Clash of the Gold titans [Video]
|In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire explains why gold sells off during market crashes, revealing that short-term speculators are being forcibly liquidated in an orchestrated effort to mask gold’s safe haven strength and stability.
Andrew highlights that while gold’s price is still driven by paper markets, control is shifting towards Eastern physical exchanges, where real demand, supported by Basel III compliance, is starting to reflect the growing strength of physical gold.
Timestamps:
- 00:00 Start
- 01:00 Doug asks: Why does gold often fall during wider market crashes?
- 08:13 Physical buyers vs paper traders: understanding the key differences
- 17:15 Citibank vs Goldman Sachs: a clash of two Goliaths
- 31:36 Western-facing exchanges prepare to re-anchor gold pricing to the physical market
- 37:00 Andrew shares his short-term outlook: gold to keep gaining in physical value
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