Ben Traynor

Contributor since: 28 Apr 2011

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• Gold, Medicare and Foreigners' Money

  Published 03 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Forty years ago this month the Dollar lost its link to gold. The result was a growth in entitlement spending... I was the one who…

• What Didn't Change When Nixon Cut the Gold Link

  Published 27 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The monetary system that dates back to August 1971 shares one vital trait with its predecessor... "Let me lay to rest the bugaboo of what…

• Debt vs. Gold: The Hidden Link Explained by Ben Traynor

  Published 20 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  How the US and Euro debt crises are making the gold price rise... EUROPE & WASHINGTON'S debt ceiling squabble has seen the gold price breach…

• Dollar Collapse? Euro Crisis? Both, Says Gold

  Published 01 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The gap between gold in dollars vs other currencies has widened... MANY factors determine the gold price - some transient, some more sustained. By far…

• Mervyn King's Spread Bet

  Published 24 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Bank of England won't raise rates until it knows it won't make a difference... THE BANK OF ENGLAND is getting more dovish. It seems…

• Bernanke's Credible Irresponsibility: The Logic Behind Cheap Money

  Published 10 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Does Ben Bernanke want us to trust him? Maybe not... In the murky realm of economic policy, things are not always what they seem. "When…

• China, Gold and Interest Rate Rises

  Published 23 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  China shows that gold demand need not be a victim of higher interest rates... DOES THE demand for gold automatically fall if interest rates rise?…

• Gold, Gresham's Law and the Dong

  Published 28 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  What happens when people actively shun their official currency...? Governments are often tempted to live beyond their means. Today, that means national debts and quantitative…