Fed’s Gold revaluation nightmare begins [Video]

Samuel Briggs Kinesis Money

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire outlines how recent market volatility has masked record central bank accumulation of gold and silver, as governments worldwide accelerate their conversion of dollar reserves into bullion.

With Shanghai premiums hitting their highest level since 2008 and the Fed left as the only central bank still defending the dollar against gold, Andrew makes the case for why a sharp, physically driven rally in both metals is now firmly in place.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
02:01 Central banks capitalise on recent volatility to accumulate physical gold
05:39 UAE exit from OPEC and what it means for the petrodollar
09:47 Gold overtakes US Treasuries as the top central bank reserve asset
14:04 Why the Fed is the only central bank still defending the dollar against gold
20:34 Chart footprints: where unleveraged physical buying overran leveraged sellers
27:08 Shanghai gold premium hits largest level since November 2008
32:07 How the Fed used borrowed gold to fuel momentum short selling
36:18 No leveraged longs left - what that means for gold and silver

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Samuel Briggs

Kinesis Money

Samuel holds a deep understanding of the precious metals markets, and as an in-house journalist for 1:1 gold and silver-backed monetary system, Kinesis, he is chiefly responsible for updating the community with insights and analys

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