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  • 1The Gold Price OutlookBullish/Bearish Factors

    Dr. Martin MurenbeeldSeptember 16, 2014Presented at the Denver Gold Forum 2014

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    What Went Wrong in 2013?An orgy of ETF sales 881 tonnes in 2013!

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    Source: Bloomberg, World Gold Council, DCM Economics

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    What Went Wrong in 2013?Investors went to equities !!

    Daily dataLast date: September 12, 2014

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, London Bullion Market Association

    2013

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    Last month: July 2014

    What Went Right in 2013?Chinese net imports from HK set record!

    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, Hong Kong Census, DCM Economics

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    2012: 557 tonnes

    2013: 1158 tonnes

    Chinese Gold Imports from Hong Kong(monthly tonnes)

    Chinese Gold Re-Exports to Hong Kong(monthly tonnes)

  • 2Bearish Factors for 2014-15

    1. The Fed must inevitably tighten policy The Fed is currently tapering QE will end late 2014 And the Fed will raise rates in 2015

    2. US dollar will remain firm in 2014-15!?3. The world economy is sluggish

    Gold typically weakens during recessions Inflation pressures remain subdued There is often a need for liquidity

    4. Equity markets will continue to draw investment interest away from gold

    5. Investors still have gold to sell and technicals bearish

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    Bearish: (1) Fed Ends QEThe Fed balance sheet must inevitably decline

    Last date: September 10, 2014

    US TreasuriesOther AssetsCurrency

    Swaps

    Commercial Paper Market

    Other Credit Extensions

    Securitization Market (support for mortgages)

    Agency Debt

    Total assets have quintupled!

    Liquidity to Banks

    Total Assets $ billions

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    Source: Federal Reserve

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    Bearish: (1) Fed Ends QEAnd real rates will have to rise - but before 2016?

    Last month: August 2014

    Gold prices often stall when real rates rise above 2%!

    US real short term interest rate

    Real rates below zero are very positive for gold

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    zero before 2016 ??

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    Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve

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    Last month: August 2014

    GOLD

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    Source: LBMA, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve

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    Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, WSJ

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    GOLD% year-on-year

    Correlation = .67

    Last month: July 2014

    Bearish: (1) Fed Ends QE Model: gold has fully discounted Fed actions!?

    Bearish: (1) Fed Ends QE What do the Models say specifically?

    Assuming a severe scenario, including a rise of 250 basis points in real interest rates and a 1000 point rise in the US dollar index, the models suggest that gold may decline anywhere from 18% to 29%!

    But gold has already declined by nearly 30% ???

    REAL INTEREST RATE* US DOLLAR**

    MODEL 1969-2014 -5.656% -1.219%(R-squared = .362)

    MODEL 1989-2014 -3.839% -1.235%(R-squared = .475)

    MODEL 2000-2014 -1.691% -1.513%(R-squared = .454)

    *Difference between 10-year Treasury yield and consumer price inflation (y-o-y)** Dollar index includes Cdn$, Yen, Pound, Euro (pre-1999: DM, Lira, FF)

    ***A 100-point rise in the real rate is 100 basis points***A 100 point rise in the US dollar is a rise in the index from, say, 75.00 to 76.00

    IMPACT ON GOLD OF 100-POINT RISE***

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    Bearish: (2) Dollar Strengthens The dollar rises others devalue against dollar

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    Dollar Index includes: Canadian dollar, Aussie dollar, euro, yen, Swiss Franc, pound, rupee, RMB/yuan

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    Source: Wall Street Journal, London Bullion Market Association, Dundee Capital Markets calculations

    Corr: -.38to date

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    Gold - %

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    US dollar index(eight currencies)

    Correlation: -0.59Correlation: -0.64

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    Source: Wall Street Journal, Dundee Capital Markets calculations

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy SluggishRecessions always a major headwind for gold

    EurozoneRecession/Depression

    US recession

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy SluggishIMF forecast: 3.4%-2014 and 4.0%-2015

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    Source: IMF, Bank of Canada, Thomson Reuters Datastream, DCM Economics

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy SluggishCommodities decline when world growth < 4%

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy SluggishAnd commodity prices generally are down

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    US recessions

    CRB INDEX: 19 commodity prices - Energy 39%, Agriculture 41%, Precious Metals 7%, Industrial Metals 13%

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy Sluggish Headline inflation is going nowhere fast !

    Last month: July 2014

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    Bearish: (3) Global Economy Sluggish India: import barriers to preserve liquidity

    INDIAGold Imports(monthly tonnes)

    12-month MA

    Last month: August 2014Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, DCM estimates

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    Bearish: (4) Equity Markets Rally Further Monetary factors also help equities!

    Daily dataLast date: September 12, 2014

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    2011

    Monetary Reflation!

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, London Bullion Market Association

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    Specs net long

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    Gold Price (quarterly % change)

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    607.7tonnes

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    2013

    09/02 Net-Long: 301 Tonnes

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    Bearish: (5) Gold for Sale ETF holdings still substantial !

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    Last date: September 16, 2014

    Gold - $/oz

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    Death Cross!

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    Bullish Factors for 2014-15

    1. ETF supply down dramatically in 2014-152. Asian physical demand will continue to expand3. Central banks will continue to buy gold4. Global debt crisis will require ongoing monetary

    reflation5. Global imbalances will remain unresolved until

    the dollar declines significantly6. The commodity cycle will run many more years7. Geopolitical crises will multiply 8. Gold price not expensive by normal measures

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    Bullish: (1) Gold SupplyMassive sales not to be repeated in 2014-15

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    Bullish: (1) Gold SupplyIndeed, supply to jewelers/investors unlikely to rise

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    Bullish: (2) Consumer Demand* India/China becoming richer LT demand positive

    *Consumer demand = jewelry plus bar/coin/medal investment demand

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    Bullish: (2) China Consumer DemandCumulative Shanghai deliveries on trend!

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    Bullish: (3) CBs Buying Gold CB demand will continue for years

    Bullish: (3) CBs Buying Gold Global FX reserves are excessive (62% in $s)

    A number of central banks like the fact that gold is not a liability of the Federal Reserve/US Treasury

    RUSSIACHINA

    OIL EXPORTERS

    Source: IMF International Financial Statistics, July 2014

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    bn$ bn$China 3993.2 India 289.3Japan 1210.0 Algeria 191.6Saudi Arabia 741.7 Mexico 181.1Switzerland 505.5 Thailand 160.8Taiwan 423.7 Malaysia 127.3Russia 409.6 Turkey 109.9Brazil 367.0 Indonesia 105.4Korea 355.8 Libya 104.3Hong Kong 320.8

    TOTAL 9596.9

    Addendum: Fuel Exporters $1839 bn

    Foreign Exchange Reserves(countries over $100 bn) China wants the CNY to be used more actively in Chinese

    and SE Asian trade; indeed many countries want the US dollar to be replaced in global trade and global reserves.

    To encourage other countries to hold CNY balances (and as reserve currency) the CNY must have:

    Deep capital markets, which allows the CNY to be readily banked around the world and therefore acceptable for transactions

    Some form of guarantee to enhance acceptability in the initial phase of internationalization (historically this included some form of gold convertibility)

    Bullish: (3) CBs Buying Gold Other currencies vying to become reserve currencies

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    Bullish: (4) Global Debt Crisis And developed economies are aging

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    Bullish: (4) Global Debt CrisisWhich leads to ever higher debt/GDP ratios

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    For debt ratio to declineA+B > C !

    As it stands only Germany will really reduce its Debt/GDP ratio in 2014 !

    Primary Nominal 5-yearBalance GDP Growth Bond Yield

    A B C A+B-CGreece 1.5 -5.8 5.0 -9.3

    Japan -7.6 1.0 0.2 -6.8Spain -4.3 -0.6 0.7 -5.6

    Ireland -3.4 0.1 0.5 -3.8Portugal -0.7 0.3 1.6 -2.0

    US -4.1 3.4 1.7 -2.4Canada -2.6 3.3 1.6 -1.0

    Italy 2.0 -0.4 1.0 0.6Germany 1.7 2.7 0.2 4.1Sources:Primary Balance - IM F Fiscal M onitor, April 2014Nominal GDP - IM F World Economic Outlook, April 2014Yields as of September 5, Thomson Reuters DataStream (Greece: April 10 bond sale)

    RED: Debt/GDP ratio to rise further!

    Estimates for 2013

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt CrisisUnless growth and inflation can be boosted !

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    Bullish: (4) Global Debt CrisisBut growth appears to be in secular decline !

    Robert Gordon: There is no guarantee that growth will continue indefinitely

    Government Choices:Austerity:

    Cut services and raise taxes Deflate and accept

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    Go for growth: Inflate-devalue Default/financial repression

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt CrisisWhat will governments do about debt/entitlements?

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    Last month: July 2014

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    *Bank of England June 2706 = 130

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt CrisisAll balance sheets expanding ECB soon too!

    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream

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    Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Eurostat, DCM Economics calculations

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    Global Liquidity: FX Reserves + US MBaseSource: London Bullion Market Association, IMF International Financial Statistics, Federal Reserve

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt Crisis Liquidity is important to gold

    Last month: Gold August 2014

    Liquidity June 2014

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    Oversold in 2013?

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt Crisis Gold often rises and falls with liquidity

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    Global Liquidity: FX Reserves + US MBaseSource: London Bullion Market Association, IMF International Financial Statistics, Federal Reserve

    Correlation: .62Last month: August 2014

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    Oversold in 2013?

    Bullish: (4) Global Debt Crisis Liquidity in one form or another

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    Correlation: .49Last month: August 2014

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    Bullish: (5) Dollar Fundamentally OvervaluedUS dollar in long-term downtrend

    Last month: August 2014

    US Dollar IndicesFed Major (March 1973=100)

    Murenbeeld-EFXR0 (Jan 1999=100)Murenbeeld-NEFXR (Jan 1999=100)

    US recession

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    Source: Wall Street Journal, Federal Reserve, DCM Economics

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    Bullish: (5) Dollar Fundamentally OvervaluedThe US trade deficit has declined recently

    Last month: July 2014

    US trade balance

    (Goods and Services)

    12-month total

    $billion

    12-month total

    (goods only)

    $billion

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    Source: US Census Bureau

    Bullish: (5) Dollar Fundamentally Overvalued on back of rising US energy production

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    Balance12 mo total

    Last month: June 2014

    Million barrels/month

    6.2 million barrels/day

    12.7 million barrels/day

    Million barrels/year

    Source: US Energy Information Administration

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    Billion US$

    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream

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    Last month: July 2014

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    Bullish: (5) Dollar Fundamentally OvervaluedBut deficits with most countries much too large

    Billion US$

    Bullish: (5) RMB Fundamentally UndervaluedWhile China has huge trade surpluses

    (e)

    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream

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    Last quarter: 2014-Q1

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    Bullish: (5) Dollar Fundamentally OvervaluedSome Asian currencies undervalued by 30%+

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    Some Asian currencies would appear to be seriously undervalued

    even the Euro is undervalued by some 25% against the US dollar!

    This table is based on the PIIEs FEER analysis, modified to target zero current account balances.

    Dollar DollarCountry Overvaluation Country OvervaluationSingapore 48.2 UK 15.9Taiwan 42.2 Russia 15.7Sweden 34.6 Poland 11.7HongKong 34.1 Indonesia 8.2Switzerland 33.2 Venezuela 7.3China 29.8 Chile 4.8Malaysia 28.3 Australia 2.7Japan 27.8 Argentina 2.0Euroarea 25.4 India 1.1Philippines 24.1 UnitedStates 0.0Korea 23.1 Mexico 0.0Israel 20.3 Canada 1.6Czech 20.1 SouthAfrica 3.7Thailand 19.7 Turkey 9.2Norway 19.3 NewZealand 11.0SaudiArabia 17.3 Colombia 11.2Hungary 16.8 Brazil 17.9

    Source: PIIE Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange rates, May 2014;Reworked by DCM Economics to force zero current account balances

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    10-year MA

    Real Copper Price 2013 cents/lb

    Shortest cycle 16 years

    *despite reversals which are common in all long cycles

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    Source: Wall Street Journal, DCM Economics

    Bullish: (6) Commodity Cycle The shortest copper cycle lasted 16 years*

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    1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000

    Shortest bull-cycle 10 years

    10-year MA

    Real Gold Price2013$/ounce

    Correction

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, LBMA, DCM Economics

    Bullish: (6) Commodity Cycle The shortest gold cycle lasted 10 years

    5.25

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    5.75

    6.00

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    6.75

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    7.25

    7.50

    1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000

    Shortest bull-cycle 10 years

    10-year MA

    LN (Real Gold Price)2013$/ounce

    Correction

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, LBMA, DCM Economics

    Bullish: (6) Commodity Cycle And log data suggests a correction was overdue

    US Civil War

    Gold set at $35

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    The 1970 Bull Market - Price Corrections

    London Daily PM Fix

    70-14%60

    -29%90127

    129

    180

    -28%-47%104

    195

    154137-11%

    190168-12%

    -20%243

    193

    -17%

    426

    354

    850

    482-43%US recession

    Bull market ends

    Mid-Cycle Correction

    (more than 86 weeks)

    Geopolitical Crisis!

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

    Bullish: (7) GeopoliticalThe biggest geopolitical crisis to date

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    Iranian hostage crisis and Russia in Afghanistan

    Cyclical peak in goldabout $400(or 100%)

    IRAN

    Gold Price: Jul 30/79 to May 29/80

    1979 1980 1981

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

    Bullish: (7) GeopoliticalBut there have been others

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    370

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    420

    Counterstrike commences; US bombs Iraq

    about $30

    Gold Price: Jul 2/90 to Jun 28/91

    1990 1991

    Oil peaks at $40

    Iraq invades Kuwait

    IRAQabout $40

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

    Bullish: (7) GeopoliticalSome boosted gold by more than 10% - most not!

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    340

    350

    360

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    380

    390

    about $25

    2001 2002

    Attack on WTC

    9/11

    about $70

    US attacks Iraq on 3/20

    2003

    IRAQ

    AL QUEDA

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

    Gold Price: Jun 23/01 to May 8/03

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    Bullish: (7) GeopoliticalThe Ukraine/Crimea crisis added $100 in 2014-Q1

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    Gold Price: Oct 01/13 to date

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    Source: London Bullion Market Association

    2013 2014

    Ukraine/Crimea

    about $100

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    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"The NASDAQ was a real bubble not gold

    Everything set to 100

    NASDAQ 1990-2009

    GOLD: 2001/03/30 to date

    Years

    SILVER: 2001/11/23 to date

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, DCM Economics

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    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"To back US money supply higher prices needed

    Price of gold to cover US M2(Cover ratio = .24)

    Price of gold to cover US M1(Cover ratio = .38) $3700

    $9800

    Cover ratio as determined in 1934 when gold was revalued to $35

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, DCM Economics

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    Gold Price

    Updated through 2013-Q4

    Price of gold to cover $US FX reserves

    Price of gold to cover 35% of $US FX reserves

    Price of gold to coverUS debt held by world

    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"To back US$ reserves higher prices needed

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, DCM Economics

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    Last month: August 2014

    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"Gold close to long-term average versus oil

    Barrels of oil per ounce of gold

    1970 to date average:

    15.12

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, London Bullion Market Association

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    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"Gold close to long-term average with copper

    Pounds of copper per ounce of gold

    1970 to date average: 349.8

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, London Bullion Market Association

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    Bullish: (8) Gold Not "Expensive"And gold/silver ratio close to long-term average

    Ounces of silver per ounce of gold

    1970 to date average: 55.0

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    Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, London Bullion Market Association

    Gold Price Scenarios

    Forecast Update: June/Sept 2014

    2014-avg 2014-end 2015-avg

    Scenario A: p = 25% $1257 $1120 $1075Scenario B: p = 50% $1283 $1295 $1355Scenario C: p = 25% $1302 $1385 $1525_______________________________________________

    Weighted $1283 $1274 $1335

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