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A currency system must be based on an indisputable money base that doesn’t bear the mark of one country. There is only one standard that meets those criteria and that must be gold.

In Switzerland, four members of the Parliament started the « Swiss Gold Initiative » in March of 2012. This movement demands the repatriation of the gold held by the Swiss National Bank

Press Review : The real move in gold hasn’t started yet, Pacific Group to convert a third of hedge-fund assets to gold, Japan’s Escape Ahead, Russia to keep buying gold

Japan just crossed another hurdle in its escape ahead by monetization of its debt in what can be called a show of strength by the new Prime Minister, Shinto Abe, against Japan’s central bank.

Why Gold is not in a Bubble, Bundesbank to Repatriate 674 Tons of Gold to Germany by 2020, An Introduction to Gold-Backed Bonds

Some investors are disappointed as gold only went up 7% in USD in 2012. After having compounded at over 19% p.a. over 11 years, gold certainly should be allowed to just gain 7% without some people calling an end to the bull market.

There is very significant news that has barely made the headlines : Last week, the Fed has paid $89 Billion in benefits to the U.S. Treasury. It is 18% more than last year’s payment and it wipes out the $79 Billion 2010 record

Egon von Greyerz told that Swiss gold refiners have been overwhelmed with orders for physical gold and buyers are now experiencing major delays in deliveries.

Press Review: Why Gold is not in a Bubble, Bye bye Basel III, Swiss Gold Refiners Overwhelmed, Silver gains popularity among investors amid economy fears

Incredibly, banks’ wishes have come true in the very first week of 2013 ! Should we rejoice ? Well, not really, because one of the main dispositions of Basel III, where prudential norms of the world banking sector are being discussed, has been emptied of its substance. The crisis of 2008 has sho...

In this interview by Fabrice Drouin Ristori, Egon von Greyerz explains why it's important to own gold outside the banking system and why gold is not in a bubble.

The answer to our actual crisis goes through a return to « sound » money. Not necessarily a gold standard, which would be too brutal, but at least we should let gold circulate as real money alongside the fiat currencies

Gold and Silver post QE4, All Set for Strong Price Growth in 2013, Full Ownership or Mutualized Ownership ?, Failure on COMEX in the Silver Market

Prices have dropped in the days following the QE4 announcement, and there is normally no more positive news for the precious metals than the announcement of massive money printing.

The FED's Policy is Inefficient, Destruction of Paper Money and Gold, China Is Accumulating Gold To Back The Yuan

The Fed has decided, last week, to extend its quantitative easing (QE) policy. The US central bank is back with pure monetary creation