Precious Metals

Commentary on precious metals (we really love gold) by your Daily Reckoning editors in Melbourne, Australia. Still haven’t subscribed to the Daily Reckoning? What are you waiting for… sign up here, it’s free!

 

A chronological listing of articles is below.

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Historically, the Only Reserve a Central Bank Can Trust is Gold

Imagine what would have happened if pharaoh had stocked up on radicchio instead of grain? Those 7 lean years would have been a lot leaner than they were.

November 6th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
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Price of Gold Communicates U.S. Monetary and Fiscal Policy is Lousy

It’s also possible that the Fed thinks a weak dollar will reduce America’s trade deficit, boost its export competitiveness, and lead to higher employment. We think this is a pipe dream. And we’re not talking about a lead pipe. We’re talking William Blake-style opium.

November 5th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
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India Beats China to Walk Away With 200 Tonnes of IMF Gold

India’s central bank is now the proud owner of 557 tonnes of gold. That gives it the tenth largest gold holdings among central banks. But it probably isn’t finished. Gold makes up just six percent of India’s foreign exchange reserves. There’s plenty of room for that to grow.

But don’t forget China. China has $2.3 trillion in foreign exchange reserves…

November 4th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 5 comments | Continued
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Gold Outlives Paper Money, Empires and Governments

“Gold is definitely an alternative, but when we buy, the price goes up. We have to do it carefully so as not to stimulate the markets,” he added.

October 22nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
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Now is the Time to Find Out About Gold as Money

It’s not too late to sign up for the gold conference in Canberra next month. The conference is run by the Gold Standard Institute of Australia.

October 16th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 1 comment | Continued
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Gold is in a Bull Market

“In the last big boom in gold – in the late ’70s – gold followed inflation…and the central bank. Investors saw inflation increasing. And they saw the central bank failing to react fast enough. They bought gold to protect themselves.

October 15th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
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Is Gold at $1000 a Bargain…Or a Trap?

Barclays Capital says gold could go to $1,500. We don’t know where they got that number. It could go to $15,000 for all we know.

October 9th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | Continued
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AUD Price of Gold a Measure of Gold’s Strength Against Other Currencies

Ah. So for gold to move in Aussie dollar terms there has to be more than just a big bear market in the USD. Demand for gold has to rise globally.

October 9th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
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Will Gold Make Higher Highs From Here?

What’s more, the emergence of the gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) has put a huge portion of the gold market in a very small number of hands. If the ETFs sell…who will they sell to? Or more succinctly, a lot of the gold demand is coming from a few institutions. If other institutions (central banks and sovereign wealth funds) don’t pick up the slack, there will be more sellers than buyers and prices will fall.

October 7th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 3 comments | Continued
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Bullish On Silver

Well, maybe not all buying is drying up, as silver market analyst, Ted Butler, reports that in the last 10 months, “some 150 million ounces of silver can easily be documented to have been bought by investors.

October 6th, 2009 | Mogambo Guru | 0 comments | Continued
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