by irdadmin | Dec 18, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
A guest post by Stewart Dougherty IRD’s Note: In the past year, there has been a noticeably substantial increase in the use of the obscurely defined EFPs (Exchange for Physicals) and PNTs (Privately Negotiated Transactions) in the settlement of Comex gold and...
by irdadmin | Dec 15, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The popular narrative that has gripped the financial media searching for reasons that the price of gold is sluggish for reasons other than overt western Central Bank manipulation, is that Bitcoin interest is diverting cash that would otherwise be going into gold....
by irdadmin | Dec 8, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
As students of the gold market know, the paper gold markets in New York and London function as price manipulation mechanisms used by the western Central Banks in their effort to control the price of gold. As the physical demand from the eastern hemisphere pushes the...
by irdadmin | Dec 1, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Here is Part 2 of Stewart Dougherty’s “War on Gold” essay. Here’s Part 1 Magicians use distraction, deflection and misdirection to conduct their tricks. They get their audiences to look to the left while they perform their magic undetected on...
by irdadmin | Nov 30, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
IRD is honored to present another guest post from Stewart Dougherty Dictatorship (noun): Definition #3: absolute power or authority (Websters); Def. #2: absolute, imperious or overbearing power or control (Random House); Def. #3: Absolute or despotic control or power...
by irdadmin | Nov 26, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Gold is instantly and optically recognizable as money. You dont have to explain it. Bitcoin and Special Drawing Rights (SDR), like a bad joke, have to be explained. There are plenty of sites available that paint it clearly, like bitcoin.com.au, but many...
