U.S. trade chief urges allies to pay more for critical minerals to undermine China
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-04-26 19:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Aime Williams
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, April 22 2026
President Trump's top trade official has told U.S. allies they must pay more for critical minerals sourced from outside China as Washington tries to break Beijing's stranglehold on supplies.
Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said American allies must be ready to pay a "national security premium" for the minerals, which would be sourced from within a proposed group of trading partners including Europe.
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U.S. Mint buys drug cartel gold and sells it as 'American'
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2026-04-26 09:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Justin Scheck, Simon Posada, and Federico Rios
The New York Times
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Every year the United States Mint sells more than $1 billion of investment-grade gold coins. Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle, signifying the government’s guarantee, required by law, that the gold is 100 percent American.
"To hold a coin or medal produced by the Mint is to connect to the founding principles of our nation," the Mint declares.
But a New York Times investigation has found that the government's program of gold sales is based on a lie.
Will China's deal with Australian mining giant BHP boost yuan internationalization?
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2026-04-25 13:39 Section: Daily DispatchesSylvia Ma and Kandy Wong
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Friday, April 24, 2026
Australian mining giant BHP's decision to adopt a yuan-denominated index for a major Chinese buyer poses a challenge to the U.S. dollar's long-standing dominance in iron ore pricing, delivering a hard-won victory for Beijing, analysts said.
Treasury secretary sees potential new swap lines as boost to dollar's dominance
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-04-24 15:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Daniel Flatley
Bloomberg News
Friday, April 24, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talked up the idea of extending currency swap lines to more countries as a way to strengthen "dollar dominance" in a social media post today as speculation continues over why rich countries such as the United Arab Emirates would be interested in the arrangement.
Alasdair Macleod: Monetary metals in the eye of the storm
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-04-24 08:54 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, April 24, 2026
An uneasy silence has descended on gold and silver, but the forces that will drive them higher are mounting. Both metals are being rapidly drained from paper markets.
The monthly cycle of Comex contract expiry has come round again, an incentive for the shorts to mark prices down to make call options expire worthless, shake out weak holders, and have a favorable end-month valuation for their positions.
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The fog of war hides dying Comex, Maguire tells LFTV
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-04-23 16:40 Section: Daily Dispatches4:40p ET Thursday, April 23, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says serious monetary metals trading continues to migrate away from the New York Commodities Exchange to Asia, the dying of the Comex is being temporarily concealed by the war with Iran, and big rallies in physical gold and silver prices are imminent.
The program is titled "The Fog of War Hides Dying Comex," is 39 minutes long, and can be viewed at the Kinesis Money channel at YouTube here:
