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The market isn't fully pricing in the risk of a tariff. If Trump actually pushes through a tariff on gold/silver it's going to cause some chaos in the paper markets.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/trump-tariff-risks-are-fueling-a-chaotic-hunt-for-gold-in-london/

I posted vault totals for the end of December 2024 and included a new source that lists and totals a multitude of ETFs holdings in the LBMA: https://www.pmbug.com/threads/silver-demand-drivers-and-vault-totals.6364/page-3#post-121180 Also - it looks like Trump's tariff threats are causing...

Silver is creeping up in China trading on SGE/SFE.

Would that move the needle on my local retail price for physical?

Not sure if Christmas is over for y'all down under, but it's just starting over here for me. Merry Christmas.

Most of Musk's wealth is related to green energy (Tesla). I'm guessing he uses his influence to keep silver flowing.

I expect he will use it for some good and for a lot of personal profit.

FWIW, I wrote an article addressing this topic with a bit more depth: https://www.pmbug.com/threads/know-what-you-hold-gold-bitcoin-altcoins-and-government-reserve-funds.7919/

Everywhere I look people are reporting that silver demand is far exceeding production. If that were true, and prices aren't reflecting it, one would rightly conclude that the difference is being met with available supply. Yet, when I check on the vault numbers reported by the COMEX, LBMA and...

Gold to USD$6,000 in 2024?

Establishing a BTC reserve? Sure, no problem Selling gold to do so? Hell no

Trump is a bully. That's his MO. His threats with tariffs are conditional. If he gets what he wants, the tariff threat disappears. It looks like Mexico has already agreed to concessions on handling the migrant situation at the US' southern border. Most likely, the proposed tariffs on Mexico...

We really do live in a clown world.

I wrote an article advocating for Gold as Unpegged Legal Tender (GAULT) almost two years ago. This morning I see a report where my home state of Texas has (re*)introduced legislation to implement it locally...

Some really interesting events playing out on the silver markets lately:CME margin fuckery - The CME (COMEX) raised margins on silver contracts several times in the last couple of weeks before lowering them three days ago. POS in China has been bouncing between USD $32.50 and $33.50 over the...

https://www.pmbug.com/threads/cbdcs-tofo-tools-of-financial-oppression.7022/ CBDCs <> decentralized crypto I understand your point, but the people have a choice on whether they will accept the yoke of totalitarian control. The cat is out of the bag though. People do understand the difference...

* bump * With Trumps election, America's war on crypto is over. Investment into crypto that has been wary is now starting to flow. Everything crypto is green this morning. Everything.