Just as I was about to enjoy the last day of what has been more work than vacation time, gold gets hammered on the back of news the punch bowl may be running dry. Throw in the fact that it always seems to get assaulted around the monthly employment report and one can certainly feel like its Deja-vu.
The latest plunge started yesterday when the Fed minutes showed some members want to be able to slow or stop their purchases well before the end of 2013. Others didn’t see a need for a specific timeframe for ending what we know as “quantitative easing”
Forgetting for a moment that other governments are still stimulating their economies like Japan (will likely increase its inflation rate by increasing asset purchases while adding to fiscal stimulus) and China (which plans to increase infrastructure spending and sustain loan growth), it’s a fairytale to think the FED can actually do anything but keep its foot on the gas pedal. ...
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