Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

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Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby JadeDragon » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:45 pm

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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby silverflake » Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:29 pm

Isn't this a classic signal of a bottom? To my Canadian friends, sorry to hear about this move.

But on an individual level - keep stacking.
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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby 68Camaro » Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:42 pm

I think (sadly) that it is a classic sign of desperation from the powers and this was Canada's response to a request to help stabilize the markets. I would never throw any stones at Canada for this move because I suspect as others have years before me that the US has little to no gold left itself that isn't encumbered. At least Canada still has its reserves in the ground.
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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby silverflake » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:15 am

Didn't Britain dump it's gold about 15 years ago almost precisely at the last bottom? Pretty sure. My point is, here's the ultimate brainless move by the Canadian Government in terms of value for it's people....I'm telling you, it's the sign of a bottom. When the government finally capitulates, it's time for the market and sentiment to turn.

My question is does the U.S. truly hold the gold it says it has? Hmmmmm....

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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby JadeDragon » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:17 pm

It's a very Liberal Government move. Stupid,
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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby nero12345 » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:33 pm

JadeDragon wrote:It's a very Liberal Government move. Stupid,


Agreed, I'm one for change, but it has to make sense. These liberals are making it hard to wrap my head around their moves.
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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby Engineer » Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:10 am

silverflake wrote:Didn't Britain dump it's gold about 15 years ago almost precisely at the last bottom? Pretty sure. My point is, here's the ultimate brainless move by the Canadian Government in terms of value for it's people....I'm telling you, it's the sign of a bottom. When the government finally capitulates, it's time for the market and sentiment to turn.

My question is does the U.S. truly hold the gold it says it has? Hmmmmm....

Stack until your back hurts from lifting it.


In the race to inflate currency, governments tend to buy when prices are high and sell when they're low. A great example is all of the largest countries filling strategic oil reserves in 2008. China building massive storage facilities made it that much worse.
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Re: Canada dumps gold. Makes me want to cry.

Postby Know Common Cents » Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:54 pm

These things will continue to happen. After all, we live in Bizarro World now, don't we?
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