by irdadmin | Aug 12, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“The concept of transitory is really this: it is that, uh, the increases will happen. We’re not saying they will reverse. That’s not what transitory means. It means that the increases in prices will happen, so there will be inflation, but that the...
by irdadmin | Aug 9, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
In the last FOMC policy announcement, the Fed announced that it is establishing a “standing” $500 billion repo facility open to domestic and foreign banks. A repo facility provides overnight or short term liquidity to the banking system. It moves liquidity...
by irdadmin | Aug 9, 2021 | Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
From GATA: Congratulations to Kitco News market analyst Jim Wyckoff for tiptoeing up to the gold market manipulation issue in his commentary this morning: KITCO – Gold Manipulation Wyckoff writes: “The overnight flash crash in gold and silver prices may...
by irdadmin | Aug 2, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Silver and gold have been under intense attack in the paper silver/gold derivative markets (Comex, OTC derivatives) and the London unallocated phony physical bullion market since August 2020. But I believe that is about to end. The precious metals sector was...
by irdadmin | Jul 29, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I ordinarily do not spend time reading the FOMC policy statement after it’s released, saving that brain damage for CNBC. But I read the June release to assess for myself whether or not the Fed had tilted toward a more “hawkish” policy stance and...
by irdadmin | Jul 23, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The precious metals sector has been extremely irritating, if not outright agitating since May. Compounding the frustration is the fact that the fundamentals supporting the sector have never been stronger. These factors include negative interest rates, the Fed’s...
