Using the example of Switzerland we can document the procedure of the IMF. Until 1996 the Swiss franc...

This refers mostly to the implementation of the Deutschmark (DM) in „Western Germany“ (the English , American and French...

Oh, well a friend forwarded an article about the gold ban in Austria and that banks restrict purchases of precious metals above 15,000 EUR. This article was provided by www.wealthwire.com .

As it turned out this was false information as people in the internet discussed on how to buy gold anonymous. In addition if you buy in Austria you don’t have to show an ID for purchases up to 15,000 EUR. The Gold Ban issue is off the table – thank goodness.

We did a series of gold talks in Ireland earlier this year and one of the guests asked: ‘What happened to the Irish central bank gold?’

For all goldbook owners: This is a full update on the story about ‘What happened to the German Gold?’ in ‘Deflation of Precious Metals (6)’ on page 37.

Many of you that bought the ‘Goldbook’ know I'm a fan of monetary history as it shows clearly the cycles and how much we can learn from the past to protect and increase our wealth in today’s climate. It’s quite a statement to say: Every man-made currency failed. Gold has never failed.