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Credit Crisis: Are We Set Up for The Perfect Storm?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:32:37 +0000

Robert Prechter discusses what’s backing your dollars January 26, 2012 By Elliott Wave International In this video clip, taken from Robert Prechter’s interview with The Mind of Money, Prechter and host Douglass Lodmell discuss “real” money vs the FIAT money system, and what is backing your dollars under our current system. Enjoy this 4-minute clip [...] Related posts:

Gold Set for Biggest Monthly Gain of C21st, But Ends January with “Lackluster” Physical Interest in Asia

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:22:49 +0000

London Gold Market Report U.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices looked set to record their largest calendar month gain this century by Tuesday lunchtime in London. Gold prices hit $1745 per ounce – just less than 14% up on the Dollar gold bullion price set at the last London Fix of 2011. By this measure, January 2012 looked set to record the [...] Related posts:

Gold “Still Respecting” Post-Lehman Trend, Fed Policy “Set to Support Gold”, ECB “Should Participate in Greek Debt Efforts”

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:43:00 +0000

London Gold Market Report SPOT MARKET gold bullion prices dropped to $1653 an ounce Wednesday morning London time – down 1.7% from Monday’s high – while stock markets, commodities and the Euro all slid and US Treasuries gained after the head of the International Monetary Fund suggested the European Central Bank could take losses on its [...] Related posts:

Gold Touches Six-Week High as Technicals “Turning More Bullish”, Banking Sector Negotiators “Hopeful” for Agreement on Greek Debt

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:37:30 +0000

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Monday 23 January 2012, 08:30 EST Gold Touches Six-Week High as Technicals “Turning More Bullish”, Banking Sector Negotiators “Hopeful” for Agreement on Greek Debt THE U.S. DOLLAR cost to buy gold hit a six-week high of $1677 an ounce Monday morning in London, as stock markets, commodities and [...] Related posts:

Real Risks to the Gold Price

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:58:18 +0000

Pending the big downturn in gold, here’s 3 near-term risks to beware… IF YOU’VE BEEN paying attention, then you’ll remember how gold can make financial crises fun. Gold bulls were so short of things to keep them awake at night, in fact, many will no doubt be grateful for the 20% plunge of late 2011. [...] Related posts:

“Key Pillars” of Gold Bull Market “Intact” as Euro Banks “Rely on ECB”, Chinese Gold Saving Accounts Top 2.3 Million

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:54:57 +0000

London Gold Market Report WHOLESALE PRICES to buy gold and silver with Dollars both eased back after touching new 5-week highs in London, rising 1.3% and 3.0% respectively for the week-so-far as the US currency fell further from this week’s 17-month high to the Euro. Global equities rose for the fourth day running, with shares [...] Related posts:

“Bullish Macro Factors” to Drive Gold in 2012 Rather than Dollar, “Ringleader of Intolerance” Germany sees Negative Growth in Q4

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:07:39 +0000

London Gold Market Report from Ben Traynor BullionVault Wednesday 11 January 2012, 08:40 EST “Bullish Macro Factors” to Drive Gold in 2012 Rather than Dollar, “Ringleader of Intolerance” Germany sees Negative Growth in Q4 SPOT MARKET gold prices rose to a one-month high of just under 1647 per ounce Wednesday morning – a 5.1% gain [...] Related posts:

Wall Street’s Best Bet for Crisis-Beating Returns

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:11:09 +0000

By: Adrian Ash, BullionVault So how did the top US mutual funds stack up vs. the gold price since 2007…? PAST PERFORMANCE is no guide to the future. But if you don’t study history, just what will you track instead? December 2011 marked the fifth anniversary of the end of Ownit Mortgage Solutions – a [...] Related posts:

What Happened in 2011 – What’s up for 2012?

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:08:16 +0000

By Euro Pacific Capital Research 2011 began as a year with much promise for investors. After losing nearly 40% in 2008, the S&P 500 gained nearly 20% in 2009 and 13% in 2010. These results convinced many that a long steady recovery from 2008 was ongoing. The first six weeks of 2011, which saw a [...] Related posts:

Merk Commentary: Perils of Celebrity Central Banking

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:50:46 +0000

Axel Merk, Portfolio Manager, Merk Funds January 6, 2012 Axel Merk January 6, 2012 Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Philipp Hildebrand finds himself in the hot seat. SNB rules prohibit his family from trading based on non-public monetary and foreign exchange intentions of the SNB (c.f. §4). His wife netted a 60,000 Swiss franc profit [...] Related posts: