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Russia's central bank says its operations with gold are increasing
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2025-11-20 08:04 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski
Reuters
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
MOSCOW -- The Russian central bank said on Wednesday that its sales and purchases of gold in the domestic market for the budget reserve, the National Wealth Fund, have been increasing in recent years due to the enhanced liquidity of gold, opens new tab.
The central bank's assets in U.S. dollars, euros, and other major Western currencies have been frozen as part of Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military actions in Ukraine.
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Silver may be the 'poor man's gold' but its 74% surge this year looks far from over
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2025-11-20 07:50 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Myra P. Saefong
MarketWatch, New York
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Silver may represent one of the few cases where cheaper is better -- not just when it comes to cost, but in terms of quality for investors.
The asset known as "poor man’s gold" is the top performer in the precious-metals space so far this year, and it may have plenty of room to run even higher.
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Sen. Mike Lee introduces bill to audit U.S. gold reserves
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-19 13:41 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Bradley Jaye
Breitbart News, Los Angeles
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is introducing the Gold Reserve Transparency Act to institute the first audit of the United States government’s gold holdings in over half a century.
The bill would open Fort Knox to an audit of everything held by the Federal Reserve, making the results public to the American people -- a proposal made by Trump in February.
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Shanaka Anselm Perera: Japan's bond market just ended the era of free money and triggered capital repatriation
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-19 09:47 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Shanaka Anslem Perera
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Shanakaanslemperera.substack.com
On a seemingly ordinary Monday in November, Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched 1.71%. For most observers, this was a technical footnote buried in the daily market data. For those who understand the intricate plumbing of global finance, it was the sound of the Jenga tower's critical block sliding free.
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After deadly accident, Freeport aims to restart Grasberg copper production by July
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-19 09:32 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ernest Scheyder and Arunima Kumar
Reuters
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Freeport-McMoRan said Tuesday it plans to restore production at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine by July after a fatal incident forced operations to halt two months ago.
Seven workers were killed when roughly 800,000 metric tons of wet mud flooded the Grasberg Block Cave, one of the mines at the complex, on September 8.
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Italian lawmakers seek to revive state claim on central bank's $300 billion gold reserves
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2025-11-19 08:54 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Giuseppe Fonte and Giselda Vagnoni
Reuters
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
ROME -- Italian lawmakers have revived attempts to establish that the central bank's $300 billion in gold reserves belong to the state, presenting a proposal to parliament.
All five lawmakers who signed the proposal, which was tabled as an amendment to next year's budget, are senators from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party.
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Craig Hemke: What's next for silver prices?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2025-11-18 20:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Craig Hemke
Sprott Money, Toronto
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
After making new all-time intraday highs last week, there are all sorts of prognostications regarding what's next for the silver price. Let's discuss the most likely scenario.
First and foremost, we need to establish that this time is different. The situation economically, monetarily, and physically is entirely different from 1980 and 2011. If you don't understand what I mean, please check out this post from two weeks ago:
Paul Brownstein: Gold and silver investors, meet The Hammer, aka Mister Slammy
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2025-11-18 19:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Paul Brownstein
Chartsandparts.substack.com
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Gold and silver don't just trade on supply and demand. They trade on control -- the kind powerful institutions use when rising precious metals threaten the stability of the financial system.
Here is a simple look at how that control works: a daily effort in the paper markets to keep precious metals from breaking out,
and what it means when the effort becomes constant.
Meet The Hammer -- Mister Slammy -- Goliath.
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Elliott builds stake in Barrick amid speculation company might be broken up
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2025-11-18 10:03 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Leslie Hook, Oliver Barnes, and Arash Massoudi
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has built a large stake in Barrick Mining, according to people familiar with the matter, after the world's second-largest gold producer struggled to capitalise on a blistering bullion rally.
Indonesia plans taxes of up to 15% on gold exports next year
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2025-11-17 08:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Gayatri Suroyo
Reuters
Monday, November 17, 2025
JAKARTA -- Indonesia will charge taxes on exports of gold of between 7.5% and 15% in a plan that will be implemented some time next year, a senior finance ministry official said today.
The tax policy, currently being finalised, is being designed so that lower rates are applied to processed goods to help encourage domestic processing, Febrio Kacaribu, the ministry's director general of fiscal strategy, told a parliamentary hearing.
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