I reckon you are spot on. The hints are all there. Gold rallying 'for no apparrent reason' according to some; hints that the US Govt would like to see a weaker dollar (like they have a choice?); accelerated expenditure on weaponry and 'Star Wars' (to protect them from whom? - the average citizen doesn't realise the expenditure is designed to protect the government from upsetting major corporate friends...); little but sudden shocks in employment stats, soon it will be in household spending, etc, etc.
Fine, if anyone doesn't wish to purchase gold instruments but this is no tech boom. That was built on a theory which didn't turn out. Gold has a long (and until very recently dormant) history in times of trouble when fait currency becomes questioned for its value by the population.
Lets see who's right. It is just for money after all..
