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July 21, 2003 – I’m no fan of John Maynard Keynes. I find most of his economic theories to be just plain wrong. But because I am a determined and outspoken advocate of truth and accuracy, I would like to correct a terrible injustice levied on Keynes, and at the same time also correct anRead more

July 7, 2003 – Within the next several months, the price of gold will soar. This past January I projected gold to reach $900 in February 2004. Even though gold has climbed somewhat since then, the days continue to rapidly tick away, making that price target appear evermore distant within the months remaining until theRead more

June 16, 2003 – The headline of the May 30, 2003 issue of The New York Times blared “U.S. Cautiously Begins to Seize Millions in Foreign Banks”. It was frightening headline, as was the story itself. The federal government was seizing millions of dollars from foreign banks solely because the feds said it was “ill-gottenRead more

May 26, 2003 – I continue to hear the horror stories. A subscriber tells me that the bank where he stores his silver announced a three-fold increase in fees. His bank therefore recommended that he sell his silver “because it is expensive to store and has been a poor investment.” When he gave his bankRead more

May 5, 2003 – You can always count on the International Monetary Fund to bash gold. It is a reliable servant to those who would like to keep the gold price subdued. To achieve this disagreeable objective, the IMF can point to many scurrilous accomplishments. For example, it forces its member countries to pretend thatRead more

April 21, 2003 – One of the statistics complied by the International Monetary Fund is the quantity of gold owned by the world’s central banks. That weight is reported to be 32,291 tonnes of gold. Most people accept this number at face value and without questioning its accuracy. However, central banks actually own less gold.Read more

March 31, 2003 – What is a dollar? This question seems simple, but it isn’t. The answer is complicated because there are in fact several types of ‘dollars’. These different dollars include the Federal Reserve ‘dollar’, the gold ‘dollar’, and most importantly, a Constitutional dollar. As the Founding Fathers understood the term and used itRead more

March 12, 2003 – Have the gold mining stocks finally reached their low? We’ll only learn the answer to this question in the days and weeks ahead. But the evidence suggests that today marks the low, or at the very least, we are very close to it – just a few days and/or a fewRead more

March 10, 2003 – The Dollar Index closed this past Friday at 98.04, a new 3-year low, 19% below its 2001 high. Even more importantly, its downward path is accelerating. In contrast to last summer when this index moved sideways for a few months after a protracted decline, this time it has hardly stopped forRead more

February 26, 2003 – For months one of the most frequently asked questions that I have been receiving from subscribers is ‘Are you worried about the size of Newmont’s hedge book?‘ Until now, the answer has always been yes. We no longer need worry. Why the change? Newmont’s 4th quarter report provided some significant newRead more