Indian Gold Imports Continue to Surge

Indian Gold Imports up 205% in April. Prelimary May data shows four fold increase in Indian gold imports. Indian gold imports of 95 tons in April were up 205% from 31 tons in April 2016. Indian silver imports also gained in April. India passes 3% GST tax. You can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin through Read More →

Bill Would Require a Declaration of Digital Currency Holdings at the Border

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Proposed US Bill Would Require Declaration of Digital Currencies of Holders Entering the United States in Excess of $10,000. Bill would require the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to devise a strategy to interdict and detect digital currencies at U.S. border crossings and other ports of entry. Read More →

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals Fall in May

Shanghai Gold Exchange Withdrawals fell 17% in May to 138.079 tons down from 165.78 tons in April. Shanghai Gold Exchange May withdrawals were down 6.3% from 147.283 tons withdrawn in May 2016. Through May 2017, gold withdrawals were at the third highest level compared to prior years totals through May. Donate To Smaulgld.com via paypal Read More →

China and Russia to Create National Currencies with Ethereum?

Is Ethereum in a Bubble or the Real Deal? Ethereum rose 40% last week, nearly 300% last month and is up over 2500% since last year. Former FBI Director Comey admits he is a coward and a leaker and that Flynn is a good guy. China and Russia Load up on Treasuries, PBOC halts gold Read More →

Reversal! China Boosts US Treasury Holdings, Halts Gold Purchases

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Peoples Bank of China Adds No Gold to Reserves in May. PBOC U.S. Treasury holdings on the rise again. Total reported People’s Bank of China gold reserves stand at 1842.6 tonnes – same as October 2016. PBOC foreign reserves rose for the fourth month in a row, up $24 billion in May, to $3.054 trillion. Read More →

Perth Mint Silver Sales Bounce Back in May

Silver sales at the Perth Mint in May were 826,656 ounces, up 76.3% from April 2017 sales of 468,977 ounces. Year over year May 2017 Perth Mint silver sales fell 15.2% from May 2016 sales of 974,865 ounces. Gold Sales at the Perth Mint in May Were Up 41% from May 2016. Silver Sales at Read More →

Perth Mint Out Sells U.S. Mint Gold Sales Again in May

The Perth Mint Sold 29,679 Ounces of Gold In May. Gold sales at the Perth Mint Rebound from April’s Multi-Year Lows. May Perth Mint gold sales of 29,679 topped U.S. Mint gold sales of 14,500 ounces. Gold sales at the Perth Mint in May 2017 were up 41% from May 2016 sales of 21,035 ounces. Read More →

Kazakhstan Boosts Gold to 37% of Reserves

The National Bank of Kazakhstan Added 3.11 tons (100,000 ounces) of Gold To Reserves in April. Total Gold Reserves Stood at 270.9 Tons (8.71 million ounces) at end of April 2017. 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 Read More →

American Gold Buffalo Sales Crash Again in May

May Sales of American Gold Buffalo Coins down 73% from May 2016. U.S. Mint Sold 5,000 24K one ounce gold coins in May. Total American Gold Buffalo and American Gold Eagle Sales were 19,500 ounces in May up from 9,500 in April. The U.S. Mint sold 5,000 one ounce American Gold Buffalo coins in May Read More →

Living Through an Economic Collapse

What’s it Like To Live Through an Economic Collapse? Smaulgld Interview of a Bulgarian National Who Survived an Economic Collapse. Economic Collapse! – It May Not Be What You Think Many speculate what their worlds might be like if there was an economic collapse. How would people react? Would you they ready? What would the Read More →