Archive for the 'History' Category

Dec 09 2008

Gold in Backwardation; talk of a run on the COMEX

Published by Ed Murphy under Economics, Gold, History, Silver, Video

It wouldn’t be suprising if you had never heard of backwardation. Though many commodities markets are frequently in backwardation, especially for seasonal or perishable/soft commodities, it has only happened twice in history in precious metals. The last time it happened was due to the Hunt brothers’ infamous attempt to corner the silver market:
The COMEX and [...]

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Nov 12 2008

Gold Investments’ homepage from early 2004, when we clearly warned about property and stock bubbles and the importance of diversifying into gold

Published by Mark O'Byrne under Gold, History, Silver

Since 2003, Gold Investments has clearly warned of property and stock market bubbles internationally, the risks in sharp falls in these markets and the importance of diversifying into gold.
This is our homepage from early 2004 when we clearly warned re property and stock bubbles and the importance of diversifying into gold - http://web.archive.org/web/20040324071856/http://www.gold.ie/
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Oct 22 2008

The Big Picture: Gordon Brown’s Golden Legacy

Published by Ed Murphy under Commentary, Gold, History

Today’s Daily Mail has a rare picture of the Bank of England’s Gold Reserves
You are looking at the room most likely to weather the credit crunch, a vast vault filled with the final word in financial security: gold.
As stocks and shares tumble, house prices crash and previously unassailable institutions crumble into dust, the sight of [...]

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Sep 25 2008

‘Hitler’s Gold Grab’

Published by Mark O'Byrne under Gold, History, Video

This fascinating, frightening and compelling video details the plundering of Austrian, Czech, Polish and other national gold reserves and the theft of German and european citizen’s (especially the Jews) gold for the Reichsbank.
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Gold was moved to a secret potassium mine in Merkers in Thuringia in the very heart of Germany.
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Interestingly, Merkers is in between Frankfurt [...]

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Aug 20 2008

British Gold Sovereigns - The Preserve of Collectors, Savers and Smart Investors

Published by Mark O'Byrne under Commentary, Gold, History

Gold as Essential Diversification and Financial Insurance
Gold bullion remains an essential diversification and essential financial insurance to have in all properly diversified portfolios. Besides the ever more important factors of inflation hedging and financial insurance, gold is likely to continue to outperform other asset classes and to provide significant returns to gold buyers.
Many of the [...]

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