Legislation introduced in the House March 10 seeks a two-coin program for 2027 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. The issue date is a year past the anniversary, to avoid conflicting with the semiquincentennial initiatives.
Source – Coin World
“There is incredible demand for physical gold in New York markets,” said Peter Spina, president and founder of gold news and information provider GoldSeek.com., referring to it as a “physical gold rush.”
“Those who are caught short physical metal are looking around and seeing a window closing here,” he said. They’re “desperately seeking physical metal before the price could jump overnight.”
“Meeting a surge in demand will always stretch capacity, but London vaults have been working overtime to service this London-New York flow,”
Source – Market Watch
Idaho yesterday formally ended state income taxes on gold and silver as part of its largest tax cut in state history.
House Bill 40, sponsored by House Speaker Mike Moyle and begrudgingly signed by the state’s liberal Republican governor Brad Little, provides a sweeping $253 million income tax cut for Idahoan taxpayers by lowering the rate from 5.695% to 5.3% while also adding two specific exemptions.
Moyle said today, “I’m proud to help secure another $253 million in income tax cuts for Idaho families. Meanwhile, it makes no sense for Idaho to tax gold and silver, the only money mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.”
Source – Money Metals
Gold tests historic highs as the strong rally continues.
A move above the $2850 level will open the way to the test of the $2900 level.
In case silver stays above the $32.00 level, it will head towards the next resistance at $32.75 – $33.00.
In case platinum settles back above the $1000 level, it will move towards the resistance level at $1025 – $1030.
Source – FXEMPIRE
Citi anticipates an eventual implementation of a 25% copper-specific tariff by the fourth quarter of 2025, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order initiating an investigation into U.S. copper imports, the bank said in a note on Wednesday.
Source – Reuters
Putting tariffs on the world’s largest silver producer, Mexico, and a bullish seasonal window has woken the silver bulls.
Silver is showing strong signs of bullish momentum, supported by seasonal demand, a favorable technical picture, and a fundamental catalyst in the form of tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Source – Barchart / Written by Don Dawson