Panic! Like It’s 1837
Panic! Like It’s 1837 by Daily Bell In 1837, New York banks realized that the easy money they were lending was unsustainable, and demanded payment in specie, or in gold…
Future of Money, and Wealth Storage
The Future of Money, and Wealth Storage by Andy Hoffman Paper precious metals investments will be under attack for as long as financial markets function and thus, even when physical…
How Gold Is Different
How Gold Is Different by FOFOA “In a recent comment, I wrote: ‘...it is one of the key differences between a Freegold understanding and the rest of the gold bug…
Future of Money, and Wealth Storage
The Future of Money, and Wealth Storage by Andrew Hoffman Hoffman discusses two important topics: the economic devastation wrought by the draconian Indian cash ban; and a unique, rapidly unfolding…
Why Islamic Finance Is Set to Transform the International Gold Market
Why Islamic Finance Is Set to Transform the International Gold Market by Raymond Michaels Last year saw investment demand for gold rise by 70%, while gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced…
The Investment Secret of the 2000s… And it has But Started
The Investment Secret of the 2000s… And it has But Started by Egon von Greyerz Stocks are the only asset class on the horizon for most investors. However, we are…
India Stampedes Into Bullion
India Stampedes Into Bullion by Patrick A. Heller India’s prime minister announced on November 8 that the government would immediately begin withdrawing 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes from circulation. Their face…
New Islamic Finance Guidance on Gold Emphasises Real Deal
New Islamic Finance Guidance on Gold Emphasises Real Deal By Bernardo Vizcaino To encourage new Islamic finance products using gold * Sukuk, ETFs, trading accounts in development * Guidance also…
Physical Surplus – Deficit
Physical Surplus / Deficit World silver physical supply minus physical demand
Gold’s Second Waterfall Drop This Week
Gold’s Second Waterfall Drop This Week by Michael Kosares Dennis Gartman, on ZeroHedge, verifies Kosares’s suspicion that something is amiss in London gold trading circles. Kosares thinks that the paper…