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Does Gold Need A Fiat Mask?

Sadly, it appears that the fiat dollar is America’s most popular mask. Instead of calmly measuring the net liquidation value of their stock market holdings in real money ounces and grams, US citizens race to measure it in fiat, often numerous times a day, in what is really an incredibly macabre, “ode to government”.

A guess: Metals were smashed yesterday to offset today's bad inflation report

By Chris Powell, GATA

Presumably this anticipation encompassed the trading rooms of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Bank for International Settlements, and the Bank of England, the executors of gold price suppression policy.

Global Taxes – Global Stagnation

By Dr. Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute

A global minimum corporate tax will also set a precedent for imposition of other global minimum taxes on individuals. This scheme may even advance the old Keynesian dream of a global currency.

Biggest Inflation Threat in 40 Years Looms over Markets

By Clint Siegner, Money Metals

William Watts with MarketWatch sees the “biggest Inflation scare in 40 years” on its way.

A New Piece of the Puzzle, BankAmerica a major participant..

By Ted Butler, Butler Research

Close to 300 million ounces came into the silver ETFs, starting around April 1 into the summer. In trying to explain where the physical silver was coming from at that time..

A Contrarian Bet Against Inflation

By Rick Ackerman, Rick's Picks

A day of reckoning is coming, and it seems most unlikely that it will come via a hyperinflation that would effectively stiff creditors and allow all who owe to skip free.

A Less-Than-Thrilling COT Report

By Ed Steer, Gold and Silver Digest

As I've said before -- and I'll repeat myself again here, when the precious metals are finally allowed to rise in price dramatically, it won't be happening in a news vacuum, as the powers-that-be et al. will need some sort of epic event to point to in order to cover their tracks...in the Middle East, or the Ukraine perhaps.

Tiny Housing Bubbles

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

For most people, buying a home is the biggest single purchase they ever make. It continues to represent the largest part of their net worth. It is also the most leverage most people ever take on. The risk of loss is very high if you have little equity in the home and need to sell it.

Basel 3 rules may not hamper gold price suppression much

By Robert Lambourne

These gold transactions by the BIS are perhaps the most obvious sign of regular and often extensive if usually surreptitious gold trading done by central banks.

Rising Debt Means a Weaker Dollar

By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals

Americans appear to be growing more concerned about the skyrocketing national debt level – officially $28.1 trillion and counting.

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