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This Is What Is Going On Behind The Scenes In The Gold War

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"Eric King: “John you had mentioned to me before we went on the air that one of the reasons Goldman (Sachs) may have made that call (for the end of the gold bull market) is because they are trying to buy gold for China on the cheap. I know you’ve seen the chart from Egon von Greyerz that shows Chinese gold production, plus net imports. It’s a shocking chart when you really look at the growth there.”

"Hathaway: “Absolutely. Look, it’s not just China. Central bank buying, I’ve seen it in a couple of places and we track it, has really picked up. So what does that tell you? It tells you that people who are long our paper, they are starting to get it. ..."
Hal's insight:

If you missed this piece by King World News from a couple of days ago it's worth a second look. Whenever there's weakness some of the globes biggest central banks are buying.

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A China Gold bar that rusts

A gold bar sold by China's state-controlled China National Gold Group showed signs of rust.

 

BEIJING(BullionStreet): A gold bar sold by China's state-controlled China National Gold Group showed signs of rusting, reports Beijing Times.

 

According to the tabloid, In October 2010, a man identified only by his surname, Shen, purchased what he believed to be pure gold product manufactured by China National Gold from a Beijing department store for 14,900 yuan ($2,400).

 

The bar was stored in a bank safe until Dec. 18, when Shen noticed that it had developed red spots and what appeared to be rust corrosion on the base. As the most non-reactive of all metals, gold should never rust unless it has been mixed with other metals or has been contaminated with additives.

 

On Dec. 24, Shen took the gold back to the store and was offered a refund once staff verified that it was the same item he originally purchased.

 

Shen refused, saying that all he wanted was an explanation. ...

Hal's insight:

LOL China not minting pure gold? LOL go figure.

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