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Everybody Hopping on Gold Bandwagon, but Signs There All Along

The mainstream world of economics and investment has the attention span of a 12-year-old hopped up on sugar. A couple of months ago, it was all doom and gloom for gold. The Fed was talking interest rate hikes, government spokespersons were claiming victory over the recession, and mainstream analysts were hastily pounding nails in gold’s […]

Local Barter Networks Key to Surviving Economic Crises

We are always told to “be prepared” for a crisis. But what exactly does that mean? We tend to think in terms of stockpiling supplies, or maybe having an evacuation plan. Of course, these are important steps. But there are other less obvious things we can do to prepare for upheavals, particularly when it comes […]

Europe Continued Gold Repatriation at Faster Rate in 2015

Germany ramped up its gold repatriation project last year, joining other European nations bringing gold home. The trend underscores the importance of holding physical gold within easy access. Germany’s Bundesbank transferred more than 210 tons of gold back into the country from vaults in Paris and New York last year. According to the Financial Times, […]

Government Policy No Match for Indian’s Love of Gold

Government regulations are no match for Indians’ love of gold. Try as it might, the Indian government has been unable to stem the tide of costly gold imports, nor stop Indians from hiding billions of dollars in undeclared “black money” by investing in the yellow metal. The latest attempt was a requirement that buyers of […]

“Safe Haven Buying” Boosts Gold Demand in Middle East

We’ve focused a great deal on gold demand in China, India, and Eastern Bloc countries over the last several months, but people in these nations aren’t the only ones buying gold. Demand for the yellow metal is also robust in the Middle East due to what analysts call “safe haven buying.” Despite general sluggishness in […]

Mainstream Media Starting to Sound the Recession Warning Siren (Video)

Ever since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December, Peter Schiff has insisted that the state of the US economy didn’t justify the move. In fact, on numerous occasions, Peter has said the US may already be in a recession. If not, we are on the verge of entering one. Earlier this week, Peter […]

Gold Demand Up, Supplies Nosedive in Fourth Quarter of 2015

Gold supplies took a nosedive as demand increased in the final quarter of 2015, according to the latest GFMS Gold Survey by Thompson Reuters. Total gold supply dropped 7% in Q4 of 2015, driven down by a 4% decline in mining production. It was the largest decline in mine output since 2008, according to the […]

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Mainstream Proclaims Gold Is Back in Vogue

In his most recent gold videocast, Peter Schiff said he thinks the recent Fed rate hike was the end, not the beginning of the tightening cycle. The next move will be a drop back to zero and another round of quantitative easing. When that happens, investors who have been selling gold believing the economy is […]

Analysts Predict Significant Drop in Gold Production in 2016

Mining industry leaders say gold production has reached its peak for the cycle, and that we should expect falling mine output and tighter supply in the future. According to CNBC, analysts say few big projects will reach the point of actual production over the next year: The lack of new assets and declining output at […]