Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

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Sprott Money News Ask The Expert February 2017 – Paul Craig Roberts

2017-03-01

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Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Craig Roberts, discusses the Trump administration, the war on cash and precious metal price manipulation.

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Talking Trump and TPP with Marc Faber

2017-03-01

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Interview with economic whiz Marc Faber following Trump’s win Content Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and positions expressed in the media or comments on this channel are those of the speakers or authors and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views, opinions, or positions of ThaiLawForum and this channel’s owner and manager.

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The Gold-Silver Ratio Curiously Failed to Fall – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-28

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2017-02-28

Looks good… and since last week, costs more. Photo credit: istara
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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marc faber on q1 2017

2017-02-28

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I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)

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US Mint Releases New Fort Knox “Audit Documentation” The First Critical Observations.

2017-02-27

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2017-02-27

US official gold reserves
In response to a FOIA request the US Mint has finally released reports drafted from 1993 through 2008 related to the physical audits of the US official gold reserves. However, the documents released are incomplete and reveal the audit procedures have not been executed proficiently. Moreover, because the Mint could not honor its promises in full the costs ($3,144.96 US dollars) of the FOIA request have been refunded.

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Gold Sector Update – What Stance is Appropriate?

2017-02-26

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2017-02-26

HUI Compared to Gold September 2015 - February 2017
We wanted to post an update to our late December post on the gold sector for some time now (see “Gold – Ready to Spring Another Surprise?” for the details). Perhaps it was a good thing that some time has passed, as the current juncture seems particularly interesting. We received quite a few mails from friends and readers recently, expressing concern about the inability of gold stocks to lead, or even confirm strength in gold of late. In light of...

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Are Rate Hikes Bad For Gold?

2017-02-24

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2017-02-24

Federal Funds Target Rate
Here are two different looks at Fed rate hikes since Volcker. The charts are the same, but one presentation is a lot funnier than the other. Let’s take the fist chart and see what correlations exist between rate hikes and the US dollar index.

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Gold Up 9 percent, Silver 14 percent YTD As Le Pen’s Lead Widens

2017-02-24

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2017-02-24

Year to date relative performance
Gold up 1.5% in euros and dollars this week. Silver up 1.4% this week and now up 14.3% and is the best performing market YTD. Gold up 9% year to date – fourth consecutive higher weekly close and breaks resistance at $1,250/oz. Gold up 9.4% in euros year to date as Le Pen’s lead in polls widened. Gold up another 6.4% in sterling pounds year to date as ‘Hard Brexit’ looms.

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Don’t Short This Dog – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-22

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2017-02-22

Gold and Silver Prices
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 To Benefit from Rising Inflation and Higher Than “Official” China Gold Demand

2017-02-22

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2017-02-22

US Inflation Zooms up 5 Year High
Frank Holmes joins Lawrie Williams, Koos Jansen and many others in questioning the “official” Chinese gold demand numbers. Real gold demand is likely much higher than the official numbers. Inflation just got another jolt, rising as much as 2.5 percent year-over-year in January, the highest such rate since March 2012. Led by higher gasoline, rent and health care costs, consumer prices have now advanced for the sixth straight month.

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Russia Gold Buying Returns – Buys One Million Ounces In January

2017-02-21

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2017-02-21

Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves January 2017
Russia Gold Buying Returns – Adds Substantial One Million Ounces To Reserves In January. Russia gold buying returned in January with the Russian central bank buying a very large 1 million ounces or 37 metric tonnes of gold bullion. The increase in the gold reserves came after Russia did not buy a single ounce in December – a move seen as potentially a signal or an olive branch to the U.S. and the incoming Trump administration.

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Greenspan Says Gold “Ultimate Insurance Policy” as has “Grave Concerns About Euro”

2017-02-20

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2017-02-20

Alan Greenspan, Source: Getty
“The eurozone isn’t working …” warns Greenspan, “I view gold as the primary global currency” said Greenspan, “Significant increases in inflation will ultimately increase the price of gold”, “Investment in gold now is insurance…”

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If It Didn’t Abandon The Gold Standard, U.S. Empire Would Have Collapsed…

The U.S. will never go back on a gold standard. The notion that a U.S. Dollar backed by gold would solve our financial problems is pure folly. Why? Because, if the U.S. Empire didn’t abandon the gold standard in 1971, it would have collapsed decades ago. Unfortunately, some of the top experts in the precious metals community continue to suggest that revaluing gold much higher, to say…. $15,000-$50,000 an ounce, would bring confidence back into the...

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Gold Is Undervalued Say Leading Money Managers

2017-02-18

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2017-02-18

Gold in USD – 10 Years
Gold is undervalued according to a record number of fund managers. Last time gold was considered undervalued, the price surged. BAML surveyed 175 money managers with $543 billion in assets under management. 34% of investors believe protectionism is the biggest threat to markets. Gold viewed as the best protectionist investment by a third of investors.

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Expect Asian Markets To Outperform US Market: Marc Faber

2017-02-16

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Marc Faber, Author, Gloom, Boom & Doom Report states that he expects the Asian markets to outperform US market.

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China Net Imported 1,300t Of Gold In 2016

2017-02-15

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2017-02-15

Hong Kong - China gold Trade Jan 2011 - Nov 2016
For 2016 international merchandise trade statistics point out China has net imported roughly 1,300 tonnes of gold, down 17 % from 2015. The importance of measuring gold imports into the Chinese domestic gold market – which are prohibited from being exported – is to come to the best understanding on the division of above ground reserves in and outside the Chinese domestic market.

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Silver Futures Market Assistance – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-02-15

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2017-02-15

Taking off for real or not? Photo credit: NASA
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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What is Good for the Dollar is Bad for Gold

2017-02-14

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2017-02-14

The Dollar Index is powering ahead, moving higher for the eighth consecutive session. Over the past 100 sessions, gold and the Dollar Index move in the opposite direction more than 90% of the time. The technical condition of gold is deteriorating.

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Marc Faber on Emerging Economies outperformance

2017-02-13

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Emerging Markets will out perform the US stocks over the next 10 years. Other topics include Donald Trump, India, China economy and MORE….

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Gold Prices Up 6 percent YTD As Trump ‘Honeymoon’ Ends

2017-02-10

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2017-02-10

Gold Prices
Gold prices continued to shine this week reaching $1,244.70 per ounce and and has posted gains in five of the last six weeks. This week it reached a new three-month high – it’s highest since the Trump win and has climbed over 6% this year, beating the gains made in the same period in 2016.

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