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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 17, 2013
The United States government is to rigorously enforce a ban on gold sales to Iran from July 1. They are planning to block sales of gold to Iranians in order to undermine the Iranian currency, the rial, and to step up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.
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By Adrian Ash |
May 6, 2013
Athens' strikers burnt a giant picture of Angela Merkel dressed as Hitler. Students in Washington threw bags of urine at each other. But in the Eccles Building? "Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth," said the Federal Reserve.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
May 2, 2013
There continues to be difficulty in securing physical bullion in large volumes, particularly in the small coin and bar market and particularly in the silver market.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
April 22, 2013
For a long time governments have been redistributing peoples’ income and wealth in the name of fairness. They provide for the unemployed, the sick, and the elderly. The state provides. You can depend on the state. The result is nearly everyone in all advanced countries now depend on the state.
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By JT Long |
April 8, 2013
Natural resource investors have experienced a tough year. All the more reason to start returning broker phone calls according to David Galland, speaking on the Friday eve of the airing of a webinar he is moderating.
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By Alasdair Macleod |
April 5, 2013
The sell-off in precious metals gathered pace this week into what is often called capitulation. Money-managers (hedge funds) cut their long gold positions on Comex by 19,044 contracts in the week to Tuesday, March 26.
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By Karen Roche |
April 3, 2013
In his new book, David Stockman, former Republican U.S. Congressman and a founding partner of Heartland Industrial Partners, levies blame for the dire straits of the global financial system on central bankers, economists and politicians of both parties.
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By Brian Sylvester |
March 27, 2013
Peter Krauth, resource specialist for Money Map Press, considers the precious metals space an overarching requirement for investors. He sees value in every sector, although he admits it takes a contrarian mindset to see the opportunities.
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By Brian Sylvester |
March 25, 2013
While Jamie Mackie, senior vice president and investment adviser with Macquarie Private Wealth, thinks the mining sector could sink further, he also believes now is the time to buy, carefully.
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By Toby Connor |
March 25, 2013
I can’t tell you how many talking heads I’ve watched in the media recently touting the strong dollar. Sometimes I really wonder whether Homo sapiens are an intelligent life form. Remember this is the same species that created the Tulip mania … and the tech, and real estate bubble.