Category Archive: 6a) Gold and its Price

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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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The Gnome Underpants Gold Model – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-05-23

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2017-05-23

Getting rich quick
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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New Gold Pool at the BIS Basle, Switzerland: Part 1

2017-05-21

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2017-05-21

“In the Governor’s absence I attended the meeting in Zijlstra’s room in the BIS on the afternoon of Monday, 10th December to continue discussions about a possible gold pool. Emminger, de la Geniere, de Strycker, Leutwiler, Larre and Pohl were present.”  

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A Bumper Under that Silver Elevator – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-05-16

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2017-05-16

Book - A Hole in the Ground with a Liar at the Top
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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Will Gold or Silver Pay the Higher Interest Rate?

2017-05-13

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2017-05-13

This question is no longer moot. As the world moves inexorably towards the use of metallic money, interest on gold and silver will return with it. This raises an important question. Which interest rate will be higher?

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Silver Elevator Keeps Going Down – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-05-09

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2017-05-09

Marantonacron Still Life New
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 Takes the Elevator Down – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-05-03

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2017-05-03

French precious metals terrorizers
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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Why Good Economics Matters Now More Than Ever

2017-05-02

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2017-05-02

In a newsletter published in 1970, economist Murray Rothbard wrote, “It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.”

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Sweden’s Gold Reserves: 10,000 gold bars (pet rocks) shrouded in Official Secrecy

2017-04-28

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2017-04-28

In February 2017 while preparing for a presentation in Gothenburg about central bank gold, I emailed Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, enquiring whether the Riksbank physically audits Sweden’s gold and whether it would provide me with a gold bar weight list of Sweden’s gold reserves (gold bar holdings). The Swedish official gold reserves are significant and amount to 125.7 tonnes, making the Swedish nation the world’s 28th largest official gold...

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To Frexit or Not to Frexit – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-04-26

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2017-04-26

Macrons Program
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-Silver Divergence – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-04-19

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2017-04-19

Binary system
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 – An Overview of Macroeconomic Price Drivers

2017-04-13

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2017-04-13

stock-to-flow ratios of gold and silver compared
Fundamental Analysis of Gold. As we often point out in these pages, even though gold is currently not the generally used medium of exchange, its monetary characteristics continue to be the main basis for its valuation. Thus, analysis of the gold market requires a different approach from that employed in the analysis of industrial commodities (or more generally, goods that are primarily bought and sold for their use value).

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Mea Culpa – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-04-11

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2017-04-11

Garbage in Garbage Out
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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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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