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Market Report: A week of consolidation

Gold and silver consolidated recent gains, drifting lower on the week. Gold lost only $5 from last Friday’s close to trade at $1860 in morning trade in the European time zone, but silver fell 55 cents to $24.75 over the…

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Returning to sound money

With the threat of dollar hyperinflation now becoming a reality it is time to consider what will be required to stabilise the currency, and by extension the other fiat currencies which regard the dollar as their…

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Market Report: Pre-weekend profit taking

Gold and silver continued their rally this week, following the shock US CPI announcement on 4 November, but in early morning trading in the UK time zone profit-taking appeared. From last Friday’s close gold was up a net…

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The futility of central bank policy

It is only now becoming clear to the investing public that the purchasing power of their currencies is declining at an accelerating rate. There is no doubt that yesterday’s announcement that the US CPI rose by 6.2%,…

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Money, funny-money and crypto

That the post-industrial era of fiat currencies is coming to an end is becoming a real possibility. Major economies are now stalling while price inflation is just beginning to take off, following the excessive currency…

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Market Report: Gold and silver advance

On the back of generally thin Comex trade gold and silver made positive headway this week. In European trade this morning, gold was $1793, up $26 from last Friday’s close, and silver was $24.33, up $1.08 cents. Precious…

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A tale of two civilisations

In recent years, America’s unsuccessful attempts at containing China as a rival hegemon has only served to promote Chinese antipathy against American capitalism. China is now retreating into the comfort of her…

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