Rapid Trends - Gold and Silver Bullion

Mike Maloney: Gold could go to $15k an ounce

Alex Stanczk — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:57 +0000

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Ron Paul: Dangerously close to the death of freedom

Alex Stanczk — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:31:37 +0000

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Retail Coin Demand Still Strong

Alex Stanczk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:31:38 +0000

Yet does anyone you know own any? Here is something to noodle: If you take the population of the UK at 61,383,000 and then divide it by the number of gold coins the mint produced, that means there is only 1 coin for every 489.228 citizens. Sound like gold is an overbought bubble to you? U.K.’s Royal Mint [...]

“Race to the bottom” continues: Swiss devalue again

Alex Stanczk — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:21:24 +0000

This wont stop – all fiat currencies will continue to devalue over time – I had a gentleman ask me a few days ago ‘Yes but why buy gold? It doesnt give you a return?” On the contrary, when measured against USD gold has outperformed every other asset class there is for almost 10 years running. “Competitive [...]

China’s gold output at 313.98 tonnes sets new record in 2009

Alex Stanczk — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:03:07 +0000

BEIJING: China’s gold output soared 11.34 per cent to a record 313.98 tonnes in 2009, maintaining its No.1 rank as the world’s biggest producer of the yellow metal. China’s booming domestic gold sector reported 137.53 billion yuan (20.14 billion U.S. dollars) of gross industrial output value in 2009, up 18.56 per cent year on year, according [...]

The Scary Budget Numbers

Alex Stanczk — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:04:43 +0000

By David Walker 01/25/10 New York, New York The recession and attendant financial shock appear to be easing as I write this. But in Washington, financial imprudence is part of the fabric of government. You can see that in a single document that gets updated every year: the US budget. In putting together the budget, the [...]

Terminator 6: Machines now control your financial markets

Alex Stanczk — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:22:48 +0000

The one thing black box algorithms cannot model is the tendency of human beings to go mad all at once, especially in financial markets. This will end badly. Computer-driven trading raises meltdown fears By Jeremy Grant (Financial Times, London) – An explosion in trading propelled by computers is raising fears that trading platforms could be knocked out by [...]

NY financiers to reap $64 billion in bonuses in 2010

Alex Stanczk — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:08:49 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s financial sector will pay an estimated $64.2 billion in bonuses this year, up from about $57 billion in 2009, though still around $19 billion less than the amount paid out in 2008, the state budget division forecast on Tuesday. New York’s economy is led by financial and insurance companies and [...]

Brace Yourself for the Coming Gold Shortage

Alex Stanczk — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:03:35 +0000

From madhedgefundtrader over at Zero Hedge Brace yourself for the impending gold shortage. Gold shortage? Yup. With the launch of a flurry of ETF’s devoted to the barbaric relic recently, total ETF holdings have soared well past 60 million ounces worth $65 billion, more than total world production in 2009. The grand Daddy of them all, [...]

New Article: Dr. Edwin Vieira Speaks out

Alex Stanczk — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:41:46 +0000

The Daily Bell has posted an interview with Dr. Edwin Vieira. Dr. Vieira is perhaps the foremost authority on Constitutional Law, and has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court, winning several. The following article is long, but for a true thinker and anyone concerned with the potential outcomes of the current political situation, an excellent [...]