Wall Street Journal starts to give gold its due

Our Long Love Affair with Gold By Lane Florsheim The Wall Street Journal, New York Thursday, April 16, 2026 Every morning for the past six months, Isaac Kahan has left his house at 3:30 a.m. to begin his workday on the stretch of 47th Street that comprises New York City’s bustling Diamond District. Buying and selling gold has never been a busier vocation.  As the president of Bullion Trading, he sells about $1 million in gold from his storefront every day. Though 1-ounce bars are his most popular offering, Kahan has taken to selling quantities of gold that are so tiny they would have been unthinkable a year or two ago—as little as 2.5 grams, for around $500. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Fisher Precious Metals offers great prices with personal service from a family team Family-owned and operated Fisher Precious Metals is a great low-cost source for precious metals -- coins, rounds, and bars. But we also get you the highest prices available when you sell your precious metals.   Expect a personal approach with Fisher Precious Metals. You can always speak directly with the owners within 24 hours if not immediately. We provide you a team you can get to know and call at any time to discuss your investments with no pressure to buy. Check our Google reviews to see what our clients have to say: https://g.page/FisherPreciousMetals?share Contact us at 1-800-390-8576 or [email protected] or visit us here: https://fisherpreciousmetals.com/ "I keep on telling my wife that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," he says. Speculators have poured their earnings into all kinds of investments since ancient times, but they always return to gold. The precious metal is a constant in human history -- a store and symbol of wealth for everyone from Egyptian royals entombed in golden masks, to working-class immigrants crossing the Atlantic with gold coins sewn into their belts, to America's 47th president, who gilded the Oval Office at the start of his second term. Currencies cease circulation, markets fluctuate, tastes shift. Yet gold holds its value, even as its price ebbs and flows. Perhaps now more than ever, its safe-haven status has made it a reliable hedge against a tumultuous world. ... ... For the remainder of the report: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/gold-bullion-market-trading-4456cbde?st=4Tf7kp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink * * * Support GATA by purchasing Stuart Englert's "Rigged" "Rigged" is a concise explanation of government's currency market rigging policy and extensively credits GATA's work exposing it. Ten percent of sales proceeds are contributed to GATA. Buy a copy for $14.99 through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rigged-Exposing-Largest-Financial%20-History/dp/1651405204/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?keywords=rugged+stuart+englert&qid=1579708888&sr=8-2-fkmr1 * * * Help keep GATA going: GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its e-mail dispatches are free, and you can subscribe at: http://www.gata.org To contribute to GATA, please visit: http://www.gata.org/node/16 Donations of $500 or more will entitle the donor to a 1-ounce silver round commemorating GATA's work: https://www.gata.org/sites/default/files/GATA-silver-round-front.png