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Gold rose above $1,600 for the first time in more than two weeks, as concern that Europe’s debt crisis will escalate increased the appeal of the metal as a haven.

What is happening in Cyprus will not be the reason for a collapse but just the trigger for what has always been inevitable

CFTC (US regulator) considering an inquiry into London's gold and silver markets to check if prices are open to manipulation

When the Dow Jones hit 14,000 pts, it reached its historic record of 2007. A remarkable comeback after its low of 6,500 pts of 2009. So, then, the crisis is over?

A great amount of money is being created by the central banks (FED, BCE, BoJ) but, for now, we’re not seeing a strong inflation

There are storage companies in many countries. Outside of Switzerland the most popular locations are in Hong Kong and Singapore.

The european banking system remains entirely dependant on the ECB for its daily operations, and this is not good news

Egon von Greyerz stated that the Fed may increase QE a shocking ten times in coming years. He also provided a fantastic gold chart

Gold, silver, real estate or stocks ? It is difficult to determine what sort of investments one should go for. Sure, « past performances can’t vouch for future performances », but they can influence them, and analysing them may let us discern the large on-going trends

Hold your nerve. The reality is that we have been moving for several years to an informal Gold Standard in which gold takes its place once again as a central store of value – a currency of sorts – in the mix of sovereign reserves.

Only one thing can explain the backwardation in gold : loss of confidence. Potential buyers of futures reckon there is a significant risk that the contract might not be fulfilled

The gold prices are again under pressure. Another attack without any fundamental logic is happening on the paper markets for gold and silver, markets that have become unreal and fictitious

Away from the cameras, without invoking a « last chance summit », Ireland just benefited from a restructuration

Egon von Greyerz told that when it comes to markets, “... nothing is real.” He also believes we are seeing a sucker’s rally in stocks.

Venezuelans have just been experimenting one of the risks associated with paper money. Actually, they just lost 46% of their purchasing power in a single day

Many large international banks, like Crédit Agricole, Commerzbank and UBS are announcing important losses for the last quarter of 2012