Keith Weiner

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• Selling Low and Buying High: Hedging by the Gold Miners

  Published 27 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Hedging is a controversial topic, probably as controversial as any I have written about. Nevertheless, I want to share my thoughts and hopefully add something…

• Theory of Interest and Prices in Paper Currency Part III (Credit)

  Published 17 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In Part I (http://keithweinereconomics.com/2013/04/22/theory-of-interest-and-prices-in-paper-currency-part-i-linearity/), we looked at the concepts of nonlinearity, dynamics, multivariate, state, and contiguity. We showed that whatever the relationship may be between…

• Why is Gold Draining out of COMEX Warehouses?

  Published 14 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Gold conspiracy theorists have a new bogeyman. Inventories of gold bars held in the COMEX warehouses are falling. This fact is offered to support the…

• The Quantitative Beatings will Continue Until Economy Improves

  Published 04 June 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The Fed's purpose, when it comes down to it, is to buy bonds. Under their various "Quantitative Easing" (QE) programs, they sure have bought a…

• The Dollar is Going Up

  Published 21 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Let's take a look at a few graphs of the dollar, from Feb 1, 2013 through Friday May 17, 2013. Yes, I said graphs of…

• Theory of Interest and Prices in Paper Currency Part II (Mechanics)

  Published 16 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In Part I (http://keithweinereconomics.com/2013/04/22/theory-of-interest-and-prices-in-paper-currency-part-i-linearity/), we looked at the concepts of nonlinearity, dynamics, multivariate, state, and contiguity. We showed that whatever the relationship may be between…

• Theory of Interest and Prices in Paper Currency Part I (Linearity)

  Published 03 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Under gold in a free market, the theory of the formation of the rate of interest is straightforward.¹ The rate varies in the narrow range…

• How Not to Trade the Dollar

  Published 01 May 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I hope this essay provides some food for thought. It is not my intention to insult or belittle anyone, but using humor and cold logic,…

• The Gold Futures Open Interest Caper

  Published 26 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In the recent Gold Basis Report, we published a graph showing the open interest in gold and silver futures (i.e. the number of contracts held…

• The Last Contango Basis Report

  Published 22 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The "coordinated smashdown of gold and silver" was on everyone's mind this week, but is it true? Did the price of paper gold (futures) divorce…

• What Is Pushing Down the Gold Price?

  Published 18 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  It has been an increasingly brutal ride for gold and silver, beginning around late March and accelerating through April. The gold price was over $1600…

• Gold, Redeemability, Bitcoin, and Backwardation

  Published 03 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  I recently released a video about the Internet-based currency, Bitcoin. I asked the question: is Bitcoin money? In brief, I said no it's an irredeemable…

• Cyprus Collapse Triggers Unintended Consequences

  Published 01 April 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Some people believe that by imposing losses on investors and reducing the Cyprus banking system liabilities, the European powers have addressed the problems in Cyprus…

• Cyprus Forced Into Bailout Deal

  Published 27 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Do you think that depositors in Cyprus are being taxed? That their money is being taken from them to go to the government in Cyprus…

• Cyprus Targets Its Savers in Bailout Agreement

  Published 18 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  After markets closed on Friday, it was announced that Cyprus worked out a deal with the European Central Bank, European Commission, and the International Monetary…

• Bitcoin Crashed. Again.

  Published 13 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  When writing about economics (as opposed to trading), one does not expect to be proven right within days of publishing something. Things can take years…

• Gold Caught With Its Backwardation Showing

  Published 05 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  With all the discussion on the Internet, some of it confusing, we thought a picture would be worth a thousand words. Backwardation is when there…

• The 10-Minute Gold Standard

  Published 03 March 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Far too many people believe that gold serves no useful purpose. I am therefore publishing this response to The 10 Minute Gold Standard: It's Much…

• What Drives the Price of Gold and Silver?

  Published 25 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  If there is a credible rumor that the Fed is planning to further extend its "Quantitative Easing", how would you expect the monetary metals to…

• The Curious Case of Falling Gold and Silver Prices

  Published 20 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  A curious thing happened last week. The prices of both monetary metals have been falling for a week and a half through February 15. No,…