Category Archive: 6a.) Gold Standard

Main Author Keith Weiner
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.

Why Can’t I Buy Silver at the Spot Price?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price#why-cant-i-buy-silver-at-the-spot-price Retail bullion products including bars, rounds, and coins carry small premiums over spot prices. The premium includes minting costs plus the dealer’s profit. The premium also incorporates any wholesale premiums the dealer must pay to acquire the inventory. Silver Prices FAQ Playlist:...

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How is the Silver Spot Price Determined?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price#how-is-the-silver-spot-price-determined Traders determine silver and gold spot prices on futures exchanges. Metals contracts can change hands in London and Shanghai when U.S. markets are closed. But the largest and most influential market for metals prices is the U.S. COMEX exchange. The quote for immediate settlement at any given time is effectively the spot price. Silver …...

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What is Ag on the Periodic Table?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price#what-is-ag-on-the-periodic-table The symbol Ag on the periodic table stands for silver. Silver’s atomic number is 47. Its density is 10.5 g/cm3, making silver denser than copper and most base metals but not as dense as platinum or gold. Silver Prices FAQ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOab6eOwix8pR1KbQpSTPS5iREEggYk_Q ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON...

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What is Silver?

What is Silver? A form of nuclear fusion produces silver. A supernova explosion is a key factor in the existence of this precious metal. Silver is slightly less malleable than gold. It has an appealing metallic luster that takes a high degree of polish. https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price#what-is-silver Silver Prices FAQ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOab6eOwix8pR1KbQpSTPS5iREEggYk_Q ? SUBSCRIBE TO...

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David Morgan: “This is the real move in gold and silver… it’s going to be multiyear.”

Read the full transcript here: https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/08/09/gold-and-silver-multiyear-move-001838 Check the Price of Silver Here ? https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price Coming up David Morgan of The Morgan Report joins me to break down the recent move in the metals, explains why he believes the move is a result of something no one is talking about – and he also gives us …

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The Sound Money Showdown in U.S. States

Policies relating to sound money have been the subject of substantial debate at the state level this year, with bills, hearings, and/or votes taking place in nearly a dozen legislatures. As most state legislatures have now wrapped up their work for the year, let’s review the victories (both offensive and defensive)—and lone defeat—for sound money during the 2019 session.

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After Fed Disappoints, Will Trump Initiate Currency Intervention?

Following months of cajoling by the White House, the Federal Reserve finally cut its benchmark interest rate. However, the reaction in equity and currency markets was not the one President Donald Trump wanted – or many traders anticipated. The Trump administration wants the Fed to help drive the fiat U.S. dollar lower versus foreign currencies, especially those of major exporting countries.

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Financial Media Elite Defensively Bash “Useless” Gold

At least the Financial Times now has come clean about its hostility to gold – as well as to free markets and elementary journalism. Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) friend Chris Kniel of Orinda, California, sent to the newspaper's chief economic columnist, Martin Wolf, the excellent summary of gold and silver market manipulation just written by gold researcher Ronan Manly.

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Monetary Metals Don’t Need a “Gold Standard” Proxy System

President Trump moved recently to nominate an avowed sound money advocate, Judy Shelton, to the Federal Reserve Board. That triggered a flurry of superficial and derisive references in the controlled media to Shelton’s past support of a gold standard.

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Gold Price Breakout ?June 2019 // Above $1,400

Read the full transcript here: https://t.co/dlvL2OXLR7 Check the Price of Gold Here ? https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/gold-price Listen on SoundCloud ?️https://soundcloud.com/moneymetals/gold-price-breakout-june-2019-above-1400 Precious metals markets are set to close out the week, the month, and the quarter with underlying strength building for some big moves ahead. The standout performer this month has been gold, breaking above...

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Big Tech, Big Banks Push for “Cashless Society”

The War on Cash isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s an open agenda. It’s being driven by an alignment of interests among bankers, central bankers, politicians, and Silicon Valley moguls who stand to benefit from an all-digital economy. Last week, Facebook – in partnership with major banks, payment processors, and e-commerce companies – launched a digital currency called Libra.

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Gold and Silver Price Update: June 21, 2019 ? Stocks & Gold Rally on Fed Dovishness

Check Silver Prices Here ⇒ https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/silver-price Read the full Market Update Here ⇒ https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/06/21/gold-rally-silver-prices-higher-001799 Listen on SoundCloud ⇒ https://soundcloud.com/moneymetals/gold-and-silver-price-update-june-21-2019 00:39 Gold Market 1:07 Silver Market Well, what a week – big developments to report in politics, geopolitics, monetary policy, stocks,...

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Steve Forbes Exclusive: “A Monkey Throwing Darts” Is BETTER Than the Fed…

Read the full transcript here ➤ https://t.co/Pkztqy4HL8 Check the price of gold here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/gold-price Listen on SoundCloud ➤ https://soundcloud.com/moneymetals/steve-forbes-speaks-out-on-gold-inflation-and-central-bankers Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes unloads on the Fed and its horrific track record — with accuracy that’s worse than a bunch of monkeys throwing darts at a dart board he says. He...

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Gerald Celente: An Oil Shock Could Be the Black Swan That Finally Drives Gold Higher

Read the full transcript here ➤ https://t.co/vY0J0Ic2D3 Check gold and silver prices here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts Listen on SoundCloud ➤ https://soundcloud.com/moneymetals/gerald-celente-an-oil-shock-could-be-the-black-swan-that-finally-drives-gold-higher Coming up the top trends forecaster Gerald Celente of the Trends Journal joins me to discuss a myriad of topics. Gerald gives us more insight on why the precious...

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Axel Merk Interview: Economy to Die a Traditional Death Inflation Is Going to Move Higher

Read the full transcript here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/05/17/banning-currency-alternatives-to-prop-up-dollar-001773 Check gold and silver prices here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts Later in today’s program we’ll hear from Axel Merk of Merk Investments. Axel breaks down the trade war with China and gives us some keen insights on the likely strategy being employed by President Donald Trump there, and also...

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Greg Weldon: Gold at $1,344 Will Start Real Fireworks on the Upside

Read the full transcript here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/05/10/gold-price-1344-fireworks-on-upside-001769 Check gold prices here ➤ https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/gold-price Coming up Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial joins me for a sensational interview on how he views the precious metals now and which one he favors over the others. Plus, Greg has some warnings about why a failure to finalize a trade …...

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New Federal Legislation Requires Full Audit of America’s Gold Reserves

Washington, DC (May 8, 2019) – U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced legislation this week to provide for the first audit of United States gold reserves since the Eisenhower Administration. The Gold Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 2559) – backed by the Sound Money Defense League and government accountability advocates – directs the Comptroller of the United States to conduct a “full assay, inventory, and audit of all gold reserves,...

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Washington State Politicians Drop Cynical Attempt to Impose Taxes on Gold & Silver

Well, here’s some encouraging news… Efforts in Washington State to impose sales taxes on gold and silver were SHUT DOWN today thanks to intense efforts by the Sound Money Defense League, a group of in-state coin dealers led by Dan Duncan, the Association of Washington Businesses, and a large number of vocal grassroots supporters.

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West Virginia Joins Growing Sound Money Movement – Six Other States Now Weighing Their Own Bills to End Taxes on Gold & Silver

Before the ink could even dry on West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s signature on a repeal of sales taxation on gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion and coins, legislators in Wisconsin and Maine introduced similar measures in their own states.

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Gerald Celente Reveals Triggers for World Economic Blowup, Gold Breakout

Read the full transcript here: https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/03/01/gerald-celente-gold-breakout-001724 Buy gold online: https://www.moneymetals.com/buy/gold Later in today’s program Gerald Celente, the top trends forecaster in the world joins me to tell us why the world’s central banks bought a record amount of gold in 2018 and also about what type of wildcard events may trigger a new economic crisis. …

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