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• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Mike FingerUnder the original Coinage Act of 1792, drafted by Alexander Hamilton, the penalty for debasing a coin was death.
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Under the original Coinage Act of 1792, drafted by Alexander Hamilton, the penalty for debasing a coin was death.
Don't tell Jim Grant, the publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, that gold is a hedge.
After being net long all the way from $1900 to $1100, Bloomberg reports Hedge Funds Are Holding First-Ever Gold Net-Short Position.
Many investors still view gold as a safe-haven investment, but there remains much confusion regarding the extent to which the gold market is vulnerable to manipulation through short-term rigged market trades, and long-arm central bank interventions.
In his July 17th Blog, Let's Get Real About Gold, author and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig likened investor interest in gold with the "Pet Rock" craze of the 1970's, when consumers became convinced that a rock in a box would provi
In the immediate aftermath of Sunday night's massive gold slam, which was oddly reminiscent of the great silver crash of 2011 when on May 1 just around 6:25pm, silver plunged by 15%, from $48 to $42 with no news or catalyst...
Gold prices have been on a long downward slide since peaking at $1921.50 per ounce in September 2011.
Early on Monday in Asian trading, someone (or something, like a trading algorithm) sold quite a bit of gold in the futures market.
Gold prices plunged to their lowest in more than five years on Monday, at one point dropping 4 percent on aggressive selling out of China, while the U.S. dollar hit a three-month high on expectations for higher U.S. interest rates.
The State of Texas is setting up a gold-backed bank that will allow depositors to bypass the controversial Federal Reserve System and its fiat currency in banking and commerce, according to the state representative who authored the recently enacted l
You're likely thinking that a discussion of "sound banking" will be a bit boring.
BitGold, a platform for savings and payments in gold, is pleased to announce the launch of the BitGold platform for residents of the US and US territories.
In an interview with ET Now, Jim Rogers, commodity expert, shares his views on markets and commodities. Excerpts:
We have explained on a number of occasions how the Federal Reserves' agents, the bullion banks (principally JPMorganChase, HSBC, and Scotia) sell uncovered shorts ("naked shorts") on the Comex (gold futures market) in order to drive down an oth
The Curious Case Of Edmund C. Moy
Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom Doom Report discusses his concerns about the markets.
Over the weekend, the lines in Greece stretched along the street. Around the corner. Down the block.
In contemporary discussions of sound money, silver tends to get short shrift.
Stunning ignorance about value of precious metals revealed Prankster Mark Dice's latest video proves that Americans have absolutely no idea about the value of precious metals. Asked if they would like to purchase a 10oz silver bar worth $160 for j
Over the last several months there have been numerous reports highlighting the frantic activities of the world's ultra-wealthy elite.
I suspect that if Puerto Rico was indeed freed from the "commonwealth" scenario and became free to do business without the watchful eye of the USA then it could manifest an economic boom.
Over the last several months there have been numerous reports highlighting the frantic activities of the world's ultra-wealthy elite. From the purchasing of emergency hideaways and airstrips to warnings from their financial advisors that it's tim
Predictions on the markets, gold, Greece & more
The manager of one of Great Britain's biggest bond funds, which has £4 billion under management, is now advising investors that the time has come "to hold physical cash," along with gold and silver.
The enormous effort by eastern hemisphere countries to diversify their reserves out of the dollar and into physical gold is quite remarkable.
If there's one thing everyone can agree on in an environment where economic data has been skewed, repeatedly revised and outright manipulated, it's that we are seeing extreme volatility throughout the global marketplace.
The Mysterious "Massive" Seller Who Flash Crashed Gold In 2014 Has Finally Been Revealed
As the mainstream media begins to come to terms with just what Texas' decision to repatriate its gold from the Federal Government in its own Gold Depository, the details of Republican State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione's bill protecting gold from confis
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Friday that will create a first-in-the-nation state-level gold depository and repatriate $1 billion in gold from the New York branch of the Federal Reserve to Texas' new depository.
If you already understand how the Federal Reserve is a theft and scam against the people of the USA then you need to see this post.