China Mainland Gold Import Accelerating

http://www.ingoldwetrust.ch/china-mainland-gold-import-accelerating China Mainland Gold Import Accelerating This week the the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department officially released their trade numbers from October. Whilst they offer specific numbers in advance to anybody willing to pay, I rather wait for the total booklet to be published free of charge. Most...

Russia, Kazakhstan Extend Gold Purchases as Prices Tumble

Russia, Kazakhstan Extend Gold Purchases as Prices Tumble Russia and Kazakhstan expanded their gold reserves for a seventh straight month in April, buying the metal to diversify assets even as prices slumped the most in three decades. Russian holdings, the seventh-largest by country, climbed 8.4 metric tons to 990 tons, taking gains this year to 3.4 percent after expanding by 8.5 percent...

Australian amateur prospector finds massive gold nugget

Australian amateur prospector finds massive gold nugget  An amateur prospector in the Australian state of Victoria has astonished experts by unearthing a gold nugget weighing 5.5kg (177 ounces). The unidentified man, using a handheld metal detector, found the nugget on Wednesday, lying 60cm underground near the town of Ballarat. ...

Gold Lures Japan’s Pension Funds as Abe Targets Inflation

Gold Lures Japan’s Pension Funds as Abe Targets Inflation   Japanese pension funds, the world’s second-largest pool of retirement assets after the U.S., will more than double their gold holdings in the next two years as the new government pushes for a higher inflation target, according to an adviser to the funds. Assets held...

Some personal thoughts on surviving the monetary meltdown

Some personal thoughts on surviving the monetary meltdown   Let us start by looking at the economy from 10,000 feet above: After 40 years of boozing on easy money and feasting on fantastical asset price inflations, the global monetary system is approaching catharsis, its arteries clogged and instant cardiac arrest a persistent...

http://www.silverdoctors.com/u-s-mint-racks-up-another-400000-silver-eagle-sales-over-the-weekend/ Submitted by SD Contributor SRSrocco: The US Mint’s frantic silver sales pace continued over the weekend, as the Mint reported 430,000 ounces of silver sales over the weekend on Monday.  Perhaps more importantly, the US Mint Silver eagle to US Gold eagle sales ratio continues to exceed 50 to...

Home / Blogs Romania Wants Return of 93.4 tons as Gold Repatriation Ratchets

Romania Wants Return of 93.4 tons as Gold Repatriation Ratchets    Romania wants its gold treasure back from Russia, a recent Bullion Street article says. It’s another signal of the accelerating trend of countries to repatriate their gold—and another indication that the tide is turning toward gold and silver. Two railway...