Owning Gold Was a Crime When It Went Up 5x

For 41 years, owning gold could get you fined or thrown in prison. It happened while gold ran from $40 to $850 an ounce. Here’s what Executive Order 6102 actually did, and whether it could happen again.
Gold Fields’ $27 Billion Bid Got Rejected. The Reason Is a Risk Bullion Doesn’t Carry.

Northern Star’s board unanimously rejected Gold Fields’ $27.1 billion takeover bid this week, citing jurisdictional risk in the stock-heavy offer and a shrinking premium. The decision is a clean example of a risk layer that physical gold buyers never have to weigh.
Gold Falls 3% as Hormuz Standoff Lifts Fed Hike Odds to 66%

Gold and silver both fell Monday after Iran’s Hormuz reopening offer was rejected. The real force behind the selloff is a hiking Federal Reserve, not the war itself, and it’s hitting silver harder than gold.
