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Crisis of Confidence in US Dollar Possible: UN Financial Post – Ban Ki-Moon has just won a second term as UN Secretary-General. Kudos. The eroding value of his tax-exempt salary denominated in US dollars, however, is less cause for celebration. A mid-year review of the world economy by the UN’s economic division points out that […]
Factbox: Gold Milestones on the Way to the Summit Reuters – On Monday, May 2nd, gold attained an all-time record high of $1,575.79/oz. In commemoration of this historic milestone, a Reuters Factbox captures some important dates in gold’s trading history since the early 1970s: August 1971, Nixon takes dollar off gold standard; January 1980, gold […]
Gold Breaks $1,500 An Ounce New York Times – The price of gold broke through the psychologically significant $1,500 an ounce barrier on Wednesday, April 20th for the first time. Global inflation and sovereign debt concerns, geopolitical unrest in the Middle East, and mounting Asian demand combined to drive the precious metal to a new […]
Gold Heads for Longest Run of Quarterly Gains in 3 Decades Bloomberg – This month, gold marked its tenth straight quarterly gain and silver its ninth – the longest rallies for both since 1975. Unrest in the Middle East has piled on to existing concerns about the stability of the dollar and the euro to […]
China Gold Demand Growing at “Explosive” Pace Reuters – More detail is provided on the “explosive” growth of gold demand in China. Zhou Ming, deputy head of the precious metals division of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s largest bank by market value, explains, “As [the] Chinese get wealthy, they [are] look[ing] to […]
Utah Could Use Gold, Silver Under Sound Money Act New American – The Utah State Legislature is considering a bill that would require the state government to accept taxes and pay obligations in gold or silver upon demand. The “Sound Money Act” cites the US Constitution’s requirement that “no state shall make anything but gold […]
Gold Imports by China Soar Almost Fivefold Bloomberg – The Shanghai Gold Exchange reported that gold bullion imports into China have jumped five-fold since 2009. This reflects strong demand for gold investment among the Chinese, whose local currency, the yuan, is being rapidly devalued to maintain its exchange rate with the US dollar. While prices […]
Super-Rich Investors Buy Gold by Ton Reuters – A survey of private wealth managers catering to high net worth individuals has shown that the world’s ultra-rich are selling currencies and buying gold “by the ton.” One notable difference from past downturns is the demand for physical gold, as opposed to just ETFs and mining stocks. […]
Gold Demand Jumps 36% as Investors Step Up Purchases of ETFs, Council Says Bloomberg – Private investors and central banks are stepping up purchases of gold-backed ETFs. Concerns about sovereign debt in Europe and the continuing viability of the dollar have sent gold prices up 30% year-over-year. In June, Gold shattered all previous nominal records […]
Sinai Says Fed’s Statement Means “Gotta Buy Gold” Bloomberg – The FOMC policy statement on Sept. 21 said that inflation too low for the Fed to achieve its dual mandates of price stability and maximum employment. This language was much more aggressive that previous statements, and lays the groundwork for a second round of ‘quantitative […]
