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Julian D.W. Phillips - Gold Forecaster
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About
Julian Phillips' history in the financial world goes back to 1971 when Julian joined the London Stock Exchange, qualifying as a member. He specialized from the beginning in currencies, gold and the "Dollar Premium", Britain’s Exchange Control system at the time. After the floating of the US$ and the Pound Sterling, the gold/currency world exploded into action. He wrote on gold and the US$ premium in Accountancy and The International Currency Review. Julian moved to South Africa, where he was appointed a Macro economist for the Electricity Supply Commission, guiding currency decisions on the multi-billion dollar, foreign Loan Portfolio. He then joined Chase Manhattan for a period, until moving to the U.K. Merchant Bank, Hill Samuel, in Johannesburg, specializing in gold and fund management. He then shifted his sights to Capetown, where he established the Fund Management department of the Board of Executors, which later became part of one of the four, big South African banks. Julian returned to the "gold world" over six years ago, establishing and writing for Gold Forecaster - Global Watch and the Silver Forecaster which covers silver and platinum.
Recent Articles
Is Mr. Buffet right about not holding gold?
Posted on May 9, 2013
The skill in handling gold is to buy it at a low price ahead of a change of system.
The big picture behind Germany taking half of its gold home
Posted on January 28, 2013
All of the 11% reserve in France will be repatriated as well as 13% from New York while the portion in London will remain.
Why did the signatories of the central bank gold agreement stop selling gold & keep the rest?
Posted on December 6, 2012
In 2009 the signatories of the Central Bank gold Agreement effectively stopped selling gold.
Is Central Bank buying just a driving force behind gold or much, much more!
Posted on August 31, 2012
Since 2009 we have seen the signatory central banks of the Central Bank Gold Agreement cease selling their gold.
Why are gold, silver mining share prices not moving higher?
Posted on August 15, 2012
This is perhaps one of the most asked questions among gold investors today. But the answer is not a simple one. It goes to the basics of which people invest in gold in the first place and what form of gold they buy.
What happens to the gold world when Greece exits the eurozone
Posted on August 8, 2012
It’s becoming clearer and clearer that there is a large blind spot in the minds of financial people regarding this probability. Only financial those who have been in the markets for 40+ years understand what can happen.
What happens to Greece’s gold when they exit the Eurozone?
Posted on August 2, 2012
With Germany’s leaders telling us that the exit from the Eurozone by Greece no longer holds terror for them, we understand that they are prepared for such an eventuality.
Do gold, silver prices fall, in a shrinking, debt-distressed world?
Posted on July 24, 2012
As global growth is being downgraded by the I.M.F. from 3.5% to 3.1% fears that the Eurozone is already in a recession and the U.S. is likely to enter one next year, are growing.
The black hole of deflation & gold and silver – part 2
Posted on June 28, 2012
In Part I of this series we looked at the decaying state of confidence and how this is assisting in the deflationary process that is slowly, inexorably, moving forward, with limited action from central bankers and very little action at all from politicians.
The black hole of deflation
Posted on June 28, 2012
For the last few years we've watched as the Credit Crunch morphed into the Sovereign Debt crisis in Europe, which may re-cross the Atlantic to hit the U.S. Treasury market.
Power to China in the IMF – does this mean gold to be mobilized?
Posted on June 25, 2012
While the B.R.I.C.S nations are contributing to the I.M.F.’s funding with the purpose of shoring up the global financial system, they’ve stipulated that they want more power in the I.M.F.
The euro and the gold price – potential fallout consequences
Posted on May 28, 2012
For many years now gold and silver -by its pattern of following gold wherever it goes- have been treated by traders, investors and central banks as a 'counter to the U.S. dollar' and quite rightly so; this definition, however, applies primarily to the long-term value of the dollar and not simply to the daily gyrations of the dollar's exchange rate.
Why U.S. Gov’t confiscated gold in 1933. Can it happen again?
Posted on February 29, 2012
More and more investors are asking this question.
Greek default, Eurozone/bank crisis and the effect on the gold, silver prices
Posted on September 29, 2011
We agree with Professor Rogoff that Greece should have defaulted some time ago.
Gold and silver market morning
Posted on September 1, 2011
Gold closed at $1,829 in New York yesterday then slipped to $1,823 in Asia before slipping further at the London Fix to $1,815.50 in the morning, still $2 higher than yesterday afternoon’s Fix. That’s the interplay of the different markets worldwide.
Gold and silver market morning
Posted on August 19, 2011
In a remarkable day for gold, it closed up at $1,818 after touching $1,830 in New York. That was after a p.m. Fix of $1,824.00.
Gold and silver market morning
Posted on August 16, 2011
Over the weekend, gold slipped a little to $1,735 ahead of London’s opening. The euro was stronger at $1.43: €1, but these days that only means that the euro is not falling as fast as the dollar
Jump in gold price – what did it really say?
Posted on August 12, 2011
In the last weeks we have seen the gold price jump from the price we alerted our subscribers of $1,555, to reach just over $1,800. Contrary to the view of many analysts, we do not see this as a frothy overrun from which it will pull back. On the contrary, this rise in the gold price has said so much more than simply, trading peak.
The 'bear' market in currencies
Posted on August 9, 2011
Today, you will hear that gold is rising to record highs. You will hear talk of it entering a ‘bubble’ again. This is entirely the wrong perspective!
Junior gold & silver shares can perform when other equities do not
Posted on August 8, 2011
A junior mining stock is a mining company in its early days. It may have successfully explored and found a good deposit; it may have completed a feasibility study on the deposit and have raised the finance to develop it into a mine.
U.S. debt ceiling crisis only a minor player in gold and silver prices
Posted on July 31, 2011
Right now the markets are really starting to wind up over the debt ceiling confrontations. The weekend of U.S. political strife is on the world. It is so easy for the markets and commentators to lead us to believe that the gold and silver prices are rising because of this, but we emphasize that they are not!
Dollar default to change gold/silver markets
Posted on July 27, 2011
Last Friday we were led to believe that the debt-ceiling crisis would be over by the start ofAsia’s business on Monday. The weekend has gone and so the deal. The markets are very nervous and beginning to worry that a deal will not be made.
Dollar default to change gold/silver markets
Posted on July 26, 2011
Last Friday we were led to believe that the debt-ceiling crisis would be over by the start of Asia’s business on Monday. The weekend has gone and so the deal.
The Greek/B.I.S. currency gold swap
Posted on July 8, 2011
The Bank of International Settlement holds 500.7 tonnes of gold as at the end of 2010. Why? In the third quarter of 2009 it held just under 120 tonnes. These were part of currency/gold swaps. There are no details of the names of the counterparties. Coincidentally, they could be nearly the total of the ‘official’ gold holdings of Greece, Portugal and Spain.
Silver unperturbed by Greek machinations
Posted on June 30, 2011
Asia again lifted the gold price to over $1,513 and also took the euro to €1: $1.45 before London opened. The euro pulled back slightly to €1: $1.4375 during London’s morning. At the morning fix in London it fixed at $1,508.00 and in the euro, lower at €1,041.08.
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