Many Indians have thwarted a government policy to bring the underground economy out of the shadows by converting their "black money" into gold.Last fall, the Indian government announced a surprise demonetization policy meant to drive so-called black money out of the shadows, declaring current 1,000 and 500 rupee notes would no longer be valid. The suddenly worthless note notes made up 86% of the currency in circulation in the country at the time. The move made virtually all of the cash in India valueless.
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The world cannot fix its debt problem overnight. In the near future we see a sustained period of economic drought and gold price abundance.
The precious metals sector is on a major buy signal:
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Michael Hudson on the latest round of Greek debt negotiations. The pain continues, but why?
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Any company should look for prosperity in Texas or Florida and forget California. The State is beyond help at this stage.
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