Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

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Great Graphic: Gold and the Dollar

2016-05-27

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2016-05-27

Many investors still think about gold as if it were money.  Economists identify three functions of money: store of value, means of exchange, and a unit of account.   It can be a store of value, but the price fluctuates compared with other form...

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The Global Monetary System Has Devalued 47 percent Over The Last 10 Years

2016-05-25

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2016-05-25

Authored by Paul Brodsky via Macro-Allocation.com, We have argued the inevitability of Fed-administered hyperinflation, prompted by a global slowdown and its negative impact on the ability to service and repay systemic debt. One of the most political...

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Switzerland About to Vote on “Free Lunch” for Everyone

2016-05-25

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2016-05-25

  Will the Swiss Guarantee CHF 75,000 for Every Family? In early June the Swiss will be called upon to make a historic decision. Switzerland is the first country worldwide to put the idea of an Unconditional Basic Income to a vote and the outcome of ...

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Gold: Revenge of the Fundamentals

2016-05-23

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2016-05-23

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 Can Gold Do for Our Money?

One of the chief virtues of a gold standard is that it serves as a restraint on the growth of money and credit. It makes runaway government deficit spending and major monetary catastrophes such as hyperinflation practically impossible.

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PM Modi Is On The Right Track: Marc Faber

2016-05-19

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On sidelines of the #TradersCarnival in Thailand, Anuj Singhal caught up with Marc Faber for an exclusive interaction. Faber is all praises for Governor Rajan and says he has a very high opinion about PM Modi. Listen in.

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A Day With Marc Faber – Part 2

2016-05-18

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CNBC-TV18’s Anuj Singhal gets up, close & personal with Marc Faber at the latter’s beautiful home in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Apart from discussing global markets, central banks’ actions and commodities, the investment guru opens up about his personal a…

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A Day With Marc Faber – Part 1

2016-05-18

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CNBC-TV18’s Anuj Singhal gets up, close & personal with Marc Faber at the latter’s beautiful home in Chiang Mai in Thailand. Apart from discussing global markets, central banks’ actions and commodities, the investment guru opens up about his personal a…

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Mr. Marc Faber: The Risk of Global Collapse

2016-05-17

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We are pleased that Mr. Marc Faber has agreed to be our guest to discuss the stability of the world’s financial situation. Mr. Faber is a Swiss investor based in Thailand and publisher of the Gloom Boom & Doom Report and is the director of Marc Faber Ltd. which acts as an investment advisor and … Continue reading...

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Gold Demand is Falling

2016-05-17

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2016-05-17

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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Fresh Mainstream Nonsense on Gold Demand

2016-05-14

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2016-05-14

  They Will Never Get It… We and many others have made a valiant effort over the years to explain what actually moves the gold market (as examples see e.g. our  article “Misconceptions About Gold”, or Robert Blumen’s excellent essay “Misunderstanding...

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Arizona Governor Ducey Vetoes Gold

2016-05-13

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2016-05-13

  The Euthanasia of Widows and Orphans In my testimony in support of the gold legal tender bill this year, I discussed failing pension funds. Retirees who count on their pension checks are being told that their monthly check will be reduced by up to ...

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Arizona Governor Ducey Vetoes Gold

Unpersuaded by either the plight of the pensioners or the prospect of business growth in Arizona, Ducey vetoed gold. This is his second time to shoot down gold.

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Keith Weiner: Gold Standard etc.

The Gold Standard Institute starts posting on snbchf.com. It is based in Phoenix AZ, is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt educational organization dedicated to spreading awareness and knowledge of gold, and to promoting the use of gold as money.

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Gold – The Commitments of Traders

2016-05-11

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2016-05-11

  Commercial and Non-Commercial Market Participants The commitments of traders in gold futures are beginning to look a bit concerning these days – we will explain further below why this is so. Some readers may well be wondering why an explanation is ...

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Gold Is Slowing

2016-05-09

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2016-05-09

  A Loss of Momentum The price of gold moved down slightly this week, while that of silver dropped more substantially—1.9%. We don’t see much decrease in the enthusiasm yet from this minor setback. This was a shortened week due to the May Day holiday...

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Gold and Gold Stocks – Is the Correction Finally Beginning?

2016-05-06

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2016-05-06

  Triangle Thrust and Reversal In mid April, we discussed weekly resistance levels in the HUI Index. Given the recent almost blow-off like move in the index and its subsequent reversal, we decided to provide a brief update on the situation. First, he...

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Commodities – Will the Rally Continue?

2016-05-03

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2016-05-03

  Pros and Cons The recent rally in commodity prices has surprised many market participants and has greatly supported the stock market’s rebound. It has also made bulls out of a number of former stock market bears, as one of its side effects was to c...

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Paper Gold Is Rising

2016-05-02

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2016-05-02

  The Metals Take Off The price of gold shot up over $60 this week. The price of silver moved up proportionally, gaining over $0.85. The mood is now palpable. The feeling in the air is that of long suffering suddenly turned to optimism. Big gains, if...

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How Unsound Money Fuels Unsound Government Spending

Stefan Gleason shows the major slides that may predict a collapse of the dollar. The Trade Deficit after the abandonment of gold, the explosion of entitlements like social security, Medicare, Obamacare, subsidies and the explosion of the federal deficit to 1 trillion in 2022. The reason: Unsound money.

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