Golden Credit Default Swaps?

by George on March 8, 2010

According to Jesse @ Cafe Americain:

…to my knowledge no private corporation has the right to engage in contracts that encumber the US gold reserves, not the Fed nor the Banks, and not even the President or Treasury alone. Only the Congress, with the knowledge of the people, may allocate and distribute such a sovereign asset. If swaps and contracts and leases are being made on the US gold reserves, the people then are the subjects of a monumental theft and fraud. And if the US is writing or guaranteeing CDS in gold, then most likely it is doing so as a means of rescuing those who have already gone hopelessly short the gold market, and need to arrange a ‘back-door’ bailout.

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A guy walks into a bar…

March 6, 2010

A guy walks into a bar and starts getting hammered.
He randomly says ”ALL BANKERS ARE ASSHOLES!!!”
Suddenly, some other guy at the other end of the bar says: ”HEY! I resent that comment!”
The other guy says… ”WHY? Are YOU a BANKER???”
He reply’s…”NO WAY! I’M AN ASSHOLE!”

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Silver American Eagle Coin Premiums are Steep

March 5, 2010

I just received a special offer from Apmex.com for a ‘weekend only’ sale of American Eagle gold and silver coins. The premiums are absurd. See for yourself:

2010 1 oz. Silver American Eagles – just $2.49 per ounce over spot
2009 1/10 oz. Gold American Eagles – just $14.95 per coin over spot
2009 1/4 oz. Gold American [...]

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Long Gold, Short The Globe

February 18, 2010

I noticed that gold and the sp500 are at parity today…and that got me thinking. If one happened to go long gold and short the SP500 a few years back, what would your situation be like today. Not surprisingly, you would be up 100% on your investment. Have a look at the chart, get familiar [...]

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SP500 and Gravity.

February 8, 2010

It seems that the S&P 500 does not obey the laws of gravity. What goes up must come down. I believe we will see the SPY around $88.00-$90.00 sometime in the near future (3-6 months).

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On The Road Again…The Future of Gold

January 22, 2010

We are on the road to high priced gold and under priced derivatives. The same thrust will be apparent in all financial derivatives. Further, we are on the road to a fully “cash settled” contract market for gold; here in the US and abroad. In the time ahead, just before serious real price inflation rears [...]

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Charting Failure: Looking Back on The Financial Meltdown

January 5, 2010

This article is all about failure. I don’t really know where to begin with these charts. They pretty much speak for themselves. I have annotated them slightly to demonstrate that there are some interesting correlations between who specifically failed and who specifically got bailed out. When you begin to look at these charts as a [...]

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Chinese Tell It How It Truly Is

December 19, 2009

“The United States cannot force foreign governments to increase their holdings of Treasuries,” Zhu said, according to an audio recording of his remarks. “Double the holdings? It is definitely impossible.”

From Shanghai Daily

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A Perfect Reason to Sell GLD and Buy Real Physical Bullion

December 15, 2009

Why would you ever invest in the GLD etf when it has this written in its prospectus:
Gold bars allocated to the Trust in connection with the creation of a Basket may not meet the London Good Delivery Standards and, if a Basket is issued against such gold, the Trust may suffer a loss. Neither the [...]

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An Illustrated Guide to Tim Geithner’s Strong Dollar Policy

November 11, 2009

The Wall Street Journal wrote up an article today with the following headline: Geithner Affirms Strong Dollar Policy
I almost choked on my drink when I read this. I could not believe that this guy is out there pulling the same stunt in front of the same people yet again. Honestly, how dumb do these bankers [...]

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