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 | Jeff Clark - Goldsilver |
| What Happens to Gold and Silver When the Stock Market Crashes |
| Many investors hold gold and silver to hedge against various crises. But does this hedge hold up during stock market crashes?It’s a common assumption that gold and silver prices will fall right along with the market. And if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to wait to buy them until after the dust settles?Before formulating a strategy, let’s first look at price data from past stock market crashes…The Message from HistoryI looked at past stock market crashes and measMonday, January 25, 2021 |
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 | John Butler - Goldmoney |
| Financial crisis dynamics, the ‘shadow’ gold demand, and Mene |
| The study of financial crises is as old as the economics discipline itself. One of the most prominent theorists of financial crises ever to hold a senior Federal Reserve policy position was John Exter, vice-president of the New York Federal Reserve during the 1950s. Several years ago I co-wrote a series of essays on Exter’s theories together with his sonin- law, Barry Downs. In this paper, building on Exter’s work, including his eponymous ‘pyramid’, I introduce a new ‘hourglass’ framework for unSaturday, November 14, 2020 |
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 | Antal E. Fekete - Gold University |
| Remobilize Gold To Save The World Economy! |
| Let me explain. Gold is the only ultimate extinguisher of debt. Other extinguishers do, of
course, exist but they are not ultimate in that they have a counterpart in the liability column of
the balance sheet of someone else. Gold has no such liability attached to it. Gold is where the
buck stops. It is this propertyTuesday, May 5, 2020 |
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 | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
| Defending a Venezuelan Homestead: “Eventually people will come for what you have” |
| If you aren’t aware, a short time before the collapse became evident, the Venezuelan government confiscated all the guns from people. This left the population disarmed and vulnerable. In this article, Jose discusses some of the very real dangers of being at a rural homestead and ways to defend yourself if you do not have a gun.
by J.G. Martinez D.
My cousins there in the open country of Venezuela tMonday, January 14, 2019 |
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 | Keith Weiner - Monetary Metals |
| Standing Ready to Lease Gold |
| We will take another break from capital destruction, to treat a topic which has come up this week. On March 11, we said:
“…central bankers do not think about gold.
Granted, they once did. In the 1960’s, there was the now-infamous London Gold Pool to keep the price of gold at $35. This is endlessly cited as evidence of current central bank price suppression, without bothering to mention that until 1971 the official US policy was to maintain the dollar to gold exchange rate of $35 to the ounce. …
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 |
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 | Chris Martenson |
 Russia Did It! |
| This past week saw an enormous outpouring of respect and admiration for Stephen Hawking upon his passing.
In contrast to his frail health in life, his contributions to our understanding of the universe were prodigious and robust. Hawking's elevation of rational and intellectual truth above all else, even his failing body, inspired a generation of science lovers.
Perhaps, too, he represented something in desperately short supply in today's world: intellectual integrity.
Our lives are now fraughtFriday, March 16, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Fall, Silver Spec's Still Bearish as Attention Turns to the Fed |
| GOLD PRICES started the week lower against a falling US Dollar on Monday, while equity markets surged after Friday's strong US job data eased fears of inflation,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
With the US central bank expected to hike interest rates at its March meeting next week, gold fell 0.5% even as the Dollar dropped on the FX market, touching what technical analysts called "nearby support" at $1317 per ounce afterTuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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 | Ronan Manly - Bullion Star |
| LBMA Alchemy and the London Gold and Silver Markets: 2 Steps Back |
| “Did you think that the high-powered world of the LBMA would operate in a fishbowl for all to see?
We cannot take what is on the outside as evidence for what is on the inside.”
Thoughts of ANOTHER – October 1997
LBMA Gold Price and LBMA Silver Price – Price Publication Delays
In August 2014, the long-standing and tainted London Silver Fixing daily auction was replaced by a newly launched London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Silver Price daily auction. Similarly, in March 2015, the infamousThursday, March 8, 2018 |
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 | Chris Powell - GATA |
| U.S. Libor exposures larger than thought at $200 trillion |
| A committee of large banks tasked with helping U.S. derivatives markets move away from reliance on the London interbank offered rate (Libor) said today that the benchmark rate underpins more derivatives and loans than previously thought, adding to the need to reduce its influence.
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee said that around $200 trillion in U.S. dollar-based derivatives and loans are based on Libor, with derivatives accounting for around 95 percent of the exposures.
That is 25 perMonday, March 5, 2018 |
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 | Peter McKenzie-Brown - Language Instinct |
| Barbecues, Booms and Blogs |
| Barbecues, Booms and Blogs
Fifty Years of Public Relations in Calgary
ISBN number: 978-1-55059-363-1
Copy for inside front cover:
Public relations is "the management function which evaluates public attitudes, identifies the policies and procedures of an individual or organization with the public interest, and plans and executes a program of action to earn understanding and acceptance."
Canadian Public Relations Society definition
Title: Barbeques, Booms and BlogsSubSunday, March 4, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Flirts with $1300 on Solid US, Euro Inflation Data But China's Demand to Buy Supports |
| BUY GOLD prices in London's wholesale market erased the last of 2018's previous 4.9% gain on Thursday, falling back near $1300 per ounce after new US inflation data came in stronger than analysts forecast.
The PCE measure of US
consumer costs rose 1.7% in January from the same month last year, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported, holding the same pace of inflation as December.
Friday, March 2, 2018 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Peak Gold: Global Gold Supply Flat In 2017 As China Output Falls By 9 |
| Peak Gold: 2017 Supply Flat As China Output Falls By 9%
– China gold production falls by 9% to 420.5t in 2017– Chinese gold demand rose 4% to 953.3t in same period– China is largest producer and accounts for 15% of global gold production– China does not export gold. Increasing foreign gold acquisitions to meet demand– Global gold production flat – 3,269t in ’17 from 3,263t in ’16, smallest increase since ’08– is here: supply set to fall gradually while global demand remains robust
Editor: Mark Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Bitcoin and All Existing Cryptocurrencies Headed to Zero |
| MacroVoices host Erik Townsend has me convinced that Bitcoin fans have things ass-backward. Bitcoin is headed to zero.
Whether you are a Bitcoin fan or detractor, please do yourself a favor and play this excellent Webinar with Erik Townsend.
If you are a Bitcoin fan, don't let the title ‘Biggest Speculative Mania in History' scare you away. Instead, listen to the well-reasoned statements of Townsend.
Townsend compares current Bitcoin technology to the original Wright Brothers aircraft. There wilWednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Steady Ex-Dollar Amid 'Correction, Not Crash' in World Stocks, 2017 Coin and Bar Demand Weakest Since '09 |
| GOLD PRICES fell $10 per ounce against a resurgent US Dollar on Tuesday in London, erasing this week's earlier gain as world stock market sank for a third session running.
Solid gold
trading in Shanghai – where the Chinese stock market today sank over 3% – saw global quotes rise to $1345, with Tuesday's benchmark price in the No.1 consumer nation edging higher in Yuan terms.
Barely Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Rises As Global Stocks Plunge and Bitcoin Crashes 70 |
| – Gold gains 0.6% in USD and surges 1.7% in euros and pounds
– European stocks fall more than 3% at the open after sharp falls in Asia
– DJIA falls 1,175 points, S&P 500 down 4.1% and Nikkei plummets 4.7%– Gold rises from $1,330 to $1,342, £942 to £960 and €1,067 to €1,085 /oz– Bitcoin crashes another 10% and has now plummeted by 70% to below $6,000
– Increased risk aversion will drive safe haven demand for gold as its hedging properties are appreciated again
Source: Bloomberg via Mining.com
GoTuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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| Chris Martenson |
| It's Looking A Lot Like 2008 Now... |
| Economic and market conditions are eerily like they were in late 2007/early 2008.
Remember back then? Everything was going great.
Home prices were soaring. Jobs were plentiful.
The great cultural marketing machine was busy proclaiming that a new era of permanent prosperity had dawned, thanks to the steady leadership of Alan Greenspan and later Ben Bernanke.
And only a small cadre of cranks, like me, was singing a different tune; warning instead that a painful reckoning in our financial system wTuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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 | Oilprice.com - oilprice.com |
| 5 Top Picks As Luxury Markets Boom |
| The charming mysticism of precious stones is the stuff of legend, and today, these ‘tears of the gods’ are opening up major new opportunities for investors.
Now estimated to be worth north of $100 billion, the gemstone industry is growing in leaps and bounds, with analysts projecting that demand for diamonds and gemstones will continue to outstrip supply.
A lack of new discoveries, a growing inclination towards branded ornaments, a plunging dollar and ease of access thanks to online shopping havThursday, January 25, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| The Verge of "Overheating" Labor Market in Pictures |
| Economist Mark Zandi fears the tight jobs market may "overheat". In the Beige Book, the word "tight" came up 31 times.
Ahead of the last jobs report, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, offered this amusing comment as noted by ADP: “The job market ended the year strongly. Robust Christmas sales prompted retailers and delivery services to add to their payrolls. The tight labor market will get even tighter, raising the specter that it will overheat.”
For further discussion, please Monday, January 22, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Bullion May Have Room to Run As Chinese New Year Looms |
| Gold bullion tends to rise January and February before Chinese New Year (see table)
Gold is nearly 8% and $100 higher since Fed raised rates one month ago
Options traders are bullish and suggest gold has room to run (see chart)
Nervous in short term, positive in medium term – gold at $1,500 in 2018
From Bloomberg:
Gold’s breakneck rally eased this week, but tailwinds in both physical and paper markets suggest it’s got room to run.
Chinese New Year buying and option prices suggest the stars arFriday, January 19, 2018 |
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 | Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin |
| China Considers “Slowing or Halting Purchases of U.S. Treasuries” |
| Just when you might begin to wonder what could possibly be the latest nail in the coffin of the U.S. dollar, news breaks that China is now publicly considering walking away from the U.S. government debt market.
Last Wednesday Bloomberg reported that, “Senior government officials in Beijing reviewing the nation’s foreign-exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasuries.”
China is currently the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt. Which is why it would Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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