Publications

The sudden burst of panic provoked last week by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) reveals that we have all become so addicted to the central banks’ doings that it is turning pathological.

I will try, in this short review, to analyze the gold and silver market in 2014. In my next article, I will look at what could happen in 2015 for gold and silver.

The German central bank or Bundesbank said on Monday that it stepped up the repatriation of its gold reserves from overseas storage last year.

Questions About the Activities of the Bank of France in the Gold Market, Switzerland Abandons Franc Cap, Market Volatility Will Go Wild, Facts vs. Fears in 2015 Gold Forecasts, The Great Paper Ponzi, Silver Ready to Run

Swiss National Bank discontinues minimum exchange rate and lowers interest rate to –0.75%

On January 5th I sent an email to the head of market operations at the Banque de France, Mr Gautier. You can read the questions I asked him about the activity of the French Central Bank in the gold market here. On January 12th I received the following answer from Mr Gautier :  ...

Letter to the attention of Mr. Alexandre Gautier, director of market operations at Banque de France, about the french gold reserves

French Gold Reserves: Letter to Alexandre Gautier, Banque de France, Gold and Central Banks, Will Gold Rise or Fall in 2015?, Gold Moving Up Solidly, Greek Crisis, German Gold Repatriation Is Most Probably Continuing

Greece is, once again, shaking the foundations of the Eurozone, and there is, again, talk of a “Grexit”. Stock markets are tumbling and fear the results of the January 25 anticipated elections.

Dan Popescu exclusive interview with Willem Middelkoop (founder of the Commodity Discovery Fund and author) about the war on gold and the financial endgame.

Gold is in the best of both worlds when rising along with the US Dollar. Gold in Australian Dollars, Euros, British Pounds, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Russian Rubles

If gold is a relic of the past then why are central banks holding so much gold? Central banks hold, if we believe official statistics, around 20% of the global gold stock.

Interview with Willem Middelkoop, There Are No Free Markets Anymore, China's Net Gold Imports, Gold Beat All Other World Currencies in 2014, US Debt Soars, Fed Abandons Stock Markets, The Outlook for the New Year, Peak Gold Production, US Mint Coin Sales

US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales in December 2014

Gold “Terrifies” the Monetary System, Europeans Want Their Gold Back, Path of the Gold Price is in China's Hands, Could Russia Back its Currency With Gold?

Gold is the most maligned asset, if you listen to the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks. Fabrice Drouin Ristori explains why the heck central banks react toward gold in that bizarre manner.