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8 Aug 2025

Gold hits new record high

News: Trump wants to tariff imported gold bars. Premiums for New York gold futures jumped above the spot price, signaling that deliverable supply into the U.S. market had abruptly tightened. Swiss refiners have already slowed or halted shipments, further compounding the squeeze. By effectively capping imports of these bar types, the move raises the stakes for COMEX short sellers, whose ability to source bars for delivery just got more complicated. Stay tune Source: The Coastal Journal, Endgame Macro on X

4 Aug 2025

Chinese demand for Gold is exploding

Gold ETF inflows in China just topped $6 BILLION — a new all-time high. Net inflows have more than doubled in the past 3 months. Asia’s appetite for gold has never been stronger. Source: Wall St Gold on X

30 Jul 2025

It is hard to see gold and other store of values as a bad long-term investment with Money Supply exploding all across the world!

Source: Andrea Lisi

28 Jul 2025

Gold stocks vs. S&P 500 sectors

Source: Bloomberg, Tavi Costa

22 Jul 2025

An update by PlanB

Gold market cap is ~$20T Bitcoin market cap is ~$2T So, gold is worth 10x bitcoin Gold scarcity (stock-to-flow ratio) is ~60 Bitcoin scarcity is ~120 So, bitcoin is 2x scarcer than gold

22 Jul 2025

It's remarkable to see silver approaching $40/oz, yet still historically undervalued relative to gold.

Source: Tavi Costa

16 Jul 2025

China continues to quietly acquire gold through the London market

China bought 15 tonnes of gold in May, according to Goldman Sachs estimates, 8 TIMES more than officially reported figures. Over the past year, China's monthly purchases have oscillated between 25-60 tonnes. Source: Global Markets Investors, Goldman Sachs

14 Jul 2025

Gold now outperforming the U.S. Stock Market (dividends included) over the last 25 years.

Incredible! Source: Barchart

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