Treasure ship with Dh484 billion worth of gold found under the sea
AP/Seoul Filed on July 20, 2018 | (Reuters file) The company that found it said 200 tonnes of gold bars and coins are likely aboard the ship. A South […]
A discreet crossroads for the world’s gold
SWISS TRADE By Duc-Quang Nguyen (Keystone) Swiss watches, chocolate and cheese are the stuff of clichés. Gold could be another one, yet Switzerland’s status as the world’s biggest gold trader is far less well known. In 2016, gold refined in Switzerland made up more than a quarter of its […]
Priest disguised gold bars as Swiss chocolate to evade customs
The Local news@thelocal.ch 25 January 2017 File photo: Ana Ulin Customs officials in India have fined a priest working in a parish in Switzerland for hiding three gold ingots disguised as chocolate bars in his baggage, Indian media reported. The 59-year-old Catholic priest travelled to India on Monday and was […]
‘old News’: Declassified Emails Reveal NATO Killed Gaddafi to Stop Libyan Creation of Gold-Backed Currency Read
Jay Syrmopoulos January 14, 2016 58 Comments Washington, D.C. – In spite of French-led U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 creating a no-fly zone over Libya with the express intent of protecting civilians, one of the over 3,000 new Hillary Clinton emails released by the State Department on New Year’s Eve, contain […]
The New Islamic Gold Standard Could Send Gold Prices Skyrocketing
November 17, 2016 From GoldCore: A new Sharia Gold Standard set to debut in December could be the next big catalyst to push the yellow metal to new highs. Islamic Gold – Important New Dynamic In Gold Market Next month, 1.6 billion people will likely have a new ‘gold investment standard’ Islamic […]
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian province has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but local communities say it has brought poverty and oppression The delta of West Papua’s Aikwa river, on Kamoro tribe land. Papuans claim tailing sediment from the mine has suffocated the fish and shrimp […]
The city with $248 Billion beneath its pavement
Source: BBC By Pádraig Belton 19 April 2016 Under London’s streets lies a hidden gold mine. It stretches across more than 300,000 square feet under the City, the finance quarter in the heart of Britain’s capital. There, beneath the pavement and commuters of Threadneedle Street, lies a maze of eight […]
Gold-Backed Ruble, Yuan to Trigger Global De-Dollarization
© Sputnik/ Pavel Lisitsy 17:22 05.12.2015Get short URL 27153031392 A gold-backed ruble and gold-backed yuan could start a ‘snowball exit’ from dollar F. William Engdahl notes, adding that it will diminish America’s ability to use the reserve dollar role to finance Washington’s perpetual overseas wars. © FLICKR/ BULLION VAULT Plunge […]
Islamic State mints its own ‘Islamic Dinar’ coins
Group claims one gold coin is worth $139 (£89) Pictures posted on social media showed a series of gold sovereigns bearing Isil inscriptions By Colin Freeman, Chief Foreign Correspondent 23 Jun 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) has begun minting its own “Islamic dinar” coins, Syrian activists […]
Gold analysts ignore 40% of the market
Clyde Russell ARABNEWS Saturday 15 December 2012 LAUNCESTON, Australia: Take seven recent research reports on the outlook for gold from top-ranked investment banks and consultants and you’ll find one thing […]
Betting with Trillions – Prison of Debt Paralyzes West
By Cordt Schnibben SPIEGEL.DE Be it the United States or the European Union, most Western countries are so highly indebted today that the markets have a greater say in their policies than the people. Why are democratic countries so pathetic when it comes to managing their money sustainably? In the […]
Barclays new vault opens for gold
REUTERS ARABNEWS Friday 28 September 2012 LONDON: Too much gold and just nowhere to put it? A high security solution to bullion storage issues is at hand at a secret […]