PapaLazarou

When the incoming puppet Gavin Newsom is shoehorned into the White House, will he be allowed to blame Biden and dementia?

Unlikely. The Fed will cut in June. Reasons/causes/propaganda will merely be adjusted/found/manipulated.

10oz Silver QB Black Bull I sold my previous example of the 10oz Bull last year when I was offered a truly exceptional price by a feebay buyer. Duly forgot to replace it until I noticed a superb offer from @Malthus101 at the weekend and I was delighted to receive this superb replacement.

...is that before or after cartel price-rigging?

The Fed needs to create the illusion of liquidity. The Fed needs to sustain inflation. The Fed needs both the bond and equity markets to look bullish ahead of November. The Fed will cut rates in June. The ECB and the Old Lady will follow suit in short order. Further cuts will be necessary to shore up market "confidence". Both markets will crash, merely a question of whether this will be before or after the "election". Bond yields will, as always, be the leading indicator. Trump or Biden will make no difference, DT will just mean a stay of execution. Gold is good. Imho.

I have a spare silver proof version if you're interested.

Q: Why are French roads lined with trees? A: To ensure that German soldiers don't have to march in the sun.

An excellent synopsis.

Yes, a long-term short squeeze.

"If" ≠ "When".

Elephant and Roo Addenda The 1/10 2024 Somalia Elephant is the 9th overpriced member of the series. Also making an overdue appearance was my 71st RAM silver 1oz $1 Skippy - the 1999 Y2K Privy, a coin of which I was totally unaware until last year. I'm unconvinced that this version is officially recognized by the RAM, but the price from Germany was friendly. Only two members of the official set were minted with a privy, the "F15" and "25", both in 2018, the Roo's 25th anniversary. The 2010 Somalia Heffer "Mule" has the 2009 reverse and was swiftly replaced with the new/correct 2010 motif by the Bavarian State Mint. My appreciation to rumrunner @arphethean for arranging the delivery from Germany.

A tidy start. Well bowled, sir.

@stefffana's garden is easily identifiable from some distance...

Cable

Ink futures hit new high.

PM re BB

Add panda please

PM re Libertad

"The potato is an industrial metal like copper" - Leo Varadkar, December 2023. I remember it well.

On the sauce.

✔️ Just so. I believe "RMSD 72 hours" would be a popular service.

RAM or Perth Mint 1oz silver roos?

RM Pricing/Cover from 2nd April - The Small Print Although most TSF members will be aware of the forthcoming RM price rises, other than the 6-7% in standard prices there has been precious little news/comment on RMSD and none that I have seen regarding "Signed" compensation. After thoroughly reading the latest price booklet from my local PO... RMSD prices are rising by an average 70% Compensation for "Signed" has been reduced from £50 to £20 Claims for loss/non-delivery of, for example, 1oz silver coins have previously been honoured by Royal Mail - cheerio to that. This is printed below the "UK Signed" title on page 6 - no bold type, underlining etc. Small print only. Free cover on International Postage remains unchanged at £50. I'm sure that the huge hike in RMSD is, at least partially, down to the RM's continuing failure to meet its Next Day by 1pm guarantee - and subsequently being obliged to refund postage to anybody who can be arsed to claim.