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Paul Craig Roberts: Manipulations Rule The Markets

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“Until a whistleblower speaks, we cannot know for certain, but my conclusion is that the Fed understands that it must protect the dollar from being driven down by QE and that the orchestrated takedowns of gold are part of protecting the dollar’s value, and perhaps also the cutback in QE is a part of the protection by signaling an end of money creation. The Fed also understands that it cannot forever drive down the gold price and that it cannot forever pour liquidity into stock and bond markets. To retreat from this policy without crashing the edifice requires successful orchestrations. Therefore, we are likely to experience more of them in the days to come.”

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2013/12/20/manipulations-rule-markets-paul-craig-roberts/

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Even more smuggled gold enters India

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“In the biggest ever catch at the Hyderabad airport, customs officials have seized 18 kilograms of gold and arrested three people. The trio had arrived from Singapore and were hiding the gold bars in their trousers and shoes. In another incident, officials of the customs department recovered gold hidden in dates from a man who landed at the Pune International Airport.  Investigation revealed that the seeds of these dates had been replaced with gold beads wrapped in black packets.  Gold seizures have almost doubled for the period 2013-2014. Whistleblowers who help bust illegal gold shipments can get a bigger reward in India than those who help catch cocaine and heroin smugglers.”

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/content/en/mineweb-gold-news?oid=222614&sn=Detail

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7 Fundamental Conclusions about 2014

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“We now have THREE major, highly profitable megatrends underway — or on the way — and least two of those are very sustainable:  Interest rates are going up for the long term … Gold will be going up, also for the long term, and … Stocks are going up — at least for now.  In all three, since we have so many LIQUID investment vehicles to choose from, we can easily get in while the trend is up and get out when the trend turns down. And since we have one of the most powerful selection tools at our immediate disposal — I am talking about the Weiss Stock Ratings — we can also select the SAFEST stocks, the stocks most likely to hold their value even when the market turns.”

http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/7-fundamental-conclusions-about-2014-57119

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The Two Most Important Questions About Gold Today

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“These are the forces that will drive gold and other precious metals much, much higher in the months and years ahead. Not inflation. Not money-printing. Not even currency devaluation.  But revolution and rebellion. The breakdown and eventual collapse of confidence in government.  Keep all that in mind and you will profit handsomely from the coming new bull markets in the precious metals and other commodities.  Here are the levels you need to watch for major lows in gold and silver in the weeks ahead.  Right now, since gold and silver have tanked so hard, I would not be surprised to see a bit of a bounce. But a bounce is all it would be.”

http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/the-two-most-important-questions-about-gold-today-57140

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Dollar Bears Love Silver Coins

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“The U.S. Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint and Australia’s Perth Mint are all on course to set annual silver sales records this year. The reason: Demand for silver coins is surging because those who realize the fragility of the West’s debt-addled finances want some of their wealth parked in honest money.  I’m one of those buyers. And if you see the value of insurance, you should be one of those buyers, too.  Here’s what I find compelling …”

http://thesovereigninvestor.com/2013/12/19/dollar-bears-love-silver-coins/

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Bill Bonner: A Vicious Collapse in Gold?

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“Is it because the Fed is now in tightening mode? Is the Great Experiment over? Was it a success?  Or have gold investors misjudged things?  Our guess: No, no, no and no.  As we’ve been telling members of our family wealth advisory, the Great Experiment is NOT over. The Fed is NOT tightening. The economy has NOT revived. And gold investors have understood correctly that the Fed’s policies WON’T cause growth… or inflation.  Instead, they will lead to stagnation, which could last for many years. Just look at Japan.  When that reality sets in, so will a more determined… and direct… form of monetary stimulus.  Gold’s day will come; but it may not come tomorrow.”

http://www.bonnerandpartners.com/a-vicious-collapse-in-gold/

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Deutsche Bank Exits Commodity Trading, Fires 200

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“Germany’s largest bank (whose total notional derivative exposure relative to German GDP has to be seen to be believed), which was one of the top-five financial players in commodities, will cease energy, agriculture, base metals, coal and iron ore trading, it said in a statement. What will DB keep? Drumroll: only precious metals alongside a limited number of financial derivatives traders. Because one always need to be able to sell ‘paper-backed’ gold derivatives in order to keep the price of gold low while the NY Fed keeps procuring the hundreds of tons of physical gold demanded by the Bundesbank.”

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-05/deutsche-bank-exits-commodity-trading-fires-200

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Why Gordon Brown sold Britain’s gold at a knock-down price [2012]

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“When Brown decided to dispose of almost 400 tonnes of gold between 1999 and 2002, he did two distinctly odd things.  First, he broke with convention and announced the sale well in advance, giving the market notice that it was shortly to be flooded and forcing down the spot price. This was apparently done in the interests of ‘open government’, but had the effect of sending the spot price of gold to a 20-year low, as implied by basic supply and demand theory.  Second, the Treasury elected to sell its gold via auction, which  frequently achieved a lower price than the equivalent fix price.  It seemed almost as if the Treasury was trying to achieve the lowest price possible for the public’s gold. It was.”

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/thomaspascoe/100018367/revealed-why-gordon-brown-sold-britains-gold-at-a-knock-down-price/

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Turkey cashes in on the Iran talks

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“You may have thought the Geneva deal struck last month between Iran and the P5+1 nations was a sweet one for Tehran — getting billions in sanctions relief in exchange for mere promises to halt its nuclear program.  But Turkey may be an even bigger winner. It just needs to open its doors and wait for Iranian funds to pour in.  Iran was Turkey’s third largest export market in 2012.  In fact, Turkey is reportedly exporting more than 20,000 products to Iran right now; among them gold and silver. It turns out that the Geneva deal also loosened sanctions on precious metals.  The White House estimates that [the deal] could generate $1.5 billion in government revenues for Tehran.”

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/12/12/turkey-cashes-in-on-the-iran-talks/

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Silver Set to Double, According to… Apple?

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“Apple is giving us some surprising indications that the demand for silver is much higher than its current price would have us believe.  Actually, the first ‘sign’ came to us back in January when Apple had to delay new 27-inch iMac deliveries by up to four weeks.  Of course, the company never specified exactly what was causing the delay… but the rumors flew.  The most intriguing rumors centered on a possible shortage of industrial silver in China.  Regardless, the Apple ‘indicator’ is just one reason silver could double over the next 12 months.  There are five other compelling clues that indicate silver’s price has temporarily decoupled from what the demand data dictate.”

http://moneymorning.com/2013/12/10/silver-set-to-double-according-to-apple/

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