Category Archive: 6a) Gold & Monetary Metals

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How Will Bitcoin React in a Financial Crisis Like 2008?

2017-11-09

Whenever I raise the topic of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, I feel like an agnostic in the 30 Years War between Catholics and Protestants. There is precious little neutral ground in the crypto-is-a-bubble battle; one side is absolutely confident that bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies are in a tulip-bulb type bubble, while the other camp is equally confident that we ain't seen nuthin' yet in terms of bitcoin's future valuation.

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A Different Powelling – Precious Metals Supply and Demand Report

2017-11-08

by Keith Weiner

2017-11-08

Wall Street dispenses appointment advice to Field Marshall Trump

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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Stumbling UK Economy Shows Importance of Gold

2017-11-08

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-08

UK economy outlook bleak amid Brexit, debt woes and rising inflation. Confidence in UK housing market at five-year low. UK high street sales crash at fastest rate since 2009. Number registering as insolvent in England and Wales hit a five-year high in Q3. UK public finance hole of almost £20bn in the public finances set to grow to £36bn by 2021-22. Protect your savings with gold in the face of increased financial woes in UK.

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World’s Largest Gold Producer China Sees Production Fall 10 percent

2017-11-07

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-07

China Gold Mine Production 1H 2016 vs 1H 2017

Gold mining production in China fell by 9.8% in H1 2017. Decreasing mine supply in world’s largest gold producer and across the globe. GFMS World Gold Survey predicts mine production to contract year-on-year. Peak gold production being seen in Australia, world’s no 2 producer. Peak gold production globally while global gold demand remains robust.

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Each Bitcoin Transaction Uses As Much Energy As Your House In A Week

2017-11-07

by Tyler Durden

2017-11-07

While Bitcoin bulls will probably never have it so good as they have in 2017, we wonder whether many of them have stopped to think about the environmental downside of this roaring bull market. After all, back in the dot.com boom, people had ideas about potential internet businesses, issued pieces of paper representing ownership and watched their prices go parabolic parabolic.

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The Big Reversal: Inflation and Higher Interest Rates Are Coming Our Way

2017-11-07

by Charles Hugh Smith

2017-11-07

Bank of Japan Balance Sheet, 1998 - 2016

This interaction will spark a runaway feedback loop that will smack asset valuations back to pre-bubble, pre-pyramid scheme levels. According to the conventional economic forecast, interest rates will stay near-zero essentially forever due to slow growth. And since growth is slow, inflation will also remain neutral.

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German Investors Now World’s Largest Gold Buyers

2017-11-06

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-06

Today, gold is increasingly viewed by German investors as a regular form of saving: 25% of those surveyed in 2016 said their gold purchase had been part of a regular review of their investments, while 23% said it was part of their retirement planning.

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Gold Price Reacts as Central Banks Start Major Change

2017-11-05

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-05

Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in ten years. President Trump announces Jerome Powell as his choice to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve. Most investors outside the US Dollar and Euro see gold prices climb after busy week of central bank news. Inflation now at five-year high of 3%. Inflation, low-interest rate, debt crises and bail-ins still threaten savers and pensioners.

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Why Switzerland Could Save the World and Protect Your Gold

2017-11-03

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-03

Precious metals advisor Claudio Grass believes Switzerland can serve as an example to rest of world. Switzerland popular for gold storage due to understanding of the risks inherent in fiat money and gold’s value as a store of wealth. International investors opt to store gold in Swiss allocated accounts due to tradition of respecting private property.

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Invest In Gold To Defend Against Bail-ins

2017-11-02

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-02

Italy’s Veneto banking meltdown destroyed 200,000 savers and 40,000 businesses. EU bail-in rules have wiped out billions for savers and and businesses, with more at risk. Bail-ins are not unique to Italy, all Western savers are at risk of seeing savings disappear. Counterparty-free, physical gold bullion is best defence against bail-ins.

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Gold and Silver Get Powelled – Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-11-01

by Keith Weiner

2017-11-01

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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Wozniak and Thiel Fuel Bitcoin-Gold Debate: Gold Comes Out On Top

2017-11-01

by Jan Skoyles

2017-11-01

Gold versus bitcoin debate makes further headlines as tech experts weigh in. Peter Thiel tells Saudi conference he believes bitcoin is underestimated and compares to gold. Steve Wozniak tells Money 20/20 that bitcoin is a better standard of value than gold and U.S. dollar. Both men recognise that the US dollar has little value and there are worthy competitors to its crown as reserve currency. Gold continues to hold its value and has multiple uses,...

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Le vol de l’or de Chine.

2017-10-30

by Jan Skoyles

2017-10-30

L’histoire de la Chine et de son obsession pour l’or a été ravivée cette année, comme nous le prouvent les chiffres des importations effectuées via de Hong Kong et négociées sur le Shanghai Gold Exchange. Mais au vu des articles que nous, commentateurs du marché de l’or, écrivons au sujet de l’amour de la Chine pour l’or, il est surprenant de constater qu’il y a moins de cent ans, le pays perdait l’équivalent de milliers d’années de...

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Gold Is Better Store of Value Than Bitcoin – Goldman Sachs

2017-10-29

by Jan Skoyles

2017-10-29

Gold is better store of value than bitcoin – Goldman Sachs report. Gold will continue to perform well thanks to uncertainty and wealth demand. Bitcoin’s volatility continues to impact its role as money. Gold up 12% in 2017, bitcoin over 600%. BTC is six times more volatile than gold – see chart.

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Why Governments Will Not Ban Bitcoin

2017-10-28

by Charles Hugh Smith

2017-10-28

Value of Financial Assets for Families with holdings, 1989 - 2016

Those who see governments banning ownership of bitcoin are ignoring the political power and influence of those who are snapping up most of the bitcoin. To really understand an asset, we have to examine not just the asset itself but who owns it, and who can afford to own it. These attributes will illuminate the political and financial power wielded by the owners of the asset class.

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Falling Interest Rates

2017-10-27

by Keith Weiner

2017-10-27

US 10 Year Treasury Yield, Jan 1981 - 2017

Amassing Unproductive Debt.Last week, we discussed the marginal productivity of debt. This is how much each newly-borrowed dollar adds to GDP. And ever since the interest rate began its falling trend in 1981, marginal productivity of debt has tightly correlated with interest. The lower the interest rate, the less productive additional borrowing has in fact become.

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Russia Buys 34 Tonnes Of Gold In September

2017-10-27

by Jan Skoyles

2017-10-27

Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves, 2006 - 2017

Russia adds 1.1 million ounces to reserves in ongoing diversification from USD. 34 ton addition brings Russia’s Central Bank holdings to 1,779t; 6th highest. Russia’s gold reserves are at highest point in Putin’s 17-year reign. Russia’s central bank will buy gold for its reserves on the Moscow Exchange.

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Next Wall Street Crash Looms? Lessons On Anniversary Of 1987 Crash

2017-10-26

by Jan Skoyles

2017-10-26

Next Wall Street Crash looms? Lessons on anniversary of crash. 30 years since stock market ‘Black Monday’ crash of 1987. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.6% on October 19, 1987. S&P 500, FTSE and DAX fell 20%, 11% & 9% respectively. Gold rose 24.5% in 1987 (see chart), acting as safe haven. Prior to crash, stocks hit successive record highs despite imbalances. Imbalances that lead to 1987 crash are much worse today

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Precious Metals Supply and Demand

2017-10-25

by Keith Weiner

2017-10-25

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 Made Gold Go Up Last Thursday

2017-10-24

by Keith Weiner

2017-10-24

Unemployment Claims Index, Aug 1998 - Oct 2017

Claim-Less Delirium. Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that initial jobless claims dropped. Quite a lot. So naturally, markets reacted. The stock market began to rise. The euro rose, at least for a while. And the prices of our favorite heavy metals rose, particularly silver. Silver was around its low of $16.92 before the report. Two and a half hours later, it was $17.26. Our first reaction was to ask, “really??

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