Keith Weiner

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• Prediction: Gold and Ratio Up, Stocks Down

  Published 27 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The price of gold moved up moderately, and the price of silver moved down a few cents this week. However, there were some interesting fireworks…

• Price Moves and Term Structures

  Published 21 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The prices of the metals moved up a bunch this week, with gold + $32 and silver +$0.55. We have seen some discussion of gold…

• Gold, Silver, and Horse Betting Report

  Published 14 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Consider the sport of betting on the sport of horse racing. It's actually similar to the analysis of the gold and silver markets. How's that?…

• Supply and Demand Report

  Published 07 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  This was a fairly quiet week in the market for the metals, with a min-rally on Thursday especially in silver which hit almost $15. By…

• Move Over Entrepreneurs, Make Way for Speculation!

  Published 03 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Once upon a time, before banks and before even private lending, there was only one way to prepare for retirement. People had to hoard something…

• The Gold and Silver Fundamentals

  Published 31 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we called for a rising gold to silver ratio. On Wednesday, this ratio hit nearly 80 before backing down a bit by the…

• Who the Heck Consumes His Capital?!

  Published 25 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  I have been writing about consumption of capital, using the example of a farmer who sells off his farm to buy groceries. It's a striking…

• The Exquisite Market Setup

  Published 24 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  There is an exquisite setup building once again. Tight fundamentals in the gold market apply upwards pressure on the price. For quite a while, we…

• Why Is Gold Becoming Scarcer

  Published 17 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  For quite a while, we have been talking about scarcity in gold. The cobasis for both October and December is positive. These contracts are backwardated.…

• The Economy is in Liquidation Mode

  Published 12 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  If you're an American over a certain age, you remember roller skating rinks (I have no idea if it caught on in other countries). This…

• Monetary Metals Supply and Demand Report

  Published 10 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we left off with this. "Something is happening with gold..." It began in Dec 2008. To understand it, it is necessary to understand…

• Yield Purchasing Power: $100M Today Matches $100K in 1979

  Published 05 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  I wrote a story about poor Clarence who retired in 1979, and even poorer Larry who retired last year. I created these characters to challenge…

• Monetary Metals Supply and Demand Report

  Published 03 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  You cannot understand gold if you think it goes up and down, that the dollar is money and therefore the measure of all things, including…

• Open Letter to Alexis Tsipras

  Published 28 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Dear Prime Minister Tsipras, First, congratulations for mustering the popular support to say "no" to the troika. The euro has long offered Greece a perverse…

• Monetary Metals Supply and Demand Report

  Published 27 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  For those who are speculating on the dollar -- i.e. most people -- there was good news this week. The dollar rose almost a milligram,…

• Lions, Tigers, and Gold Bears, Oh My!

  Published 21 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  We can't count how many articles we saw today, bemoaning gold going down. The price action is bad for gold (whatever that means). China underreported…

• Monetary Metals Supply and Demand Report

  Published 20 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The prices of the monetary metals cascaded downward this week, and the ratio of the gold price to the silver price rose accordingly. Many analysts…

• Monetary Metals Supply and Demand Report

  Published 12 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we concluded with this: "So now, for the first time in about two years, the fundamental price of silver is above the market…

• The Great FreedomFest Debate Was Like Watching Tom and Jerry

  Published 12 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  With apologies to his fans, Jerry is an evil little mouse who constantly pesters Tom the Cat. Tom tries and tries, but cannot seem to…

• There's Your Hyperinflation!

  Published 07 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Hyperinflation is commonly defined as rapidly rising prices which get out of control. For example, the Wikipedia entry begins, "In economics, hyperinflation occurs when a…