The Shariah And Gold
December 8, 2016 Leave a comment
The Switch
December 2, 2016 Leave a comment
In 1910 the British GOI increased the import tariffs on silver from 5% to 11%. A market report in 1912, by Pixley & Abell, a gold wholesaler, pointed to a 28% fall in silver demand in the Indian bazaars in the three years following the increase. They attributed this to not just a fall in demand for silver due to tax increases, but also a substitution of gold for silver in people’s savings as gold became more attractive on a relative basis.Between 1910 and 1930 net imports of silver in India fell from 98m ounces to 31m, according to British Geological Survey reports. After this time India gradually became the world’s largest gold consumer, a position it finally lost to China in 2015.
Cost Of Mining Gold
January 30, 2016 Leave a comment
With all the talk of returning to a gold standard in some or other way, do take a look at the gold production cost in the US.
Then you will get the Buffett wisdom of not betting against the US.
Not to say that other countries challenging the US for pole position won’t provide good opportunities for agile people to make money.
Interesting Article By Hugo Salinas Price
January 28, 2016 Leave a comment
I’d be surprised if such profound changes came about quickly and without war. But even a fraction of this coming true, will help gold owning Indians. And the government won’t have to go to the trouble of gold monetization schemes to get gold to be put to productive use.Of course, equally possible in such a case would be gold seizures. Read more of this post
Nilesh Shah On Gold @KotakSecurities #KotakMidCapMeet15
December 11, 2015 Leave a comment
Paper Investors have a fundamental difference in thinking from those who prefer tangible assets.
His argument is that as India is the only buyer of gold, the day we all wish to sell, we will find no buyers offering a good price. Banks are prohibited by law to buy-back gold and jewelers have stocked up gold on credit.
My understanding is that, gold sold at the time of large scale distress, such as war or its aftermath, might not get us a good price in any given currency, but gold is “money” that is directly exchangeable for goods and services.
Buying gold is a statement on non confidence in the currency of any given country. And the establishment that devalues it.
And in anycase, Mr Nilesh Shah is wrong on fact. Indians are not the only buyers of gold.
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