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A potential crisis in Comex gold By Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money We are all used to the bullion banks covering their shorts on Comex by waiting until the speculators are over-bullish and vulnerable to mark-downs that trigger their stops....
Punters paradox by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money After hitting new eight-year highs on Tuesday gold backed off. By morning trade in Europe today, gold was up $4 on the week at $1775 having traded at $1789, and silver up...
Prices are going to rise — and fast! by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money With stockmarkets barely ruffled, few are thinking beyond the very short-term and they are mostly guessing anyway. Other than possibly the very short-term as we emerge...
A collapsing dollar and China’s monetary strategy By Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money This article describes how China can escape the fate of a dollar collapse by tying the yuan to gold. There is little doubt she has access to...
Running into Q2 factors by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money By early morning trade in the European time zone today, gold and silver were hardly changed on the week, with gold unchanged at $1729, and silver up 10 cents at...
The crisis goes up a gear By Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Dollar-denominated financial markets appeared to suffer a dramatic change on or about the 23 March. This article examines the possibility that it marks the beginning of the end...
Gold and silver diverge by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Gold and silver followed different paths this week, with gold rising $53 from last Friday’s close to trade at $1735 in morning trade in Europe. Meanwhile, silver fell slightly on...
MMT —it’s just neo-Keynesian macroeconomics by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money The doyenne of MMT, Stephanie Kelton, has published a book this week explaining modern monetary theory. This article examines the foundations of MMT which Kelton explained in an earlier...
Lack of physical gold by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Gold and silver suffered small losses on the week in subdued trading. In European trade this morning gold was at $1707, down $22 from last Friday’s close, and silver at...
Orphaned silver is finding its parent By Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money This article examines the prospects for silver, which has been overlooked in favour of gold. Due to the economic and monetary consequences of the coronavirus lockdowns and the...
Supply/demand balance shifting by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Gold and silver consolidated this week, trading in a tight range. From last Friday’s close, gold eased $9 to $1725 in early morning trade in Europe. On the same timescale silver...
Statistics, lies and the reservoir effect by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money This article debunks the misconception that GDP represents economic health. It explains how monetary flows have led to markets in financial assets inflating while non-financials in the GDP...
Silver begins to catch up with gold by Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Gold consolidated recent gains this week, losing $3 from last Friday’s close to trade at $1738 in early European trade this morning. On the same timescale silver...
The path to monetary collapse By Alasdair Macleod for Gold Money Few mainstream commentators understand the seriousness of the economic and monetary situation. from a V-shaped rapid return to normality towards a more prolonged recovery phase. The fact that a...