U.S. Department of the Treasury
The US government department responsible for managing federal finances, including issuing and buying back Treasury securities -- the debt market gold and silver's opportunity cost is priced against.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 30, 2026.
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Venezuelan Gold Shipped to the US Sits Unrefined as Refiners Refuse to Certify It
Hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan gold brought into the US under a Trump administration push is stuck in storage, the New York Times reported. Refiners will not process it because they cannot show it did not fund criminal gangs.
Gold Tops $4,500 as Surprise US Treasury Bond Buyback Sends Yields Sharply Lower
Gold jumped past $4,500 and silver surged toward $66 on August 19, reversing an early slide after the US Treasury said it would double bond buybacks, pulling Treasury yields sharply lower.