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Gold revaluation likely by year-end, multiples of current price expected, Maguire tells LFTV

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:45p ET Friday, September 19, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

On this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says an international revaluation of gold is likely by the end of the year as central banks scramble to get all the metal they can by unloading their U.S. dollars, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve remains short.

Maguire says gold market insiders expect gold and silver prices that are multiples of current prices.

GATA secretary discusses organization's work and future of monetary metals with Peter Grandich

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:43p ET Friday, September 19, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Your secretary/treasurer today spent 20 minutes with GATA's old friend, financial analyst Peter Grandich, reflecting on the organization's work to expose and defeat the long-running manipulation of the gold market by the U.S. government and its allies, and then speculating on the future of gold and silver in the world financial system.

The discussion can be seen at Grandich's channel at YouTube here:

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver futures under strain

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By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, September 19, 2025

Hooray for an interest rate cut and to hell with inflation! 

But there are some weird happenings in Comex futures, particularly a large short position in the gold contract.

In this market report, we draw attention to some interesting developments in Comex's gold and silver contracts, illustrating the systemic strains emerging in these two markets. It is against a background of the Fed abandoning pretense of managing inflation. ...

China's Zijin Gold seeks $3.2 billion in biggest IPO since May

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Yihui Xie and Dave Sebastian
Bloomberg News
via Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, California
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Zijin Gold International Co. is seeking to raise HK$25 billion ($3.2 billion) for an initial public offering in Hong Kong that's poised to be the world's biggest deal of its kind since May.  

The company, a unit of China's top miner, is offering about 349 million shares at HK$71.59 each, according to a listing document. Trading is set to begin Sept. 29.

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Record gold prices in India fail to unlock scrap supply

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By Rajendra Jadhav and Brijesh Patel
Reuters
via Yahoo News, Sunnvale, California
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

NEW DELHI -- Supplies of used gold jewelry and coins, typically released when investors book profits, have been scarce in India, as many expect bullion prices to continue climbing even after reaching new highs almost every week.

This contrasts with March, when spot gold first crossed $3,000 an ounce and retail customers rushed to sell their holdings, triggering a surge in scrap supply.

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Gold gets a little grudging respect from Wall Street Journal

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Why You Should Own (Some) Gold

By Greg Ip
The Wall Street Journal
via MSN News, Redmond, Washington
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Here are some good reasons not to invest in gold. First, it earns no dividends or interest. Second, you can't live in it, like real estate. Third, it has doubled in the last few years, so forget about buying at the bottom.

Nonetheless, this column is going to explain why a prudent, diversified investor should consider owning gold today. 

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Foreign investors in U.S. assets rush for protection against swings in dollar

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By Ian Smith and Emily Herbert
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Foreign investors in U.S. assets are rushing to hedge their exposure to the dollar, in a sign of increased nervousness about the impact of Donald Trump's agenda on the world’s dominant currency.

Hedged investments into US bonds and equities are outstripping unhedged holdings for the first time in four years, according to Deutsche Bank analysis, after a sharp move since Trump's election last November.

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Inside the century-old building standing above 400,000 gold bars

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But exactly what's happening with those gold bars? The BBC didn't ask

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By Tim Stokes
British Broadcasting Corp., London
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

The echoing boom of a slammed door rattles around the walls of the Bank of England's grand columned entrance.

Across the floor and walls sprawl grand mosaics and sculptures depicting lions, piles of gold, thunderbolts, and ancient Roman gods.

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Hong Kong to explore boosting tokenised gold trading in city

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By Cannix Yau
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Authorities are looking into boosting tokenised gold trading in Hong Kong as a step forward to becoming the world's first such settlement centre and shielding the city against U.S.-dollar dominance amid rising geopolitics, the Post has learned.

Clint Siegner: The cost of living is falling fast -- relative to gold, that is

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By Clint Siegner
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Monday, September 15, 2025

Americans are feeling the pinch when it comes to price inflation. Rising prices are a political football with politicians on both sides of the aisle eager to pin blame on the other party.

Both sides are correct. Politicians, along with the central bank they created and continue to endorse, are fully responsible for the affordability crisis and the fading American dream.

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