Barry Stuppler

It’s a little-known fact in the West, but Russia has very little sovereign debt. In fact, if you ignore the corruption and misallocation of capital in the Russian economy, you could make the case that Moscow has been more financially responsible than Washington over the last several decades . . . .

Last week was a very good opportunity for Gold buyers to come in, with Gold dropping $25 per ounce based on four major factors . . . .

Early this morning, initial buying in China took the Gold price to a high of $1,341 per ounce . . . .

A stronger U.S. Dollar and U.S. interest rates moving higher are keeping Gold at current levels . . . .

Russian Central Bank Gold Reserves Rise to 1,857 Tons in January . . . .

Rarer than gold, platinum and palladium are racing each other for price dominance . . . .

I attribute much of this week’s decline in the Gold price to the Chinese New Year celebration as most Chinese businesses are closed the entire week . . . .

Gold has been fairly quiet this morning in part from the anticipation of the latest Fed news . . . .

If you’ve been waiting for the U.S. unemployment-inflation relationship to reassert itself, 2018 may be the year for you . . . .

Arguably Chinese gold demand, which remains high according to almost all accounts, tends to be a stabilising influence on the gold price with the twice-daily Shanghai fixes having their own impact is steadying price rises and falls . . . .