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The coming gold and silver moves in the next few months will really surprise most investors as market volatility increases substantially.

Physical gold is about to mark its return at the center of the settlement system for oil transactions – a first step toward a reintroduction at the center of the international monetary system.

Getting one’s money out of the bank – at least a large portion of it – is one thing, but what is one to do with it? The preferred investment, the most reassuring, according to observations and some polls, is real estate.

Oil exporters such as Russia and Iran will soon be able to bypass the US dollar — and convert their yuan into gold.

The opportunity to purchase gold and silver at reasonable prices is soon ending. There just won’t be enough gold to satisfy the coming demand.

Last week featured two unusual stories on gold — one strange and the other truly weird. These stories explain why gold is not just money but is the most politicized form of money.

The risk of a major war is now very high. The dilemma is that this is just one of many problems with potentially catastrophic consequences that the world is currently facing.

A 1988 edition of The Economist magazine predicted a world currency by the year 2018.

A new nail should be driven in the savers’ coffins, according to the very serious Reuters press agency: the freezing of bank accounts in order to avoid any bank run.

The Bundesbank today announced it had "completed its gold transfer process earlier than originally planned."