24
Feb
2015

Eurozone Increases “Reserve of Safety” Gold Holdings To 10,792 Tonnes

The Euro zone raised its gold holdings by 7.437 tonnes to 10,791.885 tonnes in January, International Monetary Fund data released overnight showed. The rise in gold holdings was small in tonnage terms and in percentage terms  – especially when viewed in the light of the recently launched ECB’s EUR 1 trillion QE monetary experiment. Nevertheless, […]

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23
Feb
2015

Scientists Say “Global System Catastrophe” Is Key Threat To Human Civilisation

 – Oxford Scientists Cite “Global System Catastrophe” Among 12 Plausible Threats To Civilisation – “Global System Catastrophe” More Of A Possibility Than Most Western People Suspect – Study Described As A “Scientific Assessment About The Possibility Of Oblivion” – Other Threats Include Nuclear War, Environmental Degradation, Geological Events and Out of Control Technology Recent research […]

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20
Feb
2015

Gold Lower – Massive Complacency Regarding Ukraine, Greece and Coming Geopolitical and Debt Crisis

* Greek Bank Runs Accelerate as Possible ‘Grexit’ Looms * Fatigue with Greek Crisis Breeding Massive Complacency * Government in Kiev Forced to Take Diplomatic Approach * Ukraine a Significant Setback for NATO * Regional War in Eastern Europe Averted for the Moment * Middle East, Israel and Iran Timebomb Ticking * India Demand To […]

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19
Feb
2015

Gold Bars In France Worth EUR 450,000 Robbed From Pensioner By Fake Cops

  Story of pensioner in Paris who has had €450k of gold stolen by fake police highlights risks of storing gold in home Criminals impersonating cops gained access to home claiming to be investigating gold robbery 13 kilogram bars worth €450,000 taken, pensioner unharmed Gold owners must take precautions Greek depositors taking precautions by taking […]

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18
Feb
2015

Gold Essential Diversification Due to Greece … Spain, Italy, Ukraine and “Bad Stuff”

Newstalk interviewed GoldCore’s Mark O’Byrne this morning about the investment asset that is not well understood – gold. The interview began with Nick Bullman of Newstalk asking Mark to explain the poor performance of gold in recent years as it has underperformed since 2008. Click here to listen Gold prices rose every single year from […]

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17
Feb
2015

Irish Computers May Have NSA Trojan Firmware Installed. Tech Privacy has Been a Myth

MARKET UPDATE Today’s AM fix was 1,221.75 USD, 1,072.56 EUR and 793.86 GBP per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,233.50, EUR 1,81.12 and GBP 801.91 per ounce. The U.S. market was closed yesterday for a national holiday. New NSA spying scandal emerges, highlighting the scale of cyber wars – Agency can access hard-drives made […]

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16
Feb
2015

International Hacking Group Steals $300 Million – Global Digital Banking System Not Secure

– Sophisticated “Ocean’s 11” style heist is one of the largest in history – Hackers remotely accessed bank computers to manipulate accounts and A.T.M.s. – Banking groups make no comment – Details expose incredible systemic vulnerability An international group of cyber criminals have stolen at least $300,000,000 from over 100 banking and financial institutions in […]

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13
Feb
2015

Central Bank Gold Purchases Increased In 2014 Says WGC As Sweden Enters Currency Wars

– Official central bank purchases rose 17% in 2014 – Russia and Kazakhstan dominate purchases – No official figures for China since 2009 – massive volumes pass through Shanghai – Sweden’s Riksbank announces negative rates and QE Central bank gold buying surged another 17% last year as countries outside of the Western hemisphere continue to […]

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12
Feb
2015

Stalemate At Minsk Summit And Eurogroup Meeting Suggests Tensions In Europe And Globally Are Set To Escalate

– Diplomats best hopes for Minsk is for freeze in hostilities – Russia engages the U.S. in war of words as tensions mount – Greece and EU buy time – no agreement thus far – Anti-austerity parties in Spain and Greece may bring down the euro The Minsk Summit which was called at the urgent […]

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11
Feb
2015

Minsk Summit Highlights A Shaky NATO Union – Russia Is Far From Isolated

– Merkel and Hollande to attend peace talks in Belarus to resolve Ukraine’s civil war today – US and UK not invited – Germany and US present united front but tensions ripple under the surface – Foreign Minister of Greece, Nikolaos Kotzias, to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov today as the crucial Eurogroup of […]

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