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Agnico-Eagle pushes into Finland with three gold deals

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By Sybilla Gross
Bloomberg News, New York
Monday, April 20, 2026

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. plans to spend C$3.7 billion ($2.7 billion) to acquire three gold projects in northern Finland, expanding the Canadian miner’s footprint in the Scandinavian country.

The Toronto-based company will buy Rupert Resources Ltd. and Aurion Resources Ltd., and separately purchase B2Gold Corp.'s 70% stake in an exploration joint venture with Aurion, according to a statement today.

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Judy Shelton: Kevin Warsh and the erosion of the dollar

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By Judy Shelton
The Wall Street Journal
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Kevin Warsh is scheduled to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. The vote on his confirmation as Federal Reserve chairman may hinge on the Justice Department's dropping its inquiry into whether the current chairman, Jerome Powell, testified inaccurately about cost overruns in renovating Fed headquarters. 

It would be a pity if we have to wait. The U.S. dollar would benefit from new thinking at the Fed.

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Why gold-backed debit cards are gaining customers

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By Daniel Liberto
Associated Press Moneywise
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Friday, April 17, 2026

Gold's surge to record highs isn't just boosting investor portfolios. It is helping to turn the metal into a form of everyday money you can use to pay for everyday goods and services.

Burkina Faso wants 40% stake in gold mine after company projects up to 490,000 oz in 2026

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By Olamilekan Okebiorun
Business Insider Africa, New York
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Australian gold producer West African Resources Ltd. suspended trading in its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday, as investors weighed a government move in Burkina Faso that could significantly reshape ownership of one of West Africa's largest gold projects.

India belatedly lists banks authorized to import gold and silver

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By Rajendra Jadhav and Shilpa ​Jamkhandikar
Reuters
Friday, April 17, 2026

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-allows-15-banks-import-gold-silver-until-march-2029-2026-04-17/

India today issued an order listing banks authorized ​to import gold and silver, providing relief ‌for banks that were forced to halt imports because the list's publication was delayed.

Alasdair Macleod: Surreal markets

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, April 17, 2026

In short supply already, anyone can see that demand for gold and silver will increase substantially. Yet markets are worryingly complacent, and it's not just in precious metals.

Surreal hardly describes it. Equities are hitting new highs on the back of little more than Truth Social posts. The guys below appear representative of today's investors.

First, let's look at last week’s events for gold and silver. ...

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Wall Street Journal starts to give gold its due

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Our Long Love Affair with Gold

By Lane Florsheim
The Wall Street Journal, New York
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Every morning for the past six months, Isaac Kahan has left his house at 3:30 a.m. to begin his workday on the stretch of 47th Street that comprises New York City’s bustling Diamond District. Buying and selling gold has never been a busier vocation. 

Indian banks halt gold and silver imports amid delay in govt. clearance, sources tell Reuters

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By Rajendra Jadhav
Reuters
Friday, April 17, 2026

MUMBAI, April 17 (Reuters) -- Indian banks have halted gold and silver ​import orders from overseas suppliers, with tons of the metals stuck at customs as a formal government order ‌has not been issued authorizing bullion imports, trade sources said.

Without fresh imports, India could face supply shortages, as the world's second-largest gold consumer and biggest silver buyer relies on overseas purchases to meet nearly all its demand.

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Lawsuit challenges Texas' ability to issue commemorative coins

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By Kim Roberts
The Texan, Austin
Thursday, April 16, 2026

A recent federal lawsuit doesn't dispute the value of a gold bullion coin, but questions who has the right to put the image of Texas on its face.

Texas Precious Metals, a Texas company based in Shiner with its own private precious metal bullion brand, has sued Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock for infringing on its intellectual property rights and exceeding his statutory authority in operating the Texas Bullion Depository by offering its own gold and silver coins.

CFTC chairman to examine national security risks from geographical concentration of monetary metals depositories

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From the Sound Money Defense League
Eagle, Idaho
Thursday, April 16, 2026

WASHINGTON -- At today's U.S. House Agriculture Committee oversight hearing, Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig applauded and pledged to assist the efforts by two members of Congress who recently introduced the "System Integrity through Licensed Vault Expansion and Resilience Act," or the SILVER Act.

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