Gold Editorials & Commentary

Introduction

Since the release of the Fed Open Market Committee statement yesterday, much has been said about the Fed's newfound commitment to contain inflation.

The Japanese developed a technical analysis set of tools called "Candlesticks" which goes far beyond the simple depiction of a chart as a white bar for a rising day (or week), and a colored red or black bar for a declining day (or week).

"The problem in silver is that there is no easy solution, save sharply higher prices. When the silver manipulation breaks, it will be disorderly and disruptive. It will be a matter of great upheaval.

Two weeks ago, my article titled " March reversals" pegged the $SPX at 1222.

Ceasar was supposed to be a god. Julias Caesar was killed on the Ides of March. (March 15th)

Today, we don't make men gods. Instead society has made our financial system into a false god.

In the 20th Century, the U.S. dollar became the world's reserve currency because it was the coin of the world's leading economy. In the "Bizzaro" 21st Century economy, this causality has reversed. Today, the primary reason the U.S.

The saga of the Hunt Brothers, or at least two of the 15 kids by several marriages and liaisons of the old man, H.L Hunt, of necessity must begin with the father. H.L. Hunt was born in Illinois, and left home at age 16.

Dear Mr. East,

EXPORT INFLATION, IMPORT DEFLATION

In simple terms:

Force short dated yields up at a faster pace than long dated yields.

This will:

Silver has a long history of being used as money. Early in the book of Genesis, there are examples of the importance of silver. Silver is valuable as both a metal of commerce and a metal of industrial application.

Today, with the release of January's $58.3 billion dollar trade deficit (the second worst monthly result on record), the enormity of the imbalance was once again overshadowed by the rhetoric immediately following its release.

Introduction

For non subscribers and those new to my commentaries, here is a recap of what is happening with gold and gold stocks.

Something about the markets has been worrying me at a subconscious level over the past few weeks. There are too many "obvious" signals being given - of which the following are but a few:

Caveat: This article has been written by way of a "brainstorm session" of a type that is typically used in Corporate strategic planning sessions.

With oil prices consolidating above $50 per barrel, forming a base upon which future price increases will likely be built, there is no shortage of Pollyannas willing to dismiss the toll higher oil prices will exact on the U.S. economy.

According to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway annual report, which is hot off the presses, the world’s most successful investor made $1.8 billion on his foreign exchange bet against the dollar last year.

When confronted with complaints about the falling value of the dollar, the U.S. official is said to have responded to his European visitors: "The dollar is our currency, but it's your problem." That was in 1971.

Introduction

It certainly was a dramatic front page for the most recent issue of MacLean's Canada's weekly magazine (Canada's version of Time/Newsweek).

Seems like gold has probably bottomed relative to commodities

The fact that so many gold commentators are at present so "definite" about gold's impending rise has caused me to stop and think about the subject from base principles. This approach often serves to allow one to clear one's thinking.

In early morning trading the U.S dollar rallied in anticipation that Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony would include an upbeat forecast for the U.S. economy and hope for a narrowing of its fiscal and trade imbalances.

Dear Mr. South: