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Matthew Piepenburg: Silver's endgame is almost too obvious

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:37a ET Sunday, March 15, 2026

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Von Greyerz Gold Switzerland partner Matthew Piepenburg writes today that claims to Comex futures exchange silver now exceed metal actually available for delivery by a ratio of 7 to 1, and the ratio for the silver market as a whole now may be as wide as 350 to 1.

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Currency debasement drives gold far more than war does, Gold Newsletter's Lundin says

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:48p ET Saturday, March 14, 2026

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

This week Mike Maharrey of Money Metals Exchange interviewed Gold Newsletter editor Brien Lundin, who said geo-political shocks like the war in the Middle East have only temporary influence on gold prices. The main determinant of the gold price, Lundin said, is the long-running trend of currency debasement -- a trend that isn't likely to end any time soon.

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War distracts from forces that are still pushing gold up, Maguire tells LFTV

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:43a ET Saturday, March 14, 2026

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The war in the Middle East is distracting from the financial market developments that will keep pushing gold up, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says on this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program. 

Those factors, Maguire says, include the collapse in "private credit" instruments, which are impugning many insurance company investments, and the stagflation that is being created by the war's sharp rise in oil prices. 

Myrmikan Capital's Daniel Oliver: Trump's gamble and gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:52p ET Friday, March 13, 2026

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

In his commentary today, Myrmikan Capital's Daniel Oliver reflects on the possible impact of the war in the Middle East on gold.

Oliver writes: "We do not like presenting only bullish scenarios -- gold and the gold miners are investments, not a belief system. And we caution that we have little insight or opinion on where gold can trade in the short term as liquidity flows push it around. 

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Why a cartful of massive gold bars was spotted inside the White House last week

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Charles Gasparino
New York Post
Friday, March 13, 2026

Last Friday afternoon, while President Trump was busy signing executive orders and powwowing with his cabinet on Iran, gold was spotted outside the Oval Office.

Specifically, a couple of dudes in dark suits were seen in the hallways of the White House wheeling what looked like a cart loaded up with gold bars, well-placed sources briefed on the situation told On The Money.

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Hungary returns Ukrainian bank vehicles but keeps cash and gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

By ​Anita Komuves and Krisztina Fenyo
Reuters
Thursday, March 12, 2026

BUDAPEST -- Hungary returned two seized armoured bank vehicles to Ukraine today but withheld cash and gold ​worth approximately $82 million, citing an investigation into alleged money laundering, a move ‌Kyiv has denounced as theft.

Relations between Hungary and Ukraine, already strained by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's close ties to Russia, reached a new low last week when Hungary detained seven Ukrainians transporting ​cash and gold.

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Jesse Colombo: Why precious metals may be ready to surge

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jesse Colombo
The Bubble Bubble Report, San Francisco
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Precious metals have largely treaded water since their sharp correction in late January, and many speculators and investors, at least those without true conviction, have moved on to the next hot asset, believing that precious metals have already had their run and that it is essentially downhill from here. 

Tara Coins founder Mark O'Byrne discusses Ireland's monetary metals history

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:50p ET Thursday, March 12, 2026

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

With St. Patrick's Day coming up this coming Tuesday, people of Irish descent and anyone who has some interest in Irish history or the monetary metals may want to listen to the interview just conducted by Money Metals Exchange's Mike Maharrey with Mark O'Byrne, founder of the Irish coin and bullion dealer Tara Coins.

They discuss the history of metallic money in old Ireland and the symbolism Tara Coins has used in the minting of its Irish Tree of Life coins. 

'Ship of Gold' treasure hunter released from prison as 500 coins remain missing

Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Seewer
Associated Press
via ABC News, New York
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the great shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent more than a decade in jail after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now out of prison, federal records show.

Hong Kong and Singapore square off in race to become world's gold trading hub

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By Kevin Li
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Hong Kong and Singapore have crossed swords over their ambitions to be the world's gold trading hub, but experts say Hong Kong holds an advantage over its Southeast Asian rival, citing its access to mainland China's robust market.

As Hong Kong pushes ahead with measures to create an ecosystem for gold trading -- highlighted as recently in the government's budget late last month -- Singapore has reportedly been courting global heavyweights.

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