This has answered many fine questions I've been gathering along the years. A must watch for anybody trading the gold market. And a should watch, for general culture and educational purposes.

Great, can we get the 2019 perspective

Get her back on each year!

"So what those two tell us, between us, last year, is that material has been coming back out of some of the traditional consuming regions, coming back into Switzerland for re-refining, maybe from jewelry into bullion, whatever, and a lot of it has come back into London vaults because there's nowhere else for it to go." And within one month we get this. https://tinyurl.com/yabl6zfe ...hmmm.

I'm not sure the passing clouds added to the interview!

Just got the end after 3 weeks. Very revealing. The reason we pay for RV!! Well done.

Loved this interview !! So enjoyed listening & learning to the highly knowledgable & articulate Rhona & add Grant into the mix , results in a powerhouse Masterclass in gold. Really Brilliant - one of the best on RVTV from a seasoned subscriber & global investor ..

a very knowledgeable bright woman on the subject indeed. Hope she talks again in the future.

a very knowledgeable bright woman on the subject indeed. Hope she talks again in the future.

Having read the full report and re-listened to this interview, I must say Rhona's knowledge and explanation of the real gold market (free from the plethora of conspiracies out there) is remarkable. Of all RVTV's gold interviews, I would say this one by Rhona and all of those with Simon Mikhailovich are the very best. I hope Rhona becomes a regular interviewee here on RVTV (perhaps a detailed discussion on the workings of 'Loco London' and the LBMA would be of great interest).

Awesome interview. One part in particular: "Why does gold fall during a crisis" struck me like a kick to the balls. Of course. c. "Gold trades T+2 whilst securities are mostly T+3. Gold is sold to obtain cash more readily to meet margin calls". I have struggled with this counterintuitive fact for some time. Cheers John.

In the post-modern world many investors want simple answers or conspiracy theories. This presentation shows that there are no simple answers in the gold market. Although rarely a conspiracy theories will pan out, the overwhelming number are fiction. If you understand the fiction vis-à-vis the reality, you make money when everyone believes, but you pull the plug or go short when reality starts to set in. DLS

Wish Grant had followed up on her comments on platinum. That is a market where the detailed supply and demand type work she is doing would be more useful

I was disappointed with the history and the emotion around a gold bar. Incas were using gold in 1300s, did they have a secret connection to Europe and the Middle East to get them to get the gold bug? The cameraman holding a gold bar was just emotional, affected by the razzmatazz of gold in the 21st century. He would have been so affected with a hand shake with the pope or Stephen Hawking (depending on his preference). People in Asia who hold gold bars don't get "the religious feeling". Sometimes I feel RVTV lowers the bar and gets involved with the hype. (BTW, I do have gold in my assets )

Superb all around.

Very useful to hear Rhona's thoughts who as several others have commented knows her subject matter. However I remain sceptical of many of the facts espoused here including in relation to ETF data and central bank action. She seemed very keen to douse conspiracy theories at every opportunity but sadly many of these turn out to be conspiracy facts for anyone prepared to do a little digging. You only need to read Dimitri Speck's "The Gold Cartel" or listen to the testimony of Andrew Maguire to the CFTC to realise all is not as it officially appears in the gold market, and that the massively traded futures paper market driven by the bullion banks (almost cetainly often as a proxy of the Fed and other CBs) controls the price regardless of physical fundamentals. However Chinese developments with the Shanghai gold exchange offer increasing hope that may not always be the case!

An interesting video of Rhona O'Connell giving evidence before a Treasury Committee on manipulation in the gold market. A little dated (from 3 years ago), but still informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egB9vRwqjls

Keep in mind that even though cost of production has come down, oil is the bigest component of production cost. If that changes significantly so does cost of production

Your video guys must be goldbugs because that is a dope entrance to the video.

My first thought was: Here we go again, yet another magical gold story. And although I knew quite a number of aspects, Rhona does know her thing. And she has a great way of presenting them. Big compliments for Grant as an excellent counterpart. If you were to watch one last gold story this year: this is it!

Ah... commentary from GFMS. Always interesting to hear and at such an opportune time too!!. Grant - please reach out to Koos Jansen so that another perspective on this topic - particularly that of gold demand from China and the past track record of GFMS in measuring this Chinese demand. This perspective should be laid out before this audience.

Fantastic. I learnt a lot. Always great to listen to someone with deep subject knowledge

Interesting interview and maybe best in Gold section at RVTV. Thanks to Grant to bring this subject. I can only suggest making this more practical and detail oriented such as supply and demand data, cost of production (in greater details), price forecasting, trading recommendations, if you will. Thanks again but looking for Improvement in the future! :)

Talk about food for thought -- that was a banquet for contemplation! The depth of investigation and the unwavering focus on the facts brought to mind Sherlock Holmes! Certainly presents a different take on the gold market, and the strength of the argument is hard to deny. Much to ponder. Another brilliant interview.

Great stuff Grant. Real eye opening comments on: 1. Gold leasing (she downplays it, says it's decreasing). 2. Cost of production (had no idea it had fallen that much). 3. Shanghai Gold Exchange and the possibility to internationalizing the Yuan (she concurred it was a possibility). Frankly, she was quite credible. Will have to revisit the conspiracy theories...and to re-listen to the interview.

I'd like to see a brief debate/discussion between her and other credible people regarding the allocation of gold in the ETFs. This is the first time I've heard a credible source suggest there isn't a problem with the ETF allocation.

Fabulous. Just the facts ... and quite a lot of facts to digest.

I love the differing views as that is what makes markets... another reason to be a RV Partner

Ok, finally it's pouring some cold water on gold bucks here! Maybe it'll save some money for anybody who pays attention.

Excellent presentation. Right or Wrong I did take away that perhaps the conspiracy theory surrounding the rehypothecation arguments and the physical not being in the Vaults, at least according to her, may not be as strong as it seems to be. GLD and IAU may NOT be such a bad cost effective cache for a portion of one's gold holdings? Before the "Physical" believers get all over me---I sold all my GLD a couple of years ago and now use other vehicles and own some the old fashioned way---stored in the ground by competent Miners.

Its interesting that physical demand doesn't really affect price. Is it because there is so much paper gold traded that it can absorb?

Gold wont break out of its long term downtrend until it's clear that the Fed wont raise rates again. Might happen as soon as next week!

Interesting. Many fears around the gold market dispelled here. Seems healthy, well supplied, liquid and not overly leveraged

Well done. Congratulations. Very informative. An once in a year interview? And I echo other viewers: to have some discussion over these numbers and market dynamics would be important too.

Having downloaded the report mentioned, I see there is another one from https://www.ingoldwetrust.report/media/5c/cc/59/8a/in-gold-we-trust-2017-compact-version-english.pdf with a short version (linked) and a longer version. It would be helpful if the knowledgeable in this area pointed to areas of agreement and disagreement.

It would be interesting to have Josh Crumb review this interview with comments. Challenging each other's diversity of opinions is the path to true knowledge. Thanks

Fantastic. Arguably the most thorough Gold interview so far. I will definitely be watching again this week!

Brilliant

That's great. Now where is the price going?

Wow! Truly, truly educational. Fascinating! Thanks.

To download the research report on gold discussed by Rhona, click here: http://financial-risk-solutions.thomsonreuters.info/GFMS

An absorbing interview with a fascinating lady, an expert in her field. I know it's a corny comment - but it was pure gold.