polarbeer
05.12.08, 21:21
December 2, 2008, was a landmark in the saga of the collapsing international
monetary system, yet it did not deserve to be reported in the press: gold went to
backwardation for the first time ever in history. The facts are as follows: on
December 2nd, at the Comex in New York, December gold futures (last delivery:
December 31) were quoted at 1.98% discount to spot, while February gold
futures (last delivery: February 27, 2009) were quoted at 0.14% discount to spot.
(All percentages annualized.) The condition got worse on December 3rd, when
the corresponding figures were 2% and 0.29%. This means that the gold basis
has turned negative, and the condition of backwardation persisted for at least 48
hours.
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