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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| The origin of cycles |
| It was Karl Marx who was among the first believers that cyclical behaviour was endemic to free markets.He lived through a time when there was a regular cycle of boom and bust, with phases of economic expansion followed by contraction. Workers were employed and then unemployed, and the only way this could be stopped, in Marxian economics, was for the workers to acquire the means of production, or more correctly, the state to do so on their behalf.Other economists, such as Jevons and Wicksell, recSunday, January 24, 2021 |
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| Silver technicals - Zealllc |
 Silver Bull Seasonals |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Global Debt Crisis II Cometh |
| – Global debt ‘area of weakness’ and could ‘induce financial panic’ – King warns– Global debt to GDP now 40 per cent higher than it was a decade ago – BIS warn
– Global non-financial corporate debt grew by 15% to 96% of GDP in the past six years
– US mortgage rates hit highest level since May 2014– US student loans near $1.4 trillion, 40% expected to default in next 5 years– UK consumer debt hit £200b, highest level in 30 years, 25% of households behind on repayments
The ducks are beginning to Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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 | Adrian Ash - Bullion Vault |
| 'Buy Gold!' says the Bank of England |
| Failing that, ask its pension fund for a few index-linked Gilts...
The BANK of ENGLAND announced its latest policy decision in London today,
writes Adrian Ash at BullionVault.
In effect it told UK investors and savers to buy gold. Because gold tends to rise when interest rates fail to rise faster than the cost of living.
Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will Surge in Bond Yields Smash Gold |
| Yields on U.S. Treasuries have leaped recently. It will wreck the yellow metal. Or maybe not.
Yields Reach New Heights. Breakthrough for Gold?
Last week, we wrote that concerns emerged that China could stop or slow buying the U.S. Treasuries. The U.S. bond yields reacted strongly. We noted that in theory it should sink gold, but the usual “correlation between bullion and Treasury yields broke down thanks to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, which supported the gold prices”. Due to the importaThursday, January 18, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Silver Bullion 'Set to Beat Gold' in 2018 as Both Hit 5-Month Lows, Bitcoin Whips 20 from New Top |
| GOLD and SILVER prices steadied above 5-month lows versus the US Dollar in London trade Friday, rallying into the weekend as global stock markets rose.
The
EuroStoxx 50 index of Europe's largest corporations added 1.8% for the week.
Commodities edged higher but major government bond prices slipped further from Thursday's drop, when gold fell to its lowest since early July at $1244 pFriday, December 8, 2017 |
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 | Keith Weiner - Monetary Metals |
| The Cycle of Falling Interest |
| Over the past few weeks, we have looked at the effects of falling interest rates: falling discount applied to future cash flows (and hence rising stock and bond prices), and especially falling marginal productivity of debt (MPoD). Falling MPoD means that we get less and less GDP “juice” for each new dollar of borrowing “squeeze”.
Last week, we proposed an economic law: if MPoD < 1 then the economy is unsustainable.
MPoD has been falling since at least 1950, and is currently well under 0.4 (havinTuesday, November 14, 2017 |
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 | Stewart Dougherty |
Electronic Gold: The Deep State’s Corrupt Threat to Human Prosperity and Freedom  |
| There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate.” Final blog entry by Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, renowned Maltese investigative reporter who specialized in exposing state corruption; posted on 16 October 2017, one day before she and her vehicle were blown to bits by a car bomb in Bidnija, MaltaIn 2011, gold pulled a “Bitcoin” before anyone even knew what Bitcoin was: its price went vertical to $1,900 per ounce. Inflation-adjusted, the price was still faTuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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 | Jeff Clark - Goldsilver |
| Is Clark Kent Transforming into Superman The Buildup in Gold Trading Volumes |
| It was one of the coolest scenes in the "Adventures of Superman" show: Clark Kent ripping back his business suit to reveal the Superman outfit underneath while he sprints to save the day. Probably millions of people have seen that transformation.Well, a similar transformation may be underway with gold, one that shows this market may be ready to fly…I noticed a curious development in a gold chart from my regular readings, one the author only made a passing mention of. I hadn’t seen it highlightedWednesday, October 25, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Investment In Germany Surges – Now World’s Largest Gold Buyers |
| – Gold investment in Germany surged in past 10 years
– Germans are largest gold buyers in world: WGC research
– Gold investment in Germany surges to €6.8B in 2016
– Gold demand per person is highest in world – double Chinese, UK and U.S. demand
– Gold one of the most popular investment for retail investors especially those with high incomes
– 59% of respondents agreed with the statement that
gold will never lose its value in the long-term
– 48% agreed with the statement that owning gold
makes meFriday, October 6, 2017 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Bitcoin “Probably Worth Zero” |
| What’s Bitcoin worth?
At this moment on September 27, 2015, it’s worth $3,786.50.
Yet, Wall Street Journal writer James Mackintosh says Bitcoin’s Wild Ride Shows The Truth: It Is Probably Worth Zero.
Behind every bubble is a good idea bursting to get out, and bitcoin kind of looks like a good idea, at least if you squint a bit. A digital currency without borders that governments can’t control and that allows secret online transactions? I’m in. Bitcoin itself? Not so much.
So is a single bitcoinMonday, September 25, 2017 |
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| Rick Ackerman |
| Two Scenarios in Gold -- One Very Bullish, the Other Moderately Bearish |
| We’ve been using an 1194.40 correction target for a while, but today’s chart, a continuous daily, shows a bigger picture that is intended to ward off despair. First the bad news. The red abc pattern projects to as low as 1100.60, a $116 drop from these levels. That is my worst-case scenario for the next 8-10 weeks, and the odds of this target being reached would shorten if the futures were to close below 1195 for three consecutive days. The good news is that there is a much larger, bullish patFriday, July 14, 2017 |
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 | Chris Powell - GATA |
| Financial Times calls gold's flash crash 'mysterious' |
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Gold Remains Under Pressure After Mysterious Drop
By Adam Samson
Financial Times, Lodon
Monday, June 26, 2017
Gold, one of this year's best-performing commodities, is still pinned around the day's lows after a mysterious tumble earlier today.
Spot gold was recently down $12.69, or 1 percent, at $1,243.9 a troy ounce. That represented a modest recovery from the day’s lows of $1,236.43, which was the weakest level on an intraday basis since May, according to Bloomberg data.
Traders struggledTuesday, June 27, 2017 |
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| USA GOLD - USA Gold |
| Gold remains under pressure after mysterious drop |
| FT/Adam Samson/06-26-17
Gold, one of this year’s best-performing commodities, is still pinned around the day’s lows after a mysterious tumble earlier on Monday.
…Traders struggled to pin the fall on a particular event, with some analysts suggesting that an accidental ‘fat finger’ trade may have triggered the initial fall, although moves like that typically immediately unwind.
…Precious metals have received a boost this year from a soggy dollar, which makes them more desirable to international inMonday, June 26, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Reflation, Deflation and Gold |
| One of the most important economic debate today is whether the economy will experience reflation or deflation (or low inflation) in the upcoming months. Has the recent reflation been only a temporary jump? Or has it marked the beginning of a new trend? Is the global economy accelerating or are we heading into the next recession? It goes without saying that it is a key investment issue because of the implications for different asset classes, including the precious metals. Let’s try to outline theFriday, June 16, 2017 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Gold One Week before British Election |
| There is only one week left before the U.K. general election. What are the current polls and what do they mean for the gold market?
When the campaign started some polls gave the Conservative Party almost twice as much votes as the Labour Party – in short, a landslide victory was the most likely outcome. However, Theresa May’s lead in polls has recently narrowed. She is still expected to win, but she blew a huge advantage. Actually, the Tories may lose some seats. As one can see in the chart beloThursday, June 1, 2017 |
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 | Adam Hamilton - Zealllc |
| Gold Hostage to Stocks |
| Gold
has had a wild ride since Trump’s surprise election win in early
November. This metal first plunged then surged, ultimately making
little headway. It wasn’t until mid-April that gold regained its
pre-election levels. This overall lackluster gold action was
confounding given all the mounting uncertainties. But it once again
highlights that gold investment demand is often hostage to the US
stock markets’ fortunes.
Before the election, gold surged every tFriday, April 28, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Heraeus Gold Refinery Buys Swiss Refiner Argor-Heraeus |
| – Heraeus gold and precious metals refinery buys Swiss refinery Argor-Heraeus
– Heraeus reported to have paid “few hundred million euros for the remaining Argor shares”
– Argor-Heraeus “goodwill” alone reported to have been valued at over “half a billion Swiss francs”
– Global technology & precious metals refiner Heraeus will acquire stakes from Commerzbank and Austrian Mint
– Heraeus involved with Argor-Heraeus since 1986
– Swiss refinery Argor Heraeus once fully-owned by UBS
– Heraeus to profiWednesday, April 5, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Digital Gold On Blockchain – For Now Caveat Emptor |
| Digital Gold On The Blockchain – For Now Caveat Emptor
– Bitcoin surpasses gold price – a psychological and arbitrary headline
– Royal Mint blockchain gold asks you to trust in the UK government
– Royal Canadian Mint and GoldMoney blockchain product asks you to trust in government and the technology, servers, websites etc of the providers
– Invest in a gold mine using cryptocurrency – but wait until 2022 for your gold and trust the miners that it is there
– Blockchain and gold will likely make Monday, March 13, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Investing 101 – Beware Unallocated Gold Accounts With Indebted Bullion Banks and Mints (Part II) |
| Investors looking to gold again but gold buyers need to exert caution
Royal Mint – a royally expensive way to help the government
Unallocated gold – unsecured creditor of a bank?
If you cannot hold it, you do not own it
Own gold bullion coins as insurance, to reduce counter party risk and to preserve wealth
Conclusion – Reduce counter parties, Don’t over complicate
Yesterday we pointed out how the gold market is seeing renewed interest from new, first time gold buyers and gold investors. ConceThursday, March 9, 2017 |
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