by irdadmin | May 3, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Before the CFTC inevitably ignores the following inquiry from Chris Marcus et al, I would remind its Chairman and the CFTC attorneys that the CFTC and its agents are public servants — their function is to serve the public. The compensation paid to the...
by irdadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
“Generally at every level [of the market] there’s probably a lot more demand than there is supply. Another signal we’re seeing right [evidence of tight supply] is the intense effort in the gold and silver derivatives markets to hold down the prices....
by irdadmin | Apr 30, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“March 2021 Producer Prices exploded across the board, with record levels of annualized First-Quarter 2021 Inflation of 8.99% for Total PPI-FD, 16.04% for PPI-FD Goods Sector and 5.62% for PPI-FD Services Sector (BLS)…On the more-meaningful Goods side,...
by irdadmin | Apr 14, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The “beta” for long/short equity hedge funds has more than tripled vs the average beta since at least December 2018. Beta is the most common measure of stock or portfolio volatility relative to a broad equity index. Technically, beta is the percentage...
by irdadmin | Apr 11, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Management withheld metal [silver] from sale during the price correction over last two weeks of March and plans to sell the withheld metal inventory in anticipation of a precious metal prices rebound in Q2, 2021” – Endeavor Silver ($EXK) management,...
by irdadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The downtrend in the precious metals sector that began in August has been punctuated with one of the most aggressive, blatant price manipulation efforts over the last month that I have witnessed in 20 years. While no one can prove it without access to the inside books...