Category Archive: 6a) Gold and its Price

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Keith Weiner
Keith Weiner is president of the Gold Standard Institute USA in Phoenix, Arizona, and CEO of the precious metals fund manager Monetary Metals.
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Strange Moves in Gold, Federal Reserve Policy and Fundamentals

2017-04-07

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2017-04-07

Something odd happened late in the day in Wednesday’s trading session, which prompted a number of people to mail in comments or ask a question or two. Since we have discussed this issue previously, we decided this was a good opportunity to briefly elaborate on the topic again in these pages.

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The Balance of Gold and Silver – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-04-04

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2017-04-04

King Cnut the Great
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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German and Swiss Precious Metals Refiners join forces as Heraeus acquires Argor-Heraeus

2017-04-04

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2017-04-04

Singapore Germany Silver Bullionstar Bar 1kg
German precious metals group Heraeus Precious Metals (HPM), part of the Heraeus industrial group, has just announced the full acquisition of Swiss precious metals refining group Argor-Heraeus. Heraeus is headquartered in Hanau, just outside Frankfurt. Argor-Heraeus is headquartered in Mendrisio in the Swiss Canton of Ticino, beside the Italian border.

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Putting Pennies in the Fuse Box – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-03-28

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2017-03-28

fuse box double taps
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Technical vs. Fundamental Analysis – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-03-21

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2017-03-21

Gold Future April 2017
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Gold Sector: Positioning and Sentiment

2017-03-17

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2017-03-17

HUI Near Term Support Resistance, 2016 - 2017
When last we wrote about the gold sector in mid February, we discussed historical patterns in the HUI following breaches of its 200-day moving average from below. Given that we expected such a breach to occur relatively soon, the post turned out to be rather ill-timed. Luckily we always advise readers that we are not exactly Nostradamus (occasionally our timing is a bit better).

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Why Silver Went Down – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-03-14

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2017-03-14

silver-assassination
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Gold and the Fed’s Looming Rate Hike in March

2017-03-14

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2017-03-14

Gold - Continuous Contract 1997-2017
Long Term Technical Backdrop Constructive. After a challenging Q4 in 2016 in the context of rising bond yields and a stronger US dollar, gold seems to be getting its shine back in Q1. The technical picture is beginning to look a little more constructive and the “reflation trade”, spurred on further by expectations of higher infrastructure spending and tax cuts in the US, has thus far also benefited gold.

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They’re Worried You Might Buy Bitcoin or Gold – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-03-07

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2017-03-07

Bitcoin wallet
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Importance of Hiding Gold Creatively and Securely If Taking Delivery

2017-03-04

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2017-03-04

Gold Interview
Why gold retains value? Interesting unknown gold facts. "Prepare your jaws for a sizeable drop!" History, finite, rare and peak gold. "It is beautiful to look at...". 'Heavy metal' - Thud sound of a gold bar (kilo). 'Going for gold' - Olympic gold medals to Chelthenham 'Gold Cup'.

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The Gold-Silver Ratio Curiously Failed to Fall – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-28

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2017-02-28

Looks good… and since last week, costs more. Photo credit: istara
Keith Weiner’s weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Gold Sector Update – What Stance is Appropriate?

2017-02-26

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2017-02-26

HUI Compared to Gold September 2015 - February 2017
We wanted to post an update to our late December post on the gold sector for some time now (see “Gold – Ready to Spring Another Surprise?” for the details). Perhaps it was a good thing that some time has passed, as the current juncture seems particularly interesting. We received quite a few mails from friends and readers recently, expressing concern about the inability of gold stocks to lead, or even confirm strength in gold of late. In light of...

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Are Rate Hikes Bad For Gold?

2017-02-24

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2017-02-24

Federal Funds Target Rate
Here are two different looks at Fed rate hikes since Volcker. The charts are the same, but one presentation is a lot funnier than the other. Let’s take the fist chart and see what correlations exist between rate hikes and the US dollar index.

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Don’t Short This Dog – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-22

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2017-02-22

Gold and Silver Prices
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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Silver Futures Market Assistance – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-15

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2017-02-15

Taking off for real or not? Photo credit: NASA
Keith Weiner’s weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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What is Good for the Dollar is Bad for Gold

2017-02-14

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2017-02-14

The Dollar Index is powering ahead, moving higher for the eighth consecutive session. Over the past 100 sessions, gold and the Dollar Index move in the opposite direction more than 90% of the time. The technical condition of gold is deteriorating.

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Gold and Silver Divergence – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-07

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2017-02-07

Pavlovs Secrets
Keith Weiner's weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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When Government Acts, “Unintended Consequences” Follow

2017-02-07

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2017-02-07

frederic bastiat
In 1850, French economist Frédéric Bastiat published an essay that is misunderstood, or more often, unread, titled, “That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen.” Bastiat brilliantly introduced the idea of opportunity cost and, through the parable of the broken window, illustrated the destructive effects of unintended consequences.

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Ending Taxation on Monetary Metals

2017-01-31

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2017-01-31

taxes on money
Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $20 bill, and he charged you $1.40 in tax. Silly, right? After all, you were only exchanging one form of money for another. But try walking to a local precious metals dealer in more than 25 states and exchanging a $20 bill for an ounce of silver.

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Silver Speculators Gone Wild – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-01-31

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2017-01-31

Silver suddenly wakes up
Keith Weiner’s weekly look on Gold. Gold and silver prices, Gold-Silver Price Ratio, Gold basis and co-basis and the dollar price, Silver basis and co-basis and the dollar price.

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