As GATA has been documenting for more than 25 years, gold is the playground and battlefield of central banks and governments, the creators and dispensers of infinite money.
While Powell & Company would never admit it, the central bank has no choice but to end balance sheet reduction due to the federal government’s borrowing and spending problem.
Traders reportedly booked cargo ships to move bars from New York to London to capture the premium—a tactic common with gold but unusual for bulky silver due to cost.
The demand is so great that the market is drying up due to supply shortages. A few headlines discuss different places where the desertification of the metals market is happening.
The “Peace Prize” endows Machado with a new sense of moral authority and gives weight to any “green-light” she may again give to outside militaries to attack her own country.
After unexpectedly surging in July, consumer debt returned to its previous trend and flatlined again in August, signaling growing financial stress on American households.
