i think we must face it ..........., page-6

Thats a great question BlueMonday. No one can answer it definitively without resorting to more unsubstantiated theories.

My unsubstantiated theory (tin-foil hat now donned) is that it would have been apparent to the world a lot earlier that suppression was going on if the gold price wasnt reacting or was going down in the face of inflationary signals. A little bit of price appreciation is needed to maintain the semblence of a free market.

Additionally, while its true gold has risen over the long term, in the shorter term the gold price has been very volatile. Extreme variations both up and down in price have been evident since 2006. It is these patterns that others have pointed to and - with strong circumstantial evidence - asserted there is manipulation. These price swings would be great opportunities for the manipulators to pillage those with weak resolve or too much leverage.