Harry Dent has been negative on gold and has has some debates with some gold bulls like Peter Schiff where I agree with Dent’s deflationary take on the economy. You can listen to that Dent/Schiff interview here (or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27q-rKPZMn0 ). Harry Dent’s latest article Gold $5,000: Maybe When You’re Dead! calls for gold to fall …
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2
2015
Deflation Will Drive The Price Of Gold Lower
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: article, Buy Gold and Silver Safely, Credit Contraction, Deflation, Gold, Seeking Alpha
In my October 29th article What Will Gold And The Dollar Do Next? explaining what I see next for precious metals I said the dollar will move past 100 to 120 and that gold will fall below $1,000 an ounce during this move. The dollar was just over 97 on the index and has moved to a high of 100.09 …
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22
2015
April Call To Wait And Buy Gold Below $1,000 Still In Effect
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: Deflation, dollar crash, Editor's Pick, fear, fed, FreedomFest, Gold, Hyperinflation, Mike Maloney, Peter Schiff, Seeking Alpha
Summary The Dollar has been rising since 2011 yet every “expert” in gold still calls for a dollar crash. Despite a possible bounce in gold at present, gold will still break below $1,000 as we complete the deflationary credit contraction phase. Fear; still the missing ingredient. Where will it come from? For gold to move higher this fear must come …
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13
2015
Gold had a range of $10 on Friday, closing down slightly in the middle of that range at a bid of $1,181.30. Silver has been acting weaker than gold the last 30 days, 6.34% lower while gold is down 2.78%. The last year silver is down 18.28% while gold is lower by 7.21%. This is not what investors in gold and …
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9
2015
2015 Predictions for Gold and Silver
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 2015, austrian, central banks, contraction, credit, dealer, Deflation, Dollar, EURO, fed, Gold, Hyperinflation, Inflation, lewrockwell.com, M2, Predictions, silver, Stocks, YEN
Over the last few years I have been one of the few who sell gold and silver that have been dollar bullish as well as being in the deflation rather than inflation camp. Because of this viewpoint, I have been ingnored by some of the Austrian websites like LewRockwell.com because of their mantra for a dollar collapse and adherence to …
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12
2014
The Illusion of an Economic Recovery
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: congress, Consumer Sentiment, Deflation, derivatives, Dodd, Dollar, economic recovery, Frank, GDP, Gold, illusion, manufacturing, PPI, Retail Sales, spending, u-6, Unemployment
The Fed and many economists seem to think the economy is strong, but is it? My Thoughts on the Economy Based on the Data I Read The Fed ignores U-6 unemployment data which still has the rate over 11%. The Producers Price Index (PPI) today came in lower than expected. The Dollar is down $1 and fell since the PPI …
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18
2014
Is Deflation Still a Threat to Gold?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 10 year, commodities, Deflation, Dollar, EURO, europe, fed, Gold, Japan, M2, money velocity, PPI, prices, Stock Market, Treasuries, YEN
When you talk to investors as to why they buy gold, many look to the precious metal as being a hedge against inflation. But since 2011 we have been experiencing deflation and the yellow metal has felt the affect of an overall declining commodity market. Many that have been relentlessly bullish on gold since 2011 point to inflation in the …
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30
2014
Just because gold has fallen in price from its highs the past 3 years doesn’t mean that it’s in a bear market. While you have read in many of my articles about the possibility of what a stronger dollar might do to gold I have also provided you with many of the indicators I follow so you can see the …
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19
2014
Gold and Silver Feeling the Deflation Blues
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: contraction, copper, Corn, credit, crude oil, Deflation, gas, Gold, Inflation, Japan, M2, money supply, money velocity, natural gas, silver, sugar, wheat
If it looks like a duck and walks/quack/flies etc. like a duck, it is a duck! I have been one of the few out there who sell gold and speak of deflation. It’s easy to talk about all the money printing the Fed does and cry inflation, but one has to see the price action and look at the bigger …
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31
2014
When trying to advise clients on what to do with their hard earned dollars, especially when I have a natural bias towards gold that is bullish, I look at many indicators that hopefully give me insight on timing the markets. It’s not easy to say “hold off” to clients or to “dollar cost average into a position” but I have …
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