“The uncertainty over US tariffs is pushing investors toward safe-haven assets like gold,” said Michael Hewson, Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets.
The weaker US Dollar, coupled with uncertainties surrounding US trade policies, is supporting silver’s bullish momentum.
Gold (XAU/USD) is trading at $2,940.57, showing a modest gain of +0.07%.
Silver (XAG/USD) is trading at $32.68, slightly down by -0.03%.
Source – FXEMPIRE
The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was swiped in under five minutes from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born, in the predawn hours of September 14, 2019, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
The toilet has never been recovered but is believed to have been cut up and sold.
All the defendants have pleaded not guilty.
Source – CNN
I thought this was interesting and thought I’d share. I’m not entirely surprised that something was stolen I am surprised that the burglars got away with the darn thing! I feel like this is actually kinda funny but hopefully justice will be served. – V.
“We have found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud so far. And we’ve just started. We’re actually going to Fort Knox to see if the gold is there, because maybe somebody stole the gold. Tons of gold,” Trump said.
“I think the gold is probably there. It’s probably almost certainly there,” David Sacks, Trump’s crypto czar, told Fox News last week, though he still agreed with the president’s calls to investigate the matter.
“Nobody thinks this is a crazy idea to go check because we don’t know,” Sacks added, arguing that “we cannot fully trust that our gold is still in Fort Knox” because of the “corruption” in Washington.
Source – ABC News
The price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed Rs 500 to Rs 80,900 per 10 grams. It settled at Rs 80,400 per 10 grams in the previous trading session.
Silver also surged Rs 2,300 to Rs 94,000 per kg from the previous close of Rs 91,700 per kg on Wednesday.
“Gold surged higher trading above Rs 79,000 in MCX, supported by a rupee depreciation,” Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst of Commodity and Currency at LKP Securities, said.
Source – Press Trust of India
Rs (abbreviated) is a financial term that you may or may not be familiar with. I have 2 descriptions for this abbreviated term. Rs stands for Relative Strength.
A man has denied knowing gold he was trying to help someone sell came from a golden toilet stolen at Blenheim Palace.
Fred Doe admitted putting James Sheen, who has previously pleaded guilty to stealing the toilet, in touch with gold dealer Bora Guccuk but said he would “never in a million years” have dealt with him if he had known it was stolen.
Mr Jones, 39, from Oxford, Mr Doe, previously known as Frederick Sines, 36, from Windsor, and 41-year-old Mr Guccuk, from west London, have all pleaded not guilty to the charges they face.
Source – BBC
The trial is still ongoing. Wow! And the “jurors heard the toilet was most likely broken up and has never been recovered.” How will they prosecute these thieves? Will they get prosecuted? Do they have enough evidence? So many questions! I’ll keep this updated. – V.
NGD’s gold production reached 298,303 ounces in 2024, whereas its guidance was 300,000-310,000 ounces.
New Gold’s copper production was at 14.5 million pounds for the fourth quarter, up 20% year over year. The annual copper production totaled 54 million pounds, within the company’s guidance of 50-60 million pounds.
The New Afton mine produced 19,652 ounces of gold and 14.5 million pounds of copper in the fourth quarter. Gold production increased 19% and copper production rose 15% from the third quarter of 2024. The B3 cave performed per expectations.
Source – Zacks
In a report released today, Cosmos Chiu from CIBC maintained a Buy rating on Vizsla Silver (VZLA – Research Report), with a price target of C$5.00. The company’s shares opened today at $2.28.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Vizsla Silver with a $3.26 average price target.
Source – Markets Insider
