Category Archives: Gold

Chart of the Day: Dixie Swan Dive

Posted on April 27, 2011 by macromon

Don’t know about you, but we’re feeling a little poorer after the FOMC statement and Chairman Ben’s historic press conference.    One spark away from a full blown dollar panic, in our opinion.  (click here if chart is not observable)

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10 Questions for Chairman Bernanke

Posted on April 26, 2011 by macromon

If we were attending the Fed’s historic press conference tomorrow,  here are the ten questions we would ask Chairman Bernanke: 1)  Do you think the new monetary policy tool of the Federal Reserve of paying interest on reserves (IOR) is … Continue reading →

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Urban Mining Gone Wild

Posted on April 17, 2011 by macromon

The increase in theft of catalytic converters is really starting to make headlines across the country.  Toyota SUVs and trucks appear to be the prime targets as their catalytic converters contain more of the three precious and rare earth metals … Continue reading →

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Saudi stocks flop, gold rocks as US weighs action in Libya

Posted on March 1, 2011 by macromon

Debka reports the U.S. naval and air fleet is repositioning around Libya for potential “hit-and-run” raids to cripple Qadaffi’s air capability.  This isn’t new news, but we’re wondering out loud if the Saudis have been consulted and are on board. … Continue reading →

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South Carolina Politico Wants to Create State Currency

Posted on February 13, 2011 by macromon

State Sen. Lee Bright introduced legislation to create a new state currency in the event of a breakdown of the Federal Reserve System.  The Spartanburg Herald Journal reports, The Federal Reserve System has come under ever-increasing strain during the last … Continue reading →

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Deep US-Saudi rift over Egypt – Debka

Posted on February 10, 2011 by macromon

Another must read from Debka.  These guys give a good inside scoop of what’s happening and explains why Mubarak is not stepping down and it’s not good, The conversation between President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah early Thursday, Feb. … Continue reading →

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The Week in Review: BRICs to FRICs?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by macromon

Vive la France! Who would of “thunk” it? The French CAC outperforming India by 13 percent in the first three weeks of the year? Will Goldie’s Jim O’Neill now replace Brazil with France in the BRIC countries and rename the … Continue reading →

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Gold a Bubble? Think Again!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by macromon

Think gold is a bubble driven only by animal spirits and speculation?  We think not and have consistently maintained the fundamental driver of gold has been the massive accumulation of foreign exchange reserves by global central banks and their need … Continue reading →

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IMF Concludes 403.3 Tonne Gold Sale

Posted on December 21, 2010 by macromon

The International Monetary Fund announced today they have concluded their sale of 403.3 metric tonnes of gold, which was approved by the Executive Board in September 2009.   From the press release, These sales are a central element of the new income … Continue reading →

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Is Gold Just a Fear Trade?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by macromon

We hear a lot of noise today about how fear is dissipating with the collapse of the VIX and that the gold trade is therefore over.  This motivated us to look at how the GLD trades with big moves in … Continue reading →

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