mugwump boy

Please no rockets... they are like GEI's version of the RBCI.

What happens when food runs out and everyone decides to eat Tom Cruise? And how do they keep the zombies/irradiated muties/Democrats on the outside from breaking in?

+1 Never used the Ignore User function before, until today...

Does the RBCI operate in $ or £ ?

This might be a stupid question - please fell free to tell me, I'm keen to learn - but why did gold dip during the Dubai fall out last week? I thought gold rose during periods of uncertainty. Given that, this comment from CNN confuses me further... http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/01/markets/gold/ Surely "easing of Dubai fears" should have caused a dip today (instead of the spike we've had) ... or is it a sign of just how many new speculators there are in the gold market at the moment, relatively speaking?

Thanks GF. But this is why it's surprising (to me at least) that the vampire squid etc should be on the wrong end of the deal...

Hello Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been reading on GEI and elsewhere about a potential Commercial Signal Failure in the gold market and as a newbie I'm a little confused. Forgive me if this is a stupid question but given that a lot of big players like JPM and HSBC are the ones with the gold shorts, who's the equivalent power on the other side that's likely to be able to push a CSF into happening by demanding physical delivery? What would the benefit to them be (obviously: higher gold prices) compared to the potential downside - an enormous economic meltdown. What impact would the unravelling of the paper gold market have on the wider economy in the US in particular? I see lots of PM fans cheerleading a CSF but wonder how messy it would be... Any thoughts?