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John Kaiser: Gold Demand Hurt by Global Slowdown
Jim welcomes back John Kaiser, Founder at Kaiser Research Online. John discusses the gold industry and how gold demand has been hurt by the global slowdown in growth and prosperity. John believes the gold miners are in a trap, as they struggle to...
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Resource analyst John Kaiser says that if there isn’t a turnaround in the price of gold and other commodities in the next 2-3 years, the western mining industry faces a serious crisis.
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