The United States Mint plans to open sales at noon Eastern Time April 22 for its 10-coin 2025 Silver Proof Set, priced at $150 per set.
The coins, all struck at the San Francisco Mint, are secured within two plastic lenses.
Source – Coin World
Copper rallied more than 1% in London after the Washington Post reported that US President-elect Donald Trump’s aides are exploring tariff plans that would be applied to every country but only cover imports of key goods.
Source – Bloomberg
In a powerful and timely interview, Francis Hunt of The Market Sniper sat down with Jp Cortez, Executive Director of the Sound Money Defense League, to discuss the accelerating legislative efforts to restore gold and silver as constitutional money across the United States.
Source – Money Metals – Video Interview
Attorneys representing the San Carlos Apache Tribe are asking the judge to grant an injunction pausing a land swap from the U.S. government to Resolution Copper
During the hearing, attorneys representing the tribe asked a federal judge to grant a temporary injunction pausing an upcoming land swap from the U.S. government to mining giant Resolution Copper.
Attorneys for the tribe argued May 7 that a pause is necessary as the Supreme Court considers whether to take up the case.
Source – ABC 15 Arizona
Safe-haven gold fell 3% on Monday as risk sentiment crept in following the announcement of a temporary deal between the United States and China to reduce tariffs.
Spot gold was down 3% at $3,225.28 an ounce, as of 1344 ET (17:44 GMT). Bullion, considered a hedge against economic and geopolitical turmoil, hit a record high of $3,500.05 last month amid increased tariff uncertainty.
“June gold futures bulls have lost their overall near-term technical advantage. Bulls’ next upside price objective is to produce a close above solid resistance at $3,350. First resistance is seen at $3,250 and then at $3,275,” said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco Metals.
Spot silver slid 0.9% to $32.4 an ounce, platinum fell 1.9% to $976.06 and palladium dipped 3.4% to $942.69.
Source – Reuters
The South African rand strengthened on Tuesday, helped by the gold price extending its historic run to a new all-time peak.
At 0814 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0175 against the dollar , about 0.4% stronger than its previous close.
“At some point a gold price that continues to rise will excite local miners to make a greater effort to mine difficult-to-reach gold deposits. What may not have looked viable several years ago must be looking interesting now,” said ETM Analytics in a research note.
Source – Reuters
South African rand – is the official currency of South Africa. 1 South African Rand is $0.055 USD.
Vizsla Silver Corp. (VZLA) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates — one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices — has triggered this rating change.
The Zacks rating relies solely on a company’s changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure — the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
For Vizsla Silver Corp., rising earnings estimates and the consequent rating upgrade fundamentally mean an improvement in the company’s underlying business. And investors’ appreciation of this improving business trend should push the stock higher.
Source – Zacks.com