The US Treasury said last week they will NOT sell gold, either because they realise its supreme value monetarily or because they've already flogged it off via the banksters (to china) and only have tungsten painted in gold left. They can't even deliver the Germans theirs.
It's also a brave man who belittles Schiff, the last lot who look like fools did it a few weeks ago when he said there would be no taper. He was right, again. He's got a superb track record.
The shutdown pales into comparison with a default. Us junk bonds don't sound like a must-have item!
