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Louisiana reaffirms gold and silver as legal tender

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From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, Idaho
Friday, May 31, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new law reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender, making a symbolic statement in favor of sound-money principles.

Senate Bill 232, sponsored by Sen. Mark Abraham, marks the sixth pro-sound money bill passed by a state this year, underscoring a national trend.

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Mike Maharrey: Did FDR really confiscate everybody's gold?

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By Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Friday, May 31, 2024

Did the U.S. government really try to confiscate Americans' gold?

The short answer is ... well, there isn't a short answer. It's a complicated subject with more nuance than most people give it.

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India recalls 100 tonnes of gold from Bank of England, may bring back still more

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From The Times of India, Mumbai
Friday, May 31, 2024

NEW DELHI -- The Reserve Bank of India has moved a little more than 100 tonnes of gold from the United Kingdom to its vaults in the country, marking the first time at least since early 1991 when precious metal at this scale has been added to the stock held locally.

A similar quantity of gold may be headed in the country again in the coming months, with official sources telling the Times of India that the transfer to locations within the country was for logistical reasons as well as diversified storage.

Robert Lambourne: BIS gold swaps rose 10 tonnes from February to April

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By Robert Lambourne
Friday, May 31, 2024


Gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements appear to have risen slightly in March and April, according to the bank's monthly statements of account for those months, both published this week:

Vietnam's central bank to sell gold through state banks to quell prices

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By Quynh Trang
VN Express, Hanoi
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The State Bank of Vietnam, in a move to stabilize gold prices, will sell gold bars to four state-owned lenders so they can distribute them to retail buyers.

The sale will begin June 3 at prices determined by the central bank, bank Deputy Governor Pham Quang Dung said Wednesday.

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Ronan Manly: Trends and developments in central bank gold buying

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By Ronan Manly
Bullion Star, Singapore
Thursday, May 30, 2024

As we approach mid-year 2024 in the environment of an all-time high U.S. dollar gold price, it's notable that central bank gold buying continues to be one of the themes dominating gold market discussion.

In uncertain times, gold jewellery offers financial security

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When gold is remonetized, India may be the richest country in the world.

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By Yumna Iftikhar
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

As a child Adiba Ahmed didn't understand why her mother loved gold jewellery. But when her family came under financial stress and her mother sold the gold to keep them afloat, Ahmed realized that gold jewellery could be a reliable emergency fund.

Pam and Russ Martens: JPMorgan Securities is fined $100 million for spoofing and high-frequency-trading violations

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By Pam and Russ Martens
Wall Street on Parade
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

How does a Wall Street trading firm gain competitive advantage to entice spoofers and high-frequency trading firms to use its trading platforms instead of those of its competitors?

How about having its trading compliance personnel wear a blindfold as billions of trades occur over the span of eight or nine years?

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Robert Lambourne: Interest cost of U.S. 'special debt' still falls as debt and rates rise

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By Robert Lambourne
May 27, 2024

This note updates a report from March 17 concerning the gross interest cost reported in the last 12 monthly U.S. Treasury statements for the Federal government. That report is here:

https://www.gata.org/node/23080

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