Gold •160 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 953.10 | +4.00 | +0.42% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.99 | +0.40 | +0.58% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.965 | +0.009 | +0.43% | |
Ethanol •160 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 160 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 160 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.57 | +0.38 | +0.53% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.183 | +0.020 | +0.63% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.200 | +0.014 | +0.64% |
Contributor since: 29 Jan 2012
Keith is founder of the Gold Standard Institute USA in Phoenix, Arizona, and CEO of precious metals fund manager Monetary Metals. He created DiamondWare, a technology company which he sold to Nortel Networks in 2008.
The prices of the metals rose a bit this quiet, holiday week. Merry Christmas! Speaking of Christmas, Keith's brother who is an amateur woodworker of…
On Wednesday Dec 16, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced that the Fed was raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. Let's get…
The prices of the metals were sagging. Silver was trading around $13.80. On Wednesday, Janet "Good News" Yellen said the magic words. The Federal Reserve…
Unless you're living under a rock, you know that we have an administered interest rate. This means that the bureaucrats at the Federal Reserve decide…
"That [half a dollar of buying] frenzy was not stackers lining up to buy phyz. It was speculators buying paper. Why does that matter? Speculators,…
The prices of the metals moved mostly sideways this week. That is, until Friday. Then foom! (Foom is the sound of a rocket taking off.)…
At the Cato Monetary Conference this week, Scott Sumner said he had a "modest" proposal, that there should be a highly liquid futures market in…
The prevailing view in the gold community is that banks are speculators who bet on a falling price. To begin, they commit the casino faux-pas…
The price of gold dropped six bucks, and silver seven cents. Without much price action, let's look a few other angles to gain some perspective.…
I have written previously about the interest rate, which is falling under the planning of the Federal Reserve. The flip side of falling interest rates…
Many people agree that it's important to move to a free market in money (i.e. the gold standard). They also say that it's just as…
The price of gold dropped abruptly Friday morning (Arizona time). How much of a drop? $10.30, as measured by the bid on the December future.…
What's the difference between the Supply and Demand Report 1 November and the Supply and Demand Report 8 November? Just a minor punctuation change. Last…
I have visited and spent weeks at a time in Europe. On this recent trip however, something clicked for me as I stared out my…
There are two ways to run a gold mining company. One respects the simple fact that it is producing money. It is not eager to…
The dollar dropped about half a milligram gold, and 50mg silver. But who wants to read about the universal currency falling, failing? Few people are…
The gold price moved up $18. However, the silver price moved up 60 cents which is a much bigger percentage. The silver community is getting…
Some of the topics covered include: • What isn't the problem with the Fed and the dollar? • Forget about the spin, what is the…
For a few frenzied minutes, while everyone was sleeping, the price of silver spiked 56 cents. Well, at least the West Coast of America was…
As I have discussed previously, if you borrow cash then it's not income. This is why no one in his right mind borrows to buy…