"Where such a shift in power is in favor of the governing elite, Power will achieve its murderous potential. It simply waits for an excuse, an event of some sort, an assassination, a massacre in a neighboring country, an attempted coup, a famine, or a natural disaster, to justify the beginning of murder en masse. Most state sponsored murder occurs under the cover of war, revolution, or guerrilla war, or in their aftermath."
R. J. Rummel
16 September 2013
NAV Premiums of Certain Precious Metal Trusts and Funds
The price capping in the precious metals is particularly obvious, and may be associated with a key FOMC meeting announcement on Wednesday.
Given that there is a steady offtake of physical supply the antics do not matter so much to the longer term.