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Introduction: Why Is Everyone Buying Gold from Costco? In recent years, Costco has emerged as an unexpected player in the precious metals market, with their gold bars becoming one of their fastest-selling items. As economic uncertainty persists and inflation concerns mount, Americans increasingly view gold as a safe haven for their wealth. This trend has … Continue Reading 
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We discussed the difference between gold and bitcoin at the beginning of this year. A lot has changed since then! The first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second administration have produced a remarkable divergence in the performance of two assets often compared by investors seeking alternatives to traditional fiat currencies. While gold has continued its … Continue Reading
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Tucked away in the rolling hills of Kentucky stands an imposing structure that has captured the imagination of generations: the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. This fortress of concrete and steel is said to house most of America’s gold reserves. After decades of speculation and advocacy, we stand at a historic turning point, … Continue Reading
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In a recent roundtable discussion, BullionStar’s Claudia Merkert sat down with two of the most respected voices in the precious metals industry: Eric Yeung, a global macro strategist, and Ronan Manly, a renowned precious metals analyst. Together, they explored the latest trends in the gold market, including the unprecedented movement of physical gold into the … Continue Reading
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In a significant policy change, China has announced that select insurance companies will be allowed to invest in gold as part of a pilot program. This initiative, designed to diversify asset allocations and strengthen financial stability, could substantially affect global gold markets. As a BullionStar customer, you might wonder how this could impact gold prices … Continue Reading
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FY 2024, spanning from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, was another strong year for BullionStar, with sales revenue reaching SGD 423.5 million. This represents a 6.76% increase compared to FY 2023. In this blog post, we provide detailed insights into our sales data, highlighting demand for different precious metals products and categories, along with other significant developments. Continue Reading
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The LBMA claims to uphold integrity and transparency in the precious metals market, yet its actions tell a different story. Rather than addressing price manipulation and unencumbered gold reporting, the LBMA attempted to censor BullionStar by offering to "correct" our blog posts before publication.
Meanwhile, the paper gold scheme is unraveling as central banks and investors... Continue Reading
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The LBMA is facing a physical gold shortage as unprecedented spreads between spot and futures prices expose cracks in the paper bullion market. With vaults running dry and delivery delays mounting, is the era of unallocated gold coming to an end? Continue Reading
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BullionStar is experiencing strong demand, leading to higher premiums on select products. To enhance transparency, live stock levels are now displayed on the website. Meanwhile, Swiss refineries are imposing surcharges or suspending production, tightening supply further.The disconnect between paper and physical gold markets is widening, with London’s vaults depleting and COMEX facing... Continue Reading
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For more than 5,000 years, gold has stood as the ultimate symbol of wealth and stability. From ancient Egyptian tombs to modern central bank vaults, its scarcity, durability, and universal recognition have made it a cornerstone of wealth preservation, particularly in uncertain times. Fast forward to the 21st century, and a challenger has emerged: Bitcoin. … Continue Reading
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Over the past decade, Singapore has risen as a global leader in wealth management and precious metals storage. Its reputation for political stability, strong legal frameworks, and business-friendly policies has attracted investors worldwide. Continue Reading
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NBA championship rings are symbols of unparalleled achievement in professional basketball. Designed with exquisite craftsmanship, these rings often feature precious metals like gold. If you’ve ever wondered about the gold content of NBA championship rings and their worth, you’re not alone. For a deeper understanding of gold’s role in various industries, visit... Continue Reading
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Penny Production Costs in 2025: Current Trends Show Prices Could Approach 3.5 Cents Per Penny! Have you ever thought about what pennies are made of? At first glance, it may seem like a minor coin, almost negligible in value. However, the cost to produce each penny actually exceeds its face value, which has led to … Continue Reading
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We’re pleased to report that our first auction has successfully concluded, with all items paid for, stored in vault, collected or ready to be collected. The response from our customers was enthusiastic – a clear sign that there’s been a pent-up demand for an auction platform like this. Over 3,000 bids were placed, and it seems this number is climbing with each round of auctions.... Continue Reading
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Gold began a powerful uptrend in the early-2000s and is still in that same uptrend despite the stagnation of the past few years. The factors that originally drove gold's uptrend are still in effect and, in many cases, are accelerating. Over the next decade and beyond, we are going to see a staggering increase in debt and the money supply, which will result in terrible inflation and,... Continue Reading
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This post reviews BullionStar’s financial performance and milestones for the financial year ending 30 June 2023 (FY 2023). FY 2023, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, marked yet another robust year for BullionStar, as we saw sales revenues reaching SGD 396.4 million. The sales revenue for FY2023 was marginally higher (1.2%) compared to FY 2022. In this blog post, we provide detailed... Continue Reading
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As we embrace the Chinese New Year of 2024, the Year of the Dragon stands as a beacon of power, wisdom, and success. At BullionStar, the Dragon's influence is evident in the remarkable surge of sales in Dragon-themed gold and silver bullion, underscoring the deep-rooted cultural significance of the Dragon.
In this blog, we delve into the unique offerings and opportunities the... Continue Reading
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The Royal Mint, which is the United Kingdom’s official government mint, is taking a growing interest in Singapore and Southeast Asia’s bullion market and is expanding its presence and product offerings in the gold and silver-hungry region. With an illustrious history going all the way back to 886 AD, The Royal Mint is one of … Continue Reading
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Given shocking irregularities in the auditing of the US Gold Reserve, the successful prosecution of Wall Street banks for precious metals price manipulation, coupled with the multi-year gold price capping during COMEX New York trading hours, and the blatant interventions applauded by the Plunge Protection Team, it is clear to see that the US Government and Wall Street work hand in glove... Continue Reading
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After being the largest central bank gold buyer in Q1 2023, and one of the largest central bank buyers so far this year, Singapore’s central bank (MAS) is not resting on its laurels, and has made the news again, this time allowing a camera crew into its gold vault in Singapore.
This is the first time ever that the gold reserves of Singapore’s central bank have been filmed.... Continue Reading
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BullionStar has now launched in the US and is offering customers one year of storage free in our secure precious metals vault in Texas.
With a BullionStar account, you have full 24/7 control over your vaulted bullion, you can buy and sell gold and silver bars and coins for storage, sell or withdraw your stored bullion, audit your stored bullion and much more.
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The US Mint’s American Gold Eagle bullion coin is the most popular gold coin in the United States and is instantly recognizable around the world.
Since its launch in 1986, nearly 47 million bullion Gold Eagles have been minted across the coin’s four sizes, containing a massive 26.8 million troy ounces of gold. That’s 830 tonnes of gold held in Gold Eagle coins! This makes... Continue Reading
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As one of the world’s most innovative bullion dealers, BullionStar is proud to announce that we have now launched in the United States with a dedicated US operation, and a new US website BullionStar.us.
At BullionStar.us, you can now buy physical precious metals coins and bars for free delivery across the United States, or for 1-year FREE vault storage in our secure precious... Continue Reading
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Amid heightened geo-political and financial market risk, BullionStar is currently seeing extremely high demand for its precious metals products and limited availability in some bullion products.
Our average order size in March has increased by 343% so far compared to February, and we are seeing a larger percentage of orders originating from international customers.... Continue Reading
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The international silver price is derived from gigantic trading volumes of ‘paper silver’ in London and New York which have little connection to real physical silver inventories or annual silver supply.
It is therefore crucial for investors to understand the differences between physical silver and paper silver and to grasp that one is real ownership of tangible silver while... Continue Reading
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The silver short squeeze in physical silver currently underway is unprecedented. Even so, the spot spot price of paper silver does not anywhere near reflect the real physical equilibrium price of silver. BullionStar may therefore in the near future have no option but to abandon setting prices based on silver spot price altogether and move to fixed prices. Continue Reading
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In August 2020, BullionStar helped to provide food and groceries to over 200 poverty-stricken families living in Batam, Indonesia. Most of these families do not have a breadwinner that holds a steady job. With COVID-19 restrictions, already tough living conditions have sadly deterioated further. Continue Reading
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BullionStar's Retail Shop at 45 New Bridge Road will re-open 19 June with normal operating hours.
Feel free to place your order online now at www.bullionstar.com and lock in the price. Collect your order from 19 June. For orders with cash payment, cheque payment, card and NETS payment, you are allowed to place your order now and make payment for your order no later than 22 June. Continue Reading
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BullionStar’s precious metals analyst, Ronan Manly, was recently interviewed by Singapore-based financial and investing website SG Wealth Builder. Here, we reprint the questions and answers from that interview.
The wide-ranging discussion covers the recent behaviour of the US dollar gold price and how the price discovery process works, the supply disruptions of March and... Continue Reading
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Update on BullionStar's services. Bullion Center may not open 2 June after all. We are open for online orders at BullionStar.com 24/7! We offer FREE shipping for orders within Singapore and discounted rates for international shipping. Vault storage orders are processed as per normal. We are also accepting customer sell orders. Click here for more information and a service update. Continue Reading
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Helicopter cash - Negative interest rates - Government and Central Bank Asset Purchases - Universal Basic Income. Central banks and governments across the globe have unleashed a series of monetary and fiscal interventions on markets and economies which are unprecedented in their magnitude and which are boarding on the destruction of the current financial system. Are we gearing up for a... Continue Reading
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We are open for orders! Place your order on BullionStar.com 24/7! BullionStar has been exempted from the circuit breaker suspension as an essential service company for e-commerce orders. This means that orders can be shipped for delivery (FREE within Singapore or Discounted for International Shipping) or processed into vault storage as per normal. We are also accepting customer sell... Continue Reading
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We are open! This is an important update to all BullionStar customers covering the impact of COVID-19 on BullionStar's operations. BullionStar is open for orders but operate in limited capacity as an essential business with measurements taken against the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading
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This is an important update to all BullionStar customers covering the situation in the precious metals market. As one of few precious metals dealers globally, BullionStar still accepts orders and has plenty of bullion in stock for immediate delivery. Due to record demand, we have however had to temporarily increase our minimum order for both customer buy and customer sell orders to SGD... Continue Reading
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In the current environment, we are continuing to witness overwhelming demand for physical precious metals, while at the same time scarce supply due to global bullion supply chain issues.
Price discovery for precious metals is now broken, with paper spot and futures precious metals markets not reflecting physical metal demand and supply. This price disconnect is... Continue Reading
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With volatility and turmoil continuing to impact global financial markets, we are witnessing a huge increase in demand for physical precious metals amid record orders and customer visits.
The surge in demand has created supply chain constraints, with some of BullionStar’s suppliers completely out of stock.
As the gold price on COMEX is not reflecting this physical... Continue Reading
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Annual central bank gold demand is currently running at a 50-year high. A whole host of central banks have also recently repatriated gold from London and New York.
But why are central banks buying more gold bars than at any time since 1971? And what has spooked sovereign nations to fly their gold back to their home countries?
With this easy to grasp and visually... Continue Reading
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With the addition of a bullion storage offering in New Zealand, BullionStar customers can now diversify bullion storage internationally across New Zealand and Singapore, two of the safest and securest precious metals storage jurisdictions in the world.
Geographically located in one of the safest areas of the world, in a stable jurisdiction with strong property rights and a... Continue Reading
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Year-to-date (YTD), based on prices at the time of writing, precious metals prices in US dollar terms have been making impressive double digit returns. The gold price has now risen 20.73% YTD, the silver price is up 25.91%, and the spot platinum price is 22.25% higher.
Much of these returns have been generated since early June, when first the US dollar gold price and then the... Continue Reading
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Singapore is perceived to be one of the safest countries in the world with a strong rule of law and a dynamic and liberal economy.
While this is true, it is encouraging to see that these are not mere anecdotal stories or claims, they are facts borne out by the myriad of global rankings which year after year rank Singapore as the safest countries in the world and the one of the... Continue Reading
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Gold has been inextricably linked to human civilizations since at least 6000 BC. Gold has been used as money in countless civilizations for thousands of years. From the ancient Egyptians to the Roman Empire, from the Republic of Venice to the Spanish Empire, civilizations may rise and fall but the one constant they all had was gold.
A people without the knowledge of their past... Continue Reading
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On a nearly daily basis, the media across Asia covers cases of gold smuggling into countries such as India and Japan. On the surface this smuggling is undertaken to avoid government imposed frictions such as import or consumption taxes, which distort the local gold price.
But at a higher level gold smuggling is a symptom of a problem. And that problem is that these governments... Continue Reading
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For something used by nearly everyone on the planet on a daily basis, the subjects of money and currency are surprisingly little understood and shrouded in mystery. But perhaps that’s the way governments and their central banks like it.
From a time in which only gold and silver were considered money, to a contemporary banking system where debt is created out of thin air and... Continue Reading
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