How Much Gold is on Loan Worldwide?
Published Oct 13, 2014 on Goldbroker by Dan Popescu
We can’t speak about the manipulation of the gold price today without understanding the derivatives market. Right after the crash of 2000 in the stock market I became alarmed by the exponential increase of derivative products but especially by the complexity of those products.
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Regulators and Banks Settle on the Backs of Depositors
Published Oct 16, 2014 on Goldbroker by Philippe Herlin
An important agreement was signed on Saturday, October 11, between the large global banks “under pressure from regulators”, as stated in the AFP news release, and it relates to derivatives and, more specifically, the CDSs, or credit default swaps.
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LBMA Appointed Morgan Stanley as a Gold, Silver Market Maker
Published Oct 18, 2014 on Goldbroker
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said on Thursday it appointed Morgan Stanley as a market maker, underscoring the ambitions of some banks to expand into precious metals trading while others exit due to stringent regulations.
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COMEX Depository Warehouse Gold & Silver Stocks
Published Oct 13, 2014 on Goldbroker by Nick Laird
New charts which show the daily/weekly/monthly flows in & out of the warehouses for gold and silver.
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CBGA: Central Bank Gold Agreements
Published Oct 16, 2014 on Goldbroker by Nick Laird
Central Bank Gold Agreements. Total Sales. Charts.
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Why J.P.Morgan Did Not Succeed in 1929
Published Oct 17, 2014 on Goldswitzerland by Egon von Greyerz
A few weeks ago it was a very interesting situation where the fundamentals and the technicals came together. It became obvious that we were going to see the start of a major fall in the global stock markets, both short and long-term. The Dow has already fallen 1,000 points since then……
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Legend Warns The World Is Now Facing Enormous Dangers
Published Oct 17, 2014 on Kingworldnews
A legendary value investor warned King World News that the world is now facing enormous dangers. Below is what the legendary investor, Jean-Marie Eveillard, who oversees more than $85 billion, had to say about the tremendous danger the world faces in his powerful interview.
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A Win-Win Scenario for Gold Investors
Published Oct 10, 2014 on Dailyreckoning
The US economy is set upon by two opposing forces - inflation and deflation. Right now they're more or less in check - each one working against the other to produce a fairly benign influence on the overall economy. But eventually one will emerge victorious.
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Expect The Stock Market Collapse To Accelerate
Published Oct 15, 2014 on Kingworldnews
A declining stock market will be friendly to gold this time around. The gold market is getting very close to punching through $1,250 and having a major move. By and large the next big move is going to be people deciding they need to own some gold once again. That's why the gold market will continue to rally as the stock market collapses.
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Gold and the Upcoming Deflation Cycle
Published Oct 15, 2014 on Caseyresearch
Gold is further along in its cyclical decline and thus nearer its bottom. It has begun the final leg of its decline and could find a bottom by late this year or early next. A great buying opportunity lies ahead for the precious metals, as they will be the leaders of the next market cycle.
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Still Concerned About The Gold & Silver Smash - Just Read This
Published Oct 17, 2014 on Kingworldnews
Contrary to 1979/1980, the current bull market in gold is unlikely to end due to a sudden strong rise in interest rates, as the balance sheets of governments, households and corporations are tainted by huge debt. In the current environment, this would lead to a deflationary depression. According to the BIS, the combined debt burden of governments, households and non-financial corporations in the 18 OECD core countries has risen from 160% of GDP in 1980 to a staggering 340% of GDP in 2012.
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Extreme PM Shorting Peaks
Published Oct 17, 2014 on Zealllc
The world's financial markets are changing dramatically with the Federal Reserve on the verge of ending its third quantitative-easing campaign. The Fed's massive deluge of inflation drastically distorted markets, which are finally starting to normalize. The precious metals were crushed by the Fed's artificial levitation of the stock markets, leading to extreme futures shorting.
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Jim Rickards: China Wants The SDR
Published Oct 10, 2014 on WallStForMainSt
During this interview, Jason asks Jim about the US Federal Reserve and tapering and also about the European Central Bank (ECB) fighting a currency war because the Euro was too strong relative to the US Dollar and how it was hurting European exporters. Jason then asks Jim about China and the IMF's Special Drawing Right (SDR) and if China really wants to transition to the SDR or if China wants to quickly take world reserve currency status from the US.
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Silver, Warfare and Welfare
Published Oct 14, 2014 on Silverseek
Since 2003, SilverSeek.com has provided silver investors with the latest silver market news and information. This includes live silver prices, charts, articles, in-depth commentaries, silver stock updates, analysis and much more! SilverSeek.com also provides a growing platform of tools for our online silver community to connect and share silver information in a real time basis.
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Silver Price-Fixing Lawsuits Consolidated in Manhattan Federal Court
Published Oct 14, 2014 on Reuters
Lawsuits filed by investors since July over the alleged price-fixing were consolidated on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, following an order issued last Thursday by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, a special body of federal judges that decides when and where to consolidate related lawsuits.
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Silver Miner Suspends Sales: 35% Of Production Due To Low Prices
Published Oct 16, 2014 on Srsroccoreport
The first primary silver miner in the industry just announced that it suspended sales of silver during the 3rd quarter due to the low market price of silver. First Majestic suspended sales of 35% of its Q3 silver production. This was a significant amount as it was nearly 1 million oz of its 2.7 million oz production that quarter.
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Sorry France, The Bond Market Has Spoken: You Are Not In The "Core" Anymore
Published Oct 16, 2014 on Zerohedge
What's French for 'sacre bleu'? While the fundamental reality of France's record unemployment, plunging industrial production and economic growth, and treaty-busting deficits are all fact, for many months now, the 'market' has been convinced at Draghi's omnipotence and enabled French bonds to trade as if they are 'in the core'.
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