Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

Bundesbank Buys Gold – Increasing Concerns About Deutsche Bank, European Banks, the Euro and Dollar

◆ The End Of Fiat In One Chart?◆ For the first time in 21 years, Germany has openly bought gold into its reserve holdings◆ With ECB mutiny and Deutsche Bank’s rapid demise, fears are rising of a looming financial crisis, and with that, Germany has shown a renewed interest in gold

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Do Platinum Prices Move with Silver and Gold Prices?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#do-platinum-prices-move-with-silver-and-gold-prices –Not always. While all precious metals over time tend to reflect the steady depreciation of the currency in which they are denominated, the platinum group metals have their own unique cycles and price drivers. That makes them useful portfolio diversifiers. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube...

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Are Platinum Prices Manipulated?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#are-platinum-prices-manipulated – In recent years, rogue traders at large global financial institutions including Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase, have been caught manipulating gold and silver markets. The platinum market doesn’t attract as much attention, but it is by no means free from the forces of price manipulation. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON …

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Bitcoin billionaire twins to address St Moritz crypto event

Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, who made a fortune out of bitcoin, are to deliver a keynote speech at next year’s Crypto Finance Conference in St Moritz. The annual gathering of cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and investors has become a fixture event, running just before the World Economic Forum’s flagship Davos summit.

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JPMorgan Warns U.S. Money Market Stress to ‘Get Much Worse’

◆ Severe funding pressures in U.S. money markets tipped to resurface heading into year-end by JPMorgan who warn that financial stresses are likely to ‘get much worse’ ◆ Goldman Sachs and Bank of America also warn funding issues remain (see below) ◆ Federal Reserve will start buying $60 billion of Treasury bills every month ◆ Funding markets are on notice for a possible year-end liquidity crunch

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Germany Increase Gold Reserves In September For The First Time In 21 Years – IMF

◆ The gold reserves of the German Bundesbank rose in September for the first time in 21 years; German gold reserves rose to 108.34 million ounces in September from 108.25 million ounces last month◆ It was the Germany’s first gold purchase since 1998 and while the amounts are not huge at 90,000 troy ounces, it highlights the Bundesbank and German concerns about the global monetary system and euro itself as Christine Lagarde takes over the ECB

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Do Mining Operations Affect the Price of Platinum?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#do-mining-operations-affect-the-price-of-platinum –Platinum supplies are highly dependent on mining operations out of a single country, South Africa. In fact, it provides more than 70% of world platinum supply. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ★★FOLLOW MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ★★ FACEBOOK ➤...

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Is the Spot Platinum Price the Price I Pay When I Buy from a Dealer?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#is-the-spot-platinum-price-the-price-i-pay-when-i-buy-from-a-dealer –A dealer will charge a premium above the spot price of platinum for platinum coins and bars. The premium reflects the costs associated with minting, acquiring, and storing products, plus the dealer’s profit. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬...

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Yes, Gold “Just Sits There” and That’s Quite a Feat

The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig famously referred to gold as a “Pet Rock” in 2015. He was blasted by people who understand that gold is no passing fad, and it serves some very important roles in an investment portfolio. The valuable roles played by gold have been well covered here. It’s a hedge against both inflation and deflation, it represents true diversification for portfolios stuffed with conventional securities, and it is a way of...

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What Influences the Price of Platinum?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#what-influences-the-price-of-platinum – On the supply side, platinum is an extremely scarce metal. It is more than twenty times rarer than gold. It is so rare that all of the platinum ever mined could fit into a room measuring 25 feet by 25 feet. ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ★★FOLLOW …...

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Keith Weiner: Exponentially Rising Gold Price, Permanent Backwardation & The End Of Currency

A currency crisis is not a linear event. Everything seems okay, until one moment, abruptly, things aren’t okay. What does a currency crisis mean for the US dollar, and, more importantly, what does it mean for Main Street? Keith sat down with Half Dollar on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 for a robust discussion on a …

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Wealth Accumulation Is Becoming Impossible, Report 20 Oct

We talk a lot about the falling interest rate, the too-low interest rate, the near-zero interest rate, the zero interest rate, and the negative interest rate. Hat Tip to Switzerland, where Credit Suisse is now going to pay depositors -0.85%. That is, if you lend your francs to this bank, they take some of them every year. Almost 1% of them.

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What is Platinum?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/platinum-price#what-is-platinum Platinum is a dense, malleable metal represented by the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. This metal is also ductile, corrosion resistant, and highly unreactive with a very high melting point. The name comes from the Spanish term “platina,” which translates into little silver. According to historians, South Americans discovered this rare, valuable metal …...

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Bill Holter: Credit Seizure Could Someday Shut Down Supply Chains

Interview begins at ➡️➡️6:20 Full transcript here: https://www.moneymetals.com/podcasts/2019/10/18/fed-qe-scheme-transfers-wealth-to-banks-001888 Check out gold & silver live prices ?: https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts ? SUBSCRIBE TO MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ON YOUTUBE ➤ http://bit.ly/mmx-youtube ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ★★FOLLOW MONEY METALS EXCHANGE ★★ FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/MoneyMetals TWITTER ➤...

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IMF Warning: ‘World’s Financial System Is More Stretched, Unstable and Dangerous Than It Was On the Eve of the Lehman Crisis’

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again warned that the world’s financial system is more stretched, unstable and dangerous than it was on the eve of the Lehman crisis. Quantitative easing, zero percent interest rates and massive financial repression has pushed investors – and in the case of pension funds or life insurers, actually forced them – into taking on ever more risk.

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What Is The Dow To Gold Ratio?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/gold-price#what-is-the-dow-to-gold-ratio – The Dow:gold ratio measures how highly valued the stock market is compared to gold. The Dow:gold ratio tends to move lower during both deflationary depressions (as in the 1930s) and inflationary panics (as in the late 1970s). At the bottom of the Great Depression, Dow:gold reached a 1:1 ratio. That same 1:1 ratio …

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100 oz Silver Bars – The Most Cost Effective Way to Purchase Silver

https://www.moneymetals.com/100-oz-silver-bars/36 – 100 oz silver bars available at Money Metals Exchange are one of the most cost effective ways of purchasing silver. There are many types of 100 oz bars, but all should be stamped with weight, purity and the name of the manufacturer. This popular form of silver has been around for decades, and …

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Sprott Money News Weekly Wrap-up – 10.18.19

Eric Sprott discusses the ongoing bank liquidity crisis and the Fed’s renewed QE program. He also answers listener questions regarding the ETFs and the mining shares.

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How Many Grams Are in an Ounce of Gold?

https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-charts/gold-price#how-many-grams-are-in-an-ounce-of-gold One troy ounce of gold is equivalent to 31.1 grams. Although gold prices are most commonly quoted in ounces, gold bullion is also bought and sold by the gram. Grams can be a more convenient unit for pricing when trading gold in small quantities or using gold for everyday barter transactions. ? SUBSCRIBE TO …

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Libra cryptocurrency soldiers on despite key departures

Facebook’s cryptocurrency payments project, Libra, has suffered a major blow with the withdrawal of seven key partners. But the Geneva-based Libra Association continues to battle on against a regulatory onslaught by adopting a charter and forming an executive team.

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