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Another Date Which Has Lived in Infamy (Video)
Forty-three years ago today, President Nixon severed the last remaining shred of the gold standard when he suspended the ability of foreign banks to directly exchange the dollar for gold. Nixon promised his actions would be temporary, but this turned out to be an even bigger lie than his promise to end the Vietnam War.
In the video below, you’ll notice that Nixon also promised that the value of the dollar would remain stable in spite of his actions. Of course, this turned out to be completely wrong. According to the Consumer Price Index data released by the Bureau Labor of Statistics, the dollar has lost more than 80% of its value since Nixon’s fateful decision. Meanwhile, the dollar value of gold has gone from $35 an ounce to about $1,300.
What does this mean? Suppose you stashed an ounce of gold worth $35 alongside thirty-five one-dollar bills under your bed in 1971. Today, you would be sitting on gold that could buy you a nicely-tailored suit, while the cash couldn’t get you a pack of fancy boxer shorts. Who knows how much worse this is going to get. In our latest Videocast, Peter Schiff talks with Jim Rickards about the very real possibility that in the coming years, the dollar might lose its status as the world’s reserve currency. When that happens, you won’t even be able to buy a burger with your thirty-five bills. Click here to watch the interview.
“There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.” – John Maynard Keynes
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Today’s Key Gold Headlines – 8/14/14
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Gold Videocast: Jim Rickards & Peter Schiff on Gold & Currency Wars (Video)
In his latest Gold Videocast, Peter Schiff meets with Jim Rickards, author of The Death of Money, for an exclusive interview about gold’s role in the international currency wars.
Jim Rickards is Chief Global Strategist at the West Shore Funds, and Director of The James Rickards Project, an inquiry into the complex dynamics of geopolitics + global capital. In The Death of Money, Rickards shows why another monetary system collapse is rapidly approaching – and why this time, nothing less than the institution of money itself is at risk. Fortunately, it’s not too late to prepare for the coming death of money. Rickards explains the power of converting unreliable money into real wealth, such as gold and other long-term stores of value.
0:28 – A review of the most recent developments in the international currency war and why the US is unfortunately going to “win.”
1:43 – Countries with the biggest dollar reserves are building up gold reserves in preparation for a currency crisis.
2:15 – China’s officially reported gold holdings are probably false. Rickards leads Peter through his reasoning that China’s gold holdings are likely 4-5 times greater than official reports!
4:00 – If China told the truth about how much gold they really have, the dollar would collapse and gold would skyrocket. They don’t want this to happen before they’ve bought as much gold as they feel they need.
5:11 – Why has Germany seemingly changed its mind about repatriating its gold?
6:49 – Basically, the Fed has “leased” the same gold over and over again.
7:12 – Rickards explains why gold dropped in 2013 and why it was a one-time event.
8:10 – At some point, US Treasuries can no longer be the safe haven for investors.
8:30 – Rickards addresses the problems surrounding the London Gold Fix and how the gold market is moving to the East. Shanghai is rewriting the rules of the gold market.
10:01 – Rickards explains how the next liquidity crisis will play out, with the collapse of central banks, as well as sovereign nations.
11:17 – When you have a currency crisis, it’s the paper wealth that evaporates. Rickards explains how Warren Buffet is preparing for exactly this endgame – by dumping paper money and buying hard assets.
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Today’s Key Gold Headlines – 8/13/14
- Gold Holds Near 3-Week High on US to Ukraine, Bloomberg
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Today’s Key Gold Headlines – 8/12/14
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Today’s Key Gold Headlines – 8/11/14
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Argentina’s Default – A Euro Pacific Precious Metals Original Commentary
Argentina’s Default: A Devastating Lesson in Unfunded Government Liabilities
By Dickson Buchanan Jr., Director of International Development
Last week, on July 30, the Republic of Argentina was declared to be in default for the third time in 30 years.
Let’s put that into perspective. If you were a bank officer who offered a 30-year mortgage to the Government of Argentina in the early ‘90s you would have spent nearly the entire life of the loan in a perpetual nightmare of refinancing. You would likely be not only fired from your job, but a pariah in the entire industry. This is what Argentina’s international creditors and domestic citizens have faced in real life. At the time of writing this article, S&P has downgraded Argentina to CCC-, one of the lowest ratings available for sovereign governments.
The tragic history of sovereign defaults in Argentina expounds a vitally important lesson to all overly indebted countries, including the US, which do not want to face a similar fate.
The inability for governments to pay back debt spells economic disaster.
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Today’s Key Gold Headlines – 8/8/14
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Silver Demand to Increase by 20-Million Ounces by 2018
According to a new report released by the Silver Institute, the demand for silver is expected to exceed projected global GDP growth. Silver demand should grow by 5% per year from 2014 to 2016. Demand for industrial silver, which accounts for over 50% of global demand, will rise due to its use in three key areas: flexible electronics displays, LEDs, and semiconductor computer chips.
“With the introduction of these advanced uses of silver in the electrical and electronics category, which last year provided over 40% of total silver industrial demand, along with growth in established uses, we should see silver industrial demand develop even further, especially as economies grow globally.” – Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of the Silver Institute.
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Silver Can Protect You from “Financial Heroin”
Jeff Clark of Casey Research has just released a new commentary laying out his reasoning for buying silver right now. From the rising cost of production to Asian demand, Clark goes into detail about the latest silver fundamentals that serious precious metals investors need to be aware of.
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