Today we saw gold and silver take a big hit. Normally this would be the result of a stronger dollar, but the dollar also took a big hit today. So what’s really going on here? Why are gold and silver prices falling along with the dollar of late? I wrote the article Thoughts On Gold Price Manipulation the day before …
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15
2012
In Part 1 of Turning Paper Into Gold I wrote about the flaws of some ETFs like GLD that are really a proxy to gold, but not actually ownership of gold. In other words, it’s paper gold. The real question that Part 1 asks is, do you trust the ETF to redeem your shares when the prospectus is so full …
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22
2012
When the Euro was imploding earlier this year the dollar was the main beneficiary. With all the problems coming from countries like Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain, the dollar was flew past 80 on the index and the Euro was in fact approaching its mid-2009 lows in the 118/119 range, an area I thought it would reach. But a funny …
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5
2012
The U.S. economy is on the cusp of something big. The questions on everyone’s mind are as follows; 1. Who will be our next President and how will that affect the stock market? 2. Will gold and silver be viewed as a safe haven or fall in price like they did in 2008 if the recession deepens? 3. Will the Fed …
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23
2012
Gold Breakout Or Reversal?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: Dollar, dollar index, EURO, fear, fed, Gold, QE, silver, TBT, Treasuries, vix
In timing the gold and silver markets, people look to all sorts of charts and data to make a decision to buy or sell. They also look to the Federal Reserve and the various voting members along with Bernanke and see what their thinking is. In trying to put all of these various tools together in deciphering where gold and …
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11
2012
The Gold Price Is Doing Better Than You Think
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: banking crisis, Credit Contraction, debt, Deflation, DJIA, Dollar, EURO, Fed & Congress, Federal Reserve, Gold, gold predictions, gold price, Inflation, Obama, Romney, U.S. Treasuries, Wars
I begin today’s analysis on the gold markets with a chart that I created trying to connect what I believe to be the important issues facing the price of gold the last 32 years. Anyone who tries to predict the future price of gold needs to understand that all of these issues are all related. From analyzing this chart, you …
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8
2012
Is This The Bottom For Gold And Silver Prices?
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: bottom for gold and silver, debt, EURO, Federal Reserve, Gold prediction, Greece, Interest rates, QE3, quantitative easing, silver, Spain, treasury bubble, U.S. banks, U.S. Dollar, U.S. Treasuries
While we are taking the brunt of the bad European news now, and gold and silver prices are taking a beating, the good news will be coming at some point between now and November as we gear up for the coming election. As long as the stock market continues to falter, Obama will indeed play the QE3 card. Since the …
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24
2012
Euro and Yen Make Up 71.2% Of Dollar Index Which Is Why I Am Dollar Bullish
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: dollar index, ECB, EURO, European banks, European Stress Test, Japanese Banks, YEN
How many times do you hear someone who sells gold and silver be dollar bullish? Probably not very often. But when you look at what the Dollar Index represents, a basket of other currencies, it’s quite easy to be dollar bullish right now. This doesn’t mean that the dollar is any stronger as far as it’s purchasing power mind you. …
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11
2012
2012 Predictions For Gold, Silver, Stock Market, Economy and Elections
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: 2012 economy prediction, 2012 gold predictions, 2012 presidential election prediction, 2012 silver predictions, 2012 stock market prediction, EURO, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, U.S. Dollar, U.S. economy
Recap of 2010 and 2011 While some well known trend forecasters like Gerald Celente were predicting a crash in 2010, I was taking the opposite side saying that “I don’t see it happening as quickly as Celente does.” In September of 2010 I cautioned traders in gold and silver mining stocks to think about taking profit. The HUI at that …
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28
2011
When There Is Blood On The Streets Buy Gold Part 2
By: Doug Eberhardt
Category: Gold
Tags: Bernanke, buy gold, Deflation, dollar cost averaging, EURO, Federal Reserve, U.S. Dollar Index
Continued from Part 1 Most reading this might not realize that the Fed secretly gave banks and other countries $7.7 trillion during the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. Now, the rest of the world can see …
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