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    Peter Navarro Explains Implications Of Copper Dumping In US Markets

    “Copper is like the second most important thing the Defense Department uses in order to make its weapons systems. And we’re in a situation now where worldwide there’s a glut of copper,” Navarro told Schmitt. “There’s a dumping of copper into our markets. And we’ve lost our ability to both smelt copper, which is taking the ore and getting the raw copper and refine it into the products we need. And it’s a serious thing.”

    Source – Independent Journal Review

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    States Battle to Restore Gold and Silver

    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

  • Gold and Silver may be adopted as Legal Tender in Florida

    This is revolving a bit around politics but hey we need to stay with the times when we look at our investments and retirement interests. Our investments DO revolve around what the world is going through and we need to base our decisions on real life real world problems. This is an important part of investing and paying attention to trends if you are so inclined to invest or use or investments in the direction you feel it needs to go.

    Let’s stay in tune with what’s going on and learn about today’s topic.

    Well, this news happened a couple days ago but it’s still relevant today as things change before we know it!

    News!

    Currently in Florida, there is an open House seat in District 1. Trump backed candidate Jimmy Patronis wants the Sunshine State to adopt gold and silver as legal tender and has called for a study on the issue.

    “Gold and silver have been trusted assets for thousands of years, and it makes perfect sense to use them as legal tender. I’m launching this study to determine the best way to get it done,” Patronis said in a statement included in a press release earlier this week.

    For the full article and source https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-backed-candidate-aiming-to-replace-matt-gaetz-wants-florida-to-adopt-gold-and-silver-as-legal-tender/ar-AA1vR6dn?ocid=socialshare

    Additional Info

    Currently there are 11 states that use gold and silver coins as legal tender Utah being the first state to do so in 2011. This is a great shift we may see as states are either moving towards it or in talks of doing this. The positive for those who live in these states is the capital gains taxes would be eliminated on sales of gold and silver.

    For more info and map see source https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gold-and-silver-legal-tender-states

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    Washington State No Longer Tax Free for Gold & Silver

    January 1, 2026, a significant regulatory shift took hold in Washington State, fundamentally altering the landscape for physical metal investors. The implementation of Engrossed Senate Substitute Bill (ESSB) 5794 officially repealed the state’s long-standing sales tax exemption on precious metal bullion and monetized coins. For the first time since 1985, residents in the Evergreen State must now pay a statewide 6.5% sales tax—plus local surtaxes that can push the total levy as high as 10.6%—on every ounce of gold or silver they acquire.

    The most immediate losers of this policy shift are the brick-and-mortar dealers within Washington State. Historically, these businesses drew customers from across the Pacific Northwest, but they now face a stark competitive disadvantage against neighboring Oregon, which has no sales tax, and Idaho, which maintains its bullion exemption.

    Source – Financial Content

    Devastating to learn that Washington’s 40 years of no tax on gold and silver has taken effect this year. We are in March now since this has started but what a shame for this to have happened. I hope all businesses stay strong and speak to those who can help change this tax law back to the way it was. Good luck!

    -V.

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    Copper tariff in effect August 1

    U.S. President Donald Trump sprang a double surprise on the copper market when he announced import tariffs of 50% effective next month.

    The August 1 start date signals the end of the race to ship physical metal to the United States to capture the tariff arbitrage.

    A lucky few with cargoes already afloat may yet cross the finishing line in time, but the physical tariff trade is rapidly unwinding.

    The LME benchmark spread is now in a comfortable contango of $66 per ton, compared with a backwardation of more than $300 per ton at the end of June.

    Source – Reuters