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It is fair to say that silver is seen as gold's poor cousin. As the saying goes, "If gold is the money of kings, then silver is the money of gentlemen". Silver represents second place, never first. It is the medal of…
Read the articleThe most common of all misconceptions today is that a weakening currency is fundamental to a healthy economy, or put another way, a strong currency is economically destructive. For decades this has been the fundamental…
Read the articleThis week has been a quieter one for customers of online precious metals trader GoldMoney, although the company has reported slightly more buyers with its ratio of buyers to sellers at 1.13. Head of Dealing at…
Read the articleAs global markets continue to see some strange trading, James Turk warned King World News that behind the mainstream media lies, people are suffering. Turk also spoke discussed key events taking place around the world…
Read the articleAt the outset I should declare an interest. In the 1980s I was a member of the UK's Society of Technical Analysis and for a while I was the society's examiner and lecturer on Elliott Wave Theory. My proudest moment as a…
Read the articleThis week started with a severe markdown in gold and silver prices when markets opened in the Far East on Monday morning, taking gold down $12 to $1278 and silver only 12 cents to $19.03. The clue in this was the…
Read the articleThis week has been interesting in the physical precious metals market with online trader GoldMoney seeing the battle between bulls and bears played out by its customers. Head of Dealing at GoldMoney, Roland Khounlivong…
Read the articleWhile the west ponders precious metals, it is fast being left behind by the eastern hemisphere. As Roland Khounlivong, GoldMoney's Head of Dealing, explains, if you need one good reason to include gold and other…
Read the articleAs global markets continue to see some wild trading, James Turk told King World News that “silver is one of the best buys on the planet today.” Turk also spoke about the extraordinary price inflation the world is…
Read the articleActivity in precious metals this week has been extraordinarily quiet, with movements being driven by Ukraine. Last Friday it became obvious that this situation was deteriorating, so gold jumped $30 to $1305 and on…
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