We recently reported that in 2019 just about every asset class went up – including gold and silver. That is possibly evidence that we are in or entering Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises “crack-up boom”. Below Darryl Schoon discusses the goings on in the US Repo market and what he believes was the cause of […]
Category Archives: Monetary System
This category is our catch all for some deep navel gazing!
We cover the gold standard and what transformations the global monetary system may take in the coming years. And how these changes would affect New Zealand.
Plus some random stuff like housing and money printing in New Zealand.
Must read articles about the Monetary System
If the US Dollar Was Again Linked to Gold, How Would This Affect New Zealand?
What’s the chance of a new gold standard happening? Read this and you’ll learn how a return to a gold standard would affect New Zealand and what you could do about it.
In a US Dollar Collapse Won’t The Rising NZ Dollar Cancel Out Any Gold/Silver Gains?
If the New Zealand Dollar were to keep rising against the US Dollar, how wil this affect any gains in gold and silver? Read on to find out…
Australia has 80 Tonnes of Gold, How Much Gold Does New Zealand Have?
Is the level of a countries gold reserves important? Learn how New Zealand’s gold reserves compare to Australia and what this means!
RBNZ: Too Early to Say for Central Bank Digital Currency – Reading Between the Lines
See what the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is thinking about central bank issued digital currencies. You’ll also learn what other central banks are up to in this space.
Why You Should Become Your Own Central Bank – Even if Your Nation’s Central Bank Has Gold Reserves
Why should you become your own central bank? Does it depend on how much gold your own nations central bank holds? You’ll discover the answer in this article along with other ways to mimic central banks in protecting your finances.
RBNZ Prepared to Print Money and Implement Negative Interest Rates in a Crisis
See how a Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) bulletin outlines 5 unconventional monetary policy plans they could implement in case of a crisis, including negative interest rates and quantitative easing.
Latest Articles
The US Dollar may well have recently entered another cycle of decline against the other major currencies of the world. This week we have a question from a reader as to how this might impact any gains in the NZ Dollar gold price: When we buy precious metals, all prices are according to USD, then […]
Learn some little known history about the birth of fractional reserve banking from silver storehouses and the importance of matching time deposits with loan duration… We previously posted a video interview with Sandeep Jaitly of Feketeresearch.com. Sandeep covered many points but one in particular reminded us of a lecture of his we were privileged to hear here […]
The New Zealand central bank is requiring New Zealand Banks to increase the amount of capital they hold. Why would they want to do this? Does the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) see some troubles looming on the horizon? Read on to find out… IMF’s Dire Warning on Global Economy In the Herald in […]
Why should you become your own central bank? Does it depend on how much gold your own home country’s central bank holds? You’ll discover the answer in this article. Along with other ways to mimic central banks in protecting your finances. How much gold does the New Zealand central bank hold? We’ve answered this question […]
We’ve had the odd query from other New Zealanders asking, “how much gold does the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) actually have?”. They’re probably asking as since the financial crisis net gold purchases by global central banks have switched from negative (i.e. they were selling), to positive (i.e. they are buying). So is the […]
We haven’t heard from our friend Darryl Schoon in a while. But he’s back with some timely commentary on the US Federal Reserve Repo market. Are the current goings on similar to that of the liquidity crunch of 2007 in the lead up to the 2008 crisis?… Update: For the latest on the Repo market […]
Discover what the RBNZ Bank Financial Strength Dashboard is. Can it help you pick a “safe bank” in New Zealand? Hopefully by now you are aware that there is no deposit insurance in New Zealand banks. So if a bank fails in New Zealand you as a depositor run the risk of losing part or all […]
In September 2017 the US Federal Reserve announced that it would finally begin shrinking its $4.5 trillion balance sheet. So how has the Federal Reserve balance sheet reduction affected asset prices since then? How has the Fed stance on its balance sheet changed so far in 2019? What will happen next? Firstly, What is the […]
We’ve written extensively on the war on cash over the past few years. (Here’s a full list of the topics we’ve covered: https://goldsurvivalguide.co.nz/tag/war-on-cash/). Now here’s the latest on the moves toward a cashless society down under… Is Australia Going Cashless? Hidden in the 2018 Australian Government budget was a plan to save $5.3 billion […]