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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
A beginner's guide to investing in Gold  |
| One’s motivation for buying gold is fundamental to deciding in which form you should buy it. Are you a speculator, investor or saver? Do you wish to take a short term speculative position in gold? Are you investing for the short, medium or long term? Or are you diversifying, saving or using gold as a form of financial insurance?Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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 | Lew Rockwell |
What Exactly Is ‘Racism’  |
| I want to look at two words that the State and its hangers-on have employed with much success on behalf of increases in government power. One is racism. The other is equality.
What exactly is “racism”? We almost never hear a definition. I doubt anyone really knows what it is. If you’re inclined to dispute this, ask yourself why, if racism truly is something clear and determinate, there is such ceaseless disagreement over which thoughts and behaviors are “racist” and which are not?
If put on theThursday, February 4, 2021 |
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 | Tom DiLorenzo |
Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850): Between the French and Marginalist Revolutions  |
| CLAUDE FREDERIC BASTIAT was a French economist, legislator, and writer who championed private property, free markets, and limited government. Perhaps the main underlying theme ofBastiat's writings was that the free market was inherently a source of "economic harmony" among individuals, as long as government was restricted to the function of protecting the lives, liberties, and property of citizens from theft or aggression.Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
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 | Alasdair Macleod - FinanceandEconomics |
 Why gold is better than cash  |
| The question most often asked of gold bulls is, “At what price will you take your profits?” It is a question that betrays a lack of understanding about why anyone should own gold. Nevertheless, the simple answer must be, “When paper money stops losing its value”. This response should alert anyone who asks this question to the idea that owning fiat cash is the speculative position, not ownership of precious metals.Saturday, November 28, 2020 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Crock Of Gold Hidden In Ireland Happy Saint Patrick’s Day |
| Crock Of Gold In Ireland? Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Wishing you health, wealth and good luck this Saint Patrick’s Day!
May your home be filled with laughter
May your pockets be filled with gold And may you have all the happiness Your heart can holdThis Saint Patrick’s Day we bring you an interesting article from the Irish Post about the history of gold mining in Ireland and Ireland’s hidden gold hotspots.
IRELAND has a long and rich history of gold mining, dating back to the 1800s and continSunday, March 18, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Cup At Cheltenham – Gold Is For Winners, Not For the Gamblers |
| – Gold Cup at Cheltenham – ‘The Olympics’ of the European horse racing calendar
– Gold Cup trophy contains 10 troy ounces of gold – worth £9,000
– £620 million bets on horses, 230,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk, 9.2 tonnes of potato eaten
– Since the 5th century BC, gold has been the ultimate prize to award champions and gold has been constantly and universally awarded as top prize
– Gold, like the summit of human achievement, is very rare and hence precious
– Gold is a great prize and Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Women’s Pension Crisis Highlights Dangers To Savers |
| – International Women’s Day highlights the underreported UK Women’s pension crisis– 2.66 million affected by UK government’s change to state pension act– Women’s pension crisis is one of many in the UK, where there is a £710bn deficit for prospective retirees– Changes by government highlights the counterparty risks pensions are exposed to– Global problem as pensions gap of developed countries growing by $28B per day– Savers and investors should look to invest in gold as part of their pensions
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| RaboDirect Closing – Gold May Protect From Irish Banks Going Belly Up Again |
| – RaboDirect Ireland to close online savings accounts in Irish market on May 16– RaboDirect holds over €3 billion in deposits from its 90,000 Irish customers– Irish savers now exposed to still indebted Irish banks and bail-ins
– Bonkers.ie David Kerr mentions “one of note” GoldCore and GoldSaver on RTE radioRaboDirect, the online savings bank, is set to close the deposit accounts of all 90,000 customers by May 16. Rabodirect’s 90,000 depositors have more than €3 billion on deposit with the bank.Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| RaboDirect Closing – Gold May Protect From Irish Banks Going “Belly Up Again” – Finuncane |
| – RaboDirect Ireland to close online savings accounts in Irish market on May 16– RaboDirect holds over €3 billion in deposits from its 90,000 Irish customers– Irish savers now exposed to still indebted Irish banks and bail-ins
– Marian Finucane heard recently that buying gold is for “ordinary people” and not just for “rich and posh people”
– By owning gold “if banks go belly up again you would be covered” – Finucane
– Bonkers.ie David Kerr mentions “one of note” GoldCore and GoldSaver
– DepositoTuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
 Gold $10,000 Goldnomics Podcast Quotations and Transcript |
| In the latest Goldnomics latest podcast, we consider whether the gold price will reach $10,000 per ounce in the coming years and what factors will drive prices.
Watch on YouTube or read the quotations and transcript below.
Dave: Hello and welcome to the Goldnomics podcast where we look at global markets through the lens of precious metals. And you can keep your eye out for new episodes on iTunes, on SoundCloud and also on YouTube and you can like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
And wsoSunday, March 4, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Prices Steady from Powell's Fed Rate Forecast, Platinum Up 6 for 2018 Despite 'Death Knell for Diesel' |
| GOLD PRICES steadied at multi-week lows on Wednesday as the Dollar paused its gains but world stock markets followed Wall Street lower after new Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell told US lawmakers to expect further interest rate hikes.
Extending its sharpest 1-week drop of 2018 to date, gold fell another $20 per ounce between Tuesday morning and the end of London trade yesterday, bouncing off a 2-week low of $1314 overnight.
Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
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 | Egon von Greyerz - Matterhorn AM |
| OWN GOLD BEFORE PANDORA REOPENS THE BOX |
| In the old Greek mythology, the opening of Pandora’s box unleashed many evils on the world. Within the next few years, we will see a modern Pandora’s box being opened that will lead to events in the world which will be as devastating as when the ancient box was opened. The very big difference is that this time the consequences will not be part of historical mythology. Instead they will be real and catastrophic for the whole world on a scale never experienced in history.
Pandora – the all givingFriday, February 23, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Bank Bail-In Risk In European Countries Seen In 5 Key Charts |
| Bank Bail-In Risk In Europe Seen In 5 Charts
– Nearly €1 trillion in non-performing loans poses risks to European banks’– Greece has highest non-performing loans as a share of total credit
– Italy has the biggest pile of bad debt in absolute terms– Bad debt in Italy is still “a major problem” which has to be addressed – ECB– Level of bad loans in Italy remains above that seen before the financial crisis
– Deposits in banks in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic and Portugal most at riTuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Shrinkflation Intensifies – Stealth Inflation As Thousands of Food Products Shrink In Size, Not Price |
| – Shrinkflation continues to take hold across UK, Ireland and US for sixth year running– Shrinkflation sees consumers gets less product, but at the same or increased price– 2,500 products have shrunk according to Office of National Statistics in UK– Reported inflation is between 1.7% and 3% but actually much higher– Shrinkflation is financial fraud, unreported inflation in stealth mode– Gold is hedging inflation and shrinkflation
Editor: Mark O’Byrne
Two bars of the Toblerone Swiss chocolate. NeMonday, February 5, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Cyber War Coming In 2018 |
| – Cyber war is increasing threat – Investors are not prepared for– Third most likely global risk in 2018 is cyber war say WEF
– “Scale and sophistication of attacks is going to grow”– EU, US, NATO lay down ground rules for offensive cyber war– Ireland is viable target for attackers but is ‘grossly unprepared for cyber war’– UK should expect attack that cripples infrastructure within 2 years
– Trump administration may use nuclear weapons in response to cyber attacks– Cyber war designed to have a Wednesday, January 24, 2018 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Global Pension Ponzi – Carillion Collapse One Of Many To Come |
| Pension Crisis And Deficit of £2.6B At Carillion To Impact UK Pensions
– Carillion collapses leaving a £900 million debt pile and 30,000 pensions at risk– Carillion PLC share price has collapsed 94% in last twelve months– Private analysis of Carillion’s pension deficit reveals it to be as high as £2.6 billion– Figure adds to the UK’s ongoing pension crisis, both private and state are severely underfunded– UK’s Private Pension Fund already has a levy of £550 million for next twelve months– UK staMonday, January 22, 2018 |
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| Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| The truth about trade |
| The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as the US develops her trade policy, particularly with respect to China, and as the UK negotiates her Brexit terms with the EU. Ignorance dominates this subject. Surely, people say, industry should be protected from unfair trade practices, such as goods manufactured in foreign sweat-shops, or unfair dumping of commodities, such as steel. If President Trump caThursday, January 18, 2018 |
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 | The Gold Report |
| A Pair of Gold Companies Log Changes, Make Progress |
| Adrian Day of Adrian Day Asset Management provides updates on two resource companies, one of which has "exciting recent reports."
Miranda Gold Corp. (MAD:TSX.V, 0.055 x 0.06) has seen much news recently. First, Ken Cunningham resigned as chairman, and leaves the board. He was the long-time CEO (since 2003), reviving Miranda, before turning over the CEO role to Joseph Hebert (long-time chief geologist at Miranda) last year. It can be difficult for a newSaturday, December 23, 2017 |
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| Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle |
| Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, and partly due to evidence of economic recovery in the Eurozone, at long last. And finally, anyone who can put digit to computer key has been absorbed by the cryptocurrency phenomenon.Just because commentary is focused elsewhere does not meaFriday, December 15, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| UK Pensions Risk – Time to Rebalance and Allocate to Cash and Gold |
| – Value of Sterling and increased risks place pressure on pensioners both in UK and abroad– 500,000 British expats face ‘frozen’ pensions– 61% of UK Direct Benefit pension schemes have more money going out than coming in– OECD report finds ‘UK workers face the biggest retirement cliff edge in developed world’– Combined pension deficit of FTSE 350 companies is at 70% of their profits– One in three wealth managers are holding cash for clients in anticipation of a market crash
Source: ProfessionalpThursday, December 14, 2017 |
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