The National Bank of Kazakhstan Added 3.11 Tons (110,240 ounces) of Gold To Reserves in December. Total Gold Reserves Stood at 258.1589 Tons (8.3 million ounces) at end of 2016. Kazakhstan added 36.1989 tons (approximately 1,163,820 ounces) of gold to reserves in 2016. Kazakhstan Gold Reserves Rank 21st in the World. The National Bank of … Read More →
20% tax on Mexican Silver? United States Imports About a Third to over Half of its Annual Silver Requirements From Mexico. President Trump Stirs up Uncertainty with Immigration Ban and Talk of Tariffs and Wall Building. Trump’s Mexican Border Wall – The Maginot Line? Click here to see the Smaulgld commentary video to this report … Read More →
The CIA Report on the Gold Market in 1971, the Year the U.S. Went Off the Gold Standard. The United States Sold a Staggering 24,685,714 ounces of gold in 1971, or 767.81 Tons, Prior to Closing the Gold Window on August 15, 1971. … and another 85,714 ounces or 2.66 tons from August 15 to … Read More →
The United States sold 22,571,428 ounces (702.0498 tons) in 1970. South Africa Sold More Than Twice as Much Gold in 1970 as the United States. Check out all the Smaulgld podcasts here. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. Donate To Smaulgld.com via paypal Please consider making a small donation to Smaulgld.com. Thanks! The State … Read More →
Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves 2016. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation added 6,400,000 ounces (199.062 tons) of gold to its reserves in 2016. The Central Bank of Russia added no gold to reserves in December. Russia’s central bank holdings at 1614.267 tons of gold at year end; the sixth most of any nation. … Read More →
Recently Declassified CIA Documents Show Concern Over Gold Manipulation. Gold Sales From South Africa to the IMF Were Noted. CIA Comments on the Birth of the SDR and its Purpose As a Gold Substitute. Recently De-Classified CIA “SECRET” Documents Reveal Observations on the Gold Market* The documents discussed below were classified as “SECRET”. Secret is … Read More →
With Inauguration Looming, Trump Administration Policies Uncertain. Gold and Silver Prices Rise/Gold ETF Inflows Dry Up. U.S. Mint Reports Strong First Week Gold and Silver Sales. Press Conference Decorum Top stories of the week- Trump calls “fake news” on CNN at press conference; refers to Buzzfeed as a failing pile of garbage. Celebrities record “I … Read More →
November 2016 Indian Gold Imports Rose 28% From October; up 9% Year Over Year. Indian Gold Imports Rose in Midst of Gold Giving Season and During Shock Rupee Demonetization Announcement. Rupee Demonetization Makes Gold Attractive for Indians, but also a Target for Indian Government Removal of Cash From Circulation Curbs Further Gold Sales; 10% Import … Read More →
American Gold Eagle Sales Remain Elevated to Start 2017. U.S. Mint Sells 46,000 One Ounce American Gold Eagles on First Day of 2017. Sales of One Ounce American Gold Eagle Coins on the First Day of 2017 were 15% Higher than First Day of 2016. First Day 2017 sales of American Gold Eagles were higher … Read More →
Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals Fell 23.5% in 2016 to 1,970 tons from 2576 tons in 2015. Shanghai Gold Exchange December 2016 withdrawals were 196.368 tonnes down 14% from 228.216 tons withdrawn in December 2015. November 2016 was the only month of 2016 that gold withdrawals rose on a year over year comparable month basis. Donate … Read More →