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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 1051695, member: 6492&quot;]Howdy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Recall a year or so back when there were supply shortages all over and you couldnt&#039; find bullion anywhere without paying some enormous premiums?&nbsp; It was a classic case of Econ 101 with demand/supply curves.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember what happens when there is a price that&#039;s fixed, say by the gov&#039;t?&nbsp; Supply disappears.&nbsp; Happen with gas under Nixon.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I posit that because the paper price of bullion was being kept artificially lower than what the &#039;market&#039; felt it should be, dealers all of a sudden &#039;ran out of stock&#039;.&nbsp; If you think the price should be 10 and the market says 8 - are you going to be selling?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Same thing is happening right now with interest rates.&nbsp; The price of money (interest rate) is so low as set by the Fed OMC, banks are not willing to loan money at this point.&nbsp; Hell, 30 year fixed mortgages are under 5% but do many get written at this rate?&nbsp; I think not.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>oh well,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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