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After gold processing overhaul, Ghana secures $35 million dividend from Perseus Mining
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2026-09-01 21:12 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Solomon Ekanem
Business Insider Africa, New York
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Ghana has secured a $35 million dividend from Australian-listed gold producer Perseus Mining, seven times the $5 million payout the company made to the state last year, as Africas leading gold producer steps up efforts to capture more value from its mineral wealth.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson said Perseus Mining Ltd. presented the government with GH¢391.2 million ($35 million) in dividends, attributing the sharp increase to the company's stronger profitability.
Why Hong Kong may finally succeed in becoming gold's trading hub
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-08-31 20:25 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Julie Zhang
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Monday, August 31, 2026
Stuart Englert: The fiat dollar's inflationary decline prophesizes its demise
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-08-31 07:55 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Stuart Englert
Stuart Englert's Substack
Friday, August 28, 2026
... Last week I was pressed to provide a mechanism and timeline for failure of the fiat U.S. dollar. Coincidentally, the online individual who insisted I provide answers was wise enough not to offer his own estimate -- or timetable -- hen the unbacked dollar would cease to function as a viable currency.
Thailand plans closer gold market supervision to curb misuse
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2026-08-31 07:33 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Anuchit Nguyen
Bloomberg News
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Thailand plans to tighten oversight of the gold-trading industry, including online transactions and physical bullion, as the government seeks to curb money laundering, scams, and other financial crimes.
The Finance Ministry is working with the Bank of Thailand on legislation that would strengthen supervision of the industry and increase transparency over transactions, Vinit Visessuvanapoom, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office and a ministry spokesman, told reporters Friday.
Thai central bank says gold curbs are working and may be tightened
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-28 10:35 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-Knight
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Thailand's central bank governor said restrictions on gold trading have weakened the metal's influence on the baht and could be tightened further, as authorities step up scrutiny of the market for signs of illicit money flows.
Singapore removes 5% cap on gold held by investment funds
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-28 09:57 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Benicia Tan and Jean Low
The Straits Times, Singapore
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
When gold prices hit a record high of around US$5,500 an ounce in January, certain family offices and fund managers were forced to reduce their holdings in order to continue enjoying tax incentives.
Since Aug. 1 they have no longer faced such a constraint.
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Alasdair Macleod: The silver squeeze is back
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-08-28 09:44 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, August 28, 2026
A week of consolidation for gold and silver ends with a strong performance for silver. Driving silver's price are factors common to gold, plus the gradual reopening of Indian demand.
Silver volumes on Comex have been high for the last seven trading sessions, while open interest has climbed from ultra-low levels, but it is still in deeply oversold territory by this measure.
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'Paper' gold is cracking as China builds a gold-based financial system, Maguire tells LFTV
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-27 12:03 Section: Daily Dispatches12:04p ET Thursday, August 27, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
On this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says confidence in "paper" gold is "cracking" as China continues building an international financial system providing an alternative to the U.S. dollar.
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When people move from ETF paper to real metal, they need vaults to keep it in
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-27 09:09 Section: Daily DispatchesThe Year the Rich Went Wild for Gold
By Leslie Hook
Financial Times, London
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Row upon row of gunmetal-grey boxes fill the floor-to-ceiling shelves of Sharps Pixley's underground vault, concealing the glittering treasure packed inside. The vault in London is so full that the gold dealership is hunting for a site for a new one, says Giles Maber, head of UK at the company.
Gold's niche status means big upside if investors pile in
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-08-27 08:19 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Jack Ryan
Bloomberg News
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Gold is by some measures one of the biggest asset classes around, but its size obscures a market that would struggle to absorb billions of dollars from nervous bond investors without a sharp rise in prices.
More than $30 trillion of the metal is estimated to exist above ground. Earlier this year the dominant London spot market saw well over $1 trillion worth of gold change hands in a single week.
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