Kazakhstan Adds 100,000 Ounces of Gold To Reserves In November

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The National Bank of Kazakhstan Added 3.11 Tons (100,000 ounces) of Gold To Reserves in November. Total Gold Reserves Stood at 254.73 Tons at end of November 2016. Kazakhstan Gold Reserves Rank 21st in the World. The National Bank of Kazakhstan added 100,000 ounces of gold to her reserves in November. Along with the Central Read More →

Gold and Silver 2016 Year in Review

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Gold and Silver Finish 2016 Higher. Click here to see the Smaulgld commentary video to this report below. Gold and silver. Gold closed last week at $1133.50 an ounce and closed this week at $1150 up 8.5% from the close of 2015 of $1060 an ounce. Silver closed last week at $15.73 an ounce and Read More →

Gold Price vs. World Currencies in 2016

Gold vs the Dollar 2016

Gold Rose 8.5% vs. the U.S Dollar in 2016. Gold breaks three year losing streak in 2016 vs. the U.S. Dollar; higher against the Euro, the Australian and Canadian Dollars currencies three years in a row. Gold hit all time highs against the Syrian Pound, the Turkish Lira and Ukraine Hyrvnia during 2016. Silver out Read More →

What Will Trump Do if the Stock Market Crashes?

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Many of Donald Trump’s Political Enemies Benefit From Higher Stock Prices Many of Donald Trump’s Supporters Do Not Benefit from Higher Stock Prices How Would a Trump Administration React to a Stock Market Crash?

Re -Evaluating Bitcoin – ICYMI December 26, 2016

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The War On Cash Expands. India, Venezuela, Europe, Pakistan, Australia among sovereign issuers that have pulled or considered pulling their currencies. Bitcoin soars. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. Donate To Smaulgld.com via paypal Top News A terrorist truck attack in Berlin was the main story of the week. Top Economic News India’s war Read More →

2016 U.S. Mint Gold Sales Highest Since 2010

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2016 U.S. Mint Gold Sales Hit Six Year High. U.S. Mint Sold 219,500 24K American Gold Buffalo one ounce gold coins in 2016. U.S. Mint Sold 1,968,500 22K American Gold Eagle coins in various denominations representing 985,000 ounces of gold in 2016. 1,204,500 ounces of gold sold at the U.S. Mint in 2016 was the Read More →

American Gold Eagle Sales Rise 30% in 2016

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U.S. Mint November 2016 American Gold Eagle Sales Report. The U.S Mint sold 817,500 one ounce American Gold Eagle Coins in 2016 up 30.1% from 626,500 sold in 2015 and up 97% from 426,500 sold in 2014. Sales of one ounce American Gold Eagles were the highest since 2011 Total ounces of gold attributable to Read More →

Central Bank of Russia Adds One Million Ounces Gold To Reserves in November

Central Bank of Russia gold reserves June 2015 - November 2016

Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves November 2016. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation added 1,000,000 ounces (31.10 tons) of gold to its reserves in November. November’s addition was the second month in a row Russia added over a million ounces of gold to reserves. From January 2016 through November 2016, Russia has added over Read More →

American Silver Eagle Sales Slump 20% in 2016

U.S. Mint 2016 American Silver Eagle Sales Report. U.S. Mint Sold 37,601,500 American Silver Eagles in 2016. U.S. Mint Sold 240,000 American Silver Eagle coins in December. 2016’s Annual Sales Total Lowest Since 2012’s 33,742,500 American Silver Eagles sold December 2016 sales lowest monthly total since 150,000 American Silver Eagles were sold in December 1989. Read More →

Currencies in Crisis

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New Indian Rupee Notes Crumble – Literally. Indian gold dealers bank accounts frozen. Venezuelan Shops Weighing Currencies. Venezuelan Government Pulls 100 Bolivar Notes From Circulation But Won’t Exchange All 100 Bolivar Notes in Currency Swap. Australian $100 note on the way out? WARNING: Hoarding Cash May Not Provide Protection Fed Raises Fed Fund Rate a Read More →