Eric Sprott on the banking crisis and what it means for Gold & Silver

Eric Sprott discusses the banking crisis, Gold and Silver with Eric King of King World News.....listen here

Ben Davies on Venezuelan gold withdrawl

Ben Davies CEO of Hinde Capital discusses the Gold and Silver price action and the Venezuelan move to withdraw gold from The Bank of England and bullion banks with Eric King of King World News........listen here

Gold Symposium in Sydney Nov. 14-15

The Sydney Gold Symposium is to be held on November 14 and 15 at the Crystal Palace convention center in Luna Park in Sydney, keynote speakers include:

Eric Sprott, CEO of Sprott Asset Management.

Market analyst Louis Boulanger.

Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management in Zurich.

Ian Gordon, publisher of the Longwave Analyst letter.

Ben Davies, CEO of Hinde Capital in London.

Dan Denning of The Daily Reckoning

Alf Field, Voted one of the world's best gold analysts

Richard Karn, Managing Editor, The Emerging Trends Report

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit:

http://symposium.net.au/gold2011/index

Jim Rickards interviewed by James Turk

James G. Rickards ( www.tangentcapital.com ) and James Turk, Director of the GoldMoney Foundation, talk about the European sovereign debt crisis and the European Central Bank buying Italian bonds. They talk about the ECB’s role in the crisis and how it is becoming increasingly politicised, in contrast with its predecessor of sorts – the Bundesbank. They talk about the possible differences between Jean-Claude Trichet and his successor Mario Draghi. James Rickards explains how Europe is developing a common fiscal policy with a common Treasury, in the form of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which will dictate fiscal policy to many member countries – such as Greece – in exchange for rescue funds. Rickards is bullish on the euro, among other reasons because the eurosystem owns 10,000 tonnes of gold.

Rickards and Turk debate whether or not central banks really own the gold they claim to own, and talk about how the current currency war – with countries competing to see who can devalue their currencies the most – is a disastrous zero-sum game. They discuss the problems facing countries whose currencies are appreciating rapidly, such as Brazil and Switzerland, and what these countries might do to curb this appreciation.

Note this interview was recorded on 4 Aug

Peter Schiff on S&P and Gold