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New York Fed Gold Stock Tumbles 15 Tonnes In August

New York Fed Gold Stock Tumbles 15 Tonnes In August

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Could it be sie Germans? Every month the Federal Reserve bank of New York (FRBNY) publishes the amount of gold it holds in custody for 36 foreign central banks and the IMF. After a significant drop in July of 24 tonnes, 15 tonnes were withdrawn from the vaults in August. Germany is the only country, that I’m aware of, … Continue Reading arrow

Chinese Gold Demand Explosive

Chinese Gold Demand Explosive

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Whilst western media are still under the assumption Chinese gold demand is declining, based on data from the World Gold Council and net gold export from Hong Kong to China mainland, in reality demand is extremely strong. As I’ve previously written, the lower the price of gold will go the more physical gold will be purchased by … Continue Reading arrow

Workings Of The Shanghai International Gold

Workings Of The Shanghai International Gold

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This post is part of the Chinese Gold Market Essentials series. Click here to go to an overview of all Chinese Gold Market Essentials for a comprehensive understanding of the largest physical gold market globally. This post was updated in late 2017. “This event is a major milestone in China’s opening of its financial market to foreign investors. The … Continue Reading arrow

Chinese Gold Demand 41t in Week 37, 1331t YTD
Chinese Gold Demand 39t In Week 36, YTD 1290t

Chinese Gold Demand 39t In Week 36, YTD 1290t

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Robust Chinese gold demand is keeping up its pace. Chinese wholesale demand, measured by withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange vaults, was 39 tonnes in week 36 (September 1 – 5). Year to to date 1290 tonnes has been withdrawn from the SGE vaults. Blue is weekly withdrawals in Kg, Green is withdrawals year to date … Continue Reading arrow

Another Week Of Strong Gold Demand In China

Another Week Of Strong Gold Demand In China

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Silver remains scarce in Shanghai Shanghai Gold After a very strong week from August 18 to 22, in which SGE withdrawals accounted for 46 tonnes, the sequential week was nearly as strong; in between August 25 and 29 withdrawals from the SGE vaults accounted for 42 tonnes. Year to date 1251 tonnes has left the … Continue Reading arrow

Introducing the 2015 Perth Mint Lunar Series Coins

Introducing the 2015 Perth Mint Lunar Series Coins

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The 2015 Australian Lunar Silver Goat is now available in stock for immediate delivery.The Chinese Lunar Calandar The ShengXiao, is known in English as the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is a system that relates each year to an animal according to a repeated 12-year cycle. It is based on the ancient 12-year Chinese Lunar … Continue Reading arrow

Chinese Weekly Gold Demand Highest Since February
BullionStar Founder Torgny Persson on Channel News Asia

BullionStar Founder Torgny Persson on Channel News Asia

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Mr Torgny Persson, CEO of BullionStar Pte Ltd gave his views on Channel News Asia 28 August on the reason why gold and silver is valuable and why it is better to own gold than diamonds as the pricing of gold and silver is more transparent. Continue Reading arrow

Chinese Gold Demand 1163 MT YTD

Chinese Gold Demand 1163 MT YTD

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Withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), which equal Chinese wholesale demand, accounted for 35 metric tonnes in week 33 (August 4 – 8). Up 7.25 % w/w, additionally the largest amount withdrawn in 8 weeks. Year to date 1163 tonnes have been withdrawn, for which I estimate 723 tonnes had to be net imported … Continue Reading arrow

India Imports 2559 MT Silver In 5 Months

India Imports 2559 MT Silver In 5 Months

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“Rupee" comes from r?pya, a Sanskrit term for silver coin While silver has been widely used as money in history, at the beginning of the 19th century gold became the dominant metal in trade. At the end of the 19th century central banks erupted around the world and began holding gold in reserve to back their currencies, … Continue Reading arrow

East Asia Geared Up For RMB Gold Trading

East Asia Geared Up For RMB Gold Trading

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Weekly withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), which equals Chinese wholesale demand, have been nearly flat for four weeks in a row. 33 metric tonnes have been withdrawn in week 32 (August 4 – 8), up a modest 4.2 % w/w. Year to date 1,127 tonnes have been withdrawn, annualized 1,831 tonnes. Gold premiums also remained flat, around … Continue Reading arrow

Global Gold Trade Declines In H1 2014

Global Gold Trade Declines In H1 2014

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After having seen unprecedented amounts of physical gold moving across the globe in the aftermath of the goldprice collapse in April 2013, trade has been less robust in the past few months. In 2013 the UK net exported 1424 metric tonnes, Switzerland gross imported 3061 tonnes and gross exported 2777 tonnes, Hong Kong gross imported 2239 tonnes and gross exported … Continue Reading arrow

Buying Gold Using Bitcoin at BullionStar

Buying Gold Using Bitcoin at BullionStar

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Watch this video to see when David from CoinRepublic visited BullionStar’s bullion retail shop at 45 New Bridge Road in Singapore to buy gold using Bitcoins. Continue Reading arrow

Shanghai Silver In Backwardation

Shanghai Silver In Backwardation

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Today the front month silver contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) closed at an 8 % premium over London spot. Therewithal the futures curve of silver is in backwardation; silver is scarce in Shanghai. Backwardation means the future price is lower than the present spot price. Normally the futures curve of precious metals is in contango, meaning … Continue Reading arrow

Swiss Teen Explains Ukrainian Gold Transport By U.S.
Chinese Gold Demand 1094 MT YTD

Chinese Gold Demand 1094 MT YTD

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First let’s go through the Chinese SGE report published on August 8, which covers week 31 (July 28 – August 1). The total volume of gold traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) was 258 tonnes, of which 147 tonnes were traded as the spot deferred contracts Au(T+D) and mAu(T+D), the open interest closed at 141 tonnes. Total deliveries of the … Continue Reading arrow

HMRC & Eurostat Alter Historic UK Gold Trade Data

HMRC & Eurostat Alter Historic UK Gold Trade Data

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It was in August 2013 when I started digging into UK gold trade data. While at the time China was importing unprecedented amounts of gold, through customs data I was able to track the source all the way back to the UK, home of the London Bullion Market. In 2013 the only available database for … Continue Reading arrow

Guest Post: 5 Chinese Ghost Cities That Came Alive
Chinese Gold Demand 1063 MT YTD

Chinese Gold Demand 1063 MT YTD

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Total Chinese Reserves Reach 15,000 Tonnes For ten days I’ve been on vacation without internet, hence I missed one week to report on withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) vaults. Here is a quick overview of what happened in the Chinese gold market in week 29 and 30. In week 29 (July 14 -18) 32 metric … Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar’s Opening Ceremony
BullionStar’s Torgny Persson on Asia's Gold Market
Chinese Gold Demand 998 MT YTD

Chinese Gold Demand 998 MT YTD

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Demand In Week 28 Low At 25 MT According to the SGE reports published every friday on the previous trading week, Chinese wholesale gold demand year to date, as measured by SGE withdrawals, came in at 998 metric tonnes at the end of July 11 – at the time of writing it surely has passed 1000 tonnes. If we … Continue Reading arrow

India Imported 713 MT Of Silver In April, 1921 MT YTD
Is BullionStar’s Bitcoin Idea as Good as Gold?

Is BullionStar’s Bitcoin Idea as Good as Gold?

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Bullionstar’s forray in allowing investors to trade Bitcoin for precious metals was featured in E27 – Asia’s leading resource platform for innovation-led businesses. Continue Reading arrow

ICBC: A New Global Currency Regime Is Being Conceived
How Long Will People Trust Fiat Money?

How Long Will People Trust Fiat Money?

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On The Essence Of Exchange Rates I had an interesting conversation with a central banker a couple of days ago. He’s a friend of a friend and works at the Dutch central bank – will be working at the ECB next month. I invited him for drinks to ask him about banking in general and the … Continue Reading arrow

Does Wall Street See That The Emporer's Not Wearing Clothes?

Does Wall Street See That The Emporer's Not Wearing Clothes?

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Written by Chris Marcus, Arcadia Economics. There are several aspects about working in today’s financial industry that are less than perfect, although gaining an insight into how many on Wall Street think and why they make the decisions that they do is certainly one of the positives. In fact what many on the outside often … Continue Reading arrow

Guest Post: Holding Metals in a Post-Western World

Guest Post: Holding Metals in a Post-Western World

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Written by roguefaction A recent Chairman of that private corporation in control of the finances – perhaps even, the destiny – of the USA for the past 100 years, famously referred to the yellow metal as “a barbarous relic”. Although this Ph’d prophet of policy-managed markets has hardly been a fount of wisdom in the … Continue Reading arrow

Torgny Persson's Passport to Freedom 2014 Presentation

Torgny Persson's Passport to Freedom 2014 Presentation

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“Passport to Freedom" Conference 2014 concluded with a blast in Las Vegas on the 25th Jan 2014! The much sought-after three days’ conference from the 23rd to 25th January 2014 was well-attended by participants from all over the world! Invited as a speaker, CEO Torgny Persson delivered an awesome, informative session on : “How to … Continue Reading arrow

Guest Post: Are The Chinese Ghost Cities Really Empty?

Guest Post: Are The Chinese Ghost Cities Really Empty?

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“China is the most talked about, but the least understood", was recently being said on CNBC. I fully agree – from what I know of the Chinese gold market. Western reporting on China swings from the most powerful economy after the US, that will soon take pole position, to the biggest financial bubble on the face … Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar’s New Shop Opens in Singapore

BullionStar’s New Shop Opens in Singapore

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BullionStar’s new one-stop-shop for bullion is opening Monday 14 July 11:00 am. Location: 45 New Bridge Road New Bullion Showroom, Retail Shop & Vault – All in one location! With the move we will no longer have any operations in Marina Bay Financial Center Tower 2. More information will follow shortly. Continue Reading arrow

We've Scored 8/10 at Bullion Reviews Singapore!

We've Scored 8/10 at Bullion Reviews Singapore!

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A big thanks to our customers on their great reviews of BullionStar on Bullion Reviews Singapore! Find out how we managed to score a high score of 8 upon 10. Continue Reading arrow

Bitcoin Bullion Dealers Seek Asian Market Entrance

Bitcoin Bullion Dealers Seek Asian Market Entrance

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BullionStar’s CEO was intereviewed by leading alternative currency news portal, Coindesk, for being the first bullion dealer in Asia to offer Bitcoin payment for purchasing physical precious metals. Continue Reading arrow

BullionStar Founder Torgny Persson in The Straits Times
Gold Price Manipulation Goes Mainstream On German TV
Chinese Gold Demand 694 MT YTD, Silver In Backwardation

Chinese Gold Demand 694 MT YTD, Silver In Backwardation

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Total Chinese wholesale gold demand year to date reached 694 metric tonnes in week 18 (28-4-2014/30-4-2014), annualized 2004 tonnes. During that week 23 metric tonnes of gold were withdrawn from the vaults of the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) in only three days! The SGE was closed on May 1 and 2. If the SGE would have been open for … Continue Reading arrow

China's Are Tentacles Reaching All Over The Globe
India Imports 32 Tonnes Of Gold In February

India Imports 32 Tonnes Of Gold In February

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Without further ado here are the official trade numbers from the DGCIS. INDIA IMPORTED 32 TONNES IN FEBRUARY. Gold premiums provided by Nick Laird from sharelynx.com. SILVER GROSS IMPORT WAS 486 TONNES. YTD 920 TONNES OF SILVER, ANNUALIZED 5520 TONNES. In Gold We Trust Continue Reading arrow

Ukraine Another CIA Coup

Ukraine Another CIA Coup

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The CIA has been involved in the Ukraine for quite some time. CIA director, Brennan, visited the Ukraine in mid April to consult with this coup government. To understand what is happening in the Ukraine we need to put this into historical context. We need to understand that the CIA has overthrown dozens of governments … Continue Reading arrow

Yuan Internationalization Requires Increase In Gold Reserves
SGE Withdrawals 29 MT In Week 16, YTD 635 MT

SGE Withdrawals 29 MT In Week 16, YTD 635 MT

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From April 14 to 18, week 16, 29 metric tonnes of gold were withdrawn from the vaults of the Shanghai Gold Exchange. In week 15 it was 21 tonnes, so demand, which equals SGE withdrawals, is slightly picking up. Although it’s nowhere near the figures we saw in the beginning of this year, when there were … Continue Reading arrow

Sprott Money Interviews Koos Jansen

Sprott Money Interviews Koos Jansen

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* Koos Jansen interview recorded April 16, 2014 Sprott Money News (SMN): Hi, welcome back to this week’s Ask the Expert. I’m Geoff Rutherford for Sprott Money News, and on the line with me today, we have Koos Jansen of In Gold We Trust. Koos is the founder and writer of In Gold We Trust. … Continue Reading arrow

Guest Post: The Golden Age Of Our Times Is The Age Of Gold

Guest Post: The Golden Age Of Our Times Is The Age Of Gold

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Towards a new international monetary system – Part 2. [This is the English translation, first published here on 2014/04/10, of the original article written in French] We first established in January 2013 the need to resolve the problem of the international monetary system, and its absolute priority. [1] We then proposed in May 2013 a … Continue Reading arrow

The Story Of Black Gold & the Seven Sisters

The Story Of Black Gold & the Seven Sisters

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A four part Al Jazeera documentary about the history of oil cartels and how geo-political relations are dominated by oil. This documentary may shine some more light on the current tensions in the Ukraine, Syria and the East China Sea archipelago.   Continue Reading arrow

SGE Withdrawals Equal Chinese Gold Demand, Part 3

SGE Withdrawals Equal Chinese Gold Demand, Part 3

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On April 4, 2014 Alasdair Macleod published an extensive analysis on the Chinese gold market. I felt obligated to respond to it by sharing my point of view and explain where I disagree with his analysis. I think his estimates are largely overstated because he double counts certain demand categories. He states Chinese gold demand … Continue Reading arrow

Edward Snowden Testimony at PACE, April 4, 2014

Edward Snowden Testimony at PACE, April 4, 2014

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For the ones that are interested in Privacy and the NSA, this testimony of Edward Snowden at The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is a comprehensive summary of all his revelations as yet. In 30 minutes you will be fully updated and refreshed! In Gold We Trust Continue Reading arrow

New Physical Gold Exchange In Singapore

New Physical Gold Exchange In Singapore

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I was tipped of by one of my readers on a new gold exchange operating in Singapore; Allocated Bullion Solutions Singapore. After taking a look on their website I asked their public relations desk for the details of their business. Websites can be incomplete and I wanted to be sure on what kind of exchange … Continue Reading arrow

Golden Ruble Symbol Appears In Front Of Russian Bank

Golden Ruble Symbol Appears In Front Of Russian Bank

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Silverdoctors published an article on April 9, 2014 titled: PUTIN SENDS THE WEST A GOLDEN MESSAGE: CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA CHANGES LOGO TO GOLDEN RUBLE. The article presents a “Google Translate" from the Russian website 1prime.ru and states the Russian central bank has changed it’s logo into a Golden Ruble. From Silverdoctors: According to reports … Continue Reading arrow

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