NEGATIVE SENTIMENT FUELS THE GOLD BULL

As gold soared towards $1434 recently, greed seemed to be making a comeback. From the lows near $1180, the golden metal had rallied about $254, with only one minor pullback.

The sell-off over the past few weeks has squashed that greed, and that’s good news for gold bulls. Markets rise on walls of worry, and worry seems to be creeping back into the gold market.

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Gold Is Money, Get Over It…

Business Insider has a piece from Dylan Grice about gold and whether it is money.   I’ve talked about this recently, but I keep seeing the topic come up a lot so I thought I’d reiterate what seems (at least to me!) like a pretty logical position.  Basically, gold is money, but it’s a crappy form of money:

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT: GOLD’S 8-YEAR CYCLE STILL ON TRACK

Given gold’s retreat during 2013, it would seem the Midas Metal’s best days are behind it, at least for a while.

But nothing is further from the truth. The strong demand for gold has not gone away.International investors, central banks and corporations are all looking to buy gold and these low Summer months are likely providing the best price.

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