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Gold And Silver "Paulson'd" Again?
Another day, another precious metals' dumpfest. Many have argued that this could not be a sophisticated hedge fund as they would surely 'trade' their position down, as opposed to hit the street with it all at once? Well, it appears whoever keeps doing this 'dumping' does not have the greatest price-sensitivity...
24 HOUR SILVER and gold
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Adrian Ash: Why the Gold Price MUST Go Higher
Dec
20
"Except for the continuing bear raid on silver, it was a reasonably quiet day in the precious metal world yesterday"
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD AND SILVER
The gold price didn't do much on Wednesday...trading within about five dollars either side of the $1,670 spot price mark. It made several valiant attempts to finish the day in positive territory, but the sell off going into the 1:30 p.m. Comex close put an end to that...and the tiny rally that followed in electronic trading got sold off into the close as well.
Golf finished the day at $1,665.90 spot...down five bucks from Tuesday. Net volume was very decent at around 174,000 contracts. Since no new low price was set yesterday, there probably wasn't a lot of long liquidation involved in Wednesday's price action.
Golf finished the day at $1,665.90 spot...down five bucks from Tuesday. Net volume was very decent at around 174,000 contracts. Since no new low price was set yesterday, there probably wasn't a lot of long liquidation involved in Wednesday's price action.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the real price pressure was on silver. The price basically traded sideways until around 10:00 a.m. in London before sliding a bit into the noon silver fix. From there it rallied a bit into the Comex open...and that, as they say, was that.
From there, the silver price got sold down lower and lower...before closing almost on its absolute low of the day at the 5:15 p.m. close of electronic trading in New York. The actual low tick probably came just minutes before the 1:30 p.m. Comex close...where it briefly touched $30.89 spot.
Here's the New York Spot Silver [Bid] price chart on its own, so you can see the Comex price action with a little more clarity.
From there, the silver price got sold down lower and lower...before closing almost on its absolute low of the day at the 5:15 p.m. close of electronic trading in New York. The actual low tick probably came just minutes before the 1:30 p.m. Comex close...where it briefly touched $30.89 spot.
The dollar index opened the Wednesday trading session at 79.36...and then didn't do a lot until shortly after the 8:00 a.m. GMT London open. From there it slid down to its low of the day at 79.03 just minutes after 8:00 a.m. in New York.
From that point, the index rallied to it 79.41 high...and closing at that high. On a net basis, the dollar index finished up only 5 ticks on the day. Once again it would a stretch to tie the currency action to the price activity of the precious metals. For the last two days, the precious metals prices have been declining in lock-step with the dollar index.
From that point, the index rallied to it 79.41 high...and closing at that high. On a net basis, the dollar index finished up only 5 ticks on the day. Once again it would a stretch to tie the currency action to the price activity of the precious metals. For the last two days, the precious metals prices have been declining in lock-step with the dollar index.
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The CME's Daily Delivery Report showed that 16 gold and 12 silver contracts were posted for delivery on Friday from within the Comex-approved depositories.
There were no reported changes in either GLD or SLV.
The U.S. Mint had a tiny sales report yesterday. They only sold 1,000 ounces of gold eagles...and 500 one-ounce 24K gold buffaloes.
Over at the Comex-approved depositories on Tuesday, they reported receiving 504,325 troy ounces of silver...and shipped 331,383 troy ounces of the stuff out the door.
Here are two silver chart that involve China and silver that Nick Laird sent to me last night. They bear close study...and I suggest you spend the time on them that they deserve.
There were no reported changes in either GLD or SLV.
The U.S. Mint had a tiny sales report yesterday. They only sold 1,000 ounces of gold eagles...and 500 one-ounce 24K gold buffaloes.
Over at the Comex-approved depositories on Tuesday, they reported receiving 504,325 troy ounces of silver...and shipped 331,383 troy ounces of the stuff out the door.
Here are two silver chart that involve China and silver that Nick Laird sent to me last night. They bear close study...and I suggest you spend the time on them that they deserve.
and selected news items....
The Fiscal Cliff Is A Diversion: The Derivatives Tsunami and the Dollar Bubble
The “fiscal cliff” is another hoax designed to shift the attention of policymakers, the media, and the attentive public, if any, from huge problems to small ones.
The fiscal cliff is automatic spending cuts and tax increases in order to reduce the deficit by an insignificant amount over ten years if Congress takes no action itself to cut spending and to raise taxes. In other words, the “fiscal cliff” is going to happen either way.
The problem from the standpoint of conventional economics with the fiscal cliff is that it amounts to a double-barrel dose of austerity delivered to a faltering and recessionary economy. Ever since John Maynard Keynes, most economists have understood that austerity is not the answer to recession or depression.
Regardless, the fiscal cliff is about small numbers compared to the Derivatives Tsunami or to bond market and dollar market bubbles.
This most excellent commentary by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts falls into themust read category...and I thank Phil Barlett for providing today's first story. It was posted on Paul's Internet site on Monday...and the link is here.
The fiscal cliff is automatic spending cuts and tax increases in order to reduce the deficit by an insignificant amount over ten years if Congress takes no action itself to cut spending and to raise taxes. In other words, the “fiscal cliff” is going to happen either way.
The problem from the standpoint of conventional economics with the fiscal cliff is that it amounts to a double-barrel dose of austerity delivered to a faltering and recessionary economy. Ever since John Maynard Keynes, most economists have understood that austerity is not the answer to recession or depression.
Regardless, the fiscal cliff is about small numbers compared to the Derivatives Tsunami or to bond market and dollar market bubbles.
This most excellent commentary by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts falls into themust read category...and I thank Phil Barlett for providing today's first story. It was posted on Paul's Internet site on Monday...and the link is here.
Fitch Warns Fiscal Cliff Could Cost US Its AAA Rating
Fitch warned that the U.S. is more likely to lose its top-notch "AAA" rating if lawmakers cannot agree on how to cut the deficit and avoid the broad government spending cuts and tax increases that go into effect next year if no deal is reached.
But the credit ratings agency said in a report Wednesday that if lawmakers can agree on a deficit-cutting plan, the U.S. would likely keep its "AAA" debt rating. Fitch would then raise its outlook to stable from negative.
"Resolution of the fiscal cliff and an increase in the debt ceiling are pressing issues that the President and Congress must address if the U.S. is to avoid a fiscal and economic crisis," the report said.
This is another story from the moneynews.com Internet site...this one from yesterday...and it's also courtesy of Elliot Simon. The link is here.
But the credit ratings agency said in a report Wednesday that if lawmakers can agree on a deficit-cutting plan, the U.S. would likely keep its "AAA" debt rating. Fitch would then raise its outlook to stable from negative.
"Resolution of the fiscal cliff and an increase in the debt ceiling are pressing issues that the President and Congress must address if the U.S. is to avoid a fiscal and economic crisis," the report said.
This is another story from the moneynews.com Internet site...this one from yesterday...and it's also courtesy of Elliot Simon. The link is here.
Europe's Next Crisis? Silvio Berlusconi's Masterplan for Power
Silvio Berlusconi is back in top form. He's heaping flattery on the Italian people and telling political fairy tales just as the former prime minister did in the best of times. It may all seem a bit crude, but it is part of a savvy strategy that could deliver him success and create problems for all of Europe.
Silvio Berlusconi is a man driven by fear, but also one whose political war coffers are flush with cash. He's in control of three TV stations and has hundreds of experts at shaping public opinion at his disposal. That's the starting point for Berlusconi's election campaign. Already, his campaign machine is running at full steam. And although this campaign can at times come across as imbecilic or insane, is actually the product of savvy media professionals. Pollsters measure the mood of the people every day and track what is and isn't working for the Berlusconi camp.
These days, the news they have to share is positive. Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party (PdL) has gained three percentage points in the polls in recent days. Of course, so far only 17 percent of Italians say they are actually prepared to elect the former prime minister again. But that number could grow once the Berlusconi Show gets into full swing.
This spiegel.de story from yesterday is thanks to Manitoba reader Ulrike Marx. It's here second offering in today's column...and the link is here.
Silvio Berlusconi is a man driven by fear, but also one whose political war coffers are flush with cash. He's in control of three TV stations and has hundreds of experts at shaping public opinion at his disposal. That's the starting point for Berlusconi's election campaign. Already, his campaign machine is running at full steam. And although this campaign can at times come across as imbecilic or insane, is actually the product of savvy media professionals. Pollsters measure the mood of the people every day and track what is and isn't working for the Berlusconi camp.
These days, the news they have to share is positive. Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party (PdL) has gained three percentage points in the polls in recent days. Of course, so far only 17 percent of Italians say they are actually prepared to elect the former prime minister again. But that number could grow once the Berlusconi Show gets into full swing.
This spiegel.de story from yesterday is thanks to Manitoba reader Ulrike Marx. It's here second offering in today's column...and the link is here.
Fresh U.S. sanctions to trap more Iran oil revenue
A little-notice provision in U.S. sanctions against Iran beginning in February is likely to trap payments abroad for its oil exports running into billions of dollars, sapping Tehran of revenue needed to fund the government.
A provision of the law U.S. President Barack Obama signed last summer, which goes into effect on Feb. 6, states that funds being used to pay for oil must remain in a bank account in the purchasing country and can be used only for non-sanctioned, bilateral trade between that country and Iran.
Any bank that repatriates the money or transfers it to a third country faces a sanction risk. This could halt most of the flow of petrodollars to Iran, given that the value of its oil exports is far higher than what it imports from its biggest customers - China, South Korea, India and Japan.
This story was posted in The Economic Times of India Wednesday evening India Standard Time...and it's Ulrike Marx's third story in today's column. It's well worth your time...and the link is here.
A provision of the law U.S. President Barack Obama signed last summer, which goes into effect on Feb. 6, states that funds being used to pay for oil must remain in a bank account in the purchasing country and can be used only for non-sanctioned, bilateral trade between that country and Iran.
Any bank that repatriates the money or transfers it to a third country faces a sanction risk. This could halt most of the flow of petrodollars to Iran, given that the value of its oil exports is far higher than what it imports from its biggest customers - China, South Korea, India and Japan.
This story was posted in The Economic Times of India Wednesday evening India Standard Time...and it's Ulrike Marx's third story in today's column. It's well worth your time...and the link is here.
Three King World News Blogs
The first blog is with whistleblower Andrew Maguire...and it's headlined "$3.5 Billion of Paper Used to Smash Gold Price". Next comes Dr. Stephen Leeb. It's entitled "Diplomat Admits China is Accumulating Gold to Back the Yuan". And lastly is this chart courtesy of Ron Rosen. The blog is headlined "Most Important & Informative Chart Available Anywhere".
ANC: No nationalisation of mines, 'resource rent' tax instead
A draft policy document shows the African National Congress has rejected calls to nationalise mines but supports a windfall "resource rent" tax on mining firms.
"The state must capture an equitable share of mineral resource rents and deploy them in the interests of long-term economic growth, development and transformation," the draft of party's economic policies said, as seen by Reuterson Wednesday.
The "resource rental tax" is effectively a windfall levy of 50% that will kick in after investors have made a "reasonable return".
As such, it is meant to leave marginal or junior operations unaffected.
This story was posted on the mg.co.za Internet site early yesterday afternoon local time in South Africa...and I thank Ulrike Marx for her final offering in today's column. The link is here.
"The state must capture an equitable share of mineral resource rents and deploy them in the interests of long-term economic growth, development and transformation," the draft of party's economic policies said, as seen by Reuterson Wednesday.
The "resource rental tax" is effectively a windfall levy of 50% that will kick in after investors have made a "reasonable return".
As such, it is meant to leave marginal or junior operations unaffected.
This story was posted on the mg.co.za Internet site early yesterday afternoon local time in South Africa...and I thank Ulrike Marx for her final offering in today's column. The link is here.
Morgan Stanley Redeems Paulson Investments: Explanation For Recent Gold Liquidation?
In key news that may well be the missing puzzle piece to explain some of the very odd market moves in the past week, we just learned courtesy of CNBC, that Morgan Stanley's Wealth platform unit has finally, after months and months of considerations, pulled the plug on the fund that for the second year in a row is one of the three worst performing in the weekly HSBC report and is now redeeming.
This story was all over the Internet yesterday...and it's my opinion that what MS did, had nothing to do with what was happening with the gold price on the Comex. It's the buying and selling of futures contracts on the Comex...notthe sale of GLD shares that affects the price. I would respectfully suggest that the two events are not related for that very reason.
Here's the Zero Hedge version of this MS event...and I thank Elliot Simon for his last offering in today's column. The link is here.
This story was all over the Internet yesterday...and it's my opinion that what MS did, had nothing to do with what was happening with the gold price on the Comex. It's the buying and selling of futures contracts on the Comex...notthe sale of GLD shares that affects the price. I would respectfully suggest that the two events are not related for that very reason.
Here's the Zero Hedge version of this MS event...and I thank Elliot Simon for his last offering in today's column. The link is here.
Markets are made of opinions, some better than others.
There are always plenty of opinions about gold. And right now they're clearly making the market. Just not in the way you would think.
"There are too many bulls, including me," warned hedge-fund and commodities legend Jim Rogers to CNBC overnight. He advises caution if you're buying gold on this drop. Unlike most everyone else.
Swiss bank UBS last week kept its 2013 forecast for gold to average $1900 per ounce – a rise of 14% from the 2012 average so far – while fellow London market-maker Barclays now sees gold averaging $1815 next year, a snip off its previous 2013 forecast.
Investment bank Morgan Stanley takes "a bullish view", as does Bank of America. It thinks gold will average $2,000 next year, rising to $2,400 in 2014. Whereas Capital Economics (who have an opinion on pretty much anything and everything) predict a peak of $2,200 in late-2013, some 10% above their previous guesstimate.
This commentary was posted on the mineweb.com Internet site earlier this morning in London...and the link is here.
There are always plenty of opinions about gold. And right now they're clearly making the market. Just not in the way you would think.
"There are too many bulls, including me," warned hedge-fund and commodities legend Jim Rogers to CNBC overnight. He advises caution if you're buying gold on this drop. Unlike most everyone else.
Swiss bank UBS last week kept its 2013 forecast for gold to average $1900 per ounce – a rise of 14% from the 2012 average so far – while fellow London market-maker Barclays now sees gold averaging $1815 next year, a snip off its previous 2013 forecast.
Investment bank Morgan Stanley takes "a bullish view", as does Bank of America. It thinks gold will average $2,000 next year, rising to $2,400 in 2014. Whereas Capital Economics (who have an opinion on pretty much anything and everything) predict a peak of $2,200 in late-2013, some 10% above their previous guesstimate.
This commentary was posted on the mineweb.com Internet site earlier this morning in London...and the link is here.
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¤ THE WRAP
Elections should be held on April 16th...the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders. - Thomas Sowell
Except for the continuing bear raid on silver, it was a reasonably quiet day in the precious metal world yesterday. Both gold and silver are now approaching oversold territory, as their RSI traces indicate on the two charts below. However, that won't prevent JPMorgan et alfrom pounding them well into oversold territory if they can get away with it.
However, it should be all eyes on gold and silver...and especially silver...JPMorgan's and Scotiabank's problem child. Nothing has changed...and it's still my opinion that they will continue to engineer lower prices in both these metals until they've managed to get every last speculative long to sell out to them that they can get. The only thing that is unknown in this process is how long it will take them. Will they do it quickly, or keep "slicing the salami", as Ted Butler is wont to say from time to time.
Except for the continuing bear raid on silver, it was a reasonably quiet day in the precious metal world yesterday. Both gold and silver are now approaching oversold territory, as their RSI traces indicate on the two charts below. However, that won't prevent JPMorgan et alfrom pounding them well into oversold territory if they can get away with it.
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On the other hand, both platinum and palladium are nowhere near oversold. Platinum is basically market neutral at the moment...and palladium is just coming out of overbought territory, so there's quite a dichotomy between all four precious metals.However, it should be all eyes on gold and silver...and especially silver...JPMorgan's and Scotiabank's problem child. Nothing has changed...and it's still my opinion that they will continue to engineer lower prices in both these metals until they've managed to get every last speculative long to sell out to them that they can get. The only thing that is unknown in this process is how long it will take them. Will they do it quickly, or keep "slicing the salami", as Ted Butler is wont to say from time to time.
It's becoming obvious that everything is now starting to slow down for the holiday season...as e-mail traffic and stories are starting to thin out considerably...but I'm sure that the bullion banks will be ever vigilant, just like they were in the thinly-traded market between Christmas and New Years last year. We'll just have to wait to see how it plays out this time around.
All four precious metals didn't do much during the Far East trading day on their Thursday...and as London opens, all four are up a bit. Gold's volume is on the lighter side...but silver volume is pretty chunky for this time of morning. The dollar index isn't doing much either.
That's all for today...and I await the New York open with the usual amount of interest.
See you tomorrow.
All four precious metals didn't do much during the Far East trading day on their Thursday...and as London opens, all four are up a bit. Gold's volume is on the lighter side...but silver volume is pretty chunky for this time of morning. The dollar index isn't doing much either.
That's all for today...and I await the New York open with the usual amount of interest.
See you tomorrow.
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