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With AISC likely to be under $1000/oz ang gold currently trading at $1720, POG seems to be a bargain imo.

Just touched $1720.

" if the government or governments turn off the internet... how do people access their bitcoins et al?"

Bitcoin is No Substitute for Gold !

Kurdistan is committed to the OPEC+ oil production cut deal and will reduce output accordingly, the government of the semi-autonomous Iraqi region said in a statement following a meeting between Kurdish and Iraqi officials.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Kurdistan-Commits-To-OPEC-Oil-Output-Cut.html

“The Fed can’t print gold.”

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. raised its 18-month gold-price target to $3,000 an ounce -- more than 50% above the existing price record -- in a report titled “The Fed can’t print gold.” The bank increased its target from $2,000 previously.

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Harmony gold shares trade on the NYSE with the ticker HMY.

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and gold mining company Harmony have May 2 as the return-to-work date following South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown.

https://www.miningweekly.com/article/harmony-gold-num-agree-on-may-2-return-date-2020-04-15

That's a very old article I'm afraid.

"100% of furloughed wages

Yes, they should do that too.

Labour calls for government to underwrite 100% of Covid-19 loans.

https://labourlist.org/2020/04/watch-labour-calls-for-government-to-underwrite-100-of-covid-19-loans/

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Trillions flooding financial markets send gold price to 7-year high

According to Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global Investors, there is a “clear correlation” between the annual growth rate of M2 money supply in the US and gold performance. In times when money supply surged from the same period a year earlier, gold prices followed.

The last time gold touched an all-time high of $1,900 was in 2011, when the M2 money supply growth soared above 10% year-over-year. Currently, money supply growth is sitting at 12%, and it could go even higher depending on the covid-19 situation, analysts at US Global Investors said.

https://www.mining.com/trillions-flooding-financial-markets-send-gold-price-to-7-year-high/

Gold may soon soar to a record $2,000 says analyst: we ‘borrowed from the future, and there is not enough economy to pay it down.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-may-soon-soar-to-a-record-2000-because-we-borrowed-from-the-future-and-there-is-not-enough-economy-to-pay-it-down-2020-04-10

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/maruti-expects-car-boom-after-coronavirus-lockdown-ends-11586847658628.html

Some people might also prefer their children to go to college or uni by car rather than public transport. Situation for the car dealers might not be as gloomy as seems at the moment.

After the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, more people are likely to travel in their own car rather than the public transport, because of the fear of catching the infection. Car sale should rise after the lockdown IMO.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Taiwan has a third of the UK population, much more densely populated than the UK but only six people have died from the coronavirus. They never had a full lockdown either.

"No one knows what the down stream implications are economically for Covid - "

In that case all companies should be ordered to cancel dividends this year.

"No one knows what the down stream implications are economically for Covid - "

In that case all companies should be ordered not to pay a dividend this year.

This time it's done by the Bank of England. They ordered the banks not to pay the dividend. The banks are in perfect shape and have plenty of reserves to pay a dividend for 2019 as declared only a few weeks ago.