Gold and Silver are spiking once again, after experiencing quite a roller-coaster ride of rips and dips in the last week or so but this latest spike is suggesting the market's concerns at NIRP is growing. Moments ago, when noting the recent drive for NIRP at the ECB, we noted [2], that "once [the EUR747 billion in ECB deposits] has to pay to stay, it is certain that nearly $1 trillion in deposit cash, currently in electronic format, would flood the market." Judging by the dramatic move in gold in the last few minutes, at least the PMs appear to already be discounting just such a move.
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