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Physical Demand for Gold is Strong
In September, #Switzerland exported 174 tonnes of #gold , an increase of 48% compared to a year ago. Exports by destination: 1. #China 44t (22t in Sept’21) 2. #India 35 (50) 3. #Turkey 32 (0) 4. #Thailand 13 (4) 5. #Emirates 11 (2) 6. #Singapore 9 (5) 7. #SaudiArabia 7 (1) Turkey had its strongest month since at least 2013. In general, physical gold is flowing from west to east. On the import…
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What’s Up With Gold?
While the #gold price is languishing around $1,650 per ounce (-10% so far in 2022), interesting things happened in Q3 in regards to physical demand. But first, a quick look at where the gold price gets determined and where it is being traded. Gold futures, the most liquid gold-linked instrument, trade at the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) in…
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Currency Crunch – July 2017 – From Gold Standard to Petro-Dollar-Standard
Lighthouse – Currency Crunch – 2017-07
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Gold Bug Galore – Part 1 – Global Supply and Demand Trends for Gold
Part 1: We look at global supply and demand for physical gold by region. Lighthouse – Goldbug Galore – 2017-04
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Gold: Religion or Salvation?
What can you do if your investment thesis is not working? Look at the arguments of the opposing camp, see if they are convincing or if your train of thought is holding up. Whom should we hear for the case against gold? You can’t take so-called “research” from investment banks. They are (best case) clueless, as…
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Gold Crash July 20
In early Asian trade (9:29am Australian time) Gold futures suddenly tanked 5% within seconds. There was no news, no movement in the EUR/USD or other currency pairs. Silver followed, as usual: The selling was so sudden and so violent trading was halted twice (see above). Who would sell thousands of gold futures at once into…
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Conference Briefing: Jim Rickards at the DCA, January 10, 2013
Please find the document here
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Happy Centennial, Dear Fed
Happy Centennial, Dear Fed! Click on above link to read the excerpt from our January 2013 “Letter to Investors”.
