QUOTE (databass @ Mar 4 2003, 07:33 PM)
I think you'll probably find that the massive fluctuations in the value of e-gold are a direct result of the current political situation with the pending war on Iraq
just something that can be overlooked, I know that in a number of areas around the world the prices of oil have gone through the roof and with that kind of thing it's the natural reaction that the stock market becomes weary and as such the value of gold bullion drops
so it's simple really to get the value of gold back up we need to bombard George Bush and Tony Blair with hate mail to stop them from going to war

where did you get your economics degree from?
the price of oil has gone up because a war on iraq would all but cease supply from (i believe) the world's second largest petroleum-producing country
this is linked to a drop in stock prices as oil is often a key cost to many large companies - directly through petrol for vehicle fleets etc or indirectly through inflation and related wage demands
however, if anything, a drop in stock prices means an increase in gold prices as investors and 'speculators' move their money from one asset into another
as for the suggestion that the us government is funding the war with gold, that is highly doubtful because the fed would almost certainly have disclosed that, and they haven't... and it makes no sense to sell gold to convert to us dollars to spend immediately on a war... such a practice would only make sense if you planned to hold the us dollars
where did i get my economics degree? i don't even have one so perhaps this is all wrong