A Brief History of Central Banking

The most dangerous thing to a free republic is the power of greed. From the birth of our nation till the present day, our way of life, our liberty has been under constant attack. The threat was not from the imperial overreach of the British Empire.

Bank hoarding pushes up gold borrowing costs

The cost of borrowing gold has surged to its highest level since May, 2001 as central banks appear to be hoarding the precious metal.

Fall in oil prices impacts gold price

[Excerpt:] - Crude oil prices are set to dominate local financial markets once again today. The fall in crude oil prices has had a direct impact on the gold price which has lost ground over the past week.

U.S. Mint runs out of 1-ounce gold coins as demand jumps

Gold-market bulls couldn't buy publicity much better than this: The U.S. Mint says it has run out of 1-ounce American Eagle gold coins because of rocketing demand. Continue Reading This Article More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

Forget Tupperware. Gold Parties Are In!

Oil tops a record $120 a barrel? Bad news. Gold reaches a stunning $1,000 an ounce? Potentially very good news indeed.