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Precious Metals Analysis

Yes, China Is a Currency Manipulator…

Yes, China Is a Currency Manipulator...

The U.S. Treasury announced Monday that China is no longer on a list of countries deemed to be “currency manipulators.” The timing was awfully convenient and besides, nobody actually believes China has stopped manipulating the value of its yuan versus the U.S. dollar.

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What if Gold and Silver Prices Followed Dungeons and Dragons Rules?

What if Gold and Silver Prices Followed Dungeons and Dragons Rules?

What are Dungeons and Dragons gold coins worth in our modern world? We answer the question literally nobody is asking and put it this way, it’s hardly worth going into the dungeon.

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Fight the Fed (and the Crooked Banks)

Fight the Fed (and the Crooked Banks)

Market forecaster Martin Zweig famously warned investors against underestimating the power of the Federal Reserve Bank to control markets. He coined the phrase “Don’t fight the Fed” back in the 80’s. Precious metals investors are wondering if this is still good advice.

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Gold Flat and Flirting Bearishly

Gold Flat and Flirting Bearishly

GOLD BULLION rose to trade dead-flat for the week against the Dollar and all other major currencies lunchtime Friday in London as new US jobs data came in well below analyst forecasts.

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Comex Trading Sees Gold Price Spike

Comex Trading Sees Gold Price Spike

GOLD PRICES jumped to fresh all-time highs in a raft of major currencies early Wednesday as news broke of Iran striking US targets in Iraq with 2 dozen rockets in retaliation for last week’s assasination of special forces commander Qasem Soleimani.

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Gold Price Jump Hits Physical Buying

Gold Price Jump Hits Physical Buying

GOLD PRICES held onto yesterday’s steep rise in all major currencies on Tuesday, trading near 7-year highs in US Dollar terms as world stock markets rebounded but Washington and Tehran threatened fresh violence against each other following the assassination of a senior Iranian military chief.

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Bullion Banks Used Paper Metals to Restrain Price Advance

Bullion Banks Used Paper Metals to Restrain Price Advance

The bankers and government officials behind these fiat currency systems don’t like stable monetary benchmarks such as gold putting their inflation schemes on full display. They absolutely hate that gold works as a refuge.

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Gold Jumps to 7-Year High as War Threatens

Gold Jumps to 7-Year High as War Threatens

GOLD PRICES jumped to near 7-year highs against the US Dollar plus a raft of new record highs in other major currencies at the start of Asian trade Monday as the bullion market opened following this weekend’s serious escalation of US-Iran tensions.

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Metals Outlook For 2020 – Key Fundamentals and Technicals

Metals Outlook For 2020 - Key Fundamentals and Technicals

Precious metals markets enter the New Year with some impressive upside momentum. Are gold and silver poised to deliver big gains in 2020?

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Gold Enters 2020 At Record New Year High

Gold Enters 2020 At Record New Year High

GOLD PRICES ended 2019 with their 3rd highest annual finish in US Dollar terms while setting fresh New Year’s Eve records in all other major currencies except the Swiss Franc.

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Is 2020 Time for Gold and Silver to Shine?

Is 2020 Time for Gold and Silver to Shine?

As the Fed Reinflates Bubbles, Will Gold and Silver Shine? Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 30 December, 2019 By Clint Siegner Director of Money Metals Exchange Gold bugs are arriving at […]

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Understanding Gold Comes From The Heart

Understanding Gold Comes From The Heart

Reflect on the state of geopolitical affairs around the globe. Look at the trend in motion where banks are – or soon will – charge you for the privilege of saving some of the paper currency you’ve earned…

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Trump Impeachment Leaves Gold Price Flat

Trump Impeachment Leaves Gold Price Flat

GOLD PRICES held unchanged again on Thursday as world stock markets retreated from this week’s new record highs following last night’s impeachment of Donald Trump by the US House of Congress.

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Inflation Threat Looms in 2020 as Fed Ramps Up Stimulus

Inflation Threat Looms in 2020 as Fed Ramps Up Stimulus

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected last week. However, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made news with some of his most dovish remarks to date – stating flatly that he won’t hike rates again until inflation moves up significantly

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Gold Trade Quiet as UK Price Recovers Post Election

Gold Trade Quiet as UK Price Recovers Post Election

GOLD TRADING in London was quiet Tuesday, keeping prices in a tight $5 range as Western stock markets edged back from yesterday’s new record highs.

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U.S. Sanctions Boost Alternative Currency Demand

U.S. Sanctions Boost Alternative Currency Demand

The Fed’s “weak dollar” policy looks like it may come back to bite, as the Federal Reserve Note steadily loses credibility as world reserve currency.

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Gold Holds Dollar Gains on Stock Market Record

Gold Holds Dollar Gains on Stock Market Record

GOLD PRICES held firm against a solid US Dollar in London trade Friday, heading for the highest weekly close in 6 even as global stock markets rose to new all-time highs following a solid victory for the UK’s Brexit-backing Conservative Party and amid rumors that a ‘phase one’ US-China trade deal is imminent.

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Gold ETFs Surge… But is There Any Actual Gold?

Gold ETFs Surge… But is There Any Actual Gold?

There is good reason to be skeptical of whether all these “gold” vehicles actually hold physical metal sufficient to back their market capitalizations on a 1:1 basis. Some of them very well might; others almost certainly don’t.

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Gold Hits 5-Month GBP Low Ahead of General Election

Gold Hits 5-Month GBP Low Ahead of General Election

GOLD PRICES rallied on Tuesday in London, halving Friday’s $20 plunge against a fast-weakening US Dollar as world stock markets struggled below last week’s near-record highs and the British Pound jumped ahead of the UK General Election.

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Gold Rally Fails Ahead of UK Election

Gold Rally Fails Ahead of UK Election

GOLD PRICES rallied weakly from Friday’s slump on Monday in London, regaining just 0.2% ahead of a busy week with US and Eurozone central bank meetings, continued US impeachment hearings over President Trump, the UK general election, and the looming US-China tariff deadline.

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Gold Drops on Trump’s “Record” Stock Market

Gold Drops on Trump's "Record" Stock Market

GOLD PRICES sank Friday lunchtime in London, erasing the week’s earlier gains as China offered the United States an “olive branch” in trade talks, and new US jobs data blew past analyst forecasts with the strongest growth since New Year

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Gold Hits UK 5-Mo Low on Likely Tory Win

Gold Hits UK 5-Mo Low on Likely Tory Win

GOLD PRICES held unchanged against a falling US Dollar in London trade Thursday, keeping a $15 gain for the week so far but taking the metal down to multi-month lows for UK investors as world stock markets rose together with longer-term interest rates.

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Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back

Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back

Silver miners forced to adapt and shift focus and capital into adding gold production rather than boosting silver output

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Why Nobody Talks About Ballooning Federal Deficits

Why Nobody Talks About Ballooning Federal Deficits

Plenty about the year ahead is unpredictable – but massive federal budget deficits and unrestrained borrowing are a certainty.

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Why You Should “Follow the Money” on The Yellow (and Silver) Brick Road

Why You Should "Follow the Money" on The Yellow (and Silver) Brick Road

Since the Federal Reserve detached the dollar from the gold standard in 1971, the world’s central bankers – with the Fed leading the charge, have flooded the world with fiat currency to the point of diminishing its purchasing power to shadow status.

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Cracks in the Bullion Banks’ Price Management System

Cracks in the Bullion Banks’ Price Management System

Cracks Spread in the Bullion Banks’ Price Management System Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 18 November, 2019 By Clint Siegner Director of Money Metals Exchange Department of Justice prosecutors charged a […]

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What to Do NOW in Case of a Future Banking System Breakdown

What to Do NOW in Case of a Future Banking System Breakdown

Monetary Madness Puts U.S. Dollar Holders in Jeopardy Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 12 Novemberber, 2019 By Stefan Gleason President of Money Metals Exchange Why? Because the banking system may not […]

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Gold Heads For High Close on Earnings Forecast

Gold Heads For High Close on Earnings Forecast

GOLD PRICES slipped but held on track for the highest weekly close in 6 after new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the United States jobs market was stronger than analysts expected in October.

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