The Comex and The Fractional Bullion System

Everyone knows the concept behind a “fractional” banking system, right? You have $1 in deposits and you lend out $10. The Romans invented the concept and it is widely understood to have been one of the ingredients that led...

It’s Going To Implode: Buy Physical Gold – NOW

Great post from "Gordon Gekko" at Zero Hedge....

Gold Market Summary q4 2009, from World Gold Council

The topic that generates by far the greatest disagreement in the investment community, just after whether we will have inflation or deflation, is whether gold is cheap or expensive......

CME Increases Gold, Silver & Palladium Margins

The CME group announced that margins for metals futures contracts on.....

Breakdown of the Gold Market

A clearinghouse held a Letter of Intent to supply the London metals exchange with 250 metric tonnes of gold bullion. The contract was....

More Evidence Gold is Being Hoarded

Futures exchanges like the Comex are giving buyers and contract holders paper and not metal. The full story is here.