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China is stepping up its efforts to become a central player in global finance by offering to safeguard gold reserves on behalf of foreign governments.

In a new research note, The Federal Reserve outlines how countries like Germany, Italy, South Africa, and Lebanon have unlocked cash by revaluing their gold reserves without selling a single ounce.

The Trump administration intends to issue an executive order in the near future to clarify what it called misinformation about the tariffing of gold and other specialty products, a White House official told in a statement.

The US government has started levying tariffs on 1-kilo and 100-ounce gold bars, a decision that could upend long-standing trade routes and disrupt the flow of bullion from Switzerland to the United States.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in Florida, paving the way for their use in financial exchanges.

China launched a pilot program allowing certain insurance companies to invest in gold as part of their medium to long-term asset allocation strategies. On March 25, Chinese insurance companies have conducted their first gold transaction at SGE.

Apparently Trump’s motto is: Go big or go home. Gold at $2,900 values the US’s 8,100 tonne at a measly $0.8 T. Do you really think he’s going to tweak the monetary system to put a lousy $0.8 trillion onto the balance sheet?

Saxo Bank announced its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2025: improbable yet underestimated scenarios that could disrupt markets, politics, and technology worldwide.

Judy Shelton is advocating for a Treasury instrument that includes the gold convertibility of the dollar upon maturity. She recently tweeted about a proposal for a 50-year Treasury bond, convertible into gold, to be issued at the initiative of President Trump on July 4, 2026.

Has the gold price reached its ceiling, or is it even in a bubble, as it was in the early 1980s, and is a significant correction imminent? There are strong reasons to believe that the gold price is not yet in a region of extreme overvaluation.

A saver who bought and sold gold at any time between January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2024 would have grown richer on average at an actuarial rate of 8.69% per annum.

The collapse of the correlation between the gold price and real interest rates raises many questions. In the old paradigm, it was unthinkable that the gold price would trend firmer during a phase of sharply rising real interest rates. Gold and gold investors are now entering terra incognita.

India's central bank has moved around 100 tonnes of gold from the UK to its domestic vaults, with plans to repatriate more soon, according to a TOI report. This significant transfer, the first since 1991, addresses logistical and storage diversity concerns.

The New Gold Playbook reflects changing market dynamics driven by central bank actions, geopolitics, and the rising importance of noninflationary assets like gold and Bitcoin.

Gold’s rise to all-time highs above $2,400 an ounce this year has captivated global markets. China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of the precious metal, is front and center of the extraordinary ascent.

China’s central bank purchased gold for the 17th consecutive month in March, extending a buying frenzy that has helped drive the price of the precious metal to a record high.

Zimbabwe has replaced its local dollar, which collapsed after less than 5 years in existence, with a new gold-backed currency. This is the latest step taken by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to end decades of monetary chaos.

2024 could be the year of major social and political upheavals. Bad-mouthing gold does not prevent a crisis, it exacerbates it, because it deprives the population of the golden safety net. Without a safety net, people are known to fall deeper and harder.

The minimum investment required for the first order has been lowered from $10,000 to $5,000. The minimum investment for subsequent orders has been removed.

Central bank purchases in November 2023 continued to be dominated by banks who have been regular buyers so far this year. Major buyers were all from emerging markets. The Central Bank of Turkey added the most gold during the month (25t), followed by the National Bank of Poland and the People’s Ba...