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Whither Gold
From ZeroHedge.com an article by Antal Fekete
Whither Gold
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/11/2012 23:03 -0500
Bond Monetization Quantitative Easing
The prophetic words of Antal Fekete in his now infamous ‘essay’ on Gold are as relevant now (perhaps more so) as they were when he first wrote them 15 years ago – especially as the Euro-zone migrates from lossening fiat-money to quasi-money (greek pharma bonds for instance). While summarizing this must-read discussion of mainstream economic orthodoxy’s mis-teachings is impractical, his initial introduction sets the stage for what is to come: “The year 1971 was a milestone in the history of money and credit. Previously, in the world’s most developed countries, money (and hence credit) was tied to a positive value: the value of a well-defined quantity of a good of well-defined quality. In 1971 this tie was cut. Ever since, money has been tied not to positive but to negative values — the value of debt instruments.” After a brief, clarifying history of money, Fekete goes on to discuss the misnomers of currency depreciation, gold as wealth, the failings of kicking the can, quantitative easing, and finally in the misunderstanding of interest rates themselves – seeing them as nothing more than merely bribe-money, trying to persuade reluctant holders of irredeemable promises to hang on a while longer. Paradoxically, gold’s importance is growing while its dispersal from official hoards and the mines continues apace. Dispersed gold represents latent power, far greater in scope than its nominal market value, as sound credit can be built only upon a gold base.
