Gold and Silver Bullion – News and Commentary

Bitcoin Heads to Bigger Wall Street Stage as CME Debuts Futures (Bloomberg.com)

Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High At $19,659.50 (GoldSeek.com)

The EU has signed a deal to integrate 23 armies (WeForum.org)

Seasonally, January is generally a good month to own precious metals, particularly gold” – GoldCore (MarketWatch.com )

PRECIOUS-Gold prices edge down amid firmer dollar, equities (Reuters.com)

China home to most gold production in 2016, slight increase in reserves over past decade (GlobalTimes.cn)

Bitcoin explosion highlights gold price suppression (Gata.org)

Silk Road Fever Grips The Russian Far East And Boosts Economy (ZeroHedge.com)

Once the Fed “is out of the way, we expect people to start talking about the everything-bubble again” – GoldCore (Bloomberg.com)

Why 2017 Was a Year to Celebrate (GoldSeek.com)

Gold Prices (LBMA AM)

18 Dec: USD 1,258.65, GBP 943.11 & EUR 1,067.71 per ounce
15 Dec: USD 1,257.25, GBP 937.41 & EUR 1,065.52 per ounce
14 Dec: USD 1,255.60, GBP 935.67 & EUR 1,062.49 per ounce
13 Dec: USD 1,241.60, GBP 929.96 & EUR 1,056.97 per ounce
12 Dec: USD 1,243.40, GBP 933.92 & EUR 1,056.27 per ounce
11 Dec: USD 1,251.40, GBP 935.80 & EUR 1,061.19 per ounce
08 Dec: USD 1,245.85, GBP 924.42 & EUR 1,061.09 per ounce

Silver Prices (LBMA)

18 Dec: USD 16.09, GBP 12.04 & EUR 13.64 per ounce
15 Dec: USD 15.99, GBP 11.93 & EUR 13.55 per ounce
14 Dec: USD 16.01, GBP 11.92 & EUR 13.54 per ounce
13 Dec: USD 15.71, GBP 11.76 & EUR 13.38 per ounce
12 Dec: USD 15.78, GBP 11.82 & EUR 13.40 per ounce
11 Dec: USD 15.84, GBP 11.84 & EUR 13.43 per ounce
08 Dec: USD 15.83, GBP 11.76 & EUR 13.48 per ounce

Recent Market Updates

– WGC: 2018 Set To Be A Positive Year For Price of Gold and Investors
– Year-end Rate Hike Once Again Proves To Be Launchpad For Gold Price
– UK Stagflation Risk As Inflation Hits 3.1% and House Prices Fall
– Buy Gold, Silver Time After Speculators Reduce Longs and Banks Reduce Shorts
– Bitcoin – Plan Your Exit Strategy Now – Maybe With Gold
– Gold Demand Increases Along with Uncertainty Thanks to Trump, Brexit and North Korea
– UK Pensions Risk – Time to Rebalance and Allocate to Cash and Gold
– Bailins Coming In EU – 114 Italian Banks Have NP Loans Exceeding Tangible Assets
– Silver’s Positive Fundamentals Due To Strong Demand In Key Growth Industries
– An Interview with GoldCore Founder, Mark O’Byrne
– Risk Of Online Accounts Seen As One of Largest Brokerages In World Halts Online Trading After “Glitch”
– Low Cost Gold In The Age Of QE, AI, Trump and War
– Own Gold Bullion To “Support National Security” – Russian Central Bank
– Bitcoin $10,000 – Huge Volatility of Cryptocurrencies and Risky Fiat Making Gold Attractive