Strange Days Indeed

While everyone seem to be involved in a Gold Rush Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver has not grown at the same rate as gold it will probably never reach the dizzy heights of gold.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.

Gold has for centuries been THE hedge against inflation and recession.
So What is happening today - banks crashing only to be rescued by Governments fearful of losing public confidence - and yet the price of gold is slowly sliding downwards and upwards again.

In history gold has always soared during a crisis-
Banks worldwide are doing a pretty fair impersonation of tortoises grabbing all the money and not lending out

(despite government fury at slowing the efforts to kickstart economies again)

Airlines are mothballing planes instead of flying them through volcanic dust clouds.

What will happen next ?
Perhaps a Hung Parliament in Britain
(some would say that is a great idea ! I have some spare rope in the shed ....)