COMEX Silver First Notice Day April 30: What to Watch

The COMEX May 2026 silver contract hits First Notice Day on April 30 — the same morning as Q1 GDP data and one day after the Fed decision. With the coverage ratio below the 15% stress threshold for six straight months, here’s what to watch.

What Warsh as Fed Chair Means for the Gold Price

The DOJ dropped its Powell probe on April 24, clearing the path for Kevin Warsh to become the next Fed chair. Gold went up — the opposite of what most investors expected. Here’s why that price action makes sense, what the $39 trillion debt overhang means for gold under Warsh, and what Powell’s final FOMC press conference on April 29 could signal for precious metals investors.

Gold Price Today: What to Watch Before the April 29 FOMC

Gold is trading near $4,707 on April 23 as the final pre-FOMC data window closes. Jobless claims came in at 214,000, the dollar is at one-week highs, and Powell’s last meeting as Fed chair is six days away. Here’s what to watch before April 29.

IMF Says Treasuries Aren’t Safe Anymore. Gold Noticed First. 

The IMF just confirmed what gold has been pricing in for months — Treasuries are losing their safe-haven premium. Meanwhile, the Fed has gone silent, gold miners are sitting on record profits and refusing to build, Asia is buying every ounce the US sells, and silver’s deficit keeps widening despite its biggest customer using less of it. Five signals worth understanding before the noise drowns them out.