The monetary function and investment demand for silver has been in the news quite extensively in recent months. The investment side for this precious metal of course is extremely important. However we also cannot forget the sheer importance and value that comes from the metals industrial side. This provides for newer technologies as well, according to Phil Baker President and CEO for Hecla Mining.

Recently Baker was quoted as saying that “the silver markets of today actually can be closely compared to the same markets a century ago”. At this time photography was really starting to take off and industrial silver demand was on the rise. “From the mining company’s inception in the late 1890’s through the early 1980’s silver mining had been a booming business with huge physical demands in industrial applications for the white metal. However, by the mid 1980’s and during the next twenty years the silver industry had…

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Currency has been around in various paper forms throughout societies for generations. People use it every day. But how many people really know what the difference is between paper currency and money?

Currency has been defined as a circulating medium of exchange, used as an intermediary in trade to avoid the use of a barter system. The benefits and usefulness of currencies include; being a unit of account, or standard measurement of value. Other key factors include; durability, divisibility, ease of transportation and being …

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By studying history, it is possible to learn how past civilizations have risen and fallen. Repeated mistakes have been made throughout time. These mistakes show us how monetary systems within societies have broken down and collapsed since money was first used.

The Past –

History can show us many things; let’s take the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans rose to power in 64 AD. by starting out on a solid financial footing. There was a sound money system in place. They started off using 100 percent solid gold and silver coins as a medium of exchange for goods and services. As time passed however, more and more social programs needed funding. More major government projects were taken on, along with more and more wars being fought…

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The latest analysis involving of central bank reserve managers shows a major modification within their “official” reserve holdings. It appears this major modification extends well into the next decade. The change is a deliberate increase of gold accumulation within the holdings of central banks.

Currently were already seeing central banks acquiring larger amounts of gold bullion. Gold bullion reserves that were reported have surpassed 439.7 tons last year. This is seen as the largest annual increase in nearly 50 years, which does not include any major un-reported purchases during this time. It is well-known that many central banks have snapped up tonnage when market prices are at near bottoms on market corrections...

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Every day that passes were seeing nothing but lies coming from the central banks. Three years running, we have been seeing interest rates close to zero; in a bid to pump up and force the life back into a dying economy. With the exception of Japan’s failure, to drop interest rates at near zero for over two decades, no other country in recent times has attempted such an uncontrolled careless monetary policy.

Throughout economic history zero percent interest rates have never been used, for an especially good reason. To use a zero interest rate policy upon a nation should be a condition of last resort, a last-ditch effort to shock an economy back to life. Any interest rate that is below inflation is never good for an economy. This rate policy actually rips-off savers. In a society that has been accustom to saving, savers do not get any real returns on their accounts. By leaving rates on savings ultra low, it's tantamount to "savings account rape"…

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Tom Genot blogs on CoinBullion.net about the global fiscal crisis and how governments and central bankers have accelerated the crisis to the critical point were now facing today. Tom has been covering many ways to prepare yourself & your family for an impending economic collapse that he believes now, will lead into hyperinflation. Tom has just released his Special Report titled: Five Inflation Fighting Tactics To Protect You’re Wealth.

"One proven and time tested method of protecting you’re wealth is through ownership of assets designed to hedge or fight against inflationary forces over time. Hedging is an essential investment strategy a kin to taking out an insurance policy on your assets. This insurance policy will protect your assets against negative growth in both stock markets and the economy..."

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Price manipulations in the silver markets are just a fancy way to point out that there is someone else controlling and dominating these markets by holding exceptionally big positions of silver. An entity alone or as a group, that holds a very large physical stake in a specific market will define “manipulation”, which in itself, is clearly understood. The reality, when a single entity or large group enters the market for the specific purpose of dominating it, this should create alarm bells and make them ring all over the place. These are reasons why US. anti-trust and commodity laws are in place.

One of the most serious market crimes under the commodities law is price manipulation. There is a simple and effective cure for market manipulations which has been in place for nearly 100 years. It is called “Speculative Position Limits”. At the present time, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is working to in-state position limits in the silver markets. Of course at the same time this is happening the big banks are using all their mighty power to try blocking the CFTC’s attempts on instituting silver market position limits. Who will win out? Only time will tell.

Each entity in this game among manipulators will benefit by varying degrees…

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