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Louisiana reaffirms gold and silver as legal tender

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, Idaho
Friday, May 31, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new law reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender, making a symbolic statement in favor of sound-money principles.

Senate Bill 232, sponsored by Sen. Mark Abraham, marks the sixth pro-sound money bill passed by a state this year, underscoring a national trend.

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Mike Maharrey: Did FDR really confiscate everybody's gold?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mike Maharrey
Money Metals Exchange, Eagle, Idaho
Friday, May 31, 2024

Did the U.S. government really try to confiscate Americans' gold?

The short answer is ... well, there isn't a short answer. It's a complicated subject with more nuance than most people give it.

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India recalls 100 tonnes of gold from Bank of England, may bring back still more

Section: Daily Dispatches

From The Times of India, Mumbai
Friday, May 31, 2024

NEW DELHI -- The Reserve Bank of India has moved a little more than 100 tonnes of gold from the United Kingdom to its vaults in the country, marking the first time at least since early 1991 when precious metal at this scale has been added to the stock held locally.

A similar quantity of gold may be headed in the country again in the coming months, with official sources telling the Times of India that the transfer to locations within the country was for logistical reasons as well as diversified storage.

Robert Lambourne: BIS gold swaps rose 10 tonnes from February to April

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Robert Lambourne
Friday, May 31, 2024


Gold swaps undertaken by the Bank for International Settlements appear to have risen slightly in March and April, according to the bank's monthly statements of account for those months, both published this week:

Vietnam's central bank to sell gold through state banks to quell prices

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Quynh Trang
VN Express, Hanoi
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

The State Bank of Vietnam, in a move to stabilize gold prices, will sell gold bars to four state-owned lenders so they can distribute them to retail buyers.

The sale will begin June 3 at prices determined by the central bank, bank Deputy Governor Pham Quang Dung said Wednesday.

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