although I agree wholeheartedly with this,

http://www.jsmineset.com/2013/04/15/gold-will-perform-to-where-we-expect/

the implication of JS's comment reflects how influential the forces are that wish to suppress the common man's opinion about the only meaningful real medium of exchange.

In order to 1) pry away as cheaply as possible existing positions 2) punish those who have speculated on margin to a significant upside sooner rather than later 3) and most importantly keep the lemings away from what will be the most valued items after the ravages of runaway worldwide inflation hit by ensuring PMs are thought of as unstable and too risky because of their volatility:

more pain will have to be endured by those who understand precious metals role in international commercial settlements when both confidence is lost and the smart and powerful money can exit with the minimum impact on their exposure to that in which confidence has been lost.

orgy