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  • Negative interest rates and the price of gold

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    Q: How will negative interest rates affect the price of gold? A: On a fundamental level and for obvious reasons, negative interest rates are another reason to own precious metal assets: they refute the objection that gold does not earn interest. Q: Why have the BOJ and ECB gone to negative interest rates? A: Officially…

  • A Contrarian’s Case for Precious Metals

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    Aaron
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    In my estimation, Central Bankers around the world have an acute fear of deflation. Their prescription has been (and continues to be) hefty doses of easy money. A plethora of British Pounds, and abundance of Euros, a deluge of US Dollars, a surplus of Swiss Francs. This is an ongoing and concerted strategy to avoid…