Spain approves $43 million to expand its gold coin options amid surging demand

Russia supports yuan payments in trade with other countries 

China-Russia advantage of political mutual trust into economic cooperation progress

Swiss gold exports to China, India rebounded in Feb as prices fell

Moscow and Beijing said they “oppose all forms of hegemony”

JPMorgan Owned the LME ‘Nickel’ That Was Actually Bags of Stones

Credit Suisse memorabilia up for grabs in online shops after merger

Saudi National Bank loses over $1 billion on Credit Suisse investment

Here’s how central banks have used gold in the last 30 years

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for more than $3B in government-brokered deal aiming to restore confidence

Exclusive: UBS seeks about $6 billion in government guarantees for Credit Suisse deal

Switzerland prepares emergency measures to deliver UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

Critical Metals Race Accelerates Amid Boom In Lithium Supply

Hyperinflation Argentina is ready to bloom

Russia Seeks Direct Fund Transfers, Easier Trade With Bangladesh

Macron uses special power to raise retirement age WITHOUT vote…

Bank shares rebound off lows as big banks come to the aid of First Republic

Beijing shipping rifles, body armor to Moscow...

With Russia visit, Xi pursues effort to upend U.S.-led global order...

African Nations Re-iterate Their Request To Join BRICS Amid Ongoing Global Political Woes

Australian gold price hits all-time record

Spain Increases Gold Bullion Coin Offering To Meet Rising Investor Demand

Fed balance sheet balloons by almost $300 billion after SVB

Banks have borrowed $165 billion from the Fed in past week after SVB failure

Credit Suisse borrows more than $50 billion from Swiss National Bank after shares crash 30%

Treasury Secretary Yellen says not all uninsured deposits will be protected in future bank failures

First Republic Bank Executives Sold $12 Million in Stock in Months Before Crash

China would be among first paid under GOP debt limit plan, Treasury Secretary Yellen says

US sanctions amplify harm of bank’s failure

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says the Silicon Valley Bank failure marks a ‘canary in the coal mine’ that will have repercussions beyond the VC world

Carl Icahn says our economy is breaking because of inflation and poor corporate leadership

U.S. bank loan plan provides Fed rate hike path amid SVB fallout

U.S. Treasury says record FDIC cash draw won’t affect debt ceiling ‘X-date’

Bank of Japan buys ETFs for second straight day

Government bonds held at banks may be so-called ‘toxic asset’ of next financial crisis, fund manager says

Credit Suisse Default Swaps Hit Record

Credit Suisse shares fall to new record…

Former FDIC Chair Isaac: This Is a Bailout

Ackman Says Regional Bank Stocks Are an ‘Incredible Bargain’ Now

U.S. Federal Home Loan Banks continue to see ‘heightened demand’

U.S. Federal Reserve to conduct review of oversight of Silicon Valley Bank

Fed’s New Backstop Shields Banks From $300 Billion of Losses

The largest bank run in history

Silicon Valley Bank failure could spark run on regional banks: sources

CEO of failed Silicon Valley Bank no longer a director at SF Fed

Shanghai Gold Exchange denies report on ‘doped’ gold bars from Australia

US consumers struggling to repay credit cards, Citi CFO says

China’s Xi Jinping Takes Rare Direct Aim at U.S. in Speech

A recession indicator just flashed its loudest warning ever as Fed chief Powell sees higher rates

EU to Tell Member States to Start Reining In National Debt

Australia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Wary of China-US Fallout

China to Cut Number of Central Government Employees by 5%

Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy

Japan Real Wages Slump Most Since 2014 Despite Government Push for More Pay

South America looks at creating “lithium OPEC”

Japan Piled Back Into U.S. Treasurys This Year. Investors Worry It Won’t Last.

China’s lowest growth target in decades signals new era of caution

China’s Cities Struggle Under Trillions of Dollars of Debt

Binance execs’ texts, documents show plan to avoid US scrutiny

‘Inflation is a monster that we need to knock on the head’: The chief of the European Central Bank says it must do more to bring down prices

Canada’s Crackdown on Chinese Funding Is Hurting Miners, Friedland Says

Iran says it’s discovered what could be the world’s second-largest lithium deposit

What Will Be Harder for the Fed? Taming Inflation or Its Office Renovation Expenses?

Mining Dealmakers Set for Year of Hot M&A After Monster Gold Bid

Inflation will remain high in volatile markets, warns hedge fund chief

Turkish Imports Of Russian Oil Hit Four-Month High In February

Mining M&A just saw its strongest run in a decade

No dry January for central bank gold buying

Yesterday’s QE Saddles Today’s Governments With Soaring Debt Cost

HSBC and Nationwide Ramp Up Crypto Limits

Saudi Firms Outline $51 Billion of Projects Under ‘Shareek’ Diversification Plan

MicroStrategy’s Saylor Must Face DC Income-Tax Suit, Judge Rules

UAE, Turkey Agree to Double Trade Up to $45 Billion as Ties Warm

Coinbase, Galaxy Digital abandon Silvergate after lender flags risks to business

Australia’s Central Bank Taps Mastercard and Others to Test CBDC Use Cases

Russia’s Largest Miner Is Selling Nickel to China in Yuan

Stubborn inflation will remain at a very high level, German central bank president says

Yuan Popularity Grows as Go-To Currency for International Settlements With China

Indian Investors Offered More Silver Product Choices Growth Expected Despite Entrenched Interest in Physical Holding

India’s Silver Imports Hit Record High in 2022

David Einhorn says investors should be ‘bearish on stocks and bullish on inflation’

Bundesbank warns losses from bond purchases will wipe out buffers

Ex-Biden Adviser Said Administration Was Pushing for Digital Dollar

Yen Bulls Stymied by Relentless Japanese Demand for Foreign Debt

Iran Rations Currency Sales After Rial Weakens to New Record Low

China’s Checkbook Diplomacy Has Bounced

Credit Suisse’s chairman faces probe over comments that potentially misled investors about client fund outflows, report says

Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies

China remains attractive market for Polymetal’s products, says CEO

Russia’s oil sales to China have hit their highest level since the invasion of Ukraine

Sumitomo to bypass China in EV rare-earth supply chains

Suez Canal revenue hits record monthly high of $594m in boost to Egypt’s economy

Iran: Trade With BRICS Reaches $31.8b During 10 Months

56% of bonds?! Corporate Japan is bracing itself for change at the BoJ

Iran: ‘Currency, gold exchange center to control market fluctuations’

Opinion: The Developing World’s Coming Debt Crisis

China Keeps Faith in US Bonds Even as It Sells Treasuries

Chinese Gold Imports Hit Highest Level Since 2018

Ukraine war turns Russia into a nation of gold bugs

2022 was record year for central bank gold buying, WGC confirms

Endeavour Mining expects more gold M&A

Binance exec suggests an audit of the world’s largest crypto exchange is still a ways off amid calls for greater transparency after FTX disaster

Russia in Africa: how Moscow bought a new sphere of influence on the cheap

86% of Stablecoin Issuer Tether Was Controlled by 4 People as of 2018: WSJ

Ray Dalio warns ‘money as we know it is in jeopardy’ and favors an inflation-linked cryptocurrency over bitcoin

Opinion: Warning issued for petrodollar

U.S. corporate default rate to rise in 2023: Moody’s

China doesn’t need to sell a single car in the US to dominate the American electric car market

Moody’s Is Working on Scoring System for Crypto Stablecoins

Russian FM says BRICS group to consider common currency

Opinion: Contesting the hegemony of the dollar

Sanctions-Proof Yuan to Putin’s Rescue After Oil Cap Hits Budget

Number of UK Firms Facing Collapse Jumps by Over a Third

Silvergate had close ties to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX and Alameda. The crypto bank was also reportedly a favorite of other troubled clients including an Australian Ponzi criminal

Gas and mining boom to transform Argentina’s economy, minister says

Yamana’s Peter Marrone says gold miners will keep merging and tin is the next big thing

Binance Acknowledges Storing User Funds with Collateral in Error

Saudi Central Bank continues to test its digital currency

Saudi Arabia’s Game for Success as an Emerging Power

Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate

Brazil’s President suggests creating common currencies for BRICS, MERCOSUR

More nations plan to ditch U.S. dollar

Tether Overpowers Visa and Mastercard Concerning Settlement Volume

East Africa pushing to have single currency by 2027

CBDCs set to disrupt dollar dominance

Saudi Arabia can ‘bridge the gap’ between the U.S. and China, finance minister says

China Evergrande’s auditor quits on disagreement around 2021 audit-related matters

Central-Bank Digital Currencies Are Coming—Whether Countries Are Ready or Not

Zimbabwe’s Gold Coins Sell Above $2,000 Each For The First Time

Japanese yields top policy cap for 2nd day, defying massive BOJ buying

Nevada lithium mine gets conditional $700M government loan

Global Debt Racing to 366% of Output Risks Next Crisis, S&P Warns

A stablecoin collapse could spill into the U.S. bond market and economy, professor warns

Janet Yellen warns of ‘extraordinary measures’ as U.S. on track to hit debt ceiling next week

LME Data-Entry Error Showed Copper Down 77% in Latest Glitch

China’s trade surplus swells to $877.6B as exports grow

Barrick Open to Mining Ventures with Saudi Arabia, CEO Says

Exclusive: UK watchdog blocks LME plan to restart Asian hours nickel trade-sources

China Includes Digital Yuan in Cash Circulation Data for First Time

Sweden’s central bank to report $7.7 bln loss for 2022

Saudi Arabia Sets Up New Firm to Invest in Global Mining Assets

Tens of thousands of Canadians could default on mortgages due to rising rates, bank CEOs say

Chinese developers facing $141 billion in maturing bonds this year

Binance Acknowledges Past Flaws in Maintaining Stablecoin Backing

Canada’s Office Vacancies Hit a Record as Space Floods Market

BRICS undermine dollar hegemony with gold purchases

Bank of England criticises UK banks’ risk management systems

China Readies for Reopening With Huge Quota for Crude Imports

Swiss National Bank posts record $143 billion loss in 2022

China Extends Gold Buying With Fresh Flows to Central Bank

Gold Giant JPMorgan May Move Into Precious Metals Clearing in Zurich

China Readies for Reopening With Huge Quota for Crude Imports

World food prices hit record high in 2022

BRICS Should Admit More Members, South Africa’s Ruling Party Says

China Weighs Steps to Shore Up ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Developers

Ex-CFO pleads guilty to stealing from SPACs to trade meme stocks, cryptocurrencies

Taxpayers in the UK to pay £167bn for QE

Third of world economy to hit recession in 2023, IMF head warns

Shop closures in UK hit highest total for five years

Majority of Japan’s food, household goods makers plan 2023 price hike

LME Ends Chaotic Year With Metal Stockpiles at 25-Year Low

Pension funds must take ‘extreme care’ with liquidity risks, says OECD

Stock and bond markets shed more than $30tn in ‘brutal’ 2022

Gold buyers binge on biggest volumes for 55 years – Barrick CEO

‘Silent killer’ liquidity crisis will stalk global financial system in 2023 

Evergrande Misses Overhaul Proposal Deadline Amid Creditor Talks

China to Extend the Onshore Yuan’s Trading Hours in Global Push

Turkey’s Central Bank Says Shift from Dollars to Liras Is Top Objective for 2023

Permitted share of China’s yuan in Russian wealth fund doubled to 60% -finmin

Central banks buy gold at fastest pace in 55 years

Credit Cracks Widen With Distressed Debt Ballooning

Russia Set to Export Large Amounts of Diesel Before EU Sanctions

Joe Biden’s green subsidies may backfire, warns EU commissioner

Bank of Japan buys record amount of bonds to defend governor’s new target

Opinion: Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises?

East-West battleground will shift from fossil fuels to metals

Bankman-Fried, FTX execs received billions in hidden loans, ex-Alameda CEO says

Former Alameda CEO confirms firm borrowed billions from FTX customer deposits as part of plea deal

Russia Threatens to Cut Oil Output in Response to Western Sanctions

Tether transparency: A lesson in lying

China Buys a Record Amount of Russian LNG as Oil And Coal Purchases Also Surge

Suddenly Everyone Is Hunting for Alternatives to the US Dollar

Bank of Japan shock raises 2023 global liquidity risks

Germany Returns to Coal as Energy Security Trumps Climate Goals

A global drug cartel used Binance to launder millions

Next Financial Crisis Will Be From Crypto if It’s Not Banned: Indian Central Bank Governor

Aramco in Talks With Investors on $110 Billion Gas Project

BOJ fires shot across US Treasury market’s bow

US Prosecutors Look to Charge Binance, Executives on Possible Money Laundering Violations

EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns

World Bank chief economist calls for overhaul of government bailouts

UK has no plan to cut interest BoE pays to banks: Treasury

China to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals with Gulf nations – Xi

Ex-JPMorgan Gold Trader Found Guilty of Fraud in Spoofing Trial

BlackRock says get ready for a recession unlike any other and ‘what worked in the past won’t work now’

Belgium’s National Bank to record first loss since World War Two

World’s poorest countries’ debt interest payments rise 35%, report says

Nigeria Caps ATM Cash Withdrawals at $45 Daily to Push Digital Payments

Oh Canada! Consumer debt climbs to highest level since early pandemic, up 7% since last year

World Economy Heads for One of Its Worst Years in Three Decades

US debt explosion funded by Americans, not foreign countries, posing risks to economic growth

US-led price cap on Russian crude oil could see more of it shipped to energy-hungry China

UK risks sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farmers’ union

Opinion: Inflation won’t bail out taxpayers from the rising burden of federal debt

Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius gets the go-ahead to hand out $2.8 million in bonuses to keep employees from quitting

High Debt Levels Could Pressure Developing Countries as Global Economy Slows

ICE warns EU gas price cap could see prices rise

Germany says borrowing more money to compete with the U.S. would be a ‘threat’ to Europe

Poorest Nations’ Debt-Service Payments Surge 35% to $62 Billion

Bank of Canada Nears the End of Its Interest-Rate Hiking Cycle

Russia Considers Oil Price Floor…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Pet Rocks’

Glencore Says This Time Is Different for Coming Copper Shortage

India Trade Ministry Seeks to Cut Gold Tariff to Curb Smuggling

Russia and China shift further away from dollar

‘Huge, Missing and Growing:’ $65 Trillion in Dollar Debt Sparks Concern

High Global Debt Is Making Rate Hikes Trickier, BIS’s Borio Says

FX swap debt a $80 trillion ‘blind spot’ global regulator says

Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says

Opinion: A world facing multiple crises

Saudi prince seeks Mideast leadership, independence with Xi’s visit

Non-dollar trade gains pace as use of Turkish lira more than doubles

Central banks maintain their appetite for gold in October 

Germany seeks 1-year ban on energy price hikes

Asia Splurges On Record Oil Imports Ahead Of Sanctions On Russia

IMF head warns of ‘exceptional’ uncertainty as zero-Covid hits China’s economy

High debts and stagflation will bring mother of all financial crises

Opinion: The Unavoidable Crash

US Savings Rate Falls to 17-Year Low Amid Relentless Inflation

India to continue buying Russian oil, ministry source says

China is buying Russian oil at a bigger discount using yuan as price cap looms, report says… using yuan instead of dollars. 

World Bank Chief Worries Over Debt Buildup and Disorderly Defaults

Trade turnover between Russia and China grows to $129 bln in 9M 2022

France’s Emmanuel Macron says Biden agenda could ‘fragment the West’

Rising Tether Loans Add Risk to Stablecoin, Crypto World

The next financial crisis is brewing in the UK’s corporate debt market

Why central banks are stockpiling gold

Opinion: A Spotlight on Chinese Debt Bondage

China’s Swelling Nuclear Stockpile Makes It a Growing Rival to U.S., Pentagon Finds

Netherlands to close up to 3,000 farms to comply with EU rules

Codelco sees copper deficit at 8 million tonnes by 2032

China thought to be stockpiling gold to cut greenback dependence

China Seals One of the Biggest LNG Deals Ever With Qatar