantasy ... or fanatical ... just a few weeks ago.

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Ed Steer's weekend Gold and Silver Digest posted in the clear at SilverSeek

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:10p ET Wednesday, January 21, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest letter, headlined "Creating Risk: SLV, the Comex, and FanDuel -- Keith Bronstein," is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:

https://silverseek.com/article/creating-risk-slvthe-comex-and-fanduel-keith-bronstein

Ghana to refine gold locally in bid to capture more of the metal's value

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Segun Adeyemi
Business Insider, New York
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Ghana has taken a decisive step toward keeping more value from its gold industry, signing a new agreement that will see the precious metal refined locally before export.

The Ghana Gold Board, known as GoldBod, confirmed Tuesday it had entered into a partnership with Gold Coast Refinery Ltd. to refine gold sourced from artisanal and small-scale mining operations.

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Frank Giustra: How Shanghai stole the gold crown, beating paper with physical

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Frank Giustra
Kitco.com, Montreal
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

For decades, the world's gold trade revolved around two cities: London and New York. They were the twin pillars of postwar finance—one steeped in Savile Row tradition and quiet deals, the other all skyscrapers, caffeine, and Wall Street adrenaline.

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Polish central bank will buy another 150 tonnes of gold, lifting reserves to 700

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Wojciech Moskwa
Bloomberg News
via The Print, New Delhi

https://theprint.in/world/polish-central-bank-approves-plan-to-buy-150-tons-of-gold-lifting-reserves-to-700-tonnes/2832206/

The National Bank of Poland approved a plan to buy as much as 150 tons of gold, which would increase the country's holdings to 700 tons, the central bank said today.

Gold rally boosts Russian reserves by $216 billion, replacing seized assets

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Russia has reaped a windfall from a surge in gold prices since the start of its war in Ukraine, generating gains on a scale comparable to the sovereign reserves frozen in Europe over President Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Silver has become world's second most valuable asset

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange
Monday, January 19, 2026

Silver was up nearly 148% in 2025 and the price has continued to climb in the new year, trading over $90 an ounce.

With the rapid gain, silver now ranks as the second-most valuable asset in the world with a market cap of $5.35 trillion.

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Hong Kong billionaire puts a quarter of his wealth into gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Diana Li
Bloomberg News
Sunday, January 18, 2026

For three decades, Cheah Cheng Hye was a face of value investing in Asia, building Value Partners Group Ltd. into a multi-billion dollar stock-picking powerhouse.

Now the former fund manager is putting a massive portion of his personal wealth into gold and is advising others to do the same. 

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Gold miner plans seizure of Peruvian assets over arbitration debt of $67 million

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Marcelo Rochabrun
Bloomberg News
via National Post, Toronto
Monday, January 19, 2026

A Canadian gold miner said it will attempt to seize Peruvian state assets -- including future debt payments -- unless the South American nation makes prompt payment of an arbitration award.

Lupaka Gold Corp. won a US$67 million award in June over the Peruvian government's failure to curb community protests that forced the company to halt operations at its Invicta mine.

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