Keith Weiner

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• Gold and Silver Supply and Demand Report

  Published 15 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The prices of the metals didn't change much this week. We thought we would take this opportunity to quote Warren Buffet. His comment at Harvard…

• Real vs. Nominal Interest Rates

  Published 09 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  What is the real interest rate? It is the nominal rate minus the inflation rate. This is a problematic idea. Let's drill deeper into what…

• The Great Silver Bubble

  Published 08 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold was down about fifteen Federal Reserve Notes this week. The price of silver was down sixty-two copper-plated zinc pennies. Is the…

• Money Supply Arguments Are Flawed

  Published 04 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  It goes without question, among economists of the central planning mindset, that if a central bank can just set the right quantity of dollars[1], then…

• The Dollar Is Going to 1/10,000 Ounce

  Published 01 August 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold was up about thirty bucks this week. The price of silver was up almost seventy cents. Last week, a reader reminded…

• A Sense of Foreboding

  Published 11 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  This was a shortened week, due to the American holiday of July 4, celebrating the start of the war that lead to "Amexit", 240 years…

• Silver OMG

  Published 04 July 2016 | viewed 0 times

  On Wednesday through Friday, the price of silver spiked massively. It ended the week about $2 higher than the previous week. The last time we…

• Brexit Drives Gold Frenzy

  Published 27 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The big news this week was that the British voted to exit the European Union. This was not the outcome expected by pundits, or the…

• Soft and Softer Silver Fundamentals

  Published 20 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we asked where then will silver go. Well, the price moved around this week, dipping on Thursday but then rebounding sharply on Friday.…

• Where Then Will Silver Go

  Published 13 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold bumped up thirty bucks, and that of silver about one buck. Is this liftoff -- when the dollar falls sharply, and…

• The Cost of Bullish Bets

  Published 06 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  There are two views of the markets for the monetary metals. One, as we have discussed many times in this Report, holds that gold and…

• Gold and Silver Aren't Getting Stronger

  Published 30 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The dollar moved up, though most people would say gold fell about $40, and silver 32 cents. In the mainstream view, the value of the…

• Gold Demand Falling

  Published 16 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold moved down about sixteen bucks, while that of silver dropped about three dimes. In other words, the dollar gained 0.3 milligrams…

• Arizona Governor Ducey Vetoes Gold

  Published 13 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  In my testimony in support of the gold legal tender bill this year, I discussed failing pension funds. Retirees who count on their pension checks…

• Should the Gold Price Keep Up with Inflation?

  Published 11 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The popular belief is that gold is a good hedge against inflation. Owning gold will protect you from rising prices. Is that true? Most people…

• Gold Is Slowing

  Published 09 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold moved down slightly this week, while that of silver dropped more substantially -- 1.9%. We don't see much decrease in the…

• Paper Gold Is Rising

  Published 02 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold shot up over $60 this week. The price of silver moved up proportionally, gaining over $0.85. The mood is now palpable.…

• Grave Silver Mistake

  Published 27 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  We came across an article today, talking about silver supply troubles. We get it. The price of silver has rallied quite a lot, so the…

• Silver's on Fire

  Published 25 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Another interesting week, in that the price of silver separated from the price of gold. The former went no nowhere, while the latter gained over…

• The Gold-Silver Opposites Report

  Published 18 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Well that was interesting. Gold went down over thirty bucks and silver went up over thirty cents. How much longer can this silver rally continue…