India Eases Gold Import Rule In Surprise Move.

  

  This is very interesting development in India. Something is going on behind the scenes now - it looks like India is not so willing to cooperate and prevent its citizens from accumulating Gold now. Eric Sprott has discussed it in detail in this podcast:

Eric Sprott: Global Gold Demand Is Overwhelming Supply.

Charles Nenner: “Gold Close To Major Bottom”.

  I am putting Charles Nenner on the record here. Can he be right again this time? So far, after hitting $1,130 Gold was cooperating with his Call. Gold space is full of buzz again. Alan Greenspan is talking about Gold with FT, Le Pen in France is demanding Gold audit and its repatriation after Netherlands brought some of its Gold from NY and Swiss are going vote in their referendum this Sunday. Will it all translate into the Gold breakout above $1,225 level next week? Read more."

Reuters:

UPDATE 2-India eases gold import rule in surprise move

By Suvashree Choudhury and Meenakshi Sharma
Nov 28 (Reuters) - India has scrapped a rule mandating traders to export 20 percent of all gold imported into the country, in a surprise move that could cut smuggling and raise legal shipments into the world's second-biggest consumer of the metal afterChina.
Along with a record duty of 10 percent, India introduced the so-called 80:20 import rule tying imports to exports of jewellery last year to bring down inbound shipments and narrow the current account deficit that had hit a record.
"It has been decided by the Government of India to withdraw the 20:80 scheme and restrictions placed on import of gold," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday, without giving a reason for the change in the rule.
Only days ago there were talks between officials of the Mumbai-based central bank and the finance ministry in New Delhi to bring back curbs on some trading houses following a surge in imports over the past few months.
Traders said before the decision on Friday that India's gold imports could climb to around 100 tonnes for a third straight month in November as dealers bought heavily on fears of curbs on overseas purchases, especially as the wedding season picks up.
But the government's latest move came as a surprise even to some officials.
A policymaker associated with India's gold import policy said the government instructed the RBI at 1830 local time on Friday to urgently change the rule. A notification was posted on the central bank's website two hours later.
"We were not informed about the reason for scrapping this rule. The restrictions on who all can import who can't are still valid," said the policymaker, declining to be named as he is not authorised to talk to media.
The rule change, however, was a relief to jewellers facing difficulties in sourcing gold during the key festival and wedding season that started in October.
Bachhraj Bamalwa, director of the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, said the 80:20 rule was not only encouraging smuggling but was also misused by many traders.
From getting human mules to swallow nuggets to hiding gold bars in dead cows, smugglers had raised their activity since the middle of last year after the import curbs.
Following the disbanding of the 80:20 rule, the government may place a monthly or yearly quota for traders, said Sudheesh Nambiath, a senior analyst at consultancy Thomson Reuters GFMS.
"Quota is a more logical and simple way of monitoring and limiting gold imports," Nambiath said. (Additional reporting by Neha Dasgupta and Devidutta Tripathy; Writing by Krishna N. Das; Editing by Sumeet Chatterjee and David Evans) Reuters."

Video: Gold Referendum In Switzerland - November 30, 2014.

Ron Paul:

All Eyes on the Swiss Gold Referendum

On November 30th, voters in Switzerland will head to the polls to vote in a referendum on gold. On the ballot is a measure to prohibit the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from further gold sales, to repatriate Swiss-owned gold to Switzerland, and to mandate that gold make up at least 20 percent of the SNB’s assets.

Arising from popular sentiment similar to movements in the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands, this referendum is an attempt to bring more oversight and accountability to the SNB, Switzerland’s central bank... DailyReckoning."

Swiss Gold Referendum: What Is It All About? UBS: 1,500 t Of Gold Buying By SNB At Stake.

UBS: If The Referendum Passes Swiss Bank Would Have To Buy About 1,500 t of Gold over 3 years.

It is the very good speech, but the most significant here is the place where it is happening: Swiss Parliament. It could be very much the beginning of the global reset.

And who is buying Gold now:

In Gold We Trust @KoosJansen.

Swiss Gold Referendum: People of Switzerland Demand Global Gold Recall Despite Central Bankers.

  "Mass media is very slow to pick up on this groundbreaking development in Switzerland. Scotland referendum, Catalonia quest for independence will be just orchestrated "democratic noise" compare to this real democracy in action and its implications for the worldwide financial system. China  or Switzerland - who will be first to create the gold backed currency now? Read more."

"In a word association game, If I said Switzerland, you might say cheese or chocolate or maybe the alps. But another common item everyone associates with the Swiss is their money. Their banks. Their currency.  

Soon, that currency could change in a big way. This November, a Swiss Gold Referendum is going to a vote, and the repercussions, one way or the other, could cast a shadow of uncertainty on the US dollar. Nearly one-third of the Swiss Franc used to be guaranteed by gold reserves, not it’s less than 8 percent.

If THIS VOTE goes through, the Swiss will be forced to raise the gold reserve back up to 20 percent.  

Joining us today is radio host Charles Goyette. He and Congressman Ron Paul have talked about central banks at great length on his radio show. Today, we’d like to get HIS input on the Swiss Gold Referendum. NextNewsNetwork"

Kitco:

“There is already support for this referendum and I am expecting the gold market to start paying more attention, especially if the polls show the vote will be close,” said Hansen.Currently, according to data compiled by the World Gold Council, Switzerland holds 1,040 metric tons of gold making up 7.7% of its reserves.In a research note published Sept. 24, Analysts at UBS said that if the referendum passes the Swiss National Bank would have to buy about 1,500 tons of gold over the next three years. “1500 tonnes equates to half of the world's annual production,” they said in the report.“That kind of gold buying would put what we’ve recently seen in China to shame,” said Hansen. Read more."