Precious Metals – Week of 01.19.14

That Was The Weak That Worked: Part 3
Mauldin Economics | 20 January 2014
What a year this has been for gold…

No Plans to Roll Back Gold Import Curbs – Chidambaram
Reuters | 23 January 2014
India is not planning any changes to its record import duty on gold and other restrictions on imports…

Deutsche Bank Withdraws from London Gold/Silver Fixing Process
Platts | 17 January 2014
Deutsche Bank is withdrawing its participation in the London gold and silver fixing process following the scaling back of its commodities business, a company spokesman told Platts Friday…

Germany Has Recovered A Paltry 5 Tons Of Gold From The NY Fed After One Year
Zero Hedge | 19 January 2014
On December 24, we posted an update on Germany’s gold repatriation process: a year after the Bundesbank announced its stunning decision…

Precious Metals Manipulation Worse Than Libor Scandal, German Regulator Says
Zero Hedge | 16 January 2014
Remember when banks were exposed manipulating virtually everything except precious metals, because obviously nobody ever manipulates the price of gold and silver?

The Hows and Whys of Gold Price Manipulation
Paul Craig Roberts | 17 January 2014
The deregulation of the financial system during the Clinton and George W. Bush regimes had the predictable result: financial concentration and reckless behavior…