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Market Report: Gold steadies

Gold and silver are showing signs of support this week, with silver notably recovering its poise, as the chart above shows. Today gold is unchanged from last Friday’s close at $1170 and silver is up 34 cents at $17.10,…

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Why Europe must end in tears

The latest consequence of economic mismanagement in Europe was the failed attempt at constitutional reform in Italy this week. The Italian people have had enough of their government’s economic failure, and is refusing…

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The Gold Sell-off : How far might it go?

The Gold Sell-off : How far might it go? Introduction The market is currently pricing in a goldilocks scenario of stronger economic growth, stable inflation and partial normalization of interest rates. This has put…

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Credit cycles and gold

The Trump shock produced some unexpected market reactions, partly explained by investors buying into a risk-on argument,equities over bonds and buying dollars by selling other currencies and gold. This is because…

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The economic consequences of Mr Modi

Two weeks ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetised an estimated 86% of rupees in circulation, offering conversion into a bank account or into smaller currency notes until 31 December, after which these…

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