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Why A Dollar Collapse Is Inevitable

"Naturally, the smooth termination of the gold-exchange standard, the restoration of the gold standard, and supplemental and interim measures that might be called for, in particular with a view to organizing…

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Market Report: Quarter-end factors

After last week’s sharp rally, gold and silver failed to follow through this week ahead of the quarter-end. Gold lost $24 from last Friday’s close to trade at $1324 in morning trade in Europe today (Thursday) and silver…

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The yuan-oil future and gold

"There can be little doubt that the introduction of the yuan-denominated oil future has been a major strategic step for China." Regular readers of Goldmoney’s research will be aware that we were among the first to alert…

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Market Report: Trade Wars Boost Gold

After drifting lower earlier this week, gold and silver got a boost from President Trump’s announcement of trade sanctions against China. Gold ended up by a net $25 at $1342 in early European trade this morning (Friday)…

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The Death Of Democracy

Anyone who thinks democracy doesn’t matter may be in for a rude shock later this year, when we know the result of America’s mid-term elections. The Deep State is on course to take control of Congress. If this happens,…

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Market Report: Snoozing Into Spring

After barely changing the week before, gold is $5 lower this week from last Friday’s close, to $1320 in early European trade this morning, and silver was 5 cents lower at $16.47. On Comex, silver remains in deeply…

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The egregious errors of static statistics

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, and…

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Market Report: Trade Wars and North Korea

This week saw an initial rally, followed by a pull-back, leaving gold and silver broadly unchanged from last Friday’s close. Gold was trading at $1319 in early European trade this morning (Friday), down $1 on the week,…

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Trade Wars

An overt trade war has commenced. President Trump has fired the starting gun, setting in motion an election promise, part of his Make America Great Again undertaking. It is a blow squarely aimed against China, costing…

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Market Report: Hidden in plain sight

Gold and silver sold off this week, with gold falling $11 from last Friday’s close to $1317 in early European trade this morning (Friday), and silver by $0.10 to $16.43 on the same time scale. At one point yesterday,…

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