After a challenging Q4 in 2016 in a context of rising bond yields and a stronger US dollar, gold seems to be getting its shine back in Q1. The technical picture is beginning to look a little more constructive and […]
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Mario Draghi’s Announcements: The ECB Puts on a Show
Mario Draghi’s Announcements: The ECB Puts on a Show by Philippe Herlin, GoldBroker.com. Mario Draghi came out with several announcements on June 5 which have been very well received by pundits. These measures are supposed to encourage banks to make loans […]
China And Its Role In The Gold Market
China’s Role in the Gold Market by Dan Popescu, GoldBroker “When China will have a right to speak in the international gold market, pricing will get revealed.” Shanghai Gold Exchange Chairman Xu Luode (1) Chart #1: Gold vs China’s Yuan […]
Is Platinum “White Gold”, Or Is It Different?
Is Platinum “White Gold”, Or Is It Different? by Dan Popescu, GoldBroker. Silver is poor man’s gold. What is then platinum with respect to gold? In a recent article (The Gold/Silver Ratio – Gold, Silver, and their Relationship) I looked […]
What Are the Potential Implications of the End of the Silver Fix in London?
What Are the Potential Implications of the End of the Silver Fix in London? by Goldbroker.com These last few months have brought confirmation of an acceleration in geo-political and macro-economic events, and they all have mid-term implications for the precious […]
Russia: Financial, Energy Interests Seem To Exceed Political Stakes
Russia: Financial and Energy Interests Seem to Exceed Political Stakes by Gold Broker A new signal, this time coming from large corporations distancing themselves from White House political decisions, that sanctions against Russia are ineffective : Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and […]
Gold Market Manipulation Reaches Mainstream German Media
Gold Market Manipulation Reaches Mainstream Media via GoldBroker.com Gold price fixing manipulation goes mainstream on public TV channel 3sat, a cooperation between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This documentary exposes “an examination of gold prices reveals machinations fit for a financial […]
Derivatives Worldwide Hit 710 Trillion, According To BIS Study
Amount of Derivatives in the World: 710 Trillions of dollars The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) just published a statistical study on the amount of derivatives worldwide at the end of 2013, and they reach the astronomical amount of […]
Growth Slowing Worldwide : Is Another Crisis Looming?
Growth Slowing Everywhere : Another Crisis Looming? Even though the indicators for growth in large industrialised countries are just quarterly ones and could be nullified by the next quarterly statistics, they still are quite worrisome. Because they almost all confirm the […]
Gold vs Barron’s Gold Mining Index (BGMI)
Gold vs Barron’s Gold Mining Index (BGMI) by Dan Popescu One cannot understand gold without understanding its supply side. Although gold production accounts only for 1.64% of existing above-ground gold, it still represents 64% of the gold market supply. Can […]
