Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

Gold Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban – Part III

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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We Should Take Our Cues From Markets – Not Politicians

I grew up a block away from the 7-train, where I’d take a short ride from the 90th Street station to the Willets Point–Shea Stadium station to watch my favorite team, the New York Mets. Sitting in the stands as a young child, I learned quickly that there were a number of ways to obtain and interpret information. I could watch the umpire and immediately have known whether Al Leiter threw a strike or a ball. Another option was to watch the scoreboard...

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Love him or Hate him: Trump is the Revolution Against the Establishment

The 2016 U.S. presidential elections are unprecedented: I don’t believe we have ever witnessed before a campaign year so toxic, so dangerously divisive and full of ad hominem attacks. Both camps have vilified the opposition and their followers, creating a schism in society. There has been no rational dialogue on the issues that truly concern the American public.

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Gold Bull Market Remains Intact – Long Term Fundamentals Outweigh Short Term Market Gyrations

In early 2016 gold had a big bull run. The precious metal rose close to 25% this year, pushed higher in a summer rally that peaked on July 10th. Gold experienced a bumpy ride over the remainder of the summer though, as investors became increasingly concerned about a potential rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Uncertainty returned to gold market and has intensified further since then.

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The Dollar Is Rising – Precious Metals Supply-Demand Report

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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New Zealand Mint HMS Bounty 1 Oz Silver Coin [Exclusive] Money Metals Exchange

A Money Metals Exchange Exclusive – The Ultra Low Premium Silver HMS Bounty from the New Zealand Mint: https://goo.gl/b0ZwQE?new-zealand-mint-1-oz-silver-coin Money Metals is pleased to announce that we have been designated as the only dealer worldwide for a stunning new 1 oz .999 silver coin, the New Zealand Mint’s 2017 “HMS Bounty” – the lowest priced …

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Michael Pento Exclusive: Trump Honeymoon Won’t Last

To read the full transcript, click here: https://goo.gl/RXrZNk?michael-pento-interview More From Michael Pento: http://pentoport.com/ Money Metals Exchange interviews Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies and author of the book The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market. Michael tells us whether or not the correction in metals is going …

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European Central Bank gold reserves held across 5 locations. ECB will not disclose Gold Bar List.

The European Central Bank (ECB), creator of the Euro, currently claims to hold 504.8 tonnes of gold reserves. These gold holdings are reflected on the ECB balance sheet and arose from transfers made to the ECB by Euro member national central banks, mainly in January 1999 at the birth of the Euro. As of the end of December 2015, these ECB gold reserves were valued on the ECB balance sheet at market prices and amounted to €15.79 billion.

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Zero 2016-11-16

EvilSpeculator is dedicated to identifying trends in the financial markets. To that end, we post market updates several times a week and engage in pertinent discussions. Risk Disclosure: https://evilspeculator.com/risk/ Zero indicator running against the ES futures - more details at http://evilspeculator.com.

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Zero 2016-11-16

EvilSpeculator is dedicated to identifying trends in the financial markets. To that end, we post market updates several times a week and engage in pertinent discussions. Risk Disclosure: https://evilspeculator.com/risk/ Zero indicator running against the ES futures – more details at http://evilspeculator.com.

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Gold – Eerie Pattern Repetition Revisited

Ask and ye shall receive… we promised we would update the comparison chart we last showed in late November in an article that kind of insinuated that it might be a good time to buy gold and gold stocks (see: “Gold and Gold Stocks – It Gets Even More Interesting” for the details). We are hereby delivering on that promise.

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Gold Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban – Part II

Here is a link to Part 1, about what happened in the first two days after India’s government made Rs 500 (~$7.50) and Rs 1,000 (~$15) banknotes illegal. They can now only be converted to Rs 100 (~$1.50) or lower denomination notes, at bank branches or post offices. Banks were closed the first day after the decision. What follows is the crux of what has happened over the subsequent four days.

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Precious Metals – Backwardation Profit Taking

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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Craig Hemke of TF Metals Report: A Debt Train Wreck Is Inevitable, Even with Trump

Read full transcript here: https://goo.gl/H8qV2E Coming up we’ll digest the election results and what it all means for precious metals with Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report. Craig cautions everyone to not get ahead of themselves when declaring happy days are here again and discusses what he sees as very real market turmoil uncertainties …

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Zero 2016-11-10

EvilSpeculator is dedicated to identifying trends in the financial markets. To that end, we post market updates several times a week and engage in pertinent discussions. Risk Disclosure: https://evilspeculator.com/risk/ Zero indicator running against the ES futures - more details at http://evilspeculator.com.

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Zero 2016-11-10

EvilSpeculator is dedicated to identifying trends in the financial markets. To that end, we post market updates several times a week and engage in pertinent discussions. Risk Disclosure: https://evilspeculator.com/risk/ Zero indicator running against the ES futures – more details at http://evilspeculator.com.

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Gold Price Skyrockets in India after Currency Ban

As I write this in the morning of 9th November 2016, there are huge lines forming outside gold shops in India — and gold traded heavily until late into the night yesterday. Depending on who you ask, the retail price of gold has gone up between 15% and 20% within the last 10 hours.

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Gold Surges Post-Trump, Nears Heaviest Volume Day Ever

Gold futures had their heaviest day of trading during April 2013 when a mysterious flash crash sent the precious metal collapsing with no clear fundamental/news catalyst. In June, Brexit sparked massive volume buying in the barbarous relic, but overnight, as a Trump victory became more and more of a reality, gold futures are approaching their busiest day ever.

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Marc Faber: Obvious Donald Trump Trade Is To Own Russian And Kazakhstan Assets | CNBC

Marc Faber, The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report Editor & Publisher, weighs in on the market reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential victory and what he sees as opportunities in his administration. » Subscribe to CNBC: http://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC About CNBC: From ‘Wall Street’ to ‘Main Street’ to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has …

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Stock Market Volatility, Gold and the Election

Before this Monday, the S&P 500 Index went down nine days in a row. While this was almost unprecedented (or in any case, a very rare event) the decline was quite small overall. The timing of the pullback and the subsequent strong rebound on Monday suggests that Mr.

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