“A recent article in the Financial Times described a shortage of so-called ‘leased’ gold. According to the Times, the cost of borrowing gold ‘has risen to the highest since the post-Lehman Bros. scramble for supplies as bullion markets adjust to a new era in which Western investor demand is less dominant.’ The numbers are small, but the trends are intriguing. The one-month gold leasing rate rose from 0.12% in early June to 0.3% in early July. That’s a 150% rate rise in one month! It’s the highest gold lease rate since 2009, although still well below the peaks of previous eras.”
http://dailyreckoning.com/the-gold-lease-story-you-havent-heard/
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