Precious Metals – Week of 12.15.13
Gold Funds See Unprecedented 31% Slump With World Losing Faith
Bloomberg | 16 December 2013
Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were cre…
Gold Funds See Unprecedented 31% Slump With World Losing Faith
Bloomberg | 16 December 2013
Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were cre…
Swiss Gold Sector Embraces Transparency, Up to a Point
Moneybeat | 13 December 2013
The window into the Swiss gold sector is about to become a little less fogged up…
Iamgold Shares Plunge After Di…
Turkey’s Gold Imports, Investment Demand Hit Record High So Far This Year
Scrap Register | 06 December 2013
Turkey’s gold imports and gold investment demand hit a new record high level so far this yea…
Gold Pours Into China to Meet Record Demand, Bypasses Hong Kong
Reuters | 20 November 2013
China, set to pass India this year as the world’s top gold consumer…
Guest Post: Finland’s Gold
Zero Hedge | 03 November 2013
On Wednesday Finland gave in to public pressure and revealed…
Jim Sinclair: Dollar Gets Hammered and More
Youtube | 29 October 2013
**CAF Note: My view on gold differs. Jim’s information and views are always valuable**
China’s London-Zurich-Hong Kong Gold Conduit — a Major Financial Coup D’etat
USA Gold | 18 October 2013
The United Kingdom’s gold exports to Switzerland jumped from 85 tonnes to 1,016 tonnes…..
Mysterious Gold Seller Is Back With Periodic High Volume Slams, Fails To Break Market
Zero Hedge | 15 October 2013
Unlike on the two prior occasions when the “mysterious” (coughBIScough) gold seller…..
Gold Plummets After Rocky Trading Day
Forbes | 11 October 2013
Gold continued its rocky year on Friday…
Finland Latest to Join Gold Repatriation Movement
Wealth Cycle | 23 September 2013
Finland recently became the latest nation to initiate action to pull its physical gold reserves back within its natio…
Guess Which “Bearish” Bank Bought A Record Amount Of GLD In Q2
Zero Hedge | 30 August 2013
In early April, the status quo was exuberant when none other than Goldman Sachs issued a “sell”…
‘Give Our…
Is Obama About To Crash The Gold Market Again?
Zero Hedge | 19 August 2013
CBS’ White House correspondent Mark Knoller noted earlier…
India Increases Gold Tax Third Time This Year to Cut Deficit
Bloomberg | 13 August 2013
India, the world’s biggest gold user, raised the tax on imports…
How Bank of England ‘Helped Nazis Sell Gold Stolen From Czechs’
The Guardian | 30 July 2013
Official account of what many believe was British central bank’s most shameful episode…
A Shuffle of Alum…
WWII Shipwreck Gives Up 61 Tons From Atlantic Seabed
Bloomberg | 22 July 2013
Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (OMEX), a deep-sea salvage company…
Playing in Commodity Markets, Investment Banks Are …
The Golden Backwardation Rabbit Hole Gets Deeper: Subzero GOFO Slide Accelerates
Zero Hedge | 09 July 2013
Yesterday we described the historic inversion in the Gold Forward Offered Rate…
Tocqueville Gold Strategy Investor Letter Second Quarter 2013
Tocqueville | 01 July 2013
In light of the dramatic developments of the past six months…
In Gold We Trust 2013 – Long Term Gold Price…
Gold Rush 2013 Style Has Dubai Scrambling
The National | 28 June 2013
There is not enough space on airlines flying in to Dubai to meet the rapidly rising demand for physical gold…
Gold Drops Below …
A Gold Margin Call
FT Alphaville | 21 June 2013
CME Group, which operates the New York Comex exchange on which gold futures are traded…
India’s Reliance Capital Suspends Gold Sales
Mineweb | 21 Jun…
Gold Bears Return as ETP Rout Extends to 17th Week: Commodities
Bloomberg | 14 June 2013
Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month…
France Prohibits Sending Currency, “Coins And Precious Metals” By Mail
Zero Hedge | 07 June 2013
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,410.00, EUR 1,065.12 and GBP 905.53 per ounce…
Only One Thing Matters…
Deep Sea Mining ‘Gold Rush’ Moves Closer
BBC News | 17 May 2013
The prospect of a deep sea “gold rush” opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer…
Re…
CFTC Launches Broad Investigation of Energy and Metals Derivatives
Gold Antitrust Action Committee | 14 May 2013
A top US financial regulator has launched a broad inquiry into the legitimacy of more t…
Barrick Agrees to Amend Dominican Republic Mine Contract
Bloomberg | 08 May 2013
Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX), the world’s biggest producer by sales…
Chinese Gold Imports Soar To Monthly Record On In…
Hong Kong Gold Retailers Overwhelmed by Mainland Shoppers
Gata | 02 May 2013
Hong Kong retailers report they were swamped over the three-day May Day holiday by tens of thousands…
Gold Bull Run Seen…
U.S. Mint’s Sales of Gold Coins Soar After Futures Slump
Bloomberg | 18 April 2013
The U.S. Mint in April has sold 153,000 ounces of American Eagle gold coins…
How the Gold Market Was Crashed
Res…
Gold: A Great Buying Opportunity Approaches
Forbes | 13 April 2013
Gold has officially entered a bear market, declining more than 20% from the September 2011 peak of US$1,924/oz…
Unencumbered Gold
TF Metals Report | 11 April 2013
After yesterday’s nearly 17 metric ton withdrawal, it is becoming increasingly clear…
Gold, Long a Secure Investment, Loses Its Luster
The New Yor…
The Assault On Gold – Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts | 04 April 2013
For Americans, financial and economic Armageddon might be close at hand…
Gold, a Hedge Against Financial Repression?
Merk | 26 March 2013
Had those with money tied up in the Cypriot banking system owned gold instead…
These Next Few Days Could See Significant Price Resolution For Silver Investors
The Fundamental View | 20 March 2013
I’ve been reading with great interest over the last month or so all the various a…
Intermediate Gold Chart Revisited – Range Trade in the Currency War
Jesse’s Cafe American | 20 February 2013
I think that gold is caught in a range trade since its big run…
“Gold Gives You Extr…
Big Powers to Offer Easing Gold Sanctions at Iran Nuclear Talks
Reuters | 15 February 2013
Major powers plan to offer to ease sanctions barring trade in gold…
Will Deep-sea Mining Yield an Underwater Gold Rush?
National Geographic | 01 February 2013
Some environmentalists say the lure of precious minerals threatens ocean life and local cultures.
CITI: There Is Really Only One Thing Driving Gold Prices Right Now, And It’s Going To Drive Them Lower
Business Insider | 26 October 2012
Citi Chief Commodities Economist Daniel Ahn and his team are …
German Bundesbank Begins Officially Repatriating Gold From the Fed
Mine Set | 15 January 2013
According to Handelsblatt, a respected publication, Germany is serious about…
New Gold for a Scary New World
Yahoo! Finance | 06 January 2013
Divisible gold ‘Combibar’ can easily be broken into one gram pieces and used…
CME Declares Force Majeure at Manhattan Gold Depository
Fox Business | 26 November 2012
MTB, one of five depositories licensed to deliver gold against CME’s benchmark 100-troy ounce gold contract, hel…
Brazil Boosts Gold Reserves to the Highest in More Than 11 Years
Bloomberg | 21 November 2012
Brazil raised its gold reserves for a second month in October to the highest level in more than 11 years …
Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange Seeks Warehouse in China
Reuters | 13 November 2012
Hong Kong’s Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE) is in initial talks with Chinese officials to set up a…
RBI Advises Against Gold Investment
The Times of India | 7 September 2012
On a day gold prices touched a new high, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) urged the public against choosing gold as an asset.
Gold Hits Its Golden Age as a High-Tech Material
Next Big Future 22 August 2012
Despite its reputation as an inert material, nanostructured gold is a very promising candidate.
FT Says CFTC to Drop Silver Investigation
GATA 5 August 2012
But such an outcome would be completely consistent with a finding that the really big player in the silver market is not JPMorgan
Gold and…
Hong Kong’s Largest Bullion Vault Signals Rising Asia Wealth
Bloomberg 26 July 2012
Hong Kong’s largest gold-storage facility, which can hold about 22 percent of the bullion now in Fort Knox, will…
Gold: A Review Of Possible Effects Of The Proposed Regulatory Risk Changes On Its Price
Seeking Alpha 12 July 2012
Gold price is subject to numerous factors which at the end could all be summed up t…
The Message From Gold And Treasuries: “This Time Is Different”
Zero Hedge (11 July 12)
Short-Term Gold Options Get Physical
CNBC (15 June 12)
Gold Bugs Defy Bear-Market Threat With Soros Buying
Bloomberg (6 June 12)
The Hoarding Continues: China Purchases A Record 100 Tons Of Gold In April From Hong Kong
Zero Hedge (4 June 12)
Ross Norman – The Next BIG THING in Gold – Possible Purchase of 1700 Tonnes Gold
Sharps Pixley (June 2012)
Goldman Stands By Gold-Rally Forecast Even as Price Drops
Yahoo Finance (10 May 12)
Are Pawn Shops Running Out of Gold?
libertyblitzkrieg.com (23 April 12)
Gordon Chang: China Will Buy Gold to Pay For Iranian Oil
GATA (22 April 12)
NY Bureau Chief For The Economist Says Gold is a Better Currency
GATA (17 April 12)
GATA Tells the Past Well Enough, But We’re Not in Charge of the Future
GATA (16 April 12)
China Investing in Foreign Mines and Buying Gold Directly
GATA (9 April 12)
Exposure of Gold Market Manipulation is Producing Results
GATA (8 April 12)
India’s Gold Jewelers Call Off Strike, Expecti…
637.5 Milion Ounces of Paper Silver Dumped in 1 Hour After Fed Minutes Released
SilverDoctors (4 April 12)
Gold, Not Stocks, Wins Over Most Americans
CNBC (28 March 12)
Zero Hedge: Can Gold-plated Tungsten be Rehypothecated Too?
GATA (24 March 12)
James Turk: Chinese Gold Imports Will Keep Increasing
GATA (23 March 12)
Turkey Targets Gold Stashes
GATA (22 March 12)
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – New Moon, New Year, Dollar Oil
Jesse’s Café Américain (19 March12)
Court Overturns Order to Slash Dutch Pension…
India Raises Gold-Import Tax for Second Time; Prices Drop
Bloomberg (16 March 12)
South African Gold Production Dives Again To 90 Year Lows
GoldCore (15 March 12)
Is the Banque de France Eager to Sh…
US Trade Balance Worst In 39 Months With Largest 3 Month Drop In 20 Years
Zero Hedge (9 March 12)
Agitation in Switzerland and Germany to Bring Their Gold Home From U.S.
GATA (7 March 12)
Chinese Ba…
A Single Seller Drove Gold Down as Bernanke Testified
GATA (1 March 12)
Return to Gold Standard Would be Damaging, Study Group Says
GATA (28 Feb 12)
LATimes Notes That ‘The Gold Market is Moving Eas…
Spain First Stole it From Peru and Now Steals it From Salvagers
GATA (15 Feb 12)
What’s Crazier Than Creationism and Gold? It’s in Your Wallet
GATA (11 Feb 12)
Is Gold a Bubble?
Sovereign Man (9 Feb 12)
Traders Say Iran Paying For Wheat With Gold and Oil
GATA (9 Feb 12)
Goldcorp, Gold Council Chairman Telfer Implicated in Insider Scheme; He Denies It
GATA …
States Seek Currencies Made of Silver and Gold
GATA (3 Feb 12)
UN Offers Second Link to US-UK Gold Swap Treaty
GATA (1 Feb 12)
Washington State Considers Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
Founders Re…
Volcker Confirms Central Bank Need to Suppress Gold to Stabilize Exchange Rates at ‘Critical Point’
GATA (26 Jan 12)
India Mum on Possible Use of Gold to Pay for Iranian Oil
GATA (26 Jan 12)
Sanctio…
Mass Inflation Ahead – Save Your Nickels!
LewRockwell.com (18 Jan 12)
More Traders Notice Gold’s Regularly Counterintuitive Behavior
Gold Seek (16 Jan 12)
Steve St. Angelo: Silver Coin Production …
U.S. and Iran are Already at War, Rickards Tells King World News
GATA (13 Jan 12
Gold Correction is Over by Alf Field
Gold Switzerland (12 Jan 12)
The Arbitrageur: Silver In Backwardation (SLV, PSLV…
Grandich Raises Gold Challenge to $2 Million
The Wall Street Journal (30 Dec 11)
Keynote Speech At Sydney Gold Symposium 14-15 November 2011 By Alf Field
Jim Sinclair Mineset (14 Nov 11)
A Run On The Global Banking System—How Close Are We?
Gonzalo Lira (27 Dec 11)
Answering Yo…
Gold to Drop in Q1, Far From Retesting Record High: Reuters Poll
Reuters (18 Dec 11)
Charlatan Exposed: Negative Gold Lease Rates
Metal Augmentor(13 Dec 11)
Macquarie Research: Indians Carry Gold Worth Over $950B
IBTimes Gold (5 Dec 11)
Goldline Execs Charged With Fraud
ABC News (1 Nov 11)
Chris Powell: Gold price Suppression Purposes and Proofs
GATA (10 Oct 11)
The Chinese Mean To Control The Global Gold Market
Forbes (27 Sep 11)
Venezuela Says Gold Repatriation to Start Soon
Reuters (6 Oct 11)
US Mint Sells Nearly 3/4 MILLION SILVER EAGLES 1st Day of October!
SilverDoctors (4 Oct 11)
Qatari Wealth Fund Plans $10bn Gold Buyi…
China Launches its First Gold Vending Machine
Taipei Times (26 Sep 11)
Beijingers Can Now Use Bank Cards to Buy Gold
Mining.com (25 Sep 11)
Swiss Stock Exchange Bets on Gold
swissinfo.ch (24 Sep 11)…
Bullion Vaults Run Out of Space on Gold Rally
Bloomberg (21 Sep 11)
The Dutch Ask Their Central Bank: “Where Is Our Gold?”
Zero Hedge (18 Sep 11)
Tracking Europe’s Debt Crisis
The New York Times (15…
Banks, Governments Move To Restrict Personal Gold Bullion Purchases
SHTF Plan.com (9 Sep 11)
The Pan Asia Gold Exchange (PAGE)
Business Insider (8 Sep 11)
Buying Gold and Silver in Liquid Ban in France on 1 September 2011
Google Vertaling (1 Sep 11)
Comparative Summary of AFE, BullionVault & GoldMoney
Political Metals (PMs) (5 Aug 11)
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – Option Expiration Manipulation – Q. E. D.
Jesse’s Café Américain (26 Aug…
Precious Metal Margin Warfare Jumps The Pacific, As Shanghai Hikes Gold Margins For Second Time In A Month, Prepares To Crush Silver
Zero Hedge (23 Aug 11)
No US Rating Agency to Ever Downgrade UST’s Below AAA with Negative Outlook
TF Metals Report (3 Aug 11)
Eric Sprott Sells Another 1 Million PSLV Shares At A Huge Premium To NAV
Kid Dynamite’s World (23 July 11)
Time to Sell? Wall Street Journal Finds Cause For Higher Gold
Gold Newswire (21 July 11)
Silver Dealer Inventory Continues to Spiral to New Lows at the Comex – Pax Goldmana
Jesse’s Café Américain (13 July 11)
Swiss Parliament to Discuss Gold Franc
MarketWatch (8 July 11)
Pa. Family’s Fight For Rare Coins Reaches Court
Yahoo News (7 July 11)
Russia Sells Gold as its Price Rises
GATA (7 July 11)
Central B…
DeMint, Lee, Paul Offer Bill to Begin Restoring Sound Money
Jim DeMint (28 June 11)
Gold Headed to $5,000 Per Ounce?
Gold Eagle (24 June 11)
Don’t Get Suckered by Wall Street’s Wimpy Gold Price Fore…
World Gold Council Says It Produced Draft Plan to Combat ’Conflict Gold’
Bloomberg (17 June 11)
Golden State is Poised to Outlaw Gold Prospecting
GATA (5 June 11)
Gold Holds up After Dollar Drops on Soft U.S. Jobs
Reuters (3 June 11)
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – Silver Advances While Gold Is Capped
Jesse’s Café Américain (31 May 11)
Utah Law Makes …
Gold, Silver Coins to be Legal Currency in Utah
CNBC (22 May 11)
Shanghai Gold Exchange Planning to Start ETFs, Chairman Wang Zhe Says
Bloomberg (21 May 11)
Bullion Banks Sharply Reduce Silver Shorts
GATA (18 May 11)
Endure Your Way to Gold $2000
Financial Sense (17 May 11
J.P. Morgan Seeks Gold in Afghanistan, as China Has Head Start
Advisorone (13 May…
G-10 Minutes From 1997 Show Central Bankers Conspiring About Gold
GATA (18 Feb 11)
Forbes Predicts U.S. Gold Standard Within 5 Years
Human Events (11 May 11)
Gold Mania in The Yukon
The New York Tim…
Silver Has Biggest Weekly Drop Since 1980
MarketWatch (6 May 11)
Inflationary Guerilla Tactics Resume As Comex, Nymex Hike Margins On Gold, Silver, Cracks, Spreads And Other Products
Zero Hedge (20 J…
A Rouble Re-run
Financial Times (15 April 11)
Will Silver Surge Following The Nationalization Of Bolivia’s Silver Mines By Embattled President Evo Morales?
Zero Hedge (14 April 11)
Another Day, Another Record High For Gold
Zero Hedge (7 April 11)
Feds Move to Keep Liberty Dollar’s $7 million Metal Inventory
GATA (4 April 11)
Utah Doubles Down on Gold Laws Amid Inflation Fears,…
Gold’s Hyperbolic Trajectory
Free Gold Money Report (28 March 11)