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28 Jan 2026

Trump: He who has the gold makes the rules

European gold in US custody: - Germany: ~40% of gold holdings - Italy: ~50% - Netherlands: ~30% Not your vault, not your gold ??? Source: Lukas Ekwueme @ekwufinance

28 Jan 2026

Chinese-financed infrastructure projects across Latin America

Source: Amazing Maps

28 Jan 2026

The mother of all deal?

Source: Jack Prandelli on X

23 Jan 2026

Gold would be ~$9,700 if it kept up with M2 To hit $40,000/oz, Gold would need to add about $246 Trillion in market cap from today's levels.

Source: Katusa Research @KatusaResearch

23 Jan 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde: "Europe is going to do a big SWOT analysis and decide what do we need to do to be strong by ourselves."

Source chart : FT Source image: Reuters

23 Jan 2026

Countries joining Trump's peace board

Source: Rothmus @Rothmus on X

23 Jan 2026

Excellent comments by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Davos today

Europeans have damaged their economies. They must fix it.

22 Jan 2026

Gold is making new highs as a monetary realignment unfolds in real time

One chart says it all china’s Treasury holdings are at 18-year lows, while gold reserves are at all-time highs. Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg

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