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I've been watching the price of gold denominated in various currencies. For example, gold in Japanese Yen (XAUJPY on Tradingview). They've been breaking into new all time highs for a while. USD may be the greatest of world reserve currencies but it's an inflatable currency nonetheless. Seemed like only a matter of time before gold in USD would follow the others. This past week was a very nice tipping point.
"Four score and seven years ago, your grandmother and I would traverse to Costco in our electric vehicle to buy gold. We would then people watch at the food court, splitting a chicken bake and some double chocolate chunk cookies. Times were different back then."
As they say, don't buy gold at its height. It is almost guaranteed to drop. After reaching its height of ~$1700 in 2012, it dropped to ~$1000 in a couple years.
From what I understand there are two reasons.
1. When the dollar (US) is week people are afraid to hold dollars as their fortune may lose its value. So, they will invest in gold to protect themselves from shaky currencies. Price of gold goes up.
But when the dollar is strong there's no need for that. So, the subsequent reaction is that gold will be in lesser demand. Gold goes down.
2. Interest rates are up, people don't spend, rather they keep their money(dollars) as it grows in the bank with the higher interest rate. So, gold goes down.
But when the interest rates go down, people want to spend their money now, rather than see inflation take the value of their dollars down. So, people will invest in gold again. That brings gold back up.
Interest rates have been going up and gold has been going up. Is inflation higher than interest rates? Is US dollar is getting weaker because of over printing? Is US dollar getting weaker because other countries don't want it as reserve currency because of over printing or weaponing the US dollar with sanctions?
Doesn't seem like a slick price. What would be considered a slickdeal nowadays? $1800-ish?
Spot price of Gold at the moment is $2170. Retailers need to make a profit so it is marked up from spot price. Marking down $300 from spot price is not realistic.
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Your Price2,219.99$
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24kt Gold
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https://www.costco.com/.product.4..._h
It's literally gold lol. You're not going to get a $400 discount at any point in time for the foreseeable future.
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Whats the real reason ?
Because the Federal Reserve will never stop printing money, ever.
1. When the dollar (US) is week people are afraid to hold dollars as their fortune may lose its value. So, they will invest in gold to protect themselves from shaky currencies. Price of gold goes up.
But when the dollar is strong there's no need for that. So, the subsequent reaction is that gold will be in lesser demand. Gold goes down.
2. Interest rates are up, people don't spend, rather they keep their money(dollars) as it grows in the bank with the higher interest rate. So, gold goes down.
But when the interest rates go down, people want to spend their money now, rather than see inflation take the value of their dollars down. So, people will invest in gold again. That brings gold back up.
Interest rates have been going up and gold has been going up. Is inflation higher than interest rates? Is US dollar is getting weaker because of over printing? Is US dollar getting weaker because other countries don't want it as reserve currency because of over printing or weaponing the US dollar with sanctions?
Spot price of Gold at the moment is $2170. Retailers need to make a profit so it is marked up from spot price. Marking down $300 from spot price is not realistic.