Mint State Gold

Bitcoin adoption will need to be driven by the development of real uses rather than speculative interest, the report said. . . .Will Canny

Gold and silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, supported by a solid drop in the U.S. dollar index. . . .Kitco News

Silver, like gold, is a precious metal that offers investors protection during times of economic and political uncertainty. . . . Rick Mills

Throughout the better part of 2022 there has been one question that has consistently, and predictably, popped up in conversations with my friends, clients and readers. . . Claudio Grass

Short selling is a financial strategy in which investors bet against a particular asset, hoping to profit from a decline in its price. While this can be a risky and controversial tactic, it is widely used as a profitable trading strategy. . . .Jordan Milkovich

The price of silver will move to our first bullish target of 34.70 USD in 2023. We see a test of 48 USD soon after, not later than 2024. . . .Forecasts

Will 2023 be the year that gold hits $3,000 an ounce? . . . .Frank Holmes

Goldman Sachs expects gold, with its real demand drivers, to outperform the highly volatile bitcoin in the long term, the bank wrote in a Monday research note. . . .Reuters

After November's massive rally, we are finally starting to see some follow-through buying in the gold market as prices end the week at a four-month high above $1,800 an ounce. . . . Kitco

By the end of November, India had imported 8,000t of silver – up substantially on the 4,500t taken in during the entirety of 2021. . . .Robin Bromby