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China Plans Oil Purchases From Iran Using Gold
Ben Mountifield, May 1st, 2012
On 31 December last year the US attempted to curtail Iranian nuclear ambitions by imposing sanctions which penalize any country that buys oil from Iran, or does business with its central bank. These sanctions were approved by EU foreign ministers on 23 January, and shortly afterwards the Society for Worldwide
Posted in Blog, Energy, Featured, News, Precious Metals
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Central Banks See Gold As A Safer Alternative To Fiat (Paper) Currency
Steve Wilson, April 30th, 2012
According to the IMF central banks from at least twelve nations added to their gold holdings during the month of March. The purchases were led by Mexico which bought 16.8 tons, Russia which bought 16.5 tons and Turkey which added 11.5 tons. Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan and Belarus also increased their
Posted in Blog, Featured, Monetary Policy, Precious Metals
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Writing The News Before It Happens: Gold Breaks Through $2,000 On Fed’s QE3 Announcement
247Bull Webmaster, April 27th, 2012
CCB News – 11 July 2013 The price of gold hit a new all-time high of $2,107 an ounce yesterday on the news that the Federal Reserve will once again embark on quantitative easing in order to provide support to the faltering US economy. Gold jumped $115 on Wednesday after
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We Are Back In Recession & We Will Stay That Way Until We Implement Radical Policy Reforms, Such As…
Ben Mountifield, April 26th, 2012
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed yesterday that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012. This puts us back in a technical recession, (defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction) and it’s the first time the UK has experienced a so-called “double-dip recession”
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Notable Quote: Jim Rickards “I Wouldn’t Apply Buy & Hold To The Stock Market But I Would Apply It To The Gold Market”
Ben Mountifield, April 24th, 2012
Jim Rickards is Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital where his clients include, private investment funds, banks and government directorates in national security and defense. Mr Rickards is also author of the bestselling book, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis. In an interview 18 April 2012, Mr
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Osborne Commits A Further £10 Billion To The IMF Bailout Fund
Steve Wilson, April 23rd, 2012
The Chancellor, George Osborne has announced that Britain will commit a further £10 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Our contribution, along with an extra $60 billion from Japan, $15 billion from South Korea, $10 billion from Switzerland, and $7 billion from Australia, helps to boost the IMF’s resources
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It Feels Like The Time To Sell Gold & Gold Stocks Which Is Precisely Why It’s Time To Buy
Ben Mountifield, April 20th, 2012
The fear in the gold market right now is palpable and to a contrarian investor that’s a sign of a bottom. Add to that the bullish long-term fundamentals, and now is likely a very good time to begin buying both the metal and the companies that bring it to market.
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Ponzi Finance Part 2: Europe’s Leaders Will Do Whatever It Takes To Hold The Eurozone Together
Ben Mountifield, April 19th, 2012
Europe’s leaders have proven that they will do whatever it takes to hold the Eurozone together. The European Central Bank (ECB), along with others around the world, has dramatically increased the size of its balance sheet in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis. By early March
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Ponzi Finance Part 1: Why We Have High Unemployment, Zero Economic Growth, Falling Living Standards & Massive Debts
Ben Mountifield, April 18th, 2012
This article examines how it is we came to have high unemployment, zero economic growth, falling living standards & massive debts. Creating the illusion of prosperity Between 1988 and 2007 Britain, along with most of the rest of the world, experienced a huge credit boom which sent the price of
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UK Home Prices Have NOT Reached A New Record High NOT In Real Terms
Ben Mountifield, April 17th, 2012
It makes a good headline, UK Home Asking Prices Now At All-Time High, but it’s only true in nominal terms, and it’s real (inflation adjusted) terms that matter. According to the Rightmove House Price Index, the rise of 2.9% in April helped “national new seller asking prices to reach an