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Watch: Gold's Exile and Return as Banking's Best Asset

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by VBL
Friday, Nov 01, 2024 - 14:51

Gold as Tier 1 Asset and Market Structure (Part 1)

Authored by GoldFix ZH Edit

Today:

  • Discussion: Tier 1 Assets
  • Premium: Education of a Tier 3 Speculator
Key Moments:
0:00- Intro Mkt Prices
3:12- What is a Tier 1 Asset
5:36- What does it imply to be Tier 1 vs Tier 3
8:16- Demoting Gold to Tier 3
10:55- Gold is Tier 1 again..What about Silver?
15:10- The Bernanke "It's Tradition" Comment
20:48- Gold as Tier 1  Again
 

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