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| Gold / Silver | 63.06 |
| Gold / Oil | 12.57 |
| Dowjones / Gold | 13.03 |
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 | Adrian Douglas - Market Force Analysis |
Central Banks are NOT ordinary Gold Investors  |
| Central banks do not sell gold to get a few billion of their own fiat money in return, money they probably would throw on top of the stack of half a trillion freshly printed notes that rolled off their presses just that morning. No, central banks sell gold to make it appearMonday, December 02, 2013 |
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 | Bix Weir |
| The Three Gold Camps |
| I believe I have found a suitable starting point when I talk about Gold, and I’d like to share it with you to help explain “WHY” to your friends and family. With people who have little or no knowledge of gold, I have decided to start all conversations by narrowing down the different gold “Camps”. Let’s call them the “3 Gold Camps” and here they are:Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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 | Chris Powell - Gata |
| Fed, Bank of England deceived Bundesbank on coin-melt bars in 1968 |
| Citing Bank of England records, Zero Hedge reveals tonight that as the London Gold Pool was collapsing in 1968 the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England conspired to conceal from the GermanBundesbank the deficient gold content of U.S. gold bars, apparently made from coin melt, that were being transferred to theBundesbank to conclude gold swaps.Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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 | The Prudent Investor |
| 41 Facts about Central Banks no longer taught in US schools |
| Today, most American students don't even understand what a central bank is, much less that the battle over central banks is one of the most important themes in U.S. history.
The truth is that our nation was birthed in the midst of a conflict over taxation and the control of our money. Central banking has played a key role in nearly all of the wars that America has fought. Presidents that resisted the central bankers were shot, while others shamefully caved in to their demands. Our current central bank is called the Federal Reserve and it is about as "federal" as Federal Express is. The truth is that it is a privately-owned financial institution that is designed to ensnare the U.S. government in an endlessly expanding spiral of debt from which there is no escape.Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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 | Stewart Thomson - Graceland Update |
| The Modi Man & Gold Tonnage |
| Graceland UpdatesBy Stewart Thomson1.Many gold analysts believe that Janet Yellen is bullish for gold.Others note that gold sold off as she was confirmed as the next head of the US central bank.Thats bearish.2.To add to the confusion, the recent US jobs report was deemed bearish for gold, but then Ben Bernanke gave a press conference, and he was quite emphatic that the declining employment participation rate is a serious concern.3.Gold has been drifting sideways since April.The bulls have argueWednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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 | Axel Merk - Merk Fund |
 Why I Sell the Dollar: From Dollar Strength to Dollar Weakness |
| Q3 of 2013 marked a peak and reversal of direction for the dollar. The notable strength in the dollar during Q2 turned into an equally prominent weakness in Q3 compared to a basket of foreign currencies. All of the G10 currencies strengthened against the dollar during Q3, while the price of gold rose more than 7%. See attached chart for the performance of the U.S. Dollar Index for the year through 10/31/2013. Euro, the Undiscovered Rock StarIn our outlook at the beginning of this year we predictWednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
| Andrew Huszar: Confessions of a quantitative easer |
| We went on a bond-buying spree that was supposed to help Main Street. Instead it was a feast for Wall Street.
By Andrew Huszar
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
I can only say: I'm sorry, America. As a former Federal Reserve official, I was responsible for executing the centerpiece program of the Fed's first plunge into the bond-buying experiment known as quantitative easing. The central bank continues to spin QE as a tool for helping Main Street. But I've come to recognize theTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Venezuela’s Hyperinflation Anatomy; Army Storms Caracas Electronics Stores; Total Economic Collapse |
| A total economic collapse in Venezuela is now underway. In a futile battle against high prices, President Nicolás Maduro ordered the military to enforce an order that the Daka electronics chain reduce its prices to October levels. The store did not comply and the result was chaos.
Bloomberg reports Army Storms Caracas Electronics Stores, Shoppers Follow
The government-ordered military occupation of a Venezuelan electronics chain has brought out a reserve force in its wake: a line of shoppersTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Michael Pento - Delta Global Advisors |
Bernanke's Broken Record  |
| By now we have all heard it many times before...the Fed's mantra about ending
QE is starting to sound just like a broken record. Our central bank is aware
it has to stop manipulating credit and interest rates some day, and on a basic
level it really wants to end that game, but the right time never seems to come.
Sort of like someone who wants to quit smoking is often heard exclaiming that
this will be his last pack of cigarettes. But a hundred cartons later he's
still puffing away. HTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Tim Iacono - Iacono Research |
| Tuesday Morning Links |
| MUST READS
Confessions of a Quantitative Easer – WSJ
Shadow banks reap Fed rate reward – Financial Times
Yellen’s Challenge: Corralling Fed’s Many Voices – WSJ
How will Janet Yellen do on the big stage? – Washington Post
The Uncertain Future of Central Bank Supremacy – Project Syndicate
White House Takes Lessons From Bernanke Close Call – Bloomberg
What a Confidential 1974 Memo To Paul Volcker Reveals – Zero Hedge
U.S. to surpass Saudi Arabia as top oil producer by 2016: IEA – Reuters
China leadTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Miner Hedging & Smart Buying Seen If Gold Falls to "Symbolic" $1000 |
| London Gold Market ReportFrom Adrian AshWHOLESALE GOLD bumped up to $1285 Tuesday lunchtime in London, reversing an overnight drop to fresh 3-week lows at $1277 as European stock markets slipped with government bond prices."A slip through the six-month support line at $1270.16 will confirm our bearish outlook," says Commerzbank's Axel Rudolph."We could potentially," says French bank Natixis' precious metals analyst Bernard Dahdah, "see gold prices reach levels of $850 to $1,000. But this is ourTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Jan Skoyles - The Real Asset Co |
| The Who’s Who of China’s gold market |
| In part four of Jan Skoyles and Koos Jansen’s look into China’s gold market they turn their attentions to the individuals behind the moves to get China investing in gold.
In our superb infographic we highlight the top ten. Read on to find out more about these individuals and some of their contemporaries.
In recent months we have been looking into the rapid development of China’s gold market. It seemed appropriate therefore to look at the individuals driving the new exchanges, facilitating goldTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Chris Ciovacco - Ciovacco Capital Management |
| Currency Wars: Money-Printing Wind At Stock Market's Back |
| While common sense tells us "printing our way to prosperity" seems like an
unlikely longer-term outcome, in the short run it can help push stock prices
higher. From Bloomberg:
The global currency wars are heating up again as central banks embark
on a new round of easing to combat a slowdown in growth. The European Central
Bank cut its key rate last week in a decision some investors say was intended
in part to curb the euro after it soared to the strongest since 2011. ThTuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Curious Case of Ben Bernanke |
| Based on the November gold Market Overview report.
Without a doubt, the biggest news in recent weeks has been the upcoming replacement of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke by Janet Yellen, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors and a highly qualified economist who, many predict will continue in the Bernanke mold.
Bernanke’s story is actually quite fascinating, and can teach us how to approach future Fed nominations. Before becoming the world’s most prominent central banker, Bernanke was a university proMonday, November 11, 2013 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
| Race to bottom resumes as central bankers ease anew |
| By Emma Charlton and John Detrixhe
Bloomberg News
Monday, November 11, 2013
The global currency wars are heating up again as central banks embark on a new round of easing to combat a slowdown in growth.
The European Central Bank cut its key rate last week in a decision some investors say was intended in part to curb the euro after it soared to the strongest since 2011. The same day, Czech policy makers said they were intervening in the currency market for the first time in 11 years to weaken thMonday, November 11, 2013 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Speculation "Driving Gold" Near 4-Week Lows as Chinese Market Gets "Massive Vote of Conf |
| London Gold Market ReportFrom Adrian AshWHOLESALE DEALING in gold was muted Monday morning in London, with prices bouncing off their lowest level in almost 4 weeks at $1280 per ounce as European stock markets rose.Major government bonds ticked higher after Friday's sharp sell-off on strong US jobs data.Silver prices also fell to their lowest level since Oct. 17th, turning higher from $21.26.The Sterling price of gold dipped below £800 per ounce ? a level first reached in May 2010 ? for the thirdMonday, November 11, 2013 |
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| Chris Powell - GATA |
| Regulators urged to probe metals markets abuse |
| If they were serious, they could start with their own central bank, the Bank of England.
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By Patrick Jenkins and Jack Farchy
Financial Times, London
Sunday, November 10, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c8c50b88-48a1-11e3-a3ef-00144feabdc0.html
Britain's parliamentary financial watchdog has urged regulators to probe potential abuses in metals markets as deeply as they are investigating the ongoing scandals over foreign exchange and Libor benchmark interest rates.
Andrew Tyrie, chairman oMonday, November 11, 2013 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| ECB Following Path of Japan, Including Similarly Ridiculous Statements |
| Rather than writeoff bad loans at European banks, the ECB has chosen the bury your head in the sand, extend-and-pretend path of Japan.
This is despite the fact the Japanese plan has taken multiple decades without producing meaningful results.
"More Room For Rate Cuts"
For example, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure says "ECB Can Cut Rates Further, Offer Liquidity".
The European Central Bank can trim interest rates further and provide the banking system with liquidity, ECB Executive BoSunday, November 10, 2013 |
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| Chris Ciovacco - Ciovacco Capital Management |
| 3 Reasons Stocks Could Move Significantly Higher |
| Three Tailwinds Could Converge For Bulls
Central banks continue to print
13-year S&P 500 breakout
The economy is still growing
We Can Accomplish More Working Together
The man sitting in the big chair at the European Central Bank (ECB) pledged
to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro. Recent economic data from Europe
has had a deflationary slant, which prompted the following tweet:
True to his word, Mario Draghi sent currency traders scrambling after this
week's formal ECB polSaturday, November 09, 2013 |
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