Golden Rule: Interest Rates Do Not Influence Precious Metal Prices

https://www.parametricportfolio.com/insights-and-research/interest-rates-do-not-influence-precious-metal-prices

Outspoken speech of BIS official William R White (2005): The fifth objective of Central Bank cooperation is to influence the price of gold

This is not a conspiracy theory. The financial elites don't always operate in the dark. Sometimes they explicitly describe what they do. The deniers are willfully blind.

http://moneyinsights.org/2015/11/29/clearly-speech-of-bis-official-william-r-white-2005-the-fifth-objective-of-central-bank-cooperation-is-to-influence-the-price-of-gold/

BIS official: Central banks cooperate to influence gold price

This removes all doubt that central bankers and their bullion bank agents conspire to suppress the price of gold and manipulate foreign currencies.

http://www.gata.org/node/4279

Treasury Secretary Lew Admits US "International Credibility & Influence Is Being Threatened"

The USDollar is climbing new highs as the rest of the world is in turmoil.  Long-term, the dollar, like all other fiat currencies, will collapse.  The financial elite know this.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-17/dont-show-treasury-secretary-lew-these-3-charts