by irdadmin | Aug 9, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
For the majority of the last 20 years, the western Central Banks, under the direction of the BIS, have been able to use the precious metals derivatives markets to “manage” the price of gold. As long as counterparties who are “synthetically”...
by irdadmin | May 14, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
The price of gold soared over $13 Monday as flight-to-safety money flowed into the precious metals sector while the stock market went into a downward spiral. I see Monday’s market action as a preview of what’s in store going forward as price discovery once...
by irdadmin | Jul 18, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Over the years, I’ve asked several skeptics of the idea that Central Banks and Governments, using the bullion banks as their agents, manipulate the gold price this question: The Big Banks have been convicted and fined numerous times for manipulating interest...
by irdadmin | Oct 9, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
IRD Note: For nearly two decades, GATA has seized on Frank Veneroso’s original research which provided first-hand evidence that Central Banks were actively operating to suppress the gold and has presented direct evidence of precious metals manipulation. Beyond...
by irdadmin | Sep 18, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
A consultant to GATA (Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee) brought to our attention the fact that gold swaps at the BIS have soared from zero in March 2016 to almost 500 tonnes by August 2017 (GATA – BIS Gold Swaps). The outstanding balance is now higher than it...