JP Morgan is procuring gold on behalf of China. That’s according to TPMetalsReport’s “Turd Ferguson,†who wrote an article on this topic on Wednesday. I think it’s basically true, keeping in mind that other offshore agents are working for China through JP Morgan. It’s logical when one considers that JPM is the largest bullion bankster and, as the report indicates, it has a huge long position [see “One for the Ages”].  China and its agents hunt where there is treasure.
Here’s how I think it works: The Peoples Bank of China and sovereign wealth funds don’t operate directly with JP Morgan but through offshore funds and representatives. Many are just hired guns, or even American or British firms. They procure gold for China’s huge appetite.
Ferguson writes that the forensics point to kilobars showing up in JPM’s customer warehouses, which don’t conform to normal Comex standards. But who is looking anyway. I believe it is quite logical that recently refined kilobars could show up in JPM’s customer warehouses. After all, a Chinese firm now owns Chase Manhattan Plaza, which contains a big gold vault. The point is that this is a logical transit point on the way to China, meaning it probably won’t stay there long. At the moment, there are nearly 1.14 million ounces being held in JPM’s customer accounts.
Let’s dispense with the absurd notion that these are bars recycled back out of China. Absolutely not. Once it goes into China’s vault, it’s like going into a black hole. Remember the interview Koos Jansen conducted with the chief market strategist of Anglo Far-East for insights into the gold refinery business. He said:
“In China, there are six LBMA refineries, but he has never seen a Chinese gold bar. They’re keeping it all. Gold that goes into China is like going into a black-hole.â€
