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| Silver Hit by Heaviest Bearish Betting in 15 Years, Gold Prices Unmoved by Italy's 'Messy' Election |
| GOLD PRICES held onto last week's closing level Monday morning in London as the weekend's national elections in Italy – the Eurozone's third largest economy – gave no clear winner overall,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
Analysts and traders were further worried by US President Donald Trump's open declaration of
a "trade war", with commodity prices slipping and major government bonds rising.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Rally from Hard ... |
| GOLD PRICES regained half of last week's losses on Monday morning in London as the US Dollar inched down ahead of US inflation data and the new Fed chief Jerome Powell's first congressional testimony,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell will speak about US monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday and the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.
Monday, February 26, 2018 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Will the Great Unwind Sink Gold |
| In the August 2017 edition of the Market Overview, we analyzed the hawkish turn among major central banks. We pointed out that “Europe has recently been among the most surprising positive economic regions in the world”, which should induce the ECB to taper its quantitative easing program in the fall, supporting both the EUR/USD exchange rate and the price of gold. This is exactly what happened. The dollar lost more than 3 percent in 2018 against the euro, while gold jumped above $1,350 (as of JaFriday, February 2, 2018 |
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 | Chris Powell - GATA |
| Germany's gold repatriation leader elected chairman of Bundestag's budget committee |
| By Guy Chazan
Financial Times, London
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
An MP for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been elected chairman of the German Bundestag's powerful budget committee, in a significant coup for the populist party.
A fierce Eurosceptic who has criticised the eurozone bailouts and attacked Angela Merkel’s liberal refugee policy, Peter Boehringer once described Germany's Muslim population as "a great danger to our state."
Chairmanship of the budget committee, which has a Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| While Everyone Focuses on U.S. Government Shutdown, This Country Faces Crisis |
| The U.S. government partially closed at midnight on Friday. But the UK deals with a much more serious crisis. Potentially also for gold.
Unlike the U.S. Government, the Gold Market Never Closes
So it happened again. The most powerful country in the world didn’t manage to renew another short-term government funding extension. It’s quite embarrassing, but we all should already get used to it. Since 1976, there have been almost 20 previous occurrences. But the world never collapsed. Why should it, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Price Steady as US Government Shutdown Hits Dollar, Platinum Bulls Jump |
| GOLD PRICES held steady as the Dollar remained weak Monday morning amid the US government shutdown,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault – the first since October 2013.
After recording the
6th weekly gain in succession at the London PM benchmarking, wholesale gold bullion prices traded in a $6 range around Friday's close at $1331 per ounce.
Gold for Euro and otherMonday, January 22, 2018 |
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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
 One-year score card for Trump |
| We understand our politicians to be human, with much that that implies. In a democracy, politics is a competitive business, which means that generally well-balanced individuals tend to succeed, while those who are obviously unbalanced do not. And as for political power corrupting individuals, that is normally limited by the obligation to periodically seek an electoral mandate. That, at least is the theory, but in late-2016, the election of President-elect Donald Trump caused us all to question tFriday, January 12, 2018 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
 EU Threatens Poland With Article 7, Loss of Voting Rights  |
| The EU is upset with Poland because it doesn't uphold "European Values". In response, the EU threatens Article 7. Background
Article 2 of EU treaty demands countries in the EU Promote and Safeguard European Values Article 7 is a sanctions procedure that the EU can impose on countries the EU deems to have violated Article 2. Article 7 has never been used.
Sanctions include removal of voting rights.
Poland has irked the EU because of judicial reforms the EU does not agree with, and also becauMonday, December 18, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Buying Price Near $1300 on 'Cyber Monday' as Dollar Hits 2-Month Low, 'Fraud Bubble' Bitcoin Jumps |
| GOLD BUYING grew on Monday morning as Asian stocks resumed their decline and the US Dollar dropped to a 2-month low ahead of tomorrow's key US Congressional hearing on Donald Trump's choice of Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as head of the Federal Reserve,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
With US consumers expected to keep shopping as Wall Street traders returned to work on 'Cyber Monday', the Dollar fell on the FX Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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| The Key to Profitably Ending Precious Metals Price Suppression And Other Markets Manipulation! |
| DEEPCASTER LLCFORTRESS ASSETS PORTFOLIO | LETTERS, ALERTS & ARTICLESHIGH POTENTIAL SPECULATOR | HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIOPreserve & Enhance WealthInvestment & Geopolitical IntelligenceHere we Reveal the heretofore unacknowledged Necessary (but not entirely sufficient) Condition for Profitably (to Investors) ending Precious Metals Price Suppression and other Markets Manipulation.Even some of the Mainstream Media have now finally acknowledged that the private, for-profit, Federal Reserve-led Globalist Friday, November 24, 2017 |
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 | Jan Skoyles - GoldCore |
| Geopolitical Risk Highest “In Four Decades” – Gold Demand in Germany and Globally to Remain Robust |
| – Geopolitical risk highest “in four decades” should push gold higher – Citi
– Elections, political and macroeconomic crises and war lead to gold investment
– Political uncertainty in Germany means “gold likely to remain in good demand as a safe haven” say Commerzbank
– “There has rarely been such political uncertainty in Germany at any time in the country’s post-war history” – Commerzbank
– Reduce counter party risk: own safe haven allocated and segregated gold
Editor: Mark O’Byrne
The geopolWednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Merkel Backs New German Elections: Procedures Dictate Spring 2018 |
| Angela Merkel backed new elections after coalition talks collapsed. Procedures suggest elections in Spring of 2018.Angela Merkel is not officially chancellor. Her role in calling new elections is limited. The power to call new elections is up to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
However, the Independent reports Steinmeier called on the parties to “reconsider their attitudes” in order to avert a political crisis in what has long been the most stable country in the EU.
“I expect the parties to mMonday, November 20, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Platinum Betting Turns Positive as Gold Bullion Finds Another 'Event-Driven Bid' |
| GOLD BULLION slipped together with silver and platinum ahead of the US open on Monday, down 0.5% from last week's 1-month high just below $1300 per ounce as world stock markets fell following the weekend's collapse of coalition government talks in Germany.
With pundits calling it Germany's
"worst political crisis in decades", current Chancellor Angela Merkel met this morning with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier after the Free DemoMonday, November 20, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Merkel Coalition Collapses: New Elections Coming |
| Merkel's coalition talks collapsed when FDP leader walked out stating “It is better not to govern than to govern badly.”Irreconcilable migration and energy differences between four parties led to a Collapse in Merkel's Coalition Talks . Chancellor Angela Merkel has two unpleasant options: Forming a minority government or fresh elections.
Exploratory talks to form Germany’s next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) waMonday, November 20, 2017 |
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| Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
The Brexit chicken game  |
| At last, there are signs a sense of reality is dawning on the EU’s negotiators about the futility of trying to force the UK to agree to a divorce settlement before talking about trade. However, there are still vestiges of a hope that Britain won’t leave the EU after all. Donald Tusk, the current European Council President, indicated it was still an option as recently as this week, but these hopes are wishful thinking.It has taken thinly-veiled threats from the UK to leave without a deal, unlessFriday, November 3, 2017 |
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| Jan Skoyles - GoldCore |
| Gold Will Be Safe Haven Again In Looming EU Crisis |
| – 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
Editor: Mark O’Byrne
When we talk about the Eurozone crisis we are usThursday, October 26, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Price Slips as Bond Yields Rise But UK Rate Hike 'Not Certain' Despite 5-Yr Inflation High |
| GOLD PRICES gave back yesterday's bounce against a rising Dollar in London on Tuesday as world stock markets ignored Wall Street's drop, bond yields rose, and a UK policy-maker tried to cool expectations for a hike in Pound Sterling interest rates.
America's S&P500 index last night capped a 5-day streak of new all-time record highs by falling 0.4%, led lower by the worst day for multinational General Electric (NYSE:GE) since August 2011 on a
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 |
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| “Gold prices to reach $1,400 before the end of the year” – GoldCore |
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Gold finished sharply higher on Monday, recouping roughly half of last week’s loss, as declines in the U.S. stock market and growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea lifted prices for the yellow metal to the highest settlement in more than a week.
December gold rose $14, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,311.50 an ounce. Prices, which lost about 2.1% last week, saw their highest finish since Sept. 15, according to FastSet data as reported by Marketwatch.
“The backdrop for gold today is as buTuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Fall after Merkel's Re-Election in German Election |
| GOLD PRICES eased back on Monday in London but stayed above last week's near 4-week low after Angela Merkel won the general election in Germany,
writes Steffen Grosshauser at BullionVault.
The US Dollar rose and the Euro fell however after the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won 1-in-8 votes in the German elections.
With Dollar gold prices slipping back towards $1291 Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Merkel Wins But Grand Coalition Loses: Major Parties Suffer Worst-Ever Results, AfD Solidly in 3rd Place |
| Angela Merkel won her fourth term but the results were not pretty either for Merkel’s CDU/CSU party or SPD, her Grand Coalition partner following the last election.
Support for major parties nose-dived and the Eurosceptic AfD party is now the third largest party in Germany.
Rather than enter another Grand Coalition, SPD has indicated it will go into opposition.
The above chart from the Financial Times.
With SPD bowing out, Merkel has two unfortunate choices: Enter a three-way coalition or Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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