You can now buy an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 in the U.S.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the best Android phones^[1] out there. Until now, you had to contact your phone carrier to get a new phone with some bloatware. What a terrible deal.

Starting today, you can now buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+ without any of the bloatware. You can purchase the device on Samsung.com^[2] or in Best Buy stores.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 starts at $724.99 with 64GB of storage, while the S8+ starts at $824.99 with the same amount of storage. You can choose your carrier later or even use it outside of the U.S. if it’s cheaper to buy one when you’re traveling to the U.S.

Unlocked phones are only available in Midnight Black (also known as black). And that’s about all you need to know.

The Samsung Galaxy S8’s killer feature is its display. The company has chosen to move away from the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio to build a taller display. The result is quite impressive as it feels like you’re using a phone with a big display, but it doesn’t feel as cumbersome as a traditional phablet.

Design and build quality also stand out when you compare it to your average Android phone. But let’s see if it will be enough to convince Android buyers that they should spend quite a bit of money on a new Samsung phone. Mid-range Android phones have become quite good.

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The Fed and Central banks are manipulating the gold and silver price because they are horrified that the biggest global BANK RUN in history will take down the entire system. Unfortunately, a lot of investors are still being misled about the fundamentals of precious metals market manipulation. While the Fed and Central bank are indeed intervening in the gold and silver market, they are also propping up the majority of asset values across the board. This is especially true for most stocks, bonds and real estate.

Yes, it is also true that billions of Dollars worth of paper gold and silver are dumped into the market in nanoseconds during very light trading days. Thus, the impact is to cap the gold and silver price, making sure that 99% of investors stay fast asleep. These are the very same investors who the Central banks are working extremely hard to keep their funds placed firmly in stocks, bonds and real estate.

I continue to receive emails from individuals who believe the Central banks can push the price of gold or silver anywhere they please. This is total RUBBISH. However, there is some method to their madness. It is a crying shame that there are still analysts out there misleading their followers with that sort of superficial nonsense.

All the Fed and Central Banks can do is to keep the gold and silver price from exploding higher. They cannot push the value of gold or silver (too far) below its cost of production. Here is a chart from my previous article showing the gold price versus the top two gold miners (Barrick and Newmont) cost of production:

The gold market price was always HIGHER than Barrick and Newmont’s cost of