Thursday, July 18, 2013

Argentina Beats Vietnam for Gold Premium

At the time my friend decided to buy gold, the price was about US$1,700.  If we include the premium, it cost him US$1,800 at the 6-to-1 exchange rate.  In black market terms, this fiasco cost him 10,800 pesos per ounce.  If he was allowed to purchase gold legally, it would have only cost 8,100 pesos.  That’s a premium of 25% or US$600!

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