Tag: Gold

  • Market Timing the Low in Gold

    From a purely mental perspective it’s a snap. We know when the low will occur and the gold market will turn from a bear to a bull. It will happen when most market participants expect a higher future price than the then spot price plus the cost to carry. Ludwig von Mises, in Human Action,…

  • Fractional Reserve Gold Bullion

    Q: A roughly 20-year bear market in gold and gold mining shares ended approximately with 9/11. What role, if any, did 9/11 play in this major market turn? A: First of all, my view is that markets are made by human reaction to events. The reaction is a subjective judgement. Objective events do not move…

  • How Much Gold Was Under WTC Complex?

    American Free Press WTC Complex by Keith Johnson, Aug. 27, 2011 In 2011, a coin dealership ran a television ad for a 10th-anniversary 9-11 commemorative coin that was allegedly “clad in .999 pure silver actually recovered from vaults beneath the ashes of Ground Zero.” That commercial provoked retired New York Police Department Captain Tom DePrisco…

  • Masters of the Universe See Gold as Money

    Q: The Bank for International Settlement, BIS, sounds like it is at the top of the financial order. Most people have never heard of it. Where can we get more information? A: Yes, it has been very low key. Deliberately so. But there is a, firsts and only, investigative book on the BIS published just…

  • Mark Farber is a Real Economist

    Q: Mark Farber recently observed that the USA economy based on savings, capital investment and production did well from about 1820 to 1971 and, based on money printing, from 1971 to today, has not done well. Your comments? A: Mark Farber is a real economist and competent wealth manager. He is not a political propagandist…

  • Predicting the Price of Gold

    More about predicting the bottom in the Gold Market Q: James Sinclair is predicting that gold will rise to $50,000 per ounce. Do you agree? Market Commentary by Arthur Fixed A: James Sinclair, also sometimes called Mr. Gold, is a registered investment advisor in Marin County, California, USA. I am not an investment advisor. I…

  • Finding Bottom in the Gold Market

    Q: I have started to read Murray Rothbard’s Man Economy and State. How does this book apply to calling the bottom in the gold market? It seems to mean that the book is all theoretical. A: Most of what you read about supply and demand in the gold market will start with new supply from…

  • Gold Market and the China Currency War

    Q: What effect will the recent devaluation on the Chinese Yuan have on the price of gold? I expect that since the USD increased in value relative to the Yuan that it would be bad for the price of gold in USD terms. Am I thinking correctly? A: The devaluation is of no predictive value.…

  • Investors are more Optimistic – Weekly Market Overview

    US stocks closed higher on Monday as market sentiment was bolstered by an agreement for a third bailout program between Greece and its creditors. S&P 500 closed 1.1% higher with all 10 main sectors finishing with gains. The dollar strengthened, with US Dollar Index rising 0.8% to 96.7520. European stocks rose sharply as Stoxx 600 gained 2%,…