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Carol Roth: Gold might glitter but it's still money and taxes should treat it that way
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2025-09-08 11:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Carol Roth
Fox News, New York
Monday, September 8, 2025
Gold continues to shine brightly, hitting new all-time highs. A confluence of factors -- from central banks around the world on net reducing their U.S. dollar reserve holdings in favor of gold to concerns over inflation -- have been lifting the safe-haven precious metal’s price.
But there is one factor that continues to dim gold's luster: its tax treatment.
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Mike Dolan: Dollar's haven status may have always been a mirage
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2025-09-08 08:28 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mike Dolan
Reuters
Monday, September 8, 2025
The dollar's sharp drop in April during a burst of tariff-related financial stress called into question what many had assumed to be its critical function as a safety trade. Some now wonder whether that haven status was ever truly warranted.
For much of the past 15 years, global investors have considered the dollar a natural hedge during economic and political shocks, allowing them to feel comfortable about amassing ever more U.S. assets while leaving their currency exposure largely unhedged.
Ed Steer's weekend gold and silver letter posted at SilverSeek
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2025-09-07 09:56 Section: Daily Dispatches9:56a ET Sunday, September 7, 2025
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "The U.S. Banks' Short Position in Silver Implodes" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here:
https://silverseek.com/article/us-banks-short-position-silver-implodes
Chinese central bank announces it purchased gold for 10th straight month
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2025-09-07 08:46 Section: Daily DispatchesChina's Central Bank Extends Gold Buying to 10 Months
From Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Saturday, September 6, 2025
The People's Bank of China increased its gold holdings in August for a 10th month in a continued push to diversify its reserves away from U.S. dollars.
Bullion held by the central bank rose by 0.06 million troy ounces to 74.02 million troy ounces last month, according to data released Sunday. China began this round of gold purchases in November, accumulating a total of 1.22 million troy ounces over the period. ...
Jesse Columbo: A look at gold's breakout in multiple currencies
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2025-09-06 20:24 Section: Daily DispatchesExcellent charts in this analysis.
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By Jesse Colombo
The Bubble Bubble Report, Substack.com
Saturday, September 6, 2025
One of the trademarks of this newsletter is analyzing gold in multiple world currencies to determine whether it is truly firing on all cylinders, rather than behaving like a 12-cylinder Ferrari running on just six. That's how my dad used to describe me in grade school whenever I brought home a disappointing report card and clearly wasn't giving my all.
Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver are front-running big changes in currencies
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2025-09-06 16:03 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, September 5, 2025
There's growing appreciation that the gold and silver bull has returned, though the reasons justifying it may not be apparent. But this week's price action is an important turning point.
Trump exempts gold, tungsten, and uranium from tariffs
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2025-09-06 15:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Saturday, September 6, 2025
President Donald Trump moved Friday to exempt graphite, tungsten, uranium, gold bullion, and other metals from his country-based tariffs, while subjecting silicone products to the levies.
The changes are set to take effect on Monday under an executive order issued Friday.
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BRICS are converting paper to real metal, shafting U.S., Maguire tells LFTV
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2025-09-05 11:34 Section: Daily Dispatches11:33a ET Friday, September 5, 2025
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The BRICS nations are fully aware of the vulnerability of the United States and its allies with gold and silver and are steadily converting paper positions to actual metal, London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program.
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Stablecoin group Tether holds talks to invest in gold miners
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2025-09-05 07:42 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Leslie Hook and Nikou Asgari
Financial Times, London
Friday, September 5, 2025
Tether, the biggest stablecoin company, has held talks about investing in gold mining, seeking to deploy its vast crypto profits into bullion.
The company has held discussions with mining and investment groups about investing in the entire gold supply chain, from mining and refining to trading and royalty companies, according to four people familiar with the recent talks.
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Sean Ring: King Dollar is losing to King Midas
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2025-09-05 07:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Sean Ring
Daily Reckoning, Baltimore
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Stimulating though it is, working at Paradigm Press sometimes feels like you're part of a band of Cassandras railing against the end of times. Not the end of the world, just the end of the current world. The way things are. Business as usual, so to speak.
However, business is becoming unusual at breakneck speed, although John Q. Public and his wife, Jane, are doing their best to ignore it. That's why, despite our best efforts, John and Jane always get stuck holding the bag.