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| RATIOS & INDEXES |
| Gold / Silver | 60.83 |
| Gold / Oil | 14.66 |
| Dowjones / Gold | 10.98 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Important Breakout in the Dow to Gold Ratio and Its Implications for Gold |
| There are several indications that the currency war is heating up, the gloves are coming off and new players are piling into the barroom brawl. First, Australia unexpectedly cut interest rates, then both the Swedish and New Zealand central bank governors were making their moves. Way down under, New Zealand’s central bank last week acknowledging that it had intervened in foreign exchange markets to try to fight any further appreciation of the country’s currency, known as the kiwi. The New ZealandWednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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 | Keith Weiner - Keth Weiner |
 The Dollar is Going Up |
| Let's take a look at a few graphs of the dollar, from Feb 1, 2013 through
Friday May 17, 2013. Yes, I said graphs of the dollar. I've priced the dollar
in gold first (of course), then silver, the euro, and even the yen. The pattern
is obvious. The dollar is going up.
I did not show copper, lumber, or wheat though they show the same trend. These
commodities are not money, of course.
My point is simple. It's not gold that is going anywhere. In past articles,
I've used the analoWednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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 | Chris Ciovacco - Ciovacco Capital Management |
| Will Wednesday's Fed Minutes Spark Sell-Off? |
| Since the S&P 500 made an intraday low of 1,536 on April 18, the widely-followed
stock index has tacked on 130 points and the markets have migrated back to
full-bore risk-on mode.
Wednesday Winddown?
Two key events this Wednesday could give investors an excuse to book some
profits:
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak before Congress.
Fed minutes are due to be released.
There appears to be little evidence to suggest Bernanke will drift from his
recent guardedMonday, May 20, 2013 |
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 | John Rubino - Dollar Collapse |
| When Hedge Funds Go Short, Gold Goes Up |
| Bloomberg is reporting on the rising number of hedge funds shorting gold:
Gold
Bear Bets Reach Record as Soros Cuts Holdings
Hedge-fund managers are making the biggest ever bet against gold as billionaire
George Soros sold holdings last quarter and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted
more declines after the longest slump in four years.
The funds and other large speculators held 74,432 so-called short contracts
on May 14, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data shMonday, May 20, 2013 |
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 | Jesse - Le Café Américain |
Paper Gold, Metal Gold - When Worlds Diverge  |
| "Price discovery is not a sexy function of markets, but it is critical to the efficient allocation of scarce capital and resources, and to the preservation of the long term wealth of investors and the economy as a whole. If price discovery is compromised by manipulation, then we will all be gradually impoverished and the economy will be imbalanced and unstable."
London Banker, Lies, Damn Lies, and Libor
There are a number of ways to account for it, but this divergence between 'market prices' aSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Hollande Asks ECB to Engage in Japanese Style Currency Debasement |
| French president Francois has had enough of austerity but claims he "cannot do it alone". The Financial Times reports François Hollande goes on ‘offensive’ over stalled EU economy.
François Hollande promised an “offensive” to bring “more growth and less austerity” to Europe as he launched a bid to resurrect his presidency.
Mr Hollande said the first priority of his second-year “offensive” was a four-point plan to “get Europe out of its torpor” – concentrating on combating youth unemployment aSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Clif Droke |
| When central banks buy stocks |
| The investment story of the year to date is the central bank-led financial market recovery. While everyone is aware of the impact the Fed's $85 billion-a-month asset purchases is having on stocks, few investors realize that central banks are making direct purchases of stocks. The implication of this new development is shocking. Bank of America stated that global central banks have cut rates an incredible 511 times since June 2007 in an effort at re-inflating the global economy. "Most centralSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd |
| Give It A Doubt |
| Many, many years ago during a lengthy argument with a friend he told me to ‘give it a doubt’ – he meant I was wrong.
The herd is convinced the commodities boom is over. Doom and gloom, the sky is falling, the bears argument sounds convincing - growth has stopped, economies are slowing. Looking at the TSX.V’s performance (most of the world’s minSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Jan Skoyles - The Real Asset Co |
| Unveiling the gold market’s working parts |
| On the 12th and 15th April gold fell victim to a price smash.
Why this happened is something which is open to much analysis and theorising. For the mainstream media it was down to an improving global economy and the need to hold gold no longer existed, for those in the world of gold investment this was perhaps down to more of the politics behind the gold-market than the economics.
On April 12th 3.4 million ounces (100 tonnes) of gold was sold in the US futures markets. This was just for startersSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Gary Dorsch - SirChartsAlot |
| How High can the US$ Fly versus Japan's Yen? |
| The Wise Sages of Ancient days used to say, "The fate of a Liar, is that nobody
believes him, - even when he's speaking the truth!" Such is the predicament
of Japan's propaganda artists, including the Prime Minister, the Finance minister,
and central bank chief, who are all trying to cover-up their boldest scheme
yet, to crush the value of the Japanese yen, against the currencies of its
major trading partners. On May 11th, the finance chiefs of the Group of Seven
(G-7) gave Tokyo theSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | The Gold Report |
| Gold and Bitcoin: Currencies of the Future?James Turk |
| The Gold Report: James, from your perspective in Europe, is the region in as bad a financial crisis as it appears in the headlines here in the U.S.?
James Turk: Yes, it really is. However, Europe is a big place, and you have to look at the individual countries one by one to understand the situation. Generally speaking, the Mediterranean countries are in the worst shape. Germany has been in the best shape, although recent economic data indicate it may be falling into a recession again. France isSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Ranting Andy - Miles Franklin |
| Physical vs Paper PM’s – CASE CLOSED! |
| Sometimes pictures tell more than words; so I’m going to show you some graphics that prove TPTB may have won the recent “battle”; but are MASSIVELY losing their “war” against REAL MONEY – a war, I might add, they have ALWAYS lost…
Research shows ALL Paper Money Systems Failed
Whilst PAPER PM prices were violently attacked during mid-April’s “ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES DESTRUCTION”…
…in both gold and sSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Deepcaster |
| Biggest Bubble About to Burst |
| "Nothing is normal: not the economy, not the financial system, not the financial markets and not the political system. The system remains still in the throes and aftershocks of the 2008 panic and the near-systemic collapse, and from the ongoing responses to same by the Federal Reserve and federal government. Further panic is possible and hyperinflation is inevitable. "The economic and systemic solvency crises of the last eight years continue. There never was an actual recovery following tSaturday, May 18, 2013 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Wars: U.S. Undermining Iranian Currency By Blocking Gold Imports |
| Today’s AM fix was USD 1,376.75, EUR 1,069.15 and GBP 903.62 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,377.00, EUR 1,070.01 and GBP 904.32 per ounce.
Cross Currency Table – (Bloomberg)
Gold fell $6.00 or -0.43% yesterday to $1,386.70/oz and silver finished +0.71%.
Nothing has changed regarding the positive fundamentals of the physical gold market.
All that has changed is that the price of gold is again lower due to the machinations of technical traders and speculators. Paper gold sales are agaFriday, May 17, 2013 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Surge in Retail Gold Demand "Outweighed by ETF Selling" as Far East Premiums Hit New Hig |
| London Gold Market ReportGLOBAL GOLD prices fell further at the start of London trade on Thursday, hitting new 1-month lows beneath $1370 per ounce but leaving gold bars traded in East Asia at record-high premiums."[Western] investors appear to be tired of gold as a safe haven," says Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler, quoted by Reuters, because "they anticipate the end of loose monetary policies, possibly by the end of this year or maybe early next year."With US consumer price inflation data duThursday, May 16, 2013 |
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| Ben Traynor - Bullion Vault |
| Precious Metals Hit 3-Week Lows, ETFs "Could Sell Another 250 Tonnes of Gold" |
| London Gold Market ReportWHOLESALE gold bullion prices fell to three week lows around $1410 an ounce Wednesday, as European stock markets ticked higher, reversing earlier losses following disappointing Eurozone growth data.Gold in Euros fell as low as ?1094 an ounce, while gold in Sterling fell below £930 an ounce."Gold spot is approaching the support [level] of $1403 [an ounce]," say technical analysts at Societe Generale."There is no significant level of support between here and the low from AWednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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