Financial markets

The two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve Policy Committee left the nation’s benchmark interest rate as-is but without the unanimity displayed in June.

The theoretical arguments for central bank gold price management are based on the connection of gold with fiat currency. Gold reserves are designed to build confidence in fiat currency. This confidence would be jeopardized if the price of gold increased by too much, which is the theoretical basis...

It is no surprise that both commercial and central banks hate gold. Because gold reveals the total mismanagement of the economy and the deceitful actions that the bankers take.

The important silver threshold line was broken briefly last week and continues to bump up against it in early trading today. If the silver price closes above this threshold line by a significant margin, it could mean big trouble for the bullion banks who hold record silver short contracts.

According to an EU official, the liquidity support program includes up to €150 billion ($166 billion) in government guarantees.

As is perhaps to be expected, Deutsche Bank are keen to underplay their ongoing problems, dismissing speculation that they are “another Lehman Brothers”. But is it right to deny such claims, and are the experts right on this matter?

Most people believe that the era we live in is totally normal. This is the case whether you live in a war-zone or in “Shangri-La”. It is the same with the economy. Everybody in the West today believes that stocks always go up and that property grows to the sky and that government bonds are the sa...

The May jobs report brought bad news today as it was announced that far fewer jobs were added to the United States economy than expected.

Why Gold Is A Better Investment Than Apple

Goldman admits it was wrong, but still remains indirectly short as it is still hoping to skewer even more muppets on the very same trade it has gotten wrong for the past 3 months... and in the process buy their gold if possible.