Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in June 2015. Sales of American Silver Eagles Smash June Record. Sales of American Gold and Silver Eagle Coins Rebound Sharply in June From May. Sales of American Silver Eagles Surge 139% higher in June vs. May and 80% higher vs. June 2014. The United States Mint … Read More →
Markets can remain manipulated longer than you can remain solvent In this week’s podcast: Podcast Summary 0:00-3:28 Introduction So What if the Fed Raises Rates? 3:28-6:20 discussion of Janet Yellen’s comments about raising rates after the Fed’s June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Ms. Yellen noted that a rate hike is no big deal … Read More →
Shanghai Gold Exchange volume for the week ended June 19, 2015. The Shanghai Gold Exchange delivered 54.195 tonnes of gold during the week ended June 19, 2015. Total gold withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange year to date are about 1,117 tonnes. Gold deliveries on the Shanghai Gold Exchange the past two weeks were larger … Read More →
Gold Moving West to East. Switzerland has some of the world’s largest gold refineries and acts as the hub for gold moving from west to east. Here are some charts showing the west to east trend of gold. Switzerland imports gold from western nations: Swiss Gold Imports – May 2015 and exports gold to eastern … Read More →
Shanghai Gold Exchange volume for the week ended June 12, 2015. The Shanghai Gold Exchange delivered 46.151 tonnes of gold during the week ended June 12, 2015. Total gold withdrawals on the Shanghai Gold Exchange year to date are about 1,063 tonnes. China is becoming the center of the Asian gold world. A $16 billion … Read More →
Russian Gold Reserves. Russian Gold Purchases in May 2015. Russia adds 100,000 ounces of gold to its reserves in May Russia Boosts Gold Reserves, Reduces U.S. Treasury Holdings The Central Bank of the Russian Federation published its official May 2015 reserve assets and other foreign currency assets report today indicating that its gold reserves had … Read More →
Gold to the Moon-and Beyond! Gold has been to the moon and outer space. Gold’s Use in Aerospace Gold in Spacecraft Gold has been to the moon and outer space before and will return again, literally. Due to gold’s unique properties, gold is used in every NASA space craft from manned outer space vehicles, like … Read More →
A Warning to San Francisco and Silicon Valley. In this week’s podcast: San Francisco and Silicon Valley companies without profits and high valuations will crash, bringing their real estate markets and economies down with them. The Fed will strongly signal interest rate hikes claiming the economy is strengthening. The underlying reason for interest rate hikes … Read More →
Silver Exchange Traded Funds Investment Silver Demand is Met By Silver ETFs Silver held in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has held steady since peaking in early 2013. Silver holdings in the worlds’ largest silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) have remained over 300 million ounces since 2010. Silver holdings in the second largest ETF, Zürcher … Read More →
Gold Exchange Traded Funds Holdings Much of Western Gold Demand is Met by Gold ETFs Gold held in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) dropped dramatically from early 2013 -2016. Gold holdings in the worlds’ largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were cut in half since 2013. Gold holdings in the second largest ETF, iShares Gold … Read More →