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"Big US banks, including Citigroup Inc., are considering getting back into the business of holding other people's gold due to increasing client demand for gold as a portfolio hedge.

The business of storing gold is profitable for banks, with storage fees on a sliding scale based on a percentage of the bullion's value, and major players like JP Morgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc are already dominant in the sector.

The return to gold storage is a decades-long commitment, indicating that major players think high gold prices are here to stay, and is driven by the desire to capture margin in trading activity and offer full service to clients."

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-03/gold-bug-bankers-take-a-step-back-in-time?srnd=homepage-uk

"In 2024, global coal demand rose by 1.5 percent compared to 2023, to reach an all-time high of 8.79 billion tonnes. The increase was driven mainly by emerging economies in Asia, particularly China and India. China’s demand rose by 82 million tonnes (Mt), or 1.7 percent, while India’s use grew by 45 Mt, or 4 percent. Indonesia and Vietnam also experienced a rise in coal demand. Meanwhile, the European Union saw a decrease in coal use by 40 Mt, or 11 percent, while the United States saw a 14 Mt, or 4 percent, reduction, as many coal plants were retired and renewable energy capacity grew.

As countries in Europe and North America decrease their dependence on coal, other regions, principally Asia, are expected to continue relying heavily on coal for years to come. China, India, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries contributed around 77 percent of the 2024 global coal demand."

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-the-Worlds-Coal-Addiction-Wont-End-Anytime-Soon.html

Hi Awax,

I dont mind the bias, all journalism is biased to some degree.

It's that people are forced to fund it.

I dont agree with much that the "Socialist Worker" has to say on its website. But one doesn't have to pay for that junk.

I dont watch much TV, so im prob not well-placed to comment. But most of the stuff they produce now just seems to be bland adverts for "diversity is our strength" dressed up as drama.

It's quite a lot of money to pay each year for some people, then you've got their sports anchor calling Jews rats and their news anchor abusing kids, its like is this a wind up, lol.

Snooker coverage is good, but thats about all i watch.

Https://thatstocksguy.substack.com/p/small-cap-mining-november-review?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1504413&post_id=177689305&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=57v8g0&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

BBC have been caught splicing video together to make people appear to be saying things which they aren't, and which suit the BBC's political agenda.

This, after they were caught deliberately mistranslating footage in a foreign language, again to suit their political agenda.

Frankly, the notion of BBC impartiality has become a joke, and their "fact check" a farce.

They are heavily pro mass immigration, state sponsored trans activists, antisemitic terrorist sympathisers, and fanatical about net-zero, as a distinct concept entirely separate from climate change.

Whether they like it or not, these are contested political issues.

If they want to advance a specific political agenda, they should self fund, just like every other news outlet.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Butiy4g1vZY

Gold Sovereigns kenny.

Gov cant tax them.

"Gold coins produced by the UK's Royal Mint are exempt from CGT because they are considered legal tender."

"Gold prices rose toward $3,970 per ounce on Thursday, snapping a four-day decline, as markets digested US President Trump’s remarks following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump announced a one-year agreement with China on rare earths and critical minerals and halved fentanyl tariffs to 10%, in a deal under which Beijing would curb fentanyl production and resume purchases of US soybeans and other farm products. However, China has yet to comment. Limiting further gains, Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the likelihood of another rate cut in December after Wednesday’s expected reduction, prompting markets to assign less than a 70% chance of another cut this year, down from near-full expectations before the decision. Elsewhere, according to the World Gold Council, total gold demand, including OTC, rose 3% y/y in Q3, the highest quarterly volume on record, and central bank purchases remained strong, 28% higher than the previous quarter."

Hi thistle,

Thanks for the info.

Not having any issue with other brokers, so the description sounds plausible.

If you do use the telephone, ensure to ask for any associated fee to be waived.

I don't think IG participate in retail offers, perhaps they might fix that too.

Prob just going to have to wait for them to initiate the upgrades.

Gold, reclaiming the key $4,000 per ounce level.

Decent drill results on ARV. OMI, support held. GUN, cheap, yeah. GGP tracking gold's reversal.

Hi thistle,

Have live quotes available on all my open positions, i.e. casino stocks, lol.

Hi thistle,

Tried BP for you, and not getting a live price, just market, limit or stop orders. So it isn't just you if thats of any comfort.

What was even going on when she was sobbing, just step out of the chamber for goodness sakes. So unprofessional.

"Britain’s family farms face being “silently dismantled” by an outdated inheritance tax system unless the government takes urgent action, the National Beef Association (NBA) has warned in an open letter to the chancellor.

The NBA says the system, even before these reforms take effect, is pushing family farms to the brink, forcing them to sell land, divide holdings and divert investment away from food production and sustainability.

Shand cautioned that unless reform is introduced soon, IHT could lead to “the slow, silent dismantling of the family farm”, eroding not only livelihoods but also the landscapes and legacies that define rural Britain."

https://www.farminguk.com/news/inheritance-tax-silently-dismantling-farms-warns-beef-association_67458.html

HH88,

Typo, meant has, rather than h̶a̶v̶e̶.

"Research from Molior showed just 6pc of the 176,000 homes that Mr Khan promised to build in the next two years will be built, leaving the capital with a 94pc shortfall."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/28/khan-accused-killing-private-development-in-london/

Hi IThinkSometimes,

There's a romance to small scale farming imo. That romance is in the hedgerows, rusty gates, irregular shaped fields and inappropriately located trees. Its barely manicured nature, the quirkiness of the small family farms and intergenerational knowledge of the land. Custodians of the countryside in all its glory.

Industrial scale farming tends to obliterate these quirks, sanitising the countryside into a sort of outdoor factory. That may optimise for productivity, profits and yield, but at the expense of the romance.

HH88,

Reeves is like the Gorgon, Medusa. She only have to look in the direction of any given sector and it turns to stone, lol.

"NFU Scotland president Andrew Connon has launched a blistering attack on the UK government’s proposed reforms to inheritance tax (IHT), warning they will “dismantle family farms” and cause “long-term harm to the rural economy and food production”.

Speaking at NFU Scotland’s autumn conference in Edinburgh on Thursday (23 October), Mr Connon said the proposed changes to agricultural and business property relief had become the “number one issue” for members since last October, describing the plans as “callous, ill-thought, and “misguided”.

See also: Eagle quashes rumours of ‘family farm tax’ reprieve

He warned: “These changes risk the break-up of family farms and the dismantling of their businesses.

“To penalise responsible succession and investment will do long-term harm to the rural economy and food production.”

Mr Connon said his first weeks as president had included multiple trips to Westminster, on one occasion addressing 10,000 farmers from the top of a combine harvester at a rally in Whitehall."

https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/tax/farmers-left-sleepless-over-family-farm-tax-says-connon?fw_source=home_latestnews

"BBC Countryfile farmer admits 'suicidal thoughts' leaving fans 'in tears'

In October 2024, the Government unveiled the "biggest inheritance tax for farmers in decades" which could prove "disastrous for family farms".

BBC host Sean Fletcher cautioned viewers about forthcoming "distressing" content as co-presenter Charlotte Smith examined the continuing controversy surrounding inheritance tax for farmers.

Charlotte revealed heartbreakingly that Countryfile had contacted rural mental health charities which reported that two farmers had taken their own lives and "both families cited inheritance tax as a contributing factor".

Speaking candidly to Charlotte, Charles said: "I've been here for 70 years, it's everything I've ever done."

However, the interview took a distressing turn when she asked about the impact the looming tax has had on the family.

In a heartbreaking admission, he added: "And sometimes I think, 'What the hell are you doing it all for?' Because if something doesn't change by next April, I'd probably top myself."

"You've really thought about it?" Ms Smith asked, prompting Mr Rees to respond: "Oh God, yes."

"Because of the farm?" the presenter clarified, which the farmer confirmed.

"I'm only looking after the place for Tom," he shared. "My father looked after it for me, and my grandfather... That's what it is."

"And you think it'll be harder this time around for Tom, to be able to pay the tax?" Ms Smith probed.

"Yeah, he's not going to have a chance. Not a hope," Mr Reeves admitted before excusing himself from the interview."

ORCP, bucking the trend of the gold and silver explo sector today. Most of the others taking a dip.

Gold 3%, and Silver 5% lower.

US-China trade negotiations reducing demand for safe-haven assets.