Category Archive: 6a) Gold and its Price

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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Switzerland’s Gold Exports To China Surge To 158 Tons In December

2017-01-28

by Mark O'Byrne

2017-01-28

Silk Road Gold Demand, India Imports, Turkey Imports, Russian Reserves, China SGE Withdrawals

Switzerland's Gold Exports To China Surge To 158 Tonnes In December. Switzerland's gold bullion exports to China saw a huge jump in December, climbing to 158 tons versus a much lower 30.6 tons in November - a jump of 416%.

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The Trump Weak Dollar Report – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-01-24

by Keith Weiner

2017-01-24

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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Declassified CIA Memos Reveal Probes Into Gold Market Manipulation

2017-01-20

by Smaul gld

2017-01-20

The CIA recently released a series of declassified 1970s memos relating to the gold market and the newly created SDR. These memos give new insight how the CIA viewed the gold market, the perceived manipulation of gold and the potential for the SDR to become a gold substitute in the international monetary system.

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A Hint of Gold Backwardation

2017-01-17

by Keith Weiner

2017-01-17

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 Bars Worth $800,000 Owned By Prince

2017-01-11

by GoldCore

2017-01-11

Gold Bars Worth $800,000 Owned By Prince. Prince, RIP, owned gold bars worth just over $800,000 according to the statement filed in a Minnesota court last Friday.

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Silver’s Got Fundamentals – Precious Metals Supply-Demand Report

2017-01-11

by Keith Weiner

2017-01-11

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 Price In GBP Up 4 percent On Brexit and UK Risks

2017-01-10

by GoldCore

2017-01-10

Gold Price In GBP Rises 4% On Brexit and UK Economy Risks. Pound fell 2% against gold yesterday after Theresa May created Brexit concerns. May's 'Hard Brexit' denial does not calm markets growing fears. Investors concerned about lack of government strategy and uncertainty. UK Prime Minister bizarrely blames media and "those who print things" for sterling depreciation. GBP gold builds on 31% gain in 2016 with 4% gain so far in 2017.

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Gold Rises In All Currencies In 2016 – 9 percent In USD, 13 percent In EUR and 31.5 percent In GBP

2017-01-06

by GoldCore

2017-01-06

Gold gains in USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD, NZD, JPY. Gold gains in CNY, INR & most emerging market currencies. Gold surges 31.5% in British pounds after Brexit shock. Gold acted as hedge and safe haven in 2016 … for those who need safe haven. Furthers signs of market having bottomed and bodes well for 2017. What drivers will gold respond to in 2017? EU elections and contagion risk, Geo-politics, terrorism, war and cyber war. Outlook for gold good...

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Gold Market Charts – A Month in Review

2017-01-04

by Ronan Manly

2017-01-04

Shanghai Gold Exchange - Gold Withdrawals (tonnes), 2008 - end November 2016

BullionStar has recently started a new series of posts highlighting charts relating to some of the most important gold markets, gold exchanges and gold trends around the world. The posts include charts of the Chinese Gold Market, the flow of gold from West to East via the London and Swiss gold markets, and the holdings of gold-backed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

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Gold – Ready to Spring Another Surprise

2016-12-29

by Pater Tenebrarum

2016-12-29

Below is an update of a number of interesting data points related to the gold market. Whether “interesting” will become “meaningful” remains to be seen, as most of gold’s fundamental drivers aren’t yet bullishly aligned.

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Fed Rate Hike Causes Gold Price Drop

2016-12-20

by Keith Weiner

2016-12-20

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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Friction and Gravity

2016-12-14

by Keith Weiner

2016-12-14

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 In London And Hong Kong Is Used To Settle COMEX Futures

2016-12-08

by Koos Jansen

2016-12-08

Physical gold located in Hong Kong and London is used to settle COMEX gold futures contracts through “Exchange For Physical” trading in the over-the-counter market. This post is a sequel to Understanding GOFO And The Gold Wholesale Market and COMEX Gold Futures Can Be Settled Directly With Eligible Inventory - in which Exchange For Physical (EFP) trading is explained and how it can increase or decrease open interest at the COMEX.

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Gold Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban – Part V

2016-12-06

by Jayant Bhandari

2016-12-06

India’s Prime Minister announced on 8th November 2016 that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes will no longer be legal tender. Linked are Part-I, Part-II, Part-III, and Part-IV, which provide updates on the rapidly encroaching police state

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Dang It! Gold was Supposed to Go Up! Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2016-12-06

by Keith Weiner

2016-12-06

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 Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban – Part IV

2016-12-03

by Jayant Bhandari

2016-12-03

The Indian Prime Minister announced on 8th November 2016 that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes would no longer be legal tender. Linked are Part-I, Part-II and Part-III updates on the rapidly encroaching police state. The economic and social mess that Modi has created is unprecedented. It will go down in history as an epitome of naivety and arrogance due to Modi’s self-centered desire to increase tax-collection at any cost.

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Good News and Bad News – Precious Metals Supply/Demand Report

2016-11-29

by Keith Weiner

2016-11-29

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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A Note on Gold and India – What is Driving the Gold Price?

2016-11-29

by Pater Tenebrarum

2016-11-29

It is well-known that India’s government wants to coerce its population into “modernizing” its financial behavior and abandoning its traditions. The recent ban on large-denomination banknotes was not only meant to fight corruption. In fact, as our friend Jayant Bhandari has pointed out, fresh avenues for corruption immediately opened up upon enactment of the ban (see “Gold Price Skyrockets in India After Currency Ban” – Part 1, Part 2 and Part...

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Q1 – Q3 2016 China Net Gold Import Hits 905 Tonnes

2016-11-28

by Koos Jansen

2016-11-28

Shanghai Gold Exchange SGE Withdrawals September 2016

Withdrawals from the vaults of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, which can be used as a proxy for Chinese wholesale gold demand, reached 1,406 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2016. Supply that went through the central bourse consisted of at least 905 tonnes imported gold, roughly 335 tonnes of domestic mine output, and 166 tonnes in scrap supply and other flows recycled through the exchange.

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Gold Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban – Part III

2016-11-26

by Jayant Bhandari

2016-11-26

In part-I of the dispatch we talked about what happened during the first two days after Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes, comprising of 88% of the monetary value of cash in circulation. In part-II, we talked about the scenes, chaos, desperation, and massive loss of productive capacity that this ban had led to over the next few days.

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