Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

Swiss private banking giant dips toes into crypto scene

One of Switzerland’s largest banks, Julius Baer, has entered the cryptoassets world by announcing a partnership with budding crypto bank start-up SEBA. While other Swiss banks, such as Vontobel, Falcon and Swissquote, are already active in the space, Julius Baer’s entrance has attracted particular attention.

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Is Lending the Root of All Evil? Report 24 Feb

Ayn Rand famously defended money. In Atlas Shrugged, Francisco D’Anconia says: “So you think that money is the root of all evil? . . . Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them.

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Sprott Money News Ask The Expert – Chris Howard of The Royal Mint

Chris Howard is Executive Director in charge of the bullion division at The Royal Mint in the U.K.

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Sprott Money News Weekly Wrap-Up 2 22 19

Eric Sprott discusses the volatile week in gold and silver prices and looks ahead to what will continue to be an exciting year for the precious metals.

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What’s Up With Australia’s 80 Tonnes Of Gold At The Bank Of England?

Recently, news network RT.com asked for comments on the question of the 80 tonnes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) gold reserves and their supposed storage location at the Bank of England's gold vaults in London. Based on some of those comments I made, RT has now published an article in its English language news website at www.rt.com about this Australian gold that the RBA claims is held in London.

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Prepare Now For Global Financial Crisis II – Jim Willie Interviews Mark O’Byrne

Jim Willie interviews Mark O’Byrne of GoldCore about the slowly erupting Global Financial Crisis II – The Global Monetary RESET will see the “Third World” dollar sharply devalued and paper wealth and assets including stocks, corporate and government bonds become much more risky – Vitally important people prepare now for the “next phase” of the …

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Prepare Now For Global Financial Crisis II – Jim Willie Interviews Mark O’Byrne

Jim Willie interviews Mark O'Byrne of GoldCore about the slowly erupting Global Financial Crisis II - The Global Monetary RESET will see the "Third World" dollar sharply devalued and paper wealth and assets including stocks, corporate and government bonds become much more risky - Vitally important people prepare now for the "next phase" of the global financial crisis which is set to impact financial markets, stocks, bonds,...

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Jim Willie Interviews GoldCore – Global Financial Crisis II Is Upon Us

- Event flow in the slowly erupting global financial crisis and what is to come for financial markets, bonds, banks including Wells Fargo and bankrupt governments in the UK, EU and US - The brutal fate of paper wealth and assets including stocks, corporate and government bonds, US Treasuries and the "Third World" dollar with their inherent risk in the coming Global Monetary RESET - US Treasuries are no longer a risk free asset and gold...

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Central Planning Is More than Just Friction, Report 17 February

It is easy to think of government interference into the economy like a kind of friction. If producers and traders were fully free, then they could improve our quality of life—with new technologies, better products, and lower prices—at a rate of X. But the more that the government does, the more it burdens them. So instead of X rate of progress, we get the same end result but 10% slower or 20% slower.

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MARC FABER Red Alert ? Economic Collapse Of US on 2019. Timeline to Dollar Collapse!

MARC FABER Red Alert ? Economic Collapse Of US on 2019. Timeline to Dollar Collapse! MARC FABER Red Alert ? Economic Collapse Of US on 2019. Timeline to Dollar Collapse! MARC FABER Red Alert ? Economic Collapse Of US on 2019. Timeline to Dollar...

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Sprott Money News Weekly Wrap-up – 2.15.19

Eric Sprott discusses the fundamental factors that will drive gold and silver prices higher in 2019.

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Invest In Gold To Hedge The Cashless Society – Ex IMF Rogoff

– Invest in gold as a hedge, in a pension and as a store of value – Ken Rogoff – Investing in and owning gold will become more important as it will have “enormous value” in a cashless society – Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are not an effective replacement for paper money … but gold’s role …

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Gold Prices In Pounds and Euros Gain More as Economic Growth Falters in the UK and EU

Gold prices in pounds and euros as economic growth falters in UK and EU. Euro & pound gold tests multi year resistance; likely to surpass due to strong demand. Improved risk appetite sees stocks rise which may be hampering stronger gains for gold.

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U.S. Congressman Introduces Bill to Remove Income Taxation from Gold and Silver

The battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) today re-introduced sound money legislation to remove all federal income taxation from gold and silver coins and bullion. The Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act (H.R. 1089) backed by the Sound Money Defense League and free-market activists – would clarify that the sale or exchange of precious metals bullion and coins are not to...

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Quantum Metal Lease #1 (gold)

Monetary Metals leased gold to Quantum Metal, to support the growth of its gold distribution business through retail bank branches. The metal is held in the form of retail Perth Mint bars.

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Large Gold Bullion Shipment Moves From London to Dublin Gold Vaults As Brexit Concerns Deepen

-Large Gold Bullion Shipment Moves From London to Dublin Gold Vaults As Brexit Concerns Deepen. – Growing demand from investors to relocate tangible assets out of the UK. – “Zurich continues to be the most sought-after location for storage, but Dublin has already surpassed Hong Kong and will likely usurp the second spot from London”.

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What They Don’t Want You to Know about Prices, Report 10 Feb

Last week, in part I of this essay, we discussed why a central planner cannot know the right interest rate. Central planner’s macroeconomic aggregate measures like GDP are blind to the problem of capital consumption, including especially capital consumption caused by the central plan itself.

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Oil, Copper, Markets – Ross Clark. China, US,Trade, USD – Marc Faber. Gold, Silver – Ed Steer. AMY.V

Air Date: February 9, 2019 Ross Clark – Oil, Copper, Markets. Guest’s website: https://chartsandmarkets.com/ Marc Faber – China, US, Trade, Global Economy. Guest’s website: https://www.gloomboomdoom.com/ Ed Steer – Manipulation of Gold and Silver prices. Physical Gold vs. Paper Gold. Guest’s website: https://edsteergoldsilver.com/ Larry Reaugh President & CEO of American Manganese Inc. on Company Showcase – …

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Learning from Tragic Venezuela Today – Store Gold Bullion In Safest Ways

– Store gold bullion in the safest ways possible and learn from Venezuela’s gold battle with the Bank of England and Trump’s White House – What in the world is happening in Venezuela and to the people of Venezuela’s gold? – How you store gold and invest in gold is vitally important in these uncertain times As a sovereign nation, Venezuela should have the right to take possession of and sell their gold on the open market. As sovereign individuals,...

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Monetary Metals Leases Gold to Quantum Metal

Scottsdale, Ariz, February 8, 2019—Monetary Metals® announces that it has leased gold to Quantum Metal, to support the growth of its business of selling gold through retail banks. Investors earn 4.5% on their gold, which is held as Perth Mint minted gold bars in inventory. Monetary Metals has a disruptive model, leasing gold from investors who own it and subleasing it to businesses who need it, typically for inventory or work-in-progress.

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