Is Gold In A Bubble?

Jun 4th, 2012 | By Detlev Schlichter | Category: Featured, Gold

As the gold-sceptics keep reminding us, gold pays no coupon and no dividend, it does not offer a running yield, so traditional measures of ‘fair value' do not apply. But gold is money, and just as the paper ticket in your wallet does not pay interest, neither does gold. Gold is ...read more

Tags: dollar, fiat money, Gold, gold bubble, inflation, purchasing power protection
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More Reasons Gold Is Going to $2,000

Oct 1st, 2010 | By Byron King | Category: Featured, Gold

The biggest holder of U.S. Treasuries isn’t happy. And why should they be? They’re sitting on the sidelines holding US treasuries worth $797 billion. That’s quite a chunk of change. Of course I’m talking about China. The Chinese have been the biggest foreign creditor to the United States and in recent statements they’ve ...read more

Tags: China, dollar, Gold, mining, peak gold
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Will California Be Removed from the United States?

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Currencies, Featured

Ever since the War Between the States (circa 1860), there hasn’t been a serious (or at least widespread) move for succession from the United States. However, there is a call by some for the State of California to be removed. Have you heard about this? As you may know, California is ...read more

Tags: california, dollar, euro, Greece
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Bernanke Versus Deflationary Collapse

Jan 27th, 2010 | By Doug Casey | Category: Featured, Macro Economics

L: So, Ben Bernanke just got named ”Person of the Year” by Time magazine. I know you must have some thoughts in response to this auspicious event? Doug: I just don’t know where they find these people... On the other hand, Slime magazine has always said that those named Person of ...read more

Tags: deflation, dollar, government, inflation, Savings
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One Golden Decade and 13 Decayed Currencies

Jan 6th, 2010 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Currencies, Featured, Gold

Gold up, Dollar down...? Not entirely... So the last decade of rising gold prices simply mirrored the US Dollar’s steady decline. Right…? Well, no actually as I have repeatedly noted...and never less than when clutching a whisky and ginger this past Yuletide...typically to a fast-emptying room. Gold's tripling-and-more since Tues 4th Jan. 2000 ...read more

Tags: Currencies, dollar, Gold
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Will a Dollar Rally Lead to a Gold Correction?

Nov 18th, 2009 | By Dan Denning | Category: Currencies, Economics, Featured

So this is what it feels like in an inflationary melt up. House prices were up 6.2% in the third quarter over the same time last year, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. House prices in the capital cities are surging. Stocks are surging. Gold and oil ...read more

Tags: China, dollar, economy, Gold
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India, China Central Banks Rather Have Gold Than Dollars

Nov 9th, 2009 | By Byron King | Category: Featured, Gold

Let’s review the big picture for gold. What's going on? And what are people saying? For much of 2009, gold traded in the range of low-mid $900 per ounce. There was a dip over the summer, with a strong upswing starting in September. Gold is now trading well over $1,000 per ...read more

Tags: China, dollar, Gold, India
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Dollar Strength Then the Decline Resumes

Oct 22nd, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Currencies, Featured

The dollar’s days are numbered…but there’s going to be a lot of movement both up and down before its ultimate demise. Pound up... Euro down… Aussie pulling back… Canadian giving way… Yen losing ground… October is coming to an end, and we haven’t really seen hide nor hair of any terrifying market moves or monstrous returns ...read more

Tags: central bank, Currencies, dollar
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Gold, the Dollar and Smoking Guns

Oct 2nd, 2009 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Featured, Gold

"The transcending value seen in the Dollar has lost its foundation..." A short series of secret memos, published and dissected at ZeroHedge, provide the "smoking gun" of gold-market manipulation. Apparently. And given this little slew of dusty archive-digging – throwing up three documents from 1968 to 1975, each one declassified within thirty ...read more

Tags: dollar, economy, Gold
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The Euro, the Dollar and the Future of the Forex

Sep 30th, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Currencies, Featured

The last week has handed us some interesting developments once more, and as we pause to catch our breath again this week, we’ll make note of the important underlying currents and what they may mean going forward. The Pause That Refreshes We saw a short reversal in the recovery trade that has ...read more

Tags: carry-trade, dollar, eurozone, Forex
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