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That's a pretty astounding figure but the CME still holds the right to cash-settle, regardless of the buyers preference for delivery so that's exactly what they'll do. The size and nature of the order may still capture attention and cause some short-term movements or speculation but basically things will move forward as if nothing really happened just like any other day.

Let's hope more people (players is the metals markets) take notice and see it for what it really is.
 
Man that was a Huuuge Gold trade. 106,000 contracts is over 42 Million OZ of Gold. Ie, let me count the zeros. 132 BILLION dollars. That is only central bank or Warren Buffet territory.
 
Here is Rafi's video today where he noticed this and showed that it mostly went away today. Platinum also had a big trade where silver was pretty muted.

 

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PURSUING RECIPROCITY TO REBUILD THE ECONOMY AND RESTORE NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that foreign trade and
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PMs getting corrected... still in the 'up' channel

So... we've been in a recession. Watch them blame tariffs for it.


WOW.

The Atlanta Fed has just revised their Q1 2025 GDP estimate lower AGAIN, to -3.7%.

Adjusting for gold imports and exports, the Atlanta Fed now sees -1.4% GDP contraction in Q1 2025.

Just 2 months ago, they saw GDP growing by +3.8% in the same period.

The revision was due to recent economic data which has shown a slowdown in spending.

Is the Atlanta Fed calling for a recession?
 

Just wait til we move completely away from the private Federal Reserve system!
 

 
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