Precious Metals – Week of 8.5.12

FT Says CFTC to Drop Silver Investigation
GATA 5 August 2012
But such an outcome would be completely consistent with a finding that the really big player in the silver market is not JPMorgan

Gold and Silver Continue Marking Time
Trader Dan’s Market View 4 August 2012
Both Gold and Silver remain in consolidation patterns with tightening ranges as speculative HOT money flows.

Ted Butler: U.S. government is part of the war on silver
GATA 23 July 2012
Silver market analyst Ted Butler writes today that he has come to believe that the U.S. government,

What Happened to Gold?
Financial Sense August 3, 2012
Here we are on the brink of another global financial meltdown (at least according to the popular press)