The Great Gold Shortage Crisis: Why Physical Gold is Vanishing Fast

Gold in the Wind: The Bank of England’s Vanishing Bullion

If you listen to the Financial Times, they’ll tell you that recent delays in gold withdrawals from the Bank of England (BoE) are due to logistical “hiccups.” The BoE, which claims to hold over 5,000 metric tonnes of gold in its underground vaults, is allegedly struggling to deliver bullion to its rightful owners—because, wait for it—gold is heavy and there aren’t enough vans.

Are we really expected to believe that one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world, responsible for storing the hard wealth of sovereign nations and mega-banks, suddenly forgot how to move gold?

No, something much more sinister is at play.

Here’s the hard truth: The BoE is likely short on gold because it has over-leased its reserves, a practice where bullion banks temporarily loan out physical gold for short-term financial gains. The problem? Those loans are rarely backed by real, deliverable metal. Instead, we have a financial shell game where the same ounce of gold is promised to multiple parties, propping up a market that has long been manipulated from the shadows.

And now, the jig may be up.

The red flags are everywhere:

• Gold in BoE vaults is now trading at a $20/oz discount compared to New York vaults. If London’s gold was freely available, it wouldn’t be undercutting prices elsewhere. This suggests desperation—a need to attract buyers and push out remaining reserves before the house of cards collapses.
• The cost to lease gold has skyrocketed 300%. That’s not a small market fluctuation; that’s a panic-induced premium, signaling that fewer players trust they’ll actually get their hands on the real metal.
• Massive shipments of gold are flying out of London and into the U.S. Why? Because New York vaults are still honoring deliveries. But for how long?

Central Banks: The Ultimate Price Fixers

For decades, central banks have been suppressing gold prices through leasing and paper contracts, ensuring that physical gold remains secondary to the almighty fiat currency system. Why? Because gold is the anti-dollar, the one asset that can’t be printed into oblivion.

Alan Greenspan, the former Fed Chairman, once let the truth slip:

“Central banks stand ready to lease gold in increasing quantities should the price rise.”

Translation: Whenever gold starts to rise and challenge the supremacy of fiat money, central banks flood the market with leased gold (often without ever delivering a single ounce), artificially suppressing prices.

It’s financial warfare. And now, as economic uncertainty grows, the world is waking up to the scam.

The Federal Reserve may finally face its reckoning. Thanks to renewed calls for an audit of the Fed, led by none other than Ron Paul—one of the only politicians who has consistently exposed the fraudulent mechanics of central banking—there’s a real chance we may soon uncover just how deep this deception runs.

And who just might assist in this effort? Elon Musk. When a user suggested on X (formerly Twitter) that Musk should involve Ron Paul in an audit of the Fed, Musk simply responded: “Good idea.”

If that audit ever happens, expect to find a paper gold market leveraged to oblivion, a system where metal “ownership” exists only on balance sheets while real bullion remains in the hands of a few elites.

The Squeeze is On: Physical Gold is Drying Up

Beyond the Bank of England, the signs of a precious metals crisis are multiplying.

• South Korea’s mint abruptly stopped gold bar sales, citing “supply issues.”
• Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, is a gold bug. His top portfolio position is gold, signaling that even within government, insiders see the writing on the wall.
• Silver is following gold’s lead. Lease rates for silver have also spiked, suggesting that industrial and investment demand is overwhelming supply.

This is what a squeeze looks like. Central banks and bullion banks have spent decades artificially depressing prices, creating a system where paper gold vastly outnumbers physical supply.

Now, as people demand real metal, that system is unraveling.

And when the music stops? The financial elites will have fled to their fortified bunkers, clutching the very gold they’ve spent years telling you is worthless.

How to Protect Yourself Before the Collapse

The key takeaway? Own real gold and silver.

• Avoid traditional ETFs like GLD and SLV. These funds may claim to hold physical bullion, but their structures allow for extensive paper manipulation.
• Prefer physical holdings or Sprott’s PHYS and PSLV. These funds are fully backed by deliverable metal, unlike their more dubious competitors.
• Don’t wait. Once a gold squeeze is underway, the last ones holding paper contracts are left with nothing but broken promises.

We are witnessing the beginning of a major financial reckoning. The banking cartels have long relied on the illusion of gold reserves to prop up a dying fiat system. But as reality takes hold, the truth is becoming undeniable:

The gold isn’t there.

And when faith in the system collapses, so too will the central banks that built their power on deception.