Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
The Mexican government proposed raising mining royalties under the argument that metal prices have risen in recent years.
The argument for holding gold has just been reinforced by the Fed’s recent $600 billion quantitative easing (QE) package because it pushes the dollar firmly onto a downward path and raises the risk of inflation.
So says David at www.topforeignstocks.com in an article* which Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.munKNEE.com, has reformatted into edited […] excerpts below for the sake of clarity and brevity to ensure a fast and easy read. (Please note that this paragraph must be included in any article reposting to avoid copyright infringement.) David goes on to say:
“QE devaluates the currency, so almost all commodities will be beneficiaries as people start to switch from financial assets to commodities, something they feel more tangible as the money printing continues,” said Standard & Poor’s Equities and Metals analyst Leo Larkin.
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According to London-based GFMS, the world’s foremost precious metals consultancy…, the total officially declaredgold holdings at the end of 2009 was 30,623 tonnes with the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. and China holding 10%, 27% and 3% respectively.
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Source: The Official Sector: Gold Rehabilitated?, A presentation by Philip Klapwijk, GFMS Ltd.
Some of the key predictions made by Philip in the presentation are:
*http://topforeignstocks.com/2010/11/06/top-10-gold-and-forex-holding-countries/
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