GOLD: $1237.40 DOWN $5.60 (COMEX TO COMEX CLOSINGS)
Silver: $14.56 DOWN 21 CENTS (COMEX TO COMEX CLOSING)
Closing access prices:
Gold : 1238.50
silver: $14.57
For comex gold and silver:
DEC
Again, we have Goldman Sachs dealer and JPMorgan customer account stopping (receiving the gold) 38/53 contracts.
EXCHANGE: COMEX
CONTRACT: DECEMBER 2018 COMEX 100 GOLD FUTURES
SETTLEMENT: 1,242.700000000 USD
INTENT DATE: 12/13/2018 DELIVERY DATE: 12/17/2018
FIRM ORG FIRM NAME ISSUED STOPPED
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072 H GOLDMAN 27
323 C HSBC 3
661 C JP MORGAN 11
737 C ADVANTAGE 48 12
800 C RCG 2
905 C ADM 3
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TOTAL: 53 53
MONTH TO DATE: 7,261
NUMBER OF NOTICES FILED TODAY FOR DEC CONTRACT: 53 NOTICE(S) FOR 5300 OZ (0.1648 tonnes)
TOTAL NUMBER OF NOTICES FILED SO FAR: 7261 NOTICES FOR 726100 OZ (22.584 TONNES)
SILVER
FOR DECEMBER
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26 NOTICE(S) FILED TODAY FOR 130,000 OZ/
Total number of notices filed so far this month: 3899 for 19,495,000 oz
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Bitcoin: OPENING MORNING TRADE $3302: up 2
Bitcoin: FINAL EVENING TRADE: $3207 down 94
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Let us have a look at the data for today
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In silver, the total OPEN INTEREST FELL BY A TINY SIZED 630 CONTRACTS FROM 175,076 DOWN TO 174,446 WITH YESTERDAY’S 2 CENT GAIN IN SILVER PRICING AT THE COMEX. TODAY WE ARRIVED FURTHER FROM AUGUST’S RECORD SETTING OPEN INTEREST OF 244,196 CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE ALSO WITNESSED A LARGE AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL METAL STAND FOR COMEX DELIVERY AS WE NOW HAVE JUST LESS THAN 20 MILLION OZ STANDING IN DECEMBER. AS WELL WE ARE WITNESSING CONSIDERABLE LONGS PACKING THEIR BAGS AND MIGRATING OVER TO LONDON IN GREATER NUMBERS IN THE FORM OF EFP’S. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE HAD A STRONG SIZED NUMBER OF COMEX LONGS TRANSFERRING THEIR CONTRACTS TO LONDON THROUGH THE EFP:
1410 EFP’S FOR DECEMBER AND 0 FOR MARCH AND ZERO FOR ALL OTHER MONTHS AND THEREFORE TOTAL ISSUANCE: OF 1410 CONTRACTS. WITH THE TRANSFER OF 1410 CONTRACTS, WHAT THE CME IS STATING IS THAT THERE IS NO SILVER (OR GOLD) TO BE DELIVERED UPON AT THE COMEX AS THEY MUST EXPORT THEIR OBLIGATION TO LONDON. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE CAN BE A DELAY OF 24-48 HRS IN THE ISSUING OF EFP’S. THE 1410 EFP CONTRACTS TRANSLATES INTO 7.05 MILLION OZ ACCOMPANYING:
1.THE 2 CENT GAIN IN SILVER PRICE AT THE COMEX AND
2. THE STRONG AMOUNT OF SILVER OUNCES WHICH STOOD FOR DELIVERY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS:
JUNE/2018. (5.420 MILLION OZ);
FOR JULY: 30.370 MILLION OZ
FOR AUG., 6.065 MILLION OZ
FOR SEPT. 39.505 MILLION OZ S
FOR OCT.2.525 MILLION OZ.
FOR NOV: A HUGE 7.440 MILLION OZ STANDING FOR NOVEMBER AND
NOW 20.730 INITIALLY STAND FOR DECEMBER.
ACCUMULATION FOR EFP’S/SILVER/J.P.MORGAN’S HOUSE OF BRIBES, / STARTING FROM FIRST DAY NOTICE/FOR MONTH OF DEC: 17,804 CONTRACTS (FOR 10 TRADING DAYS TOTAL 17,804 CONTRACTS) OR 89.02 MILLION OZ: (AVERAGE PER DAY: 1780 CONTRACTS OR 8.900 MILLION OZ/DAY)
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AS TO THE HUGE SUPPLY THIS MONTH IN SILVER: SO FAR THIS MONTH OF DEC: 89,02 MILLION PAPER OZ HAVE MORPHED OVER TO LONDON. THIS REPRESENTS AROUND 12.71% OF ANNUAL GLOBAL PRODUCTION (EX CHINA EX RUSSIA)* JUNE’S 345.43 MILLION OZ IS THE SECOND HIGHEST RECORDED ISSUANCE OF EFP’S AND IT FOLLOWED THE RECORD SET IN APRIL 2018 OF 385.75 MILLION OZ.
ACCUMULATION IN YEAR 2018 TO DATE SILVER EFP’S: 2,766.08 MILLION OZ.
ACCUMULATION FOR JAN 2018: 236.879 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR FEB 2018: 244.95 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR MARCH 2018: 236.67 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR APRIL 2018: 385.75 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR MAY 2018: 210.05 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR JUNE 2018: 345.43 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR JULY 2018: 172.84 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR AUGUST 2018: 205.23 MILLION OZ.
ACCUMULATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2018: 167,05 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR OCTOBER 2018: 224.875 MILLION OZ
ACCUMULATION FOR NOVEMBER /2018: 247.18 MILLION OZ
RESULT: WE HAD A SMALL SIZED DECREASE IN COMEX OI SILVER COMEX CONTRACTS OF 630 DESPITE THE 2 CENT GAIN IN SILVER PRICING AT THE COMEX //YESTERDAY.. AS THE BOYS CONTINUE WITH THEIR CUSTOMARY MIGRATION OVER TO ETFS AT THE START OF AN ACTIVE DELIVERY MONTH. THE CME NOTIFIED US THAT WE HAD A STRONG SIZED EFP ISSUANCE OF 1410 CONTRACTS WHICH EXITED OUT OF THE SILVER COMEX AND TRANSFERRED THEIR OI TO LONDON AS FORWARDS. SPECULATORS CONTINUED THEIR INTEREST IN ATTACKING THE SILVER COMEX FOR PHYSICAL SILVER (SEE COMEX DATA) .
TODAY WE GAINED A SMALL SIZED: 780 TOTAL OI CONTRACTS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES:
i.e 1410 OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS HEADED FOR LONDON (EFP’s) TOGETHER WITH DECREASE OF 630 OI COMEX CONTRACTS. AND ALL OF THIS DEMAND HAPPENED WITH A 2 CENT RISE IN PRICE OF SILVER AND A CLOSING PRICE OF $14.77 WITH RESPECT TO YESTERDAY’S TRADING. YET WE HAD A GIGANTIC AMOUNT OF SILVER STANDING AT THE COMEX FOR DELIVERY
In ounces AT THE COMEX, the OI is still represented by JUST UNDER 1 BILLION oz i.e. .875 BILLION OZ TO BE EXACT or 125% of annual global silver production (ex Russia & ex China).
FOR THE NEW FRONT DEC MONTH/ THEY FILED AT THE COMEX: 26 NOTICE(S) FOR 130,000 OZ OF SILVER
IN SILVER,PRIOR TO TODAY, WE SET THE NEW COMEX RECORD OF OPEN INTEREST AT 243,411 CONTRACTS ON APRIL 9.2018. AND AGAIN THIS HAS BEEN SET WITH A LOW PRICE OF $16.51.
AND NOW WE RECORD FOR POSTERITY ANOTHER ALL TIME RECORD OPEN INTEREST AT THE COMEX OF 244,196 CONTRACTS ON AUGUST 22/2018 AND AGAIN WHEN THIS RECORD WAS SET, THE PRICE OF SILVER WAS $14.78 AND LOWER IN PRICE THAN PREVIOUS RECORDS.
ON THE DEMAND SIDE WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
- HUGE AMOUNTS OF SILVER STANDING FOR DELIVERY (MARCH/2018: 27 MILLION OZ , APRIL/2018 : 2.485 MILLION OZ MAY: 36.285 MILLION OZ ; JUNE/2018 (5.420 MILLION OZ) , JULY 2018 FINAL AMOUNT STANDING: 30.370 MILLION OZ ) FOR AUGUST 6.065 MILLION OZ. , SEPT: A HUGE 39.505 MILLION OZ./ OCTOBER: 2,520,000 oz NOV AT 7.440 MILLION OZ./AND NOW DEC. AT 20.880 MILLION OZ
- HUGE RECORD OPEN INTEREST IN SILVER 243,411 CONTRACTS (OR 1.217 BILLION OZ/ SET APRIL 9/2018) AND NOW AUGUST 22/2018: 244,196 CONTRACTS, WITH A SILVER PRICE OF $14.78.
- HUGE ANNUAL EFP’S ISSUANCE EQUAL TO 2.9 BILLION OZ OR 400% OF SILVER ANNUAL PRODUCTION/2017
- RECORD SETTING EFP ISSUANCE FOR ANY MONTH IN SILVER; APRIL/2018/ 385.75 MILLION OZ/ AND THE SECOND HIGHEST RECORDED EFP ISSUANCE JUNE 2018 345.43 MILLION OZ
AND YET, WITH THE EXTREMELY HIGH EFP ISSUANCE, WE HAVE A CONTINUAL LOW PRICE OF SILVER DESPITE THE ABOVE HUGE DEMAND. TO ME THE ONLY ANSWER IS THAT WE HAVE SOVEREIGN (CHINA) WHO IS ENDEAVOURING TO GOBBLE UP ALL AVAILABLE PHYSICAL SILVER NO MATTER WHERE, EXACTLY WHAT J.P.MORGAN IS DOING. AND IT IS MY BELIEF THAT J.P.MORGAN IS HOLDING ITS SILVER FOR ITS BENEFICIAL OWNER..THE USA GOVERNMENT WHO IN TURN IS HOLDING THAT SILVER FOR CHINA.(FOR A SILVER LOAN REPAYMENT).
IN GOLD, THE OPEN INTEREST FELL BY A CONSIDERABLE SIZED 3998 CONTRACTS DOWN TO 400,737 WITH THE FALL IN THE COMEX GOLD PRICE/(A LOSS IN PRICE OF $2.00//.YESTERDAY’S TRADING)
THE CME RELEASED THE DATA FOR EFP ISSUANCE AND IT TOTALED A STRONG SIZED 9668 CONTRACTS:
DECEMBER HAD AN ISSUANCE OF 9668 CONTACTS AND ALL OTHER MONTHS ZERO. The NEW COMEX OI for the gold complex rests at 400,737. ALSO REMEMBER THAT THERE WILL BE A DELAY IN THE ISSUANCE OF EFP’S. THE BANKERS REMOVE LONG POSITIONS OF COMEX GOLD IMMEDIATELY. THEN THEY ORCHESTRATE THEIR PRIVATE EFP DEAL WITH THE LONGS AND THAT COULD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL, 48 HRS SO WE GENERALLY DO NOT GET A MATCH WITH RESPECT TO DEPARTING COMEX LONGS AND NEW EFP LONG TRANSFERS. . EVEN THOUGH THE BANKERS ISSUED THESE MONSTROUS EFPS, THE OBLIGATION STILL RESTS WITH THE BANKERS TO SUPPLY METAL BUT IT TRANSFERS THE RISK TO A LONDON BANKER OBLIGATION AND NOT A NEW YORK COMEX OBLIGATION. LONGS RECEIVE A FIAT BONUS TOGETHER WITH A LONG LONDON FORWARD. THUS, BY THESE ACTIONS, THE BANKERS AT THE COMEX HAVE JUST STATED THAT THEY HAVE NO APPRECIABLE METAL!! THIS IS A MASSIVE FRAUD: THEY CANNOT SUPPLY ANY METAL TO OUR COMEX LONGS BUT THEY ARE QUITE WILLING TO SUPPLY MASSIVE NON BACKED GOLD (AND SILVER) PAPER KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE NO METAL TO SATISFY OUR LONGS. LONDON IS NOW SEVERELY BACKWARD IN BOTH GOLD AND SILVER AND WE ARE WITNESSING DELAYS IN ACTUAL DELIVERIES.
IN ESSENCE WE HAVE A GOOD SIZED GAIN IN TOTAL CONTRACTS ON THE TWO EXCHANGES OF 5670 CONTRACTS: 3988 OI CONTRACTS DECREASED AT THE COMEX AND 9668 EFP OI CONTRACTS WHICH NAVIGATED OVER TO LONDON. THUS TOTAL OI GAIN: 5670 CONTRACTS OR 567,000 OZ = 17,63 TONNES. AND ALL OF THIS DEMAND OCCURRED WITH A LOSS IN THE PRICE OF GOLD/ YESTERDAY TO THE TUNE OF $2.00
YESTERDAY, WE HAD 11080 EFP’S ISSUED.
ACCUMULATION OF EFP’S GOLD AT J.P. MORGAN’S HOUSE OF BRIBES: (EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICAL) FOR THE MONTH OF DEC : 85747 CONTRACTS OR 8,574,700 OZ OR 266.70 TONNES (10 TRADING DAYS AND THUS AVERAGING: 8574 EFP CONTRACTS PER TRADING DAY
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AS TO THE HUGE SIZE OF THESE EFP TRANSFERS : THIS MONTH IN 10 TRADING DAYS IN TONNES: 266.70 TONNES
TOTAL ANNUAL GOLD PRODUCTION, 2017, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD EX CHINA EX RUSSIA: 2555 TONNES
THUS EFP TRANSFERS REPRESENTS 266.70/2550 x 100% TONNES = 9.27% OF GLOBAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION SO FAR IN JULY ALONE.***
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S YEAR 2018 TO DATE: 7031.08 TONNES *SURPASSED ANNUAL PROD’N
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S FOR JANUARY 2018: 653.22 TONNES (21 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S FOR FEBRUARY 2018: 649.45 TONNES (20 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S FOR MARCH 2018: 741.89 TONNES (22 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S FOR APRIL 2018: 713.84 TONNES (21 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP’S FOR MAY 2018: 693.80 TONNES ( 22 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR JUNE 2018 650.71 TONNES (21 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR JULY 2018 605.5 TONNES (21 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR AUG. 2018 488.54 TONNES (23 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR SEPT 2018 470.64 TONNES (19 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR OCT. 2018 543.92 TONNES (23 TRADING DAYS)
ACCUMULATION OF GOLD EFP FOR NOV 2018: 552.88 TONNES (21 TRADING DAYS)
WHAT IS ALARMING TO ME, ACCORDING TO OUR LONDON EXPERT ANDREW MAGUIRE IS THAT THESE EFP’S ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO WHAT ARE CALLED SERIAL FORWARD CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS AND THESE CONTRACTS ARE LESS THAN 14 DAYS. ANYTHING GREATER THAN 14 DAYS, THESE MUST BE RECORDED AND SENT TO THE COMPTROLLER, GREAT BRITAIN TO MONITOR RISK TO THE BANKING SYSTEM. IF THIS IS INDEED TRUE, THEN THIS IS A MASSIVE CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD AS WE NOW WITNESS A MONSTROUS TOTAL EFP’S ISSUANCE AS IT HEADS INTO THE STRATOSPHERE.
Result: A CONSIDERABLE SIZED DECREASE IN OI AT THE COMEX OF 3988 WITH THE LOSS IN PRICING ($2.00) THAT GOLD UNDERTOOK YESTERDAY) //.WE ALSO HAD A HUMONGOUS SIZED NUMBER OF COMEX LONG TRANSFERRING TO LONDON THROUGH THE EFP ROUTE: 9668 CONTRACTS AS THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN NEGOTIATED AND CONFIRMED. THERE OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH PHYSICAL GOLD AT THE COMEX. I GUESS IT EXPLAINS THE HUGE ISSUANCE OF EFP’S…THERE IS HARDLY ANY GOLD PRESENT AT THE GOLD COMEX FOR DELIVERY PURPOSES. IF YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 9668 EFP CONTRACTS ISSUED, WE HAD AN GOOD GAIN OF 5670 CONTRACTS IN TOTAL OPEN INTEREST ON THE TWO EXCHANGES:
9668 CONTRACTS MOVE TO LONDON AND 3988 CONTRACTS DECREASED AT THE COMEX. (in tonnes, the GAIN in total oi equates to 17.63 TONNES). ..AND ALL OF THIS DEMAND OCCURRED WITH THE LOSS OF $3.05 IN YESTERDAY’S TRADING AT THE COMEX
we had: 53 notice(s) filed upon for 5300 oz of gold at the comex.
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With respect to our two criminal funds, the GLD and the SLV:
GLD...
WITH GOLD DOWN $5.60 TODAY
NO CHANGE IN GOLD INVENTORY AT THE GLD
/GLD INVENTORY 763.56 TONNES
Inventory rests tonight: 763.56 tonnes.
TO ALL INVESTORS THINKING OF BUYING GOLD THROUGH THE GLD ROUTE: YOU ARE MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE AS THE CROOKS ARE USING WHATEVER GOLD COMES IN TO ATTACK BY SELLING THAT GOLD. IT SURE SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GOLD OBLIGATIONS AT THE GLD EXCEED THEIR INVENTORY
SLV/
WITH SILVER DOWN 22 CENTS TODAY:
NO CHANGE IN SILVER INVENTORY AT THE SLV
/INVENTORY RESTS AT 318.735 MILLION OZ.
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First, here is an outline of what will be discussed tonight:
1. Today, we had the open interest in SILVER FELL BY A SMALL SIZED 630 CONTRACTS from 175,076 DOWN TO 174,446 AND MOVING FURTHER FROM THE NEW COMEX RECORD SET LAST IN AUG.2018 AT 244,196 WITH A SILVER PRICE OF $14.78/(AUGUST 22/2018)..THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET ON APRIL 9/2018 AT 243,411 OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS WITH THE SILVER PRICE AT THAT DAY: $16.53). AND PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED AT: 234,787 CONTRACTS, SET ON APRIL 21.2017 OVER 1 1/3 YEARS AGO. THE PRICE OF SILVER ON THAT DAY: $17.89. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE RECORD HIGH OPEN INTERESTS IN SILVER ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTINUAL LOWER PRICE WHEN THAT RECORD WAS SET…..
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OUR CUSTOMARY MIGRATION OF COMEX LONGS CONTINUE TO MORPH INTO LONDON FORWARDS AS OUR BANKERS USED THEIR EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO ISSUE:
1410 CONTRACTS FOR DECEMBER. 0 CONTRACTS FOR MARCH AND AND ALL OTHER MONTHS: ZERO. TOTAL EFP ISSUANCE: 1410 CONTRACTS. EFP’S GIVE OUR COMEX LONGS A FIAT BONUS PLUS A DELIVERABLE PRODUCT OVER IN LONDON. IF WE TAKE THE OI LOSS AT THE COMEX OF 630 CONTRACTS TO THE 1410 OI TRANSFERRED TO LONDON THROUGH EFP’S, WE OBTAIN A FAIR GAIN OF 780 OPEN INTEREST CONTRACTS. THUS IN OUNCES, THE GAIN ON THE TWO EXCHANGES: 3.90 MILLION OZ!!! AND YET WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG DEMAND FOR PHYSICAL AS WE WITNESSED A FINAL STANDING OF GREATER THAN 30 MILLION OZ FOR JULY, A STRONG 6.065 MILLION OZ FOR AUGUST.. A HUGE 39.505 MILLION OZ STANDING FOR SILVER IN SEPTEMBER… OVER 2 million OZ STANDING FOR THE NON ACTIVE MONTH OF OCTOBER., 7.440 MILLION OZ FINALLY STANDING IN NOVEMBER. AND NOW 20.880 MILLION OZ STANDING IN DECEMBER.
RESULT: A GOOD SIZED INCREASE IN SILVER OI AT THE COMEX WITH THE 2 CENT PRICING GAIN THAT SILVER UNDERTOOK IN PRICING// YESTERDAY.BUT WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER GOOD SIZED 1440 EFP’S ISSUED TRANSFERRING COMEX LONGS OVER TO LONDON. TOGETHER WITH THE STRONG SIZED AMOUNT OF SILVER OUNCES STANDING FOR SEPTEMBER, DEMAND FOR PHYSICAL SILVER CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS WE WITNESS SEVERE BACKWARDATION IN SILVER IN LONDON.
(report Harvey)
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2.a) The Shanghai and London gold fix report
(Harvey)
2 b) Gold/silver trading overnight Europe, Goldcore
(Mark O’Byrne/zerohedge
and in NY: Bloomberg
3. ASIAN AFFAIRS
i)FRIDAY MORNING/ THURSDAY NIGHT:
SHANGHAI CLOSED DOWN 40.31 POINTS OR 1.53% //Hang Sang CLOSED UP 429.46 POINTS OR 1.62% //The Nikkei closed DOWN 441.36 OR 2.02%/ Australia’s all ordinaires CLOSED DOWN 0.98% /Chinese yuan (ONSHORE) closed UP at 6.9008 AS TRUCE DECLARED FOR 3 MONTHS /Oil UP to 52.16 dollars per barrel for WTI and 60.91 for Brent. Stocks in Europe OPENED RED//. ONSHORE YUAN CLOSED UP AT 6.9008AGAINST THE DOLLAR. OFFSHORE YUAN CLOSED UP ON THE DOLLAR AT 6.9015: HUGE DEVALUATION/PAST SEVERAL DAYS RESUMES// TRADE TALKS NOW ON/MAJOR PROBLEMS AT HUAWEI /CFO ARRESTED : /ONSHORE YUAN TRADING ABOVE LEVEL OF OFFSHORE YUAN/ONSHORE YUAN TRADING WEAKER AGAINST USA DOLLAR/OFFSHORE YUAN TRADING WEAKER AGAINST THE DOLLAR /CHINA RETALIATES WITH TARIFFS/ TRUMP RESPONDS TO NEW TARIFFS AND IT NOW A FULL TRADE WAR COMMENCED
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3A/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA
i)North Korea/South Korea/USA/
b) REPORT ON JAPAN
3 C/ CHINA
i)You now have proof that China’s economy is plummeting: today the big duo reports: retail sales and industrial production both plummet
( zerohedge)
ii)China is trying to appease Trump: they are rolling backing their new auto tariffs for 3 months.
4/EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
i)UK
Theresa May leaves Brussels empty handed after considerable contentious talks. As promised the EU will not give in. The UK should leave the EU without any deal and without paying a nickel.
( zerohedge)
ii) GERMANY
Jeffrey Snider asks a very good question: why the rush to combine the two big German banks?
(courtesy Jeffrey Snider/Alhambra Investments
5. RUSSIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS
6. GLOBAL ISSUES
CANADA
7. OIL ISSUES
8 EMERGING MARKET ISSUES
i)Venezuela
9. PHYSICAL MARKETS
10. USA stories which will influence the price of gold/silver)
MARKET TRADING
ii)Market data/
a)USA manufacturing output disappoints again for the 2nd straight month. Trump does not like this as tariffs are suppose to help manufacturing
(courtesy zerohedge)
c)This is a very big story. I have always highlighted to you events on this very important story. The last remaining investment grade of bonds that corps are allowed to hold are BBB rated bonds. Once you enter below this level at BB or less, then corporations are now longer allowed to carry these bonds on their books as they must be sold. There are approx 3/4 of a trillion dollars worth of BBB bonds trading. You will recall that we commented on the A graded bonds and how it was likely that a huge number would be downgraded to the BBB level and sure enough a massive 176 billion A rated bonds have been downgraded to BBB. Once considerable amount of BBB bonds are downgraded, then we are on the verge of a massive crisis as nobody is capable of holding these bonds.
( zerohedge)
a)This is interesting: banks are unable too offload loans and outflows multiply
( zerohedge)
iv)SWAMP STORIES
a)If Trump used his own personal money as hush money, I cannot see what is wrong and why the markets are reacting so badly to this
( zerohedge)
c)The GOP says there is no plan for the wall…Trump will hold out for the wall as there is only 3 weeks left before the Democrats take over.
( zerohedge)
Let us head over to the comex:
We are now in the non active delivery month of DECEMBER and here in this front month of December we now have 303 contracts standing for a LOSS of 249 contracts. We had 279 contracts stand for delivery yesterday so we gained 30 contract or an additional 250,000 oz will not stand for delivery as these guys morphed into London based forwards as well as accepting a fiat bonus.
After December we have the non active January contract month and here we saw a LOSS of 28 contracts up to 1881 contracts. February saw its another 9 contract gain to stand at 107. March, the next big delivery month after December saw a LOSS of 863 contracts down to 143.803
FOR COMPARISON TO THE COMEX 2017 CONTRACT MONTH:
ON FIRST DAY NOTICE DEC 1.2017 WE HAD A RATHER LARGE: 19.47 MILLION OZ STAND FOR DELIVERY
BY THE END OF DECEMBER: 33.295 MILLION OZ AS QUEUE JUMPING WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME IN SILVER.
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we still have not had any adjustments out of the dealer to the customer account to signify a settlement
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A must watch interview of Andrew Maguire as he talks to Bart Chilton about the gold/silver manipulation
start at 19.20
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All,
This from My live RT America interview last night with Commissioner Bart Chilton who starts by validating my gold and silver manipulation evidence which was provided to the CFTC that JPM has been manipulating silver and Gold & goes as far as to also validate the JPM /Bear Sterns manipulation event which we better get downloaded before JPM demand to have it pulled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf8HMgSH050 it commences at the 19.20 min point .
Unfortunately , there was so little time and he kept throwing other questions at me but he has agreed to have me in the studio to talk nothing but silver & gold at some point. At least this counters all the naysayers like Christian etc. who still deny any form of manipulation.
Chris I am getting you a time slot with Bart, would you be able to actually travel to the NY or DC studio?
Warmest regards
Andrew
here is the big interview:
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Let’s close out the week with this offering courtesy of Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog
(courtesy Greg Hunter)