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April 5, 2023 Key Gold Headlines

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Gold Heist

Yesterday (April 5) marked the anniversary 0f the signing of  Executive Order 6102 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was touted as a measure to stop gold hoarding, but it was in reality, an attempt to remove gold from public hands. Many people refer to EO-6102 as a gold confiscation order. But confiscation is probably […]

April 6, 2022 Key Gold Headlines

A Dark Day in Economic History; Could It Happen Again?

Yesterday (April 5) was the anniversary of a dark day in US economic history. On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued EO-6102. It was the beginning of the end for the gold standard.