News and Commentary
Gold settles higher as Fed lifts a key interest rate (MarketWatch.com)
Stocks Retreat on Fears of Fed Mistake; Oil Slumps: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg.com)
Asia Stock Carnage Deepens as Hopes Fizzle With Policy Updates (Bloomberg.com)
Gold steadies, Fed signals ‘some’ rate hikes for 2019 (Reuters.com)
Fed lifts rates, now sees ‘some further’ hikes ahead (Reuters.com)
Gold Bulls Just Regained the Upper Hand (USFunds.com)
$7.9 trillion pile of negative-yielding debt is growing fast (Bloomberg.com)
China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries fall to lowest since May 2017 (Bloomberg.com)
Investors Should ‘Run For Cover’ – Greenspan Warns after Yellen, IMF, BIS Warnings (CNBC.com)
Alan Greenspan Warns Investors: Bad Economic Times Are Looming (Fortune.com)
Jarring FedEx Outlook Cut Suggests “Severe Global Recession” (ZeroHedge.com)
France and the Crisis of Democracies (FPCS.es)
Brexit Bulletin: The Predictions Edition (Bloomberg.com)
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Gold Prices (LBMA PM)
19 Dec: USD 1,248.60, GBP 986.77 & EUR 1,094.65 per ounce
18 Dec: USD 1,248.80, GBP 987.43 & EUR 1,096.70 per ounce
17 Dec: USD 1,239.10, GBP 982.61 & EUR 1,093.13 per ounce
14 Dec: USD 1,239.15, GBP 983.39 & EUR 1,096.90 per ounce
13 Dec: USD 1,244.45, GBP 982.87 & EUR 1,093.62 per ounce
12 Dec: USD 1,244.75, GBP 993.31 & EUR 1,098.24 per ounce
Silver Prices (LBMA)
19 Dec: USD 14.65, GBP 11.58 & EUR 12.84 per ounce
18 Dec: USD 14.66, GBP 11.55 & EUR 12.86 per ounce
17 Dec: USD 14.60, GBP 11.55 & EUR 12.86 per ounce
14 Dec: USD 14.58, GBP 11.61 & EUR 12.92 per ounce
13 Dec: USD 14.68, GBP 11.60 & EUR 12.90 per ounce
12 Dec: USD 14.66, GBP 11.68 & EUR 12.93 per ounce
Recent Market Updates
– Everything Bubble Started Bursting In 2018 – GoldCore Video
– Global Financial System Is ‘Unstable’ and Risk Of ‘Clearing System Seizure’, BIS Warns
– Gold Flowing From West To East and Now To Goldman Sachs
– Brexit Risk Sees Gold Rise To Test EUR 1,100 Per Ounce
– Yellen Warns Another Financial Crisis Is Brewing
– Gold Krugerrand Coin Worth $1,200 Donated To Charity Again
– EU Recession Imminent – Euro Disunion as Brexit, Italy and End of QE Loom
– Gold and Silver Gained 2% and 3% Last Week While Stocks Dropped Nearly 5%
– Irish Central Bank Refuses To Discuss Gold Reserves In Bank of England Vaults