Daily Dispatches

By Preeti Soni and Jack Ryan
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Central banks added gold holdings at the fastest pace in more than a year in the first quarter, as a slump in prices encouraged a wave of buying that more than offset sales by a handful of institutions.

Net official-sector purchases totaled 244 tons in the three months, up from 208 tons in the previous quarter, according to estimates from the World Gold Council, an industry body. Poland, Uzbekistan, and China were the largest reported buyers, although some other purchases were undeclared.

By Robb M. Stewart and Adriano Marchese
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Barrick Mining plans to list its prized North American gold assets in New York as part of an initial public offering set to be completed before the end of the year.

The mining company said today it has identified what it believes is the optimal structure for a separate listing of the assets, including a primary listing in New York and a secondary listing in Toronto.

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Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is traceable and clean, but it comes from a Colombian drug cartel

By Justin Scheck
The New York Times
Monday, April 27, 2026

In the shadowy global gold industry, where terrorists, drug dealers, and dictators launder illegally mined gold into the mainstream market, one major supplier says buyers can count on its product to be clean and ethically sourced.

By Justin Scheck, Simon Posada, and Federico Rios
The New York Times
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Every year the United States Mint sells more than $1 billion of investment-grade gold coins. Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle, signifying the government’s guarantee, required by law, that the gold is 100 percent American.

"To hold a coin or medal produced by the Mint is to connect to the founding principles of our nation," the Mint declares.

But a New York Times investigation has found that the government's program of gold sales is based on a lie.