On May 19, 2014, the European Central Bank and 20 other European central banks announced the signing of the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement. This agreement, which applies as of September 27, 2014, will last for five years and the...
By the beginning of the 1960s, the U.S.$ 35 = 1 oz. Gold price was becoming more and more difficult to sustain. Gold demand was rising and U.S. Gold reserves were falling, both as a result of the ever increasing trade deficits which the U....
Throughout history, there have been a constant flow of schemes to try to manipulate the gold price and gold itself in terms of paper money. These have come from governments, institutions as well as from individuals. The aim has always been...
When in the past sanctions were imposed on nations like Iran by the U.S. it was generally accepted that they seemed to be justified in doing so, after all, as far back as the ousting of the Shah, U.S. vital interests were compromised there...
This article is a re-issue of an article produce for the Gold Forecaster newsletter a month ago. In view of the recent COMEX “bear-raid” on the gold price we felt it pertinent to reproduce it again.
Without looking at the facts and issues involved one would think that the U.S. can reach into any land outside its borders [except Russia] and impose its tax will and political will on others. The cases against the Swiss banks, UBS, Credit...
Since the Barclays trader was found guilty of manipulating gold prices and Barclays fined $44 million, the entire “Fixing” process has come under the spotlight. The bankster involved is thought to reflect one or maybe other ‘rogue’ traders...
After some considerable selling of gold from the SPDR gold Exchange Traded Fund in the preceding months, early in 2013, Goldman Sachs came out with a warning that the gold price was going to fall and fall heavily. It did after Goldman...
There is a belief that central bank gold in the custody of the world’s leading central banks such as the Fed, the Bank of England and the Banque de France has been leased out to the market. Central Banks have confirmed this, but it remains...
In addition to the excellent study of the Chinese gold market by the World Gold Council (WGC), which was recently released, we have received other reports on that ever-so important market that differ in viewpoint. We shouldn’t be surprised...