I have seen these stories since the 1960's . I saw gold ( $ 800 ) and silver go to the stratosphere in the late 70's. I've seen these same stories repeated over and over again in the following decades with the same speculation and conspiracy theories. It's entertainment to say the least .....the gold and silver which I bought at $ 242.00 and $ 2.36 respectively eons ago sit in a safe and wait for that predicted disastrous rainy day. The real money came from real estate and equities though over the years........ Someday that rainy day will come and there will be another Noah who built an Ark.