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China Ends Paper Gold Trading Hoping to Leverage Strong Physical Position to Reduce Volatility
Global Economy

China Ends Paper Gold Trading Hoping to Leverage Strong Physical Position to Reduce Volatility

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

A Chinese bank that’s the world’s largest measured by total assets informed its customers that on July 24th, buying…

Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years
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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

What Do a Firm Fed and a Yippie Yen Mean for Gold?
Political Economy

What Do a Firm Fed and a Yippie Yen Mean for Gold?

June 22, 2026

A sell-on-the-trumpets rally in gold following a firmer agreement of peace between Iran and the US and an opening…

Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate
Global Economy

Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate

June 8, 2026

Central banks returned to being net purchasers of gold in April, recording 19 metric tonnes of reserve additions. Poland,…

What’s Behind Predictions of Gold Prices Continuing to Soar? Institutions Hold the Answer
US Economy

What’s Behind Predictions of Gold Prices Continuing to Soar? Institutions Hold the Answer

May 22, 2026

Pierre Lassonde, the famous Canadian gold mining investor and executive, recently said in an interview that he believes gold…

Gold Jewelry Market Suffers Stiff Downturn Amid High Prices–a Potentially-Terminal Trend
Global Economy

Gold Jewelry Market Suffers Stiff Downturn Amid High Prices–a Potentially-Terminal Trend

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the changing use-cases for gold and silver in the modern…

How Data Centers and Debasement Are Changing Millennia-old Use-Cases for Gold and Silver
Global Economy

How Data Centers and Debasement Are Changing Millennia-old Use-Cases for Gold and Silver

May 15, 2026May 18, 2026

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on the changing use-cases for gold and silver in the modern…

Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job
Global Economy

Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job

April 10, 2026

The Bank of France (BdF) recently announced it had repatriated all of its remaining gold reserves from New York…

Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market
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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

In the Face of Trump’s Threats, BRICS Seems No Closer to Building Alternative Institutions
Political Economy

In the Face of Trump’s Threats, BRICS Seems No Closer to Building Alternative Institutions

February 23, 2026March 2, 2026

India holds the rotating presidency of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) this year, and following last year’s…

Will Bad News Continue to Be Good News for US Equities?
Global Economy

Will Bad News Continue to Be Good News for US Equities?

February 9, 2026

For the majority of Joe Biden’s Presidency, interest rates remained higher than historically normal. This had the funny effect…

Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?
US Economy

Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America trade. You can read part 1…

01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover
End of the Empire

01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover

January 14, 2026

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…

Fed Quietly Restarts Something That Quacks Like QE and Precious Metals Soar
US Economy

Fed Quietly Restarts Something That Quacks Like QE and Precious Metals Soar

December 12, 2025

At the recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by…

Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
Global Economy

Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October

October 15, 2025

On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB
Political Economy

Shanghai Gold Exchange to Set Up Warehouses for International Deliveries and Favored Pricing in RMB

April 23, 2025

In major eastern financial news, the Shanghai Gold Exchange could soon be delivering specific products to overseas partner warehouses…

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Global Economy

China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders

March 28, 2025

Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…

BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency
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BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency

October 24, 2024

As the 2024 BRICS Summit closes in Kazan, Russia, the two major questions held by observers skeptical of the…

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow
End of the Empire

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow

October 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market
US Economy

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market

August 28, 2024

News broke last week that upon reaching a new all-time record high of over $2,500 per troy ounce, the…

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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Iran Defeats the Americans: Text of MoU Confirms Tehran’s Total Victory

Andy Corbley June 18, 2026

There could have been fewer clearer signs that the Trump Administration had accepted major concessions in advance of Thursday’s…

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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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