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Wednesday, February 18: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Well, dear reader, you don’t need me to explain what happened in the precious metal market yesterday, as we’ve seen it all before.  It’s just “da boyz” and their HFT buddies running the stops for fun, profit and price management purposes. In gold, the price was under some sort of pressure starting around 9 a.m. Hong Kong time—and by 1 p.m. in London, the price was

The West’s Great Charade Is Coming To An End

With the world focused on news out of Greece and Ukraine, today one of the greats in the business told King World News that the West’s great charade is coming to an end. He also addressed the strange timing of the raid in the gold and silver markets and more.

Tuesday, February 17: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — With the U.S. markets closed for President’s Day on Monday, there wasn’t much activity in the precious metal market anywhere on Planet Earth—and the only reason for my column today is the plethora of stories that I’ve been accumulating all weekend. The gold price rallied in fits and starts right from the open of trading at 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday evening—and the rally ended, as