💥🚢🇾🇪 Here is an updated graphic of Iran & Houthi related maritime events, visual lists vessels along with type of incidents reported by maritime security organizations in the region | 64 Incidents listed

🔗 Damien Symon

🏦🥇📈 — 📰 ZeroHedge: Central Bank Gold Buying Expected To Remain Hot Over Next Several Years

➡️ Net central bank gold buying exceeded 1,000 tons two straight years, and commodity analysts at ANZ Bank expect central bank gold demand to continue hot for at least the next six years.

➡️ [Emerging market] central banks could purchase over 600 tons of gold annually until 2030, to take its share in their foreign reserves to 10 percent. China will likely occupy the lion’s share in global official gold demand.

➡️ Analysts at the Australian bank noted that annual central bank gold demand has nearly tripled and now makes up 25 to 30 percent of total global demand.

➡️ Central bank net gold purchases totaled 1,037 tons in 2023. That fell just 45 tons short of 2022’s multi-decade record.

➡️ China was the biggest buyer in 2023. The People’s Bank of China officially reported a 225-ton increase in its gold reserves.

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https://archive.is/n2IHH

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇧🇾 NEXTA Live: Local Telegram channels report an explosion in Odessa

➡️ According to Greek media reports, a meeting between Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis is scheduled to take place today in Odessa.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/nexta_live/72257

MicroStrategy just raised 🤑$700m on a 6 year term at a 0.625% interest rate.

The company raised $100m more than initially announced and will buy more 💰Bitcoin 

➡️ @Bitcoin_Insights