October 2017 ~ Gold

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Bullets of Saudi Gold

Rogue states like Iraq and Libya can't hold a candle to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the radicalization of Islam. The controlled Saudi media doesn't mention that at least 10 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudis. Nor are Saudi subjects told that their kingdom has been the principal source...

CHINA gave foreign investors direct access to its gold market for the first time yesterday as the biggest gold-consuming nation seeks to exert more influence over prices while boosting the yuan's global use.The Shanghai Gold Exchange started trading contracts in the city's free-trade zone. The...

CHINA'S central bank circulated a draft plan to ease restrictions on gold imports, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a move that might lead to lower prices in the biggest market for bullion.The People's Bank of China (PBoC) drafted a plan that would open up gold imports to qualified...

Gold prices have fallen 16 percent since reaching a record $1,900 an ounce - and could fall further in the near term. But many analysts predict gold prices will rise, perhaps to new records, in the latter half of 2012.What is it with gold? Spot gold prices soared to a record above $1,900 an ounce...

Gold prices have fallen from dizzying highs on global cues. HT explains the factors that influence its prices and its linkages to the dollar and monsoon in India.Why do people invest in gold?Gold is one of the several assets that people invest in. Unlike equities or bank deposits, gold is a physical...

Germany -- For the great many Germans who still rue the day they had to trade their deutsche marks for euros, there has been at least one consolation. If the common currency did not work out, Germany still had huge reserves of the hardest currency of all - - gold.Except, many people learned...

A timeline of the precious metal's effects on the world - from gold rush to gold standard.- 5500-2500 BC Gold is first discovered in the later part of the Stone Age, probably in Mesopotamia.- 3000 BC Gold rings are used for payments in Egypt.- 650 BC The Lydian Lion - a bean-shaped gold piece...