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The end-point in financial credit

Since the 1980s, markets have had to adapt to a world of infinite credit. Of course, this credit has not been available to everyone: it has been principally deployed in favour of governments, financial markets, and big…

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Market Report: FOMC hits PM prices

Besides a mid-week rally that took gold up to $1181 and silver to $16.38, gold and silver had a disappointing week, ending down on balance at close of play last night (Thursday) at $1147 and $15.60 respectively. Prices…

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Fiat money quantity update

After a few months of slower growth, FMQ has picked up again. FMQ is the sum of True Money Supply (as defined by the Austrian School of Economics), plus the banking system's reserves and other banking-related…

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Market Report: Mainstream is still bearish

After a strong performance in recent weeks precious metal prices took a breather this week, consolidating by ticking back from the peaks on 15 October of $1190 for gold and $16.30 for silver, to close last night at…

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Decline of the dollar – the consequences

There are signs that the US dollar, instead of consolidating the sharp rise that peaked last March, might be reversing its previously rising trend. Certainly, a weakening dollar fits with the Federal Reserve Board…

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SavingsTech, Back to the Future Edition

Time is money, so what can we learn about money from a time machine? View the Entire Research Piece as a PDF here. For Americans who came of age in the 1980's, the future arrives tomorrow: Oct 21st, 2015, the day Back…

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Market Report: Solid demand for PMs

Precious metal prices rose over the week, with gold up $30 and silver up 32 cents. Platinum closed yesterday up over $50 on the week, but palladium was unchanged. Silver is now up 4% on the year and gold is at…

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