The Banco de Mexico bought 93.3 tonnes of gold bullion in February and March, according to data released by the International Monetary Fund. It had previously held 6.9 tonnes. “We want to get the best risk-return balance in our investments,” Said Agustin Carstens, governor of Bank de Mexico. “Given the performance gold has had …
The thing about buying gold is that it takes money out of circulation, particularly when you are buying physical gold which you then store in a safe or vault. Both the government and Wall Street dislike money being spent on gold bullion and taken out of circulation for at least three reasons.And the purchase of …
I’m reading an excellent book by Shayne McGuire right now. It’s called Hard Money: Taking Gold to a Higher Investment Level. In the introduction he raises an obvious, but little-discussed topic. The managers of the world’s largest investment funds and pension funds generally allocate the money they invest into equities, bonds and “other”. The equities …
If you feel your confidence slipping, you’re not alone. Here are a couple of excerpts from commentary on a recent New York Time/CBS News poll: “Americans are more pessimistic about the nation’s economic outlook and overall direction.” “Amid rising gas prices, stubborn unemployment and a cacophonous debate in Washington over the federal government’s ability …
With the price of gold rising to record levels, and with those levels being broken on a regular basis, many people are wondering whether we are due for a major correction. Well, there are always corrections after an extended rise in gold prices. Investors sell to take profits, and then buy again at the low …
Study the mainstream media and you’ll find several financial journalist who are declaring that the recent rise in gold prices means we are now in a dangerous “gold bubble”. The implication is that the bubble will soon burst, gold prices will plummet, and we’ll all lose a ton of money. But if you pause, …
Looking at the cover of this recent issue of Newsweek, you might get the impression that the world as we know it is coming to an end. There is no doubt that the last few months have been extraordinary. Massive earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear accidents, revolution and civil war in the Middle East and in North …