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Precious metals investors saw their holdings skyrocket in value in 2024 and 2025, which was great news for them, but bad news for some dealers, such as Rosland Capital LLC. Rosland Capital filed for a Chapter 11 liquidation facing distress from declining profitability compounded by an unsustainable order fulfillment model amid record precious metals prices. …
The viral panic claiming a new $3,000 reporting threshold for precious metals takes effect on February 15 is a complete fabrication with zero basis in 31 CFR 1010.330 or any recent IRS guidance. In reality, the “Streamline Act” introduced in late 2025 actually proposes tripling the current limit from $10,000 to $30,000 to account for …
via Phoenix Capital Research There are rumors that the crash in precious metals has rendered several financial firms “insolvent.” The reality is that while stocks have hit new all-time highs, things have been troubling for the banks/ financial firms “behind the scenes” for months now. Indeed, it is striking how few investors are aware of …
CME MARGIN HIKE ALERT ON ALL PRECIOUS METALS A Second MARGIN increase in 3 days.Maintenance increasesA 33% increase for gold futuresA 36% increase for silver futuresA 25% increase for platinum futuresA 14% increase for palladium futures This is going into effect Monday Feb… pic.twitter.com/2TMNN88D9C — bob coleman (@profitsplusid) January 30, 2026 The CME officially confirmed …
JUST IN: Bitcoin falls under $81,000 Nearly $1,000,000,000 liquidated from the crypto market in the past 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/mdQ6JRoawy — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 31, 2026 Seems XLM (Stellar) and a small mention of XRP in Epstein Docs … Pretty bad look for BTC at the moment … When people find out who really built it …
Why London sits at the heart of the global precious metals market London’s dominance in global precious metals trading rests on an over-the-counter structure built for flexibility, plus centuries of institutional trust anchored by standardized “good delivery” rules that make bullion fungible across the world. London is the primary clearing hub for OTC precious metals …
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@GC.1 https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@SI.1/ 🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The U.S. dollar records its largest daily drop since mid-December 2025, falling 0.7% after Trump’s threats to Europe over the future of Greenland triggered widespread selling of U.S. stocks and government bonds. pic.twitter.com/Tf12qxAduf — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) January 23, 2026 Silver hits record high above $100/oz as gold closes in …
Really hard to imagine why precious metals have been bid. pic.twitter.com/9g2lWKXnli — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) January 14, 2026 Monetary policy should be on hold until the 12% additional inflation we've had since January 2020 above the 2% trendline is erased. There's no point in having an inflation target if you're not going to adhere …
Everything is breaking records at the same time and that’s not strength, that’s stress. When stocks, gold, debt, and delinquencies all hit highs together, it means the system is being force fed cheap money. Cutting rates now doesn’t fix the problem, it pours gasoline on it. This rally isn’t confidence, it’s desperation dressed up as …
There’s nowhere else to park cash with bonds broken, crypto unstable, Japan hiking, and China already heated. Metals aren’t just a trade, they’re the last real safe harbor left before the next wave hits. BofA's contrarian sell signal got triggered Since 2002, 16 sell signals have been followed by a median 2.7% decline in global …
This kind of dislocation only happens at extremes, the kind that shakes portfolios and forces central banks to act. The rarest signal in commodities just triggered. An ounce of silver is now worth more than a barrel of oil. The last time we saw this ratio flip was during the absolute peak of the 2020 …
This was predictable a couple of years ago pic.twitter.com/OaZi1OeAsV — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) December 24, 2025 Crypto hedge funds are on pace for their worst year since the 2022 crypto winter.@sidcoins pic.twitter.com/agSizaReHb — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) December 24, 2025 *SPOT GOLD HITS $4,500 AN OUNCE FOR FIRST TIME pic.twitter.com/9heNqnCQJC — Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 24, 2025
Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 02:08 – Effects of Government Shutdown and Stimulus Checks 05:45 – Impact of Low Interest Rates on Asset Classes 06:41 – Influence of Energy Prices and Outsourcing on Inflation 09:39 – Impact of Trade Policies on Manufacturing 12:51 – Trade Decisions in the Post-Pandemic Era 15:19 – Impact of Sanctions on …
Russia has proposed that BRICS member countries create their own precious metals exchange in a move that could upend the long-established international pricing mechanisms for gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals. The news comes on the heels of Wednesday’s declaration adopted by the leaders of the BRICS countries supporting an increase in the exchange …
via Gloom Boom Doom: For the last few months, I have been going after work (that is for me around 3 am in the morning) to a rather unique place in the world, which to my knowledge only exists in Chiang Mai. It is the Muay Thai Loikroh Boxing Stadium, which consist of an elevated boxing …
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The KE Report, Released on 3/14/24 Dave Erfle, Founder and Editor of The Junior Miner Junky, joins us for a conversation highlighting a few different factors stacking up that show improving sentiment in the preciousmetals sector. We start off noting the solid break higher in gold prices over the last 2 weeks despite the moves …
With gold setting the stage for a significant move, 2024 is likely to be the year for precious metals. Investors remain gun-shy about deploying capital into the mining industry, which is poised to be one of the best segments of the market in the coming year. Silver,… pic.twitter.com/JZaRMU1pLl — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) December 19, 2023 …
by theSilverVigilante Strong US dollar backing away from 107. Oil tanks from hitting $95 overnight. A weaker dollar and weaker oil coinciding with a completely flat precious metals movement and completely flat equity markets. This is the confusion before the storm. Jamie dimon coming out and predicting 7.5% fed funds rate recently. Maybe the FED …
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1699771572180090967 China dumping its US Treasuries while converting Yellen Bux into gold doesn’t bode well for the dollar’s long run as the world’s reserve currency Estimated Chinese Official Gold Reserves Cross 5,000 Tonnes via Gainesville Coins: My estimate for China’s official gold reserves reached 5,029 tonnes by the end of June 2023. In the first …
by BoatSurfer600 We are seeing what can be expected at this stage, i.e. central banks taking turns debasing and FIAT currencies plummeting with regards to precious metals and purchasing power. The perfect gold storm is now here Source: https://kingworldnews.com/crude-oil-will-soar-to-at-least-250-300-and-the-perfect-gold-storm-surge-to-10000-15000/
via justice.gov: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 9, 2023 Former Wall Street Precious Metal Traders Sentenced for Wire Fraud Two former Wall Street traders were each sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a multi-year fraud scheme to manipulate U.S. commodities markets …