Category Archives: Goldbugs

John Embry and James Turk on why the Gold Bull Market isn’t Over

Two of my favourite elder statesmen of the gold bug movement tell us their latest thoughts. I was particularly struck by the carefree nature of the splendid Mr Embry’s frontiersman hair: Here’s the blurb: This conversation between James Turk and … Continue reading

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James Turk: Escalating Bank Runs, Gold, Silver, Miners, & More

Among other things in his latest King World News interview, the Turkster postulates that even when the rulers of the Euro Reich impose their bank holiday onto Greece, to transition that country from the Euro to the Drachma, they will … Continue reading

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The Swiss Gold Franc

Kamerad Herr Thomas Jacob writes with the following message about his proposed Swiss gold franc. Hi all, Tomorrow the responsible [Swiss government] commission will take a first vote on the Goldfranc Initiative. A newspaper is taking a poll of it’s … Continue reading

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Doug Casey: Precious Metals Market Manipulation? Prove it!

Uncle Doug thinks that tales of precious metal market manipulation are potentially true, but he wants to see proof. Where is it, he asks?

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The Nazis were Keynesians

The above preface text really is what Keynes wrote in his 1936 German translation of his ridiculous General Theory (of economic insanity). Uncle Gary tells it like it is, about the mutual love between the National Socialists of Germany and … Continue reading

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Detlev Schlichter: Why gold is my favourite asset

The former high-flying bank trader explains why the yellow metal is his investment vehicle of choice. But if you want to hear someone who is really keen on gold, try Stephen Leeb, on King World News: I’m going all-in gold … Continue reading

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Gold versus Buffett

The redoubtable Peter Schiff wonders out loud about why Warren Buffett is always banging on about gold. Perhaps its because this useless inert metal keeps crushing him in the performance stakes. All those days in a man-cave basement in Omaha … Continue reading

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Gold in 1980 vs. Today

An interesting YouTube, from FutureMoneyTrends.Com.

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Egon von Greyerz: Deus Ex Machina unlikely

On King World News, the Austrian-following Egon von Greyerz claims that nothing ‘the establishment’ can do will postpone a global fiat currency financial breakdown into infinity. They may be able to kick the can down the road a few more … Continue reading

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Ducks quack, Central Banks print money

An excellent podcast from ‘Financial Sense Newshour’, in which Bud Conrad of Casey Research runs the rule over the ongoing train wreck known increasingly hilariously as ‘The Euro’. Soon to be known, of course, as ‘The Straitjacket’, before it becomes … Continue reading

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