Tag Archive: Daily Market Update

Brexit Budget – Grim Outlook As UK Economy Downgraded

2017-11-23

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2017-11-23

Real GDP Growth, March - Nov 2017
Brexit budget – Grim outlook as UK economic forecasts downgrade. UK Chancellor uses housing market policy as smoke-screen for deteriorating economy. UK budget matters more than ever due to BREXIT risks. Policy on stamp duty will fail to aid worsening housing market. Real GDP expected to grow by just 1.5%, 40% less than projections 2 years ago. Households now face an unprecedented 17 years of stagnation in earnings. Critics claim Budget failed to...

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Money and Markets Infographic Shows Silver Most Undervalued Asset

2017-11-20

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2017-11-20

Silver Infographic
Money and Markets Infographic Shows Silver Most Undervalued Asset. Silver remains severely under owned and under valued asset. Entire silver market worth tiny $100 billion shown in one tiny square. “All of the World’s Money and Markets in One Visualization”. Must see ‘Money and Markets’ infographic shows relative size of key markets: silver bullion, gold bullion, cryptocurrencies/ bitcoin, largest companies, 50 richest people, Fed balance sheet,...

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UK Debt Crisis Is Here – Consumer Spending, Employment and Sterling Fall While Inflation Takes Off

2017-11-17

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2017-11-17

Credit Cards
UK debt crisis is here – consumer spending, employment and sterling fall while inflation takes off. Personal debt crisis coming to fore – litigation cases go beyond 2008 levels. October consumer spending fell by 2% in October, the fastest year-on-year decline in four years. Britons ‘face expensive Christmas dinner’ as food price inflation soars. Gold investors buying physical gold due to precarious UK and US outlook

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Protect Your Savings With Gold: ECB Propose End To Deposit Protection

2017-11-16

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2017-11-16

European Union
Protect Your Savings With Gold: ECB Propose End To Deposit Protection. New ECB paper proposes ‘covered deposits’ should be replaced to allow for more flexibility. Fear covered deposits may lead to a run on the banks. Savers should be reminded that a bank’s word is never its bond and to reduce counterparty exposure. Physical gold enable savers to stay out of banking system and reduce exposure to bail-ins

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Internet Shutdowns Show Physical Gold Is Ultimate Protection

2017-11-13

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2017-11-13

Internet Shutdowns, Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
Internet shutdowns (116 in two years) show physical gold is ultimate protection. Number of internet shutdowns increased in 2017 as 30 countries hit by shutdowns. Democratic India experienced 54 internet shutdowns in last two years; Brazil 2. EU country Estonia, a technologically advanced nation, experienced a shutdown. Gallup poll shows Americans more worried about cybercrime than violent crime. Governments use terrorist threat as reason for...

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Prepare For Interest Rate Rises And Global Debt Bubble Collapse

2017-11-11

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2017-11-11

Real Risk Free Rate, 1314 - 2017
Diversify, rebalance investments and prepare for interest rate rises. UK launches inquiry into household finances as £200bn debt pile looms. Centuries of data forewarn of rapid reversal from ultra low interest rates. 700-year average real interest rate is 4.78% (must see chart). Massive global debt bubble – over $217 trillion (see table). Global debt levels are building up to a gigantic tidal wave.

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Platinum Bullion ‘May Be One Of The Only Cheap Assets Out There’

2017-11-10

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2017-11-10

Platinum Price in USD, 2004 - 2016
Platinum Bullion ‘May Be One Of The Only Cheap Assets Out There’Platinum “may be one of the cheap assets out there” and “is cheap when compared with stocks or bonds” according to Dominic Frisby writing in the UK’s best selling financial publication Money Week.

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Stumbling UK Economy Shows Importance of Gold

2017-11-08

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2017-11-08

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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

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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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German Investors Now World’s Largest Gold Buyers

2017-11-06

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2017-11-06

China Total Debt, 2004 - 2017
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

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2017-11-05

Gold Price in GBP
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

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2017-11-03

Claudio Grass
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

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2017-11-02

The War of Wealth
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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Wozniak and Thiel Fuel Bitcoin-Gold Debate: Gold Comes Out On Top

2017-11-01

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2017-11-01

Bitcoin
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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Eurozone Crisis Is Back

2017-10-31

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2017-10-31

Euro
Gold will be safe haven again in looming EU crisis. EU crisis is no longer just about debt but about political discontent. EU officials refuse to acknowledge changing face of politics across the union. Catalonia shows measures governments will use to maintain control. EU currently holds control over banks accounts and ability to use cash. Protect your savings with gold in the face of increased financial threat from EU.

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Gold Is Better Store of Value Than Bitcoin – Goldman Sachs

2017-10-29

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2017-10-29

Bitcoin Price in USD, Jan - Oct 2017
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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Next Wall Street Crash Looms? Lessons On Anniversary Of 1987 Crash

2017-10-26

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2017-10-26

Gold Price in USD, Jan - Dec 1987
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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Key Charts: Gold is Cheap and US Recession May Be Closer Than Think

2017-10-23

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2017-10-23

Average Annual Gold Price in USD, 1971 - 2017
Every year, Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark J Valek of investment and asset management company Incrementum put together the report In Gold We Trust – 160-plus pages of charts and thoughts, mostly gold-related, on the state of the world’s finances. There’s so much to look at and consider. It’s a sort of digital equivalent of a coffee-table book.

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How Gold Bullion Protects From Conflict And War

2017-10-21

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2017-10-21

Gold Backing US Monetary Aggregates
What Steel’s study shows is that, as with any monetary force, it is how it is managed rather than what it is that carries responsibility for conflicts and the resulting financial situation. Steel’s work also demonstrates the strength and protection access to gold will give a country or army during times of conflict.

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Silver Bullion Prices Set to Soar

2017-10-19

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2017-10-19

Gold Spot and Bitcoin Price, Jan - Oct 2017
Gold prices have far outpaced gains in silver so far this year, but silver will emerge as the winner for the second year in a row. With a per-ounce price of $17.41 for silver futures as of Friday, analysts say the white metal is poised for a big climb, particularly as the gold-to-silver ratio stands well above historical averages.

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