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No Revolution Just Yet – Precious Metals Supply and Demand Report

2018-04-10

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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Jamie Dimon Warns Of Potential ‘Market Panic’

2018-04-08

by Jan Skoyles

2018-04-08

Jamie Dimon Warns Of Potential ‘Market Panic’. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sees ‘chance of market panic’. In annual letter to shareholders Dimon warns of increased inflation and interest rates. Concerned QE unwinding could cause chaos as ‘markets will get more volatile’.

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The Dollar Cancer and the Gold Cure

2018-04-08

by Keith Weiner

2018-04-08

The dollar is failing. Millions of people can see at least some of the major signs, such as the collapse of interest rates, record high number of people not counted in the workforce, and debt rising from already-unpayable levels at an accelerating rate.

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Silver Bullion: Should We Be Worried About Silver?

2018-04-07

by Jan Skoyles

2018-04-07

Silver Bullion: Should We Be Worried About Silver? Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone silver “set to test the $18 an ounce resistance level”. LBMA report: volume of silver ounces transferred in February fell by 24%. Standard Chartered: gold-silver ratio and supply/demand fundamentals favour silver. Gold/silver ratio at near two-year high on silver’s underperformance. Silver COT reports remain more bullish than at any time in history.

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Brexit, Stagflation Pressures UK High Street

2018-04-06

by Jan Skoyles

2018-04-06

Brexit, Stagflation Pressures UK High Street. UK high street and wider consumer market feeling effects of financial crisis, Brexit and inflation. 350,000 retails jobs expected to disappear between 2016 and 2020. Centre for Retail Research predicts 9,500 shops to close this year and 10,200 in 2019. UK is ‘worst performing’ European market for new car registrations – Moody’s. UK’s growth outlook is the ‘worst in the G20’ – Institute of Fiscal...

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Gold Is Money While Currencies Today Are “IOU Nothings”

2018-04-05

by John Exter

2018-04-05

Now that the international monetary system we have long known has broken down, and the world is groping through monetary reform for a new one, it is time to consider some fundamentals. What is money anyway? First, it is a means of payment or medium of exchange. I prefer that first phrase. It is simpler. We all use money to pay our bills, to buy goods and services. We also accept money when we sell.

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Has Switzerland blown its crypto-opportunity?

2018-04-04

by Matthew Allen

2018-04-04

Legendary United States crypto investor Tim Draper believes Switzerland has missed the boat in establishing itself as an attractive global hub for blockchain start-ups. Draper has invested in Tezos, which ran into a damaging governance row in Switzerland shortly after its initial coin offering (ICO) fundraiser.

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Gold Outperforms Stocks In Q1, 2018

2018-04-03

by Jan Skoyles

2018-04-03

Gold Outperforms Stocks In Q1, 2018. Gold signs off Q1 2018 with best run since 2011. Gold price supported by safe haven demand, interest-rate concerns and inflation. Trade wars and concerns over equity market have sent investors towards gold. ETF holdings highest in nearly a decade. Goldman Sachs: ‘The dislocation between the gold prices and U.S. rates is here to stay’.

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“Stars Are Slowly Aligning For Gold” – Frisby

2018-04-01

by Jan Skoyles

2018-04-01

“Stars Are Slowly Aligning For Gold” – Frisby. Gold ends March with a third-quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011. Impressive gains seen despite tightening of monetary policy from Federal Reserve. Frisby – gold is set to break through technical resistance of $1,360. Gold’s safe haven role back in focus with Trump trade wars and increasing geopolitical tensions. Now is opportune time for investors to buy gold, ahead of next quarter.

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Uncle Sam Issuing $300 Billion In New Debt This Week Alone

2018-03-31

by Mark O'Byrne

2018-03-31

US needs to borrow almost $300 billion this week alone. This is the largest debt issuance since 2008 financial crisis. Trump threatens trade war with its biggest creditor – China. Bond auctions have seen weak demand due to large supply and trade war concerns. $20 trillion mark reached in early September 2017; $1 trillion added in just 6 months. US total national debt level now exceeds $21.05 trillion and is accelerating higher.

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Central Banks Care about the Gold Price – Enough to Manipulate it!

2018-03-30

by Ronan Manly

2018-03-30

In early March, RT.com, the Russian based media network, asked me for comments and opinion on the subject of central bank manipulation of gold prices. The comments and opinion that I supplied to RT became the article that RT then exclusively published on its website on 18 March under the title “Central banks manipulating & suppressing gold prices – industry expert to RT“. This article is now transcribed below, here on the BullionStar website.

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Silver Futures Report and JP Morgan Record Silver Bullion Holding Is Extremely Bullish

2018-03-29

by Jan Skoyles

2018-03-29

Silver Futures Report, JP Morgan Record Silver Bullion Holding Is Extremely Bullish. JP Morgan Continues Adding To Massive Silver Bullion Holdings (see chart). Silver Speculators Go Short – Which Is Extremely Bullish. Stunning Silver COT Report: One For the Ages (see chart).

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Prices and Predictions – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2018-03-27

by Keith Weiner

2018-03-27

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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Global Trade War Fears See Precious Metals Gain And Stocks Fall

2018-03-25

by Jan Skoyles

2018-03-25

– Market turmoil as trade war concerns deepen and Trump appoints war hawk Bolton – Oil, gold and silver jump as ‘Russia China Hawk’ Bolton appointed – Oil up 4%, gold up 2.2% and silver up 1.6% this week (see table) – Stocks down sharply – Nikkei down 4.5%, S&P 4.3% & Nasdaq 5.5% – Bolton scares jittery markets already shell-shocked by US’ tariffs against China – Currency wars and trade wars tend to proceed actual wars – Gold now...

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Gold +1.8 percent, Silver +2.5 percent As Fed Increases Rates And Trade War Looms

2018-03-24

by Jan Skoyles

2018-03-24

Gold gained 1.8% and silver 2.5% to $1,333/oz and $16.60/oz yesterday. Gold climbs as Fed increases interest rates by 0.25% – now 1.5% to 1.75% range. Dovish Fed Chair Powell plans fewer than expected rate hikes in 2018. Markets disappointed at lack of hawkish comments from new Fed Chair. Dollar LIBOR rises to highest level since November 2008 – $200 trillion worth of dollar-denominated financial products including mortgages based off LIBOR.

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Credit Concerns In U.S. Growing As LIBOR OIS Surges to 2009 High

2018-03-23

by Jan Skoyles

2018-03-23

Three-month US Dollar Libor-OIS Spread, 2009 - 2018

Key Metric LIBOR OIS Signals Major Credit Concerns. Widening of the spread between LIBOR OIS (overnight index swap) rate raises concerns. Spread jumped to 9 year widest spread, rising to 54.6bps, most since May 2009. Libor recently moved to over 2% for first time since 2008. Wider spread usually associated with heightened credit concerns.

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Why the World’s Central Banks hold Gold – In their Own Words

2018-03-22

by Ronan Manly

2018-03-22

World Official Gold Holdings, February 2018

Collectively, the central bank sector claims to hold the world’s largest above ground gold bar stockpile, some 33,800 tonnes of gold bars. Individually within this group, some central banks claim to be the top holders of gold bullion in the world, with individual holdings in the thousands of tonnes range.

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Four Charts: Debt, Defaults and Bankruptcies To See Higher Gold

2018-03-21

by GoldCore

2018-03-21

$8.8B Sprott Inc. sees higher gold on massive consumer debt, defaults & bankruptcies. Rising and record U.S. debt load may cause financial stress, weaken dollar and see gold go higher. Massive government and consumer debt eroding benefits of wage growth (see chart).

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Buy Silver And Sell Gold Now

2018-03-19

by Mark O'Byrne

2018-03-19

Buy silver and sell gold now – Frisby. Gold should cost 15 times as much as silver. Silver might have disappointed in short term – But it’s time to buy. Editor’s note: Silver has outperformed stocks, bonds and gold over long term (see table).

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Gold Cup At Cheltenham – Gold Is For Winners, Not For the Gamblers

2018-03-17

by Mark O'Byrne

2018-03-17

Gold Cup at Cheltenham – ‘The Olympics’ of the European horse racing calendar. Gold Cup trophy contains 10 troy ounces of gold – worth £9,000. £620 million bets on horses, 230,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk, 9.2 tonnes of potato eaten. Since the 5th century BC, gold has been the ultimate prize to award champions and gold has been constantly and universally awarded as top prize.

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