China can and will confiscate gold from SGE, banks and Chinese citizens, when it suits them

What is not appreciated by most analysts when commenting on China is the power of the Chinese government over its people!

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | August 31, 2016 | 11:46 am

What is the COMEX futures & options market really all about?

All of us follow COMEX in New York and assess the ‘net speculative long position’ there, so as to see the actual weight of opinion on the gold price.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | April 19, 2016 | 11:17 am

The New London gold fixing

The London Gold Fixing, the twice daily gold pricing mechanism at which the bulk of physical gold transactions take place is changing dramatically.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | March 17, 2015 | 8:33 am

Of course the gold price is manipulated, that’s the point!

Throughout history, there have been a constant flow of schemes to try to manipulate the gold price and gold itself in terms of paper money.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | September 4, 2014 | 3:35 pm

Three countries to emerge from Iraq

And the impact on gold and oil prices

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | August 4, 2014 | 12:39 pm

Gold seen to consolidate with positive bias Monday

Silver weaker but should rise later this week.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | June 30, 2014 | 6:35 pm

A bear raid on gold – Is that about to happen?

After some considerable selling of gold from the SPDR gold Exchange Traded Fund in the preceding months, early in 2013, Goldman Sachs came out with a warning that the gold price was going to fall and fall heavily.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | June 11, 2014 | 5:16 pm

Does the gold price reflect true gold demand and supply?

Despite the furore surrounding the Gold Fix [unfairly, we believe] it is a singularly determined attempt amongst commodities to set a twice daily price that does reflect demand and supply of gold, at those moments.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | April 13, 2014 | 11:30 am

What gold and silver are telling us after the Fed’s announcement

The most pertinent question would be whether the U.S. recovery will be damaged as markets raise interest rates discounting next year’s rate rises.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | March 20, 2014 | 4:28 pm

Gold and silver market morning

Ukraine crisis is likely to be gold neutral.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | March 18, 2014 | 9:05 pm

Renewed Indian demand driving gold prices higher?

Since last August, the Indian government placed a stranglehold on gold imports into the country by requiring that 20% of all gold imported be exported as jewellery.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | March 7, 2014 | 8:40 pm

Gold and silver market morning

The silver price remains steady waiting for a clear direction from gold. It will take a breakout from gold to make silver move strongly, either way.

Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster | May 24, 2013 | 9:01 pm

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