It seems pretty clear that the USA people that push the printing press buttons are not big supporters of helping gold increase in value.

IMHO I do not think that gold will get clobbered down quickly... but I do feel that it is being worked with the intention of slowing or stopping the rise, but it appears that more and more people are beginning to warm to the idea of holding it as part of an investment package. Seems to be some balancing of the camps ( pro / con) happening which is a good thing

But let us reflect on something... even with $900 gold... the hinge mine ore should be nicely profitable ... I would still back it at less... I try to keep that in mind when I see the 100 - 500 lot trades occurring that are machine driven

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