Category Archives: gold

Leon’s Musings – crystal ball – frazzled out – 2012 performance

Posted on 22 December 2011 by

Crystal ball Well I guess the crystal balls being dusted off at the present moment are rather less foggy than this time last year. Last year the word on everyone’s lips was China and how it’s fate would be the … Continue reading →

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Leon’s Musings – gold bust – rocky road – odd lots

Posted on 5 October 2011 by

Gold bust Lots of speculation is doing the rounds of the markets that the current bubble in gold is in the process of bursting. The difference this time is that investors, especially hedge funds are armed with new set of … Continue reading →

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Leon’s Musings – vertical game – gold insurance – quicker risk

Posted on 29 September 2011 by

Vertical game With cross-border exchange mergers earlier this year having been thwarted largely on nationalistic grounds, exchanges are now moving from a horizontal model to vertical silos of controlling trading as well as clearing to grow their businesses. The two … Continue reading →

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