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| Gold / Silver | 63.27 |
| Gold / Oil | 13.98 |
| Dowjones / Gold | 11.13 |
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 | Jeffrey Nichols - Nichols on Gold |
 Suffering Gold |
| Gold continues to suffer under a cloud of bearish expectations. Its price has been trending lower for some 20 months now - and, at recent lows, it is off some 30 percent from the September 2011 all-time high of $1924.
A growing number of investors, analysts, and journalists are already writing obituaries for the decade-long bull market and foresee only a grim future for the yellow metal. These naysayers, most prominently economist Nouriel Roubini who gained some renown for predicting the finanTuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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 | Jim Willie CB - Hat Trick Letter |
 USTBond: Return to Sender  |
| The USTreasury Bond is the primary vehicle for the USDollar. Nations do not hold the USDollar in raw currency form, except for the crime syndicates. They hold them in USTBond form, in order to gather some interest income. In the last few years, not few months, but years, the interest has been next to nothing, and surely far less than what it should be, given the risk and the nasty undermine to value by the monetary action by the central bank itself. Paltry interest aside, with all its unfortunatWednesday, June 05, 2013 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Japanese Bond Rout Continues; BoJ Vows to Curb Bond Turbulence; Curbing Turbulence is Theoretically |
| Curve Watchers Anonymous has been watching a major selloff in Japanese bonds. Here are a couple charts to consider.
10-Year Japanese Government Bond Yield
5-Year Japanese Government Bond Yield
Since March 4, the 5-year yield has gone from 0.1% to 0.43%. Although a mere .33 percentage points, the move represents a 330% percent rise in in yield.
One Month Changes
Charts courtesy of Bloomberg
Note: Those charts were snapshots taken last evening. This morning, yields have settled down, fThursday, May 23, 2013 |
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 | Julian D. W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster |
| Gold & Silver Market Morning: May 20, 2013 |
| Gold Today - The gold pricecontinued to fall in New York to close at $1,354.70. In Asia on Monday morningthe gold price tried to drop another $15, but was then turned back above the$1,350 level in London. In London it Fixed at $1,353.75 down $23 on Friday andin the euro at ?1,051.947 down ?17, while the euro was slightly changed at ?1:$1.2869.Ahead of New York's opening it stood at$1,351.40 and in the euro at ?1,050.37. Silver Today - Silver closed at $21.54,in New York yesterday down 70 cents. Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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| Jeffrey Nichols - Nichols on Gold |
| GOLD: Where’s the Mojo? |
| Just when many gold-market participants and observers thought it safe to wade back into the long side of the market, the metal has taken another dive.
Having begun 2013 near $1,650, gold prices are now off about 15 percent for the year to date and some 25 percent from its all-time high just over $1,920 in September 2011. A number of writers have already declared the end of gold’s decade-long bull-market run. And, even some of the most outspoken gold bulls are worried that the yellow metal hasFriday, May 10, 2013 |
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 | Ranting Andy - Andy Hoffman |
| ViaMat Zurich Bullion Storage Transfers to Brink’s Montreal |
| On February 17th, shock waves were sent across the financial world when ViaMat – the world’s largest bullion storage operator – announced it would no longer service American clients at its Zurich facility, per the letter below…Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Switzerland to Hold Referendum Banning its Central Bank from Selling Gold Reserves |
| In Swiss law, private citizens can put forth any initiative that can gather 100,000 signatures. A campaign by the Swiss People's Party to "Save our Swiss Gold" gathered 106,052 signatures so a vote will be coming up.
Switzerland is to hold a referendum on a popular measure that would ban the central bank from selling its gold reserves and force it to keep at least 20 per cent of its assets in the metal.
Under the terms of “Save our Swiss Gold”, which is led by members of the ultra-conservativMonday, April 22, 2013 |
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 | Deepcaster |
| Mammoth Market Force Prospects |
| Normally, a short is when an investor thinks the price of a stock or commodity is going to fall. He wants to sell the item in advance of the fall, pocket the money, and then buy the item back after it falls in price, thus making money on the short sale.??with naked shorts, no physical metal is actually sold??Consider the 500 tons of paper gold sold on Friday. Begin with the question, how many ounces is 500 tonMonday, April 22, 2013 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Is Australia Next in Competitive Currency Debasement? |
| Japan, the US, the UK, Switzerland, China, and even the EU with the LTRO (and upcoming hinted at rate cuts) are all in on competitive currency debasement.
The question at hand is "who is next?" How about Australia?
The Sydney Morning Herald reports RBA May Have to Cap Australian Dollar
Ross Garnaut, one of the authors of the float of the Australian dollar 30 years ago, warns that the Reserve Bank might have to consider intervening to push the currency down to minimise the recession he sees cFriday, April 19, 2013 |
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| Deepcaster |
| Surmounting Mainstream Financial Media Spin, Distortion & Censorship |
| “Since the Financial Crisis erupted in 2007, the US Federal Reserve has engaged in dozens of interventions/ bailouts to try and prop up the financial system. Now, I realize that everyone knows the Fed is “printing money.” However, when you look at the list of bailouts/ money pumps it’s absolutely staggering how much money the Fed has thrown around….Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
Cyprus triggers preference for goods  |
| Almost certainly prices for goods in Cyprus will rise as a result of its banking crisis, because the imposition of capital controls will restrict imports, leading to supply bottlenecks. In addition residents will no longer be complacent about keeping money on deposit, but seek other alternatives. Large depositors may be trapped, but smaller local depositors will draw them down for cash to stock up on things needed tomorrow while they are available.
Cypriots will therefore change their preferenWednesday, April 03, 2013 |
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 | The Gold Report |
| Jeb Handwerger Follows the Smart Money to Undervalued Miners |
| The Gold Report: Gold recently witnessed some upside price support after the Cypriot parliament proposed taking money from private bank accounts to raise the ?5.8 billion needed to qualify for an international bailout. What was your first reaction to that news?
Jeb Handwerger: Any confiscation of bank accounts would just highlight what I have been saying for a long time?savers are losing money in their banks. Bank deposits are supposed to be a safe haven. Investors are going to seek out alternaTuesday, April 02, 2013 |
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 | Charleston Voice |
| Sold gold?: Swiss to vote on central bank gold reserves |
| Currently, Switzerland must keep at least
10 per cent of its assets in go.
A rightwing group has submitted more than 106,000 signatures to the federal authorities, seeking a vote on stopping the sale of gold reserves held by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). It also wants gold bars stored in the US to be returned.
The group, led by members of the Swiss People’s Party, the far-right Swiss Democrats and the Lega dei Ticinesi movemenThursday, March 21, 2013 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold And Silver Manipulation At London AM Fix Or New York COMEX? |
| Today’s AM fix was USD 1,593.25, EUR 1,219.39 and GBP 1,051.23 per ounce.
Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1585.00, EUR 1225.83 and GBP 1061.05 per ounce.
Gold was marginally higher yesterday and silver marginally lower. Gold rose just 20 cents and closed at $1,588.50/oz. Silver fell 15 cents to close at $28.75/oz.
Silver is trading at $28.80/oz, €22.40/oz and £19.20/oz. Platinum rose to $1,587.25/oz, palladium to $771.00/oz and rhodium stayed at $1,250/oz.
Gold continues to trade just below resistFriday, March 15, 2013 |
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| Julian D. W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster |
| Gold & Silver Market Morning |
| Gold Today The gold eased further to $1,588.30 in New York, yesterday. In Asia and London it traded at $1,585 before Fixing at $1,585.00 and in the euro at 1,225.83, while the euro was $1.2930, down a cent.Ahead of New Yorks opening, gold was $1,580.50 and in the euro at 1,223.16. Silver Today Silver fell slightly to close at $28.90 in New York yesterday. Ahead of New Yorks opening silver stood at $28.73.Gold (very short-term)Gold is consolidating once more in a tight trading range arounThursday, March 14, 2013 |
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 | Steve Saville - Speculative Investor |
| Fantasyland for policy-makers |
| As eventually happens to every dog, over the past three months the world's policy-making fraternity has been having its day. It has been 'fantasyland' for the Ben Bernankes, Mario Draghis, Barack Obamas and Shinzo Abes of the world, with everything seemingly going right for this motley bunch of miscreants.Policy-makers don't have much control over the effects of monetary inflation. ITuesday, March 12, 2013 |
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| Ben Traynor - Bullion Vault |
| Fundamentals "Still Supporting Gold" as Bernanke Testimony "Shows QE Has Long Way to Go" |
| London Gold Market ReportU.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices fell slightly in Wednesday morning's London trading, but held above the $1600 per ounce level it rallied above yesterday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that that Fed's ongoing quantitative easing policy "is providing important support to the recovery" and that the benefits "are clear".Stock markets also posted gains this morning, making up some ground lost yesterday, while commodities were broadly flat and longeWednesday, February 27, 2013 |
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| Ranting Andy - Andy Hoffman |
| Ramifications of ViaMat PM Storage Announcement |
| Switzerland has always been the world’s pre-eminent “safe-haven” investment jurisdiction; care of conservative financial institutions, the world’s most sound insurance industry, and a favorable tax and regulatory environment. However, in today’s collapsing global economy, no place – or investment – is 100% safe.
As we approach the END GAME of the ill-fated GLOBAL FIAT CURRENCY REGITuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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| Julian D. W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster |
| Gold & the Developed World in the Face of Massive Change in the Next Two Decades |
| In the last five years, we have seen the start of the decline of the developed world and the real impact of the economic rise of China on that world. What lies ahead? James Wolfensohn, the ex-president of the World Bank gave a short lecture in which he forecasts what the world?s cash flows would be like in 2030: ·For the last century and far more, 80% of the cash flow of the world flowed to what we know as the developed world where 20% of the people lived. Twenty percent of the cash flow went toMonday, February 25, 2013 |
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