Is gold finished? I'd say it is about as finished as all of the other times in the past dozen years that it has been finished. It's just that the obituary has received more notice lately.
Once again I find myself on the defensive about gold, as I have been many times in the past eight years of liking the precious metal.
This time the thinking is that we are in an era of permanently low growth, aided by the potential of a deflationary collapse in Europe.
Sure, that's possible. The difficulty I have in getting negative on that news is that I don't regard gold as a haven that goes up only in an inflationary environment. I regard gold as an alternative to the euro, and I see nothing that tells me the euro is suddenly in good standing, other than an intra-morning reversal in that ultimately unworkable currency.
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I want you to think, for a moment, what you would do if you were a wealthy Spanish person. You are desperate to preserve your worth. You can't do it by buying euros, that's for certain. Who really wants the U.S. dollar, which gives you no real return, given that you would be buying short-term bills or notes if you were to make that purchase?
But gold?
I think people forget the incredible affinity for gold among the Spanish. If you go back to the Spanish Civil War, the Republicans, desperate for aid from the Soviet Union, had to part with their prized possession, their huge gold holdings. Some observers at the time actually felt the Republicans might be willing to go down to defeat rather than surrender their gold.
Believe me, gold is the refuge currency they will choose. Italy is no different, and remember: While these are not rich countries, they have a lot of rich people.
The Chinese have been buying gold. The Indians are in an internal tussle about taxing gold purchases. But believe me, unless you think Europe is out of the woods, you want to buy gold -- not the stocks but the metal and its ETFs -- into any weakness. Gold is a currency, not just a metal, and when you put it like that, you know the currency is resting. And nothing more.
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Gold and silver have not one thing to do with anything. It is part of the scam. It is a 'shelf' manipulation. If you think other think other then...entire duped. Gold is gold and silver is silver. Platinum ...paladium..platinum...get a grip on this. They mean as much as the dollar does now.
Nothing. More fed notes coming, soon.
It is estimated that 100 times the amount of gold and silver that actually exist is traded each day in the paper markets. This is how their prices can be manipulated lower. It's a game that's worked for 30 years. Unfortunately, China and India see how the game works as well and they're accumulating the real thing. Soon...game over. Look for gold to exceed $5,000 and silver $300.
gold has worth because of perception
paper money has worth because of perception
in tough times water has real worth while currency is worthless
therefore gold and all other currency is worthless as a hedge against armageddon
water and physical conditioning will prevail if armageddon should occur
Huh... Gold is traded as a currency (XAU) just like fiat (USD), but yet has no real worth? Even though I fear where YOUR water came from, I would be more than glad to trade you MY water ounce for ounce for your gold. No need to make change, gold is worthless anyway - not. If anyone thinks gold is worthless, try taking some away from your wife; suddenly it is worth your life.
gold at 1900
now at 1650
next at 1300?
BEWARE THE SHYSTER
morals are just your opinion versus mine....they are meaningless
global free market capitalism where the winners take all at the expense of society
is the problem
SUPPORTING FACT:while housing and most people haven't recovered from the mortgage crisis
the dow jones industrial average has doubled
remember that other than jewelry and some industrial applications that gold has no real worth
..........example:in tough times you can't buy my water for any amount of gold
.........even if i wanted to sell you my water how would we make change?
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