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    On Oct 19 04:28 PM 31October wrote:

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    > The only thing that could save PGM prices would be war.
    >
    > Now... Which candidate owns more metals?

    A new and improved US Nuclear Command...Very Interesting!
    Nov 02 15:41 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Gold's Fundamentals: 'Extremely Appealing' [View article]



    On Nov 01 12:24 PM bowman711 wrote:

    > Don't forget the 'new Bretton Woods' meetings starting in two weeks.
    > The 1944 Bretton Woods agreement established a gold basis for currencies,
    > including the dollar. Several heads of state are openly calling for
    > a new currency that is based on gold.
    >
    > Many authors have made an excellent case that gold is being heavily
    > manipulated by the Government through a handful of bullion banks.
    > While most seem to think that the purpose of this manipulation is
    > to disguise the fall in the dollar (until recently). However, government
    > manipulation of gold (and silver) does not seem to have abated much
    > with the rise in the dollar. You can't say that government manipulation
    > was to disguise the value of gold when the dollar was going down
    > if manipulation continues when the dollar is going up.
    >
    > Could it be that this 'new Bretton Woods' agreement will put the
    > dollar back on the gold standard? If so, where is that gold going
    > to come from - enough for world trade? Maybe the Government manipulation
    > of gold, keeping it low in spite of all fundamentals otherwise, is
    > preparation for a declaration that private ownership of gold is outlawed,
    > after which the governments will want to 'buy' it from gold holders
    > at the lowest possible price to support their currencies?
    >
    > Time will tell.

    My guess, too.
    Nov 02 12:02 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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