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The “normalization” of monetary policy, while plausible, may turn out to be a misnomer or even a pipe dream without much stronger growth and inflation. In their absence, long-term global bond yields are likely to remain below what would be considered “normal” in previous cycles, and downward pressure on gold prices likely weaker than in the past.

Incredibly, most investors see no danger in stocks, bonds, property and debt being at historcal highs. This is the most lethal concoction of bubbles that has ever existed in history. Of course, bubbles can expand further before they implode.

Visa has declared war on cash and its "opening salvo" is to start paying restaurants $10,000 to go completely cash free.

As of 7.30pm, 3,098 contracts had changed hands, 2,186 priced in yuan and 912 in US dollars

The gold rally that began on Dec. 15, 2016, is poised to continue despite the trauma of the flash crash. The crash represents a gift to investors. We now have a better entry point for what will still be much higher gold prices later this year.

A manipulated economy can never be in equilibrium. The Fed’s and the government’s artificial meddling of economic cycles will always result in massive overshoots, thus creating gigantic booms and busts.

The present monetary system of the world, based on the dollar, is on its death-bed. A fiat currency –such as the dollar– cannot be replaced by another fiat currency. Therefore, the world will necessarily have to take up gold as the world's money; silver will doubtless complement gold as the world's money, because it has always done so throughout History.

Commodities are the cheapest they have been in 50 years and that’s a buy signal. "Buy when there’s blood in the streets even if it’s your own."

China seeking to expand the use of its yuan-denominated gold fix overseas, says chairman of the mainland China’s sole gold bourse

Silk Road (China, India, Russia & Turkey) gold consumption.