In the long term no government has been successful at manipulating prices. When prices are kept to low relative to supply you get shortages. As the supply of fiat dollars increases and the price of gold is suppressed the relative value of gold will cause more and more people to want to own some.
The key is the comex. As long as they can keep delivering physical gold the game continues but there are signs that they are now having some problems.
1/ They lost 1/2 of their gold in December (usually delivery is only about 1% in a month).
2/ They implemented new rules that require 3 mini contracts to take delivery instead of 1. Presumably to slow down the amount delivered.
If history is a guide than this manipulation will eventually end the same as the last one.
LESSONS FROM THE LONDON GOLD POOL
http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials...
Another point is that for those who still don't believe that gold is manipulated. Than you must believe that it is now the only market left that is not.
The US government is now routinely interfering in all free markets now.
