Category Archives: Economic Comment

Why are people put off by a bargain?

6 March 2013 by Josh Saul The relevance of this question is prevalent in the recent fall in value that gold has endured over the last 5 weeks. “The resurgence of risk appetite over the past month has seen investors … Continue reading

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UK Gold Investors to benefit if UK downgraded

7 January 2013 by Daniel Fisher The New Year has heralded new warnings to Chancellor George Osborne. He already had to admit recently in his Autumn Speech that his austerity measures hadn’t quite hit the mark. This meant they would … Continue reading

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Could changes to bank collateral send the gold price into the stratosphere?

    30 November 2012 by Daniel Fisher We all know that gold is set to continue soaring in value over the medium term. All the commodity analysts around the world have revised their expectation upwards now that ‘big spender’ … Continue reading

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Obama “Victory” – The day after the night before

By Josh Saul     Obama is re-elected for yet another term as President and the US are now stuck with a descending economy for at least the next four years! I’m at a loss for words! Has this really … Continue reading

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How high can we go?

    By Josh Saul The economy seems to be quickly and quietly spiralling out of control. The feelings of Nostalgia overwhelm us as the prospect of European states falling into default catch us off guard once again.  The Federal … Continue reading

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That’s Tax-Free Sir

5 September 2012 By Josh Saul An interesting trend to note especially during our current economic climate is tax avoidance. With people generating less income from various asset classes, they are constantly trying to minimise their overall tax liabilities in … Continue reading

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Monopoly: Pass Go, bankers fined, paper assets

by Josh Saul 17 July 2012 We are enduring an era whereby institutional society is playing an identical game to the likes of Monopoly. The banker has the opportunity to create money out of no-where and play by a different … Continue reading

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Euro Billions!!

    By Josh Saul We all like to indulge in the dream or fantasy that against all possible odds – we could actually win it this time. Through luck, fate or mere persistence – people believe that the more … Continue reading

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