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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 1635952, member: 4626&quot;]Never argued that they didn&#039;t do that.&nbsp; You were the one who implied that they manipulated silver prices, and well, there&#039;s just no evidence that they do, want to do, or even can (to any significant degree anyway), do that.&nbsp; I think the limits to their supposed manipulation is even more than you think it is.&nbsp; You just can&#039;t corner the entire precious metals market, even if you wanted to.&nbsp; There&#039;s too many buyers and sellers not under the control of any government.</p><p><br /></p><p>But governments can influence precious metal prices in a sense.&nbsp; If they take fiscal actions that investors think is bad for the stability of the economy, it makes precious metals a desirable alternative for investors rather than stock in companies they think will be harmed by economic weakness or poor fiscal management.&nbsp; High inflation caused by loose monetary policies and excessive spending and/or borrowing also makes precious metal demand go up.&nbsp; You want to call that manipulation, go ahead, but I doubt it&#039;s what governments are really aiming for lol... it&#039;s certainly affected by government policies, but not directly and not intentionally.&nbsp; I seriously doubt anyone in any country&#039;s government is thinking &quot;let&#039;s make the economy worse so gold prices go up.&quot;&nbsp; Not unless there&#039;s several countries being led by James Bond villains.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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