Perth Mint 2017 Gold Sales Top U.S. Mint Gold Sales

Perth Mint gold sales in 2017

Gold Sales at the Perth Mint Fell 29% in 2017. Gold sales at the Perth Mint in 2017 were 368,410 ounces in 2017 down 29% from 520,295 ounces sold in 2016 and down 19.4% from 2015 gold sales of 457,132 ounces. Perth Mint Gold Sales of 368,410 ounces topped U.S. Mint Sales of 228,000 one Read More →

Gold Moving to Center Stage

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US debt ceiling uncertainty, Chinese & Korean tensions, dollar weakness and crypto turmoil give gold allure. Copper is still money. Russia shows its gold. China to slow or stop buying US Treasuries? Crypto chicken. South Korea to Ban Bitcoin Trading? Russia to Legalize Crypto Trading. Wealth Effect in Japan from Cryptocurrencies? Gold Near Multi-Year High. Read More →

Indian Silver Imports Steady in November

Indian silver imports 1999-2017 through November

Indian silver imports were flat in November. Indian silver imports were 346.994 tons (11,156,116 ounces) in November. November 2017 Indian silver imports were up 1% from 319 tons imported in November 2016. October silver imports were down 46% from 636.693 tons (20,470,155 ounces) tons imported in October. Indian Imports of 5,019 tons of silver in Read More →

India Imported Over 2.5 Millions Ounces of Gold in November

Indian Gold Imports November 2016 - November 2017

India imported 79.277 tons (2,548,814.74 ounces) of gold in November. Indian gold imports in November were down 27.9% from 110 tons imported in November 2016. November gold imports were up 10.7% from October’s imports of 71.612 tons. Watch the video companion to “INDIA IMPORTED OVER 2.5 MILLIONS OUNCES OF GOLD IN NOVEMBER ” or watch Read More →

Kazakhstan Gold Reserves Approach Those of the United Kingdom

Kazakhstan gold reserves November 2017

The National Bank of Kazakhstan Gold Reserves Close in on 300 Tons. Kazakhstan added 3.73 tons (120,00 ounces) of gold to reserves in November. Total Gold Reserves Stood at 295.7940644 Tons (9.51 million ounces) at end of November 2017. Kazakhstan added 36.1989 tons (approximately 1,163,820 ounces) of gold to reserves in 2016. Through November, Kazakhstan Read More →

American Gold Buffalo Sales Lowest Ever in 2017

Total sales of all american gold buffalo and american gold eagle coins through December 2017

2017 U.S. Mint Sales of American Gold Buffalo Coins Hit All Time Low in 2017. Total U.S. Mint Gold Sales Were Lowest Since 2007. U.S. Mint Sold 99,500 24K American Gold Buffalo one ounce gold coins in 2017. U.S. Mint Sold 724,500 22K American Gold Eagle coins in various denominations representing 302,500 ounces of gold Read More →

Will 2018 Be The Year of a World Currency?

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1988 Economist Cover Back in Focus. 100 million tons silver reserve found in China. Bernanke Banker Coin, Ripple pauses its ascent. Venezuela runs out of gasoline. Gold in Record Run! Fed’s Powell- We Boost (Rig) Markets. Global Debt hit a record $233T. Yuan denominated Oil Futures Contract said near ready to launch- NO mention of Read More →

American Gold Eagle Sales Fell 72% in 2017

American Gold Eagle Sales By Month 2016 v 2017 through December

U.S. Mint 2017 American Gold Eagle Mintage Report. The U.S. Mint sold 228,500 one ounce American Gold Eagle Coins in 2017 down 72% from 817,500 sold in 2016 and down 63.5% from 626,500 sold in 2015. Sales of one ounce American Gold Eagles were the lowest since 2007. Total ounces of gold attributable to all Read More →

2017 American Silver Eagles Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since 2007

American Silver eagle sales 1986 - 2017 through December

U.S. Mint 2017 American Silver Eagle Mintage Report. U.S. Mint Sold 18,065,500 American Silver Eagles in 2017. U.S. Mint Sold 742,000 American Silver Eagle coins in December. 2017’s Annual Sales Total Lowest Since 2007’s 9,887,000 American Silver Eagles sold. 2017 American Eagle Sales were down 52.1% from 2016’s sales of 37,701,500 and down 61.6% from Read More →

Military and economic tensions growing between the U.S. and China

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Chinese foreign debt rises to $1.68 trillion Gold finishes 2017 over $1,300 up 13%, silver closes shy of $17 up $7%. Cardano and Ripple rip higher. JP Morgan fined in another fraud case. Copper continues to climb. 2017 ends with no Comex default, no gold backed Yuan, no sovereign sized gold buy, no dollar collapse Read More →