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To understand the price of gold, the relevant supply is the total supply, not the new supply coming to market during the last year, week or month.

The American bank Citigroup has just been condemned by the Department of Justice to pay a fine of $7billion for its role in the subprime crisis.

United States is one of the most important players in the gold market. It is, in my opinion, the most anti-gold country of all the major five players.

Banks have not really taken preventive measures against sudden changes in their environment, and that their gross underestimation of risk puts them in a fragile position, should anything unexpected happen

In January of 2014, economists were predicting a 2.6% growth, and we get a result of -2.9%. This catastrophic number has been totally ignored by the markets and talked down by the Fed, of course, but this will make the return to reality that much more painful.

With such a large quantity of gold, it is evident that the Euro Area will play a major role in any reset of the international monetary system that will involve gold.

Currency In Circulation vs Gold & Total Credit Market Debt vs Gold. Charts by Nick Laird.

This anemic growth, this ever-delayed recovery and this QE tapering should normally be worrisome for the stock market, but things are staying put for now. How is that?

Both Russia and China have decided to put gold at the center of their currency war against the “exorbitant privilege” of the US dollar.

We often talk in these pages about the difficult situation facing Europe’s southern countries, but the financial crisis is also affecting countries that are considered sound and that have a good reputation. This is the case with Austria, facing difficulties with its banking sector.