Daily Dispatches

It's the issue that can't be discussed without exploding the (corrupt) world financial system. 

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By James G. Rickards
The Daily Reckoning, Baltimore
Saturday, June 7, 2025

Whatever happened to the Donald Trump and Elon Musk visit to Fort Knox?

You'll recall the buzz from earlier this year. Trump and Musk loudly announced they were going to visit the U.S. bullion depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to make sure the U.S. gold was actually there. The press was invited to tag along. 

From The New York Sun
Saturday, June 7, 2025

https://www.nysun.com/article/the-logic-of-auditing-americas-gold

The Sun is happy to endorse the legislation introduced in the House in respect of America's gold. The measure -- the Gold Reserve Transparency Act -- would create an audit of gold held at Fort Knox and other sites where America's monetary metal is supposed to be stored.

9:17a ET Saturday, June 7, 2025

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

While central banks lately have seemed to be losing their decades-long war against gold, or even coming over to the gold side, they are still secretly intervening in the market for purposes they won't explain.

That conclusion has to be drawn from the latest report from Robert Lambourne, GATA's consultant on the Bank for International Settlements. Lambourne said Friday that the May statement of account from the BIS, published this week --

By Meera Raman
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Thursday, June 5, 2025

At first glance, a one-ounce gold bar doesn't look like much -- it's about the size of a loonie. But pick it up and you'll feel the difference. It's heavy, about 19 times denser than water and nearly twice as dense as steel.

In uncertain times, that weight carries more than just physical heft. For many Canadians, it represents stability -- something dollars or digital assets can't always guarantee.

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