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I’m very impressed with the recent gold action because it’s holding its own in the face of an impending rate hike. It’s fallen off a bit, but not dramatically. It tells you there are good fundamentals behind it, independent of the threat of a stronger dollar . . . .

Reducing debt through debt forgiveness, defaults or inflation is not without consequences. Savings designed to finance future needs, such as retirement, are lost. This in turn results in additional claims on the state to cover the shortfall or reduce future expenditure, which crimps economic activity . . . .

The following is an interview with former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan . . . .

It is two and a half minutes to midnight, the Clock is ticking, global danger looms. Wise public officials should act immediately, guiding humanity away from the brink. If they do not, wise citizens must step forward and lead the way . . . .

China produced 453.5 tons of gold in 2016, a 0.76 percent rise from 2015 which sees the country confirmed as the largest gold producer in the world for the tenth consecutive year . . . .

The price of gold has risen by over 3% in 2017. This already equates to three quarters of its total return from 2016, which shows just how strong its performance has been in the first handful of trading sessions in 2017 . . . .

In 2016, investors around the world returned in large numbers to the gold market, as a combination of macroeconomic drivers and pent up demand kept interest in gold high . . . .

The Donald J. Trump era is marking a new age for gold as an investor safe haven . . . .

Can Western gold investing rely on China + India to put a floor under 2017 prices . . . .

Gold followers will hardly be unaware that every time a Fed Open Market Committee Meeting draws near the gold price moves, often quite sharply, on the will she, won’t she prospect of Janet Yellen announcing that at long last the Fed will start to raise interest rates again . . . .