The BIS has given no explanation for its gold swaps since their existence was disclosed in the bank's 2009-10 annual report. Regular questions are asked of GATA about the purpose of the swaps, and as ...

President Harry Truman harassed Eccles' successor for refusing to soak up federal debt and hold down bond yields, ultimately forcing him into the Fed-treasury accord, i.e. into total subjugation. This ...

The Yatela mine, in Mali's western Kayes region, was abandoned in 2016 after Sadiola Exploration Co., a joint venture of South Africa's AngloGold Ashanti and Canada's IAMGOLD, determined that low ...

Today Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, signed into law House Bill 7287, which includes a provision removing the last remaining state tax on purchases of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia -- For decades, coal was the bedrock of Australia's commodity exports before it lost its top status to iron ore as shipments of the steel raw material to China soared. Now coal ...

China's biggest gold and copper producer Zijin Mining said today it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines of Kazakhstan, the Raygorodok Gold Mine, for $1.2 billion.

By Martin Sandbu Financial Times, London via MSN News, Redmond, Washington Sunday, June 29, 2025 ...

Central banks have instead joined the gold rush because they fear financial crises occurring, simultaneously and on multiple fronts, and these institutions constitute the first line of defence in ...

The Shanghai Gold Exchange has expanded outside mainland China for the first time, with the rollout of two new contracts and a bullion vault in Hong Kong.

Known as retail investors, these Americans are bucking broader market trends in which more wealthy investors continue to aggressively buy the haven asset as do sovereign funds and central banks.

Peter Boehringer, the architect of Germany's gold repatriation program, says what started as a debate in one Parliament is now playing out in central banks around the world. ... Dispatch continues ...

Germany and Italy hold the world's second- and third-largest national gold reserves after the United States, with reserves of 3,352 tonnes and 2,452 tonnes, respectively, according to World Gold ...