A number of governments are manipulating gold by selling it from their central bank vaults and by backing up “private” investment bankers who are selling it short in the futures market, which can easily knock out weak longs. However, very time they knock the price down, Far-eastern and Mid-eastern buyers who want physical gold see it as a bargain and step up to buy. Unlike the currency markets, no one can print gold. Thus, they have to come up with physical gold to satisfy the physical buyers, and there is a finite supply of physical gold. At some point, the central banks will stop selling either because they don’t want to let go their final tons or because they are completely out. At that time, the price will soar.
