I view gold as the primary global currency- Alan Greenspan.
Trump and Greenspan Clash Unknowingly.
Don’t Bet on the SDR while Trump is in office.
French Nationalist Marine Le Pen favored to win first round of Presidential Voting in April.
Le Pen would take France out of the Euro.
Dutch Nationalist Geert Wilders is expect to finish strong in the Netherlands Parliamentary elections next month.
Dutch look into feasibility of leaving the Euro.
Germany Bundesbank publishes COMPLETE List of Gold Bars held in Germany, London Paris & at NY Fed
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Donald Trump at CPAC
Vs Greenspan:
Alan Greenspan “I view gold as the primary global currency“. (while warning of the a collapse in the Euro)
Trump vs IMF – Don’t bet on SDR
There are increased threats to the international monetary system from the United States, France, UK, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Russia and China (building its own system, AIIB, CISP, BRICS etc.)
These threats, however, are less likely to result in a global reset but rather regionalization or increased dollar dominance and/or a greater role for gold.
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Top stories:
Top economic story of the week: Silver rises for the eighth week in a row, gold also rises for the seventh of eight weeks this year.
Gold and silver.
Gold closed last week at $ $1234.50 an ounce and closed this week at $1256.90 +1.8%
Silver closed last week at $17.94 an ounce and closed this week at $18.33 +2.2%
The gold and silver ratio ended the week at 68.5:1
Chart of the week
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February 20, 2017
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RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK ADDS ONE MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD TO RESERVES IN JANUARY
Gold
Euro to COLLAPSE warns Greenspan amid gold surge
Banxico Reveals Location And Lists Of Its Gold Ingots
Sanctions and the ‘Gold Ruble’: Russia’s Gambit For Full Financial Sovereignty
Armenia to build gold refinery
Three gold artworks found in Scunthorpe treasure hunt
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February 21, 2017
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Sunken treasure? Is part of $17M Selby gold loot at bottom of the bay?
Shanghai Gold Exchange denies connection with fraudulent manufacturer
Gold Looted From Ancient Empire Returned to Romania
War on Cash
Russia is likely to adopt limits on cash transactions in the future, Kremlin spokesman says
US Economic Data
US Manufacturing PMI 54.3, Exp. 55.4
US Services PMI 53.9, Exp. 55.8
Fed Chatter
FED’S HARKER REPEATS HE SEES 3 RATE HIKES APPROPRIATE IN 2017
Kashkari: “The Fed Really Has A Third Mandate And It Is Financial Stability”
Fed’s Mester Says She’s ‘Comfortable’ With Rates Moving Higher
U.S. Mint Sales Update
U.S. Mint reported selling 155,000 American Silver Eagles and 3,000 American Gold Eagles today.
MTD American Silver Eagles sold 765,000 & American Gold Eagles sold 19,500
YTD American Silver Eagles Sold 5,892,500/American Gold Eagles sold 106,000
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The U.S. Mint reported selling 0 one ounce American Platinum Eagle coins.
YTD 20,000
The U.S. Mint reported selling 2,500American Gold Buffalo coins.
MTD 14,500 sold
YTD 46,500 sold
The U.S. Mint sold 600 of the first America the Beautiful Coin of 2017 in February – the Effigy Mounds National Monument coin. YTD ATB coins 19,300.
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February 22, 2017
US Economic Data
Existing Home Sales 5.69MM, Exp. 5.55MM (highest in ten years)
MBA Mortgage applications -2.0%, Last -3.7%
Purchases -2.8%, Last -4.5%
Refis -1.0%, Last -2.9%
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Febraury 23, 2017
Gold
Mayor Hopes To Spin Gold In Wake Of Oroville Dam Problems
7th Tranche of Indian Sovereign Gold Bonds Goes on Sale February 27
Germany Bundesbank publishes COMPLETE List of Gold Bars held in Germany, London Paris & at NY Fed
They Find Themselves in a Hole and They Ask For a New Shovel:
French launch draft Obama for President Campaign
US Economic Data
Initial Claims 244K, Exp. 240K
U.S. Mint Sales Update
US Dollar
US Treasury secretary says a strong dollar is a ‘good thing’
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February 24, 2017
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Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries
US Economic Data
New Home Sales Jan: 555K, Exp. 571K
UMich 96.3, Exp. 96.0
Dutch MPs order probe into whether Netherlands could leave the single currency
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