Gold Editorials & Commentary

One of the more unusual manifestations of the financial meltdown this year has been the dollar spike, that caught a lot of traders by surprise, and was generated in part by a stampede into the percieved safety of short-expiry US Treasuries, which necessitated t

As these words are being written, there are two extraordinarily worrying facts in the world's financial markets:

GLD - on buy signal.

December 2, 2008, was a landmark in the saga of the collapsing international monetary system, yet it did not deserve to be reported in the press: gold went to backwardation for the first time ever in history.

The USGovt and financial system is growing deep commitments to support dead entities. Their business models have failed. They are bankrupt.

THE DANGER AND PITFALLS OF LOW INTEREST RATES

Here is our monthly update on major indexes for our international investors.

The "crime of 1873"

It has been an incredible year loaded with surprises but I think that the next few years will surprise even more. Whenever I feel certain about something coming, I 'm glad to put it in print.

So the trough is about to be refilled, this time with even more feed - $800 billion to be precise. Thanks to the Fiat money system this extra liquidity can simply be created out of thin air, all it takes is a few keystrokes.

For USA readers we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be grateful for if we sit and make a list. Sure, there's a lot we don't like and a depression may be coming to America, but take a look around.

The OMEN for a powerful shift in the gold market in my playful mind was the very real earthquake on November 18 here in Costa Rica, a clear signal from the financial gods, no minor tremor, measured at 6.0 on the Richter scale.

As this is going to be the last of these Updates, it is appropriate to review the reasons for writing this series of articles on Elliott Wave and the gold price.

Shining gold prices & gold stocks and slippery Oil prices and energy stocks

The jump in the gold price on Friday November 21st 2008 may be the harbinger of a sea change in attitudes in the markets in general.

GLD - on buy signal.

Furthering the discussion of the Gold to Dow ratio, the author stated that the ratio of one Gold ounce to one DOW average, which peaked at over 40:1 recently, may go to a fraction to 1 or as low as .03:1 or a price of gold over $50K/ounce, possibly as high as $

Gold has remained in a narrowing trading range since the last update late in October, which is looking increasingly like an intermediate base area that will lead to a significant advance.

A major challenge looms large on the immediate horizon. The USEconomy must be reflated in order to avoid collapse. Debts have become a crippling factor.

There comes a time that Man deceives himself to such an extent that he refuses to believe that Natures Laws even exist.

“Time is more important than price; when time is up price will reverse.”

W.D.Gann

"Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury, and bankrupt the nation".

Gold investors are peculiar creatures. Cagey, alert, a bit suspicious, they always have a foot in the door no matter how good the room looks.

In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

There are those who have been arguing vociferously for some years now that the world will be better off under a gold standard.

GLD - on buy signal.

This article is my third in a series examining the historical importance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The DJIA may be an outdated metric to some, but no other measurement of the American stock market spans three centuries.