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Iran Has President Trump on a Hopeless Walk through the Quagmire of Unending War

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Oil prices got more realistic and rose and held above $91/bbl for Brent crude, and Goldman Sachs said prices could easily go above $120 if the Gulf chokepoint crisis worsens. It did.

Tanzania Announces Significant Expansion of Its Gold Reserves

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The country ranks as Africa’s third-largest gold producer, and accounts for about 1.3 percent of the annual global gold production.

Central Banks Are Selling Gold Right Now — And Still Buying More

By David Russell, GoldCore

Gold is therefore being pulled in two directions. It is attracting demand as geopolitical risks increase, but it is also contending with elevated bond yields and a relatively firm dollar.

Gold-Silver Ratio Widening Again Indicating Bullish Setup for Silver

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Both silver and gold are down sharply since their record peaks in January. However, silver’s downward trajectory was even steeper than gold’s.

Gold & Silver Get Knocked Down...But Not Knocked Out

By MoneyMetals

Meanwhile, one important long-term trend hasn't changed: central banks continue adding gold to their reserves.

Are We in the Early Stages of a Long-Term Bond Bear Market? And What If We Are?

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

It is also telling that bonds have sold off during recent periods of geopolitical uncertainty, meaning they have lost their safe-haven status.

Bond Markets Are Entering a New Era as Geopolitics Reshapes Interest Rates

By MoneyMetals

Unlike government debt, physical gold cannot default, be diluted through additional issuance, or depend upon another country's political decisions.

Muflih Hidayat: China’s Paper Gold Trading Shutdown and Its Global Price Impact

By Chris Powell, GATA

Muflih Hidayat, about China's plan to replace Western "paper" pricing of gold -- derivative-based pricing -- with pricing based on trading of real metal in Shanghai and Hong Kong. 

Monetary Inflation vs ‘Economic Shock’ Price Rises

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

As long as the war is on, and Warsh thinks inflation is an economic supply shock, we’re not going to get rate cut. Instead, we are likely to have a succession of holds...

Copper price riding $6 wave on supply concerns, sulfuric acid crisis

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

Copper futures climbed above $6.30 per pound Thursday, hitting over three-week highs as production in Chile declined due to a combination of water shortages, lower ore grades, unplanned maintenance, the transition from oxide to sulfide mining and labor disputes. 

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