There is too little gold in the West
Western central banks have tried to shake off the constraints of gold for a long time, which has created enormous difficulties for them. They…
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Laissez-Faire and Little Englanderism: The Rise, Fall, Rise, and Fall of the Manchester School
By Gregory Bresiger from THE JOURNAL OF LIBERTARIAN STUDIES Volume 13, Number 1 (1997) War Follows Protection. Peace Follows Free Trade. As David Ricardo said, “If…
Read MoreDonald Trump, The Gold Standard, Maynard Keynes, And Our Madmen In Authority
June 5th was is the anniversary of the birth of John Maynard Keynes, once upon a time the great foe of the gold standard….
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Interest rates and gold
It is commonly assumed that the gold price and interest rates move in opposite directions. In other words, a tendency towards higher interest rates…
Read More“We hate you guys but there is nothing much we can do”
“Except for US Treasuries, what can you hold ? US Treasuries are the safe haven. For everyone, including China, it is the only option…..
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China’s gold strategy
China first delegated the management of gold policy to the People’s Bank by regulations in 1983. This development was central to China’s emergence as…
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Valuing gold and turkey-farming
Today’s financial markets are built on the sand of unsound currencies. Consequently brokers, banks and investors are wedded to monetary inflation and have lost…
Read MoreRenewed estimates of Chinese gold demand
Editor’s note: This article was previously published here at Goldmoney.com. It is republished with thanks. Geopolitical and market background I have been revisiting estimates…
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Physical gold vs paper gold: waiting for the dam to break
Introduction In this article I will argue that the recent slide in the gold price has generated substantial demand for bullion that will likely…
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Goons versus gold
“When, more than 100 years ago, George Gilbert Williams, president of the famously conservative Chemical Bank, was asked for the secret of his success,…
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