Precious Metals Investing

In last week's silver update we talked about the Central Bank Gold Buying Agreement that was originally signed in 1999. It was up for renewal this year and the Central Banks that signed the original agreement decided not to renew it. The reality is Central Banks are no longer selling gold but reading the world situation, the stability of fiat currencies, and today's realities they are gold buyers. Central Banks collectively hold a huge hoard of gold and their actions can have a substantial effect on the price of gold. It's important for precious metals investors to understand what the Central Bank Gold Buying Agreement was and what the motivations were for this agreement. If you understand those motivations it will help guide your precious metals investing philosophy. Although when originally signed in 1999 it was called the Central Bank Buying Agreement it more correctly should have been called the Central Bank Selling Agreement. Why? Because it was really designed to prevent another disastrous Brown's Botto