SINGAPORE (Reuters)Â – Premiums for gold bars hit a record high in Asia on Wednesday as lower spot prices lured more buyers, mainly in China, the world’s second biggest consumer of the precious metal, amid tight physical supplies. KILO BARS SCARCE IN SINGAPORE “Currently, there are no kilo bars in the…
Martin Armstrong stated in his blog Post that the reason for the “flash crash” in silver Sunday night, May 19, was due to the lack of bids. He goes on further to say “Despite the gold/silver promoters, there is no expansion of buyers for the precious metals. It has been the…
(Mineweb) Higher gold imports have been curtailing the government’s efforts to stem the yawning gap in the country’s current account deficit. However, jewellers in the country are already facing the music, given the extremely perilous situation with low gold stocks and correspondingly high premiums of around $40 per ounce or…
(BANGKOK: Many traders put $300,000 at a time on the counters of the hundreds of gold shops here in the city). We want to hear what is going on in your area of the world… whether it’s about precious metal availability or premiums, inflation, political events, important local news, employment/job…
By Tekoa Da Silva — While mainstream news sources continue the war against gold and gold-related investments, three of the world’s top performing hedge fund managers have been busy at work building speculative gold positions during the first quarter. George Soros, John Paulson, and Steve Cohen, who in aggregate control…
There seems to be a great deal of the yellow metal heading out of the United States and into certain foreign countries lately. According to the USGS, the United States exported 129 metric tonnes of gold Jan-Feb, 2013. At this rate, total U.S. gold exports could reach 700-800 metric tonnes this year. With…