This Week:
- The Euro Debacle
- The Pros of the Cons of Owning Physical Gold Bullion
- Website Facelift
- Gold and Silver Webinars
- Silver is hated
We’ll have to admit we were somewhat taken by surprise by the sharp rise in gold and silver over the past week. Last week we mentioned we thought Gold in NZD could be testing the $2000 level again but instead it has risen sharply this past week on the back of the European “Solution”.
The Euro debacle
One of the few mainstream print media journalists worth even reading is Ambrose Evan-Pritchard of the Telegraph in the UK. On the subject he says:
Greece’s astonishing decision to call a referendum – “a supreme act of democracy and of patriotism”, in the words of premier George Papandreou – has more or less killed last week’s EU summit deal.
The markets cannot wait three months to find out the result, and nor is China going to lend much money to the EFSF bail-out fund until this is cleared up. The whole edifice is already at risk of crumbling. Société Générale is down 15pc this morning. The FTSE MIB index in Milan has crashed 7pc. Italian bond spreads have jumped to 450 basis points.
Unless the European Central Bank step in very soon and on a massive scale to shore up Italy, the game is up. We will have a spectacular smash-up.
Full article:http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100012986/revenge-of-the-sovereign-nation/
To us the deal only ever seemed like a papering over of the cracks anyway. If we had to stick our neck out we’d go for currency printing in the long run anyway. Everyone else is – why not the European Central Bank even if it is against the rules? And if you want to read why this is the likely outcome check out this ZeroHedge post:
Albert Edwards: “The Eurozone Crisis Will Get Much, Much Worse” And “The ECB Will Print”
The Pros of the Cons of Owning Physical Gold Bullion
Gold and silver are difficult to buy and store and a hassle to sell but as Gerald Celente comments on King World News this perceived hassle is also one of gold’s great advantages:
“Only speaking for myself, I don’t invest for risk, I invest for the future. Gold and silver for me are for my golden years, I’m not letting go of this stuff. When you have a precious metal like that, silver and gold, that is a real asset. When you own these precious metals, you don’t sell them as quickly.
For example, when you are going into a financial slump and you need dough, you write a check and that money is gone out of the bank and it is gone in a flash. But when you have a precious metal, it’s more difficult and you are more hesitant to let go of it. So you tend to hold on to it.”
Gerald Celente – Gold & Silver Bull Market Will Continue to Roar
The other “pro” of this “con” of gold being more difficult to sell than say shares is that in times of volatility like we’ve been through recently you are less likely to be shaken out of your holdings.
Website Facelift
By next weeks email we should hopefully have our new look website up and running. So keep an eye out for that.
Gold and Silver Webinars
In other improvements we are aiming to have a live webinar coming up in the next few weeks aimed at answering any questions you may have on the subjects of gold and silver. We’ve a bit of work to do first but in the meantime think of any questions you may like to ask as we’ll likely ask you to send us a few of them in advance.
Silver is hated
Silver and gold have certainly dropped off the radar screen of the mainstream lately. They are both acting quite well consolidating and trading in a range. To us as buyers that’s good because it is likely building a good base for the next rise.
In fact we read this article from Dailywealth.com last week just after we sent the weekly updates out that showed silver is actually hated at the moment…
We always want to buy hated assets. And right now, the world hates silver…
In early September, silver was on a hot streak. It rose 29% from its June lows. It held its gains when the market plunged in August. And as Europe’s debt crisis escalated, investors flocked to silver as one of the world’s safe havens.
But times have changed. Over a two-day span in September, silver fell 22%. Investors panicked and fled the metal as fast as possible.
A chart of silver is the perfect illustration of the pack mentality in the markets…
As you can see, silver has had two major crashes this year. Both resulted in a 20%-plus fall in a few days. Silver has a habit of crashing when the trade gets crowded. But right now, the opposite is going on…
Jason Goepfert of SentimenTrader tracks public opinion of silver. According to Jason, silver just bounced off its most pessimistic reading in five years (as long as he has data).
So what happened the last time we saw investors this pessimistic?
In June, public opinion on silver bottomed. That kicked off its 29% rise to its recent high. We also saw a similar reading in late 2008. From November 2008 to May 2009, silver jumped 60%. Holding from late 2008 until today would have locked in 247% gains…”
Since then silver has risen a bit currently at about $33USD an ounce. But sentiment wise it really hasn’t moved too much even with the Euro shenanigans going on.
So if you’d like to get your hands on some when it’s not favoured by the crowd, now looks as good a time as any.
Give David a call on 0800 888 465 or email orders @goldsurvivalguide.co.nz for a quote. Or visit our products page to see the full list of available products…
https://goldsurvivalguide.co.nz/ask-us-a-question/get-a-quote-for-gold-or-silver/
And as usual this weeks articles are listed below.
Have a golden week!
| A Golden Mistake Worth Repeating |
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| Foreigners Losing Confidence in Holding US Treasury and Agency Debt |
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| Michael Maloney: “We pay tax for the privilege to have currency” |
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| John Hathaway: Bullish on Gold and Gold Equities |
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