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Alasdair Macleod: The lull before the storm
By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, August 15, 2025
Expectations for President Trump's meeting with President Putin in Alaska have been downplayed but have diverted attention from a stalling U.S. and global economy.
Any independent observer will note that the outlook for the dollar is deteriorating, credit risk is rising, and a debt trap is being sprung on the U.S. Treasury. Tonight's Alaska circus is a diversion from this reality.
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Gold and silver continued to consolidate gains this week, but the market underneath continues to tighten. In European morning trade today gold was $3,340, down $60 from last Friday's close, and silver was $37.90, down 40 cents. Comex volumes in both contracts declined over the week, in silver's case from the noticeably high levels seen the previous week. ...
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