Every time the US is bad futures coming, the powers get in early and take gold down first. It only gives a bargain to buyers and shows how not independent the gold traders they use or own. That is why other gold traders are growing in clients, geographically & volume every day. So corrupted the financials, greed eating greed and a complete breakdown of credit ability. Oh well gold price manipulated AGAIN and stuffing up everything, =Financial brains (not) shame. The better Conservative capitalism is retired, & laughed at in history as thinking successful economics. (not)