Mark down September 12 in your calendar as Apple could be unveiling the next iPhone at 9 AM on that day. Mac4Ever[1] wrote a report saying that it confirmed with telecom companies that Apple should hold a press event on September 12.
This wouldn’t be a big surprise as Apple has been announcing new iPhones every September since 2012. Apple also always holds press conferences on Tuesday for some reason. So many people were hesitating between September 5 and September 12. We’ll know for sure very soon as Apple should be sending press invites in a few days.
So if you’re thinking about buying a new iPhone right now, you should wait a few weeks. Apple usually starts pre-orders on the Friday after the press conference (September 15). And devices go on sale a week later (September 22).
If you don’t plan on buying a new iPhone, you’ll still a get a big software update with iOS 11. Apple is going to release the final version of iOS 11[2] at some point between September 12 and September 22.
Apple is also probably going to announce a new version of the Apple Watch. The main change with this new watch could be that it’s going to have LTE connectivity[3]. There could be a small update to the Apple TV as well with 4K video output.
Rumor has it that Apple has been working on not one, not two but three[4] different iPhone models. The company should be announcing a more powerful iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus, as well as a brand new super premium phone. This rumored “iPhone 8” (or whatever they call it) is going to feature a taller screen...
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Money Metals readers may remember my November 2014 report in which I discussed how gold flowed into China in "tributary fashion" like small streams flowing into a giant one. In this case, the gold has been streaming into China's increasingly massive thousands-of-tons gold hoard.
In January, 2015, I penned an essay titled "China's Global Gold Supply "Game of Stones," outlining China's long-range goal to dominate the world's physical gold market.
Well, events have moved massively forward since then. I want to update you as to just how much things have changed – and how close we may be to experiencing a "defining moment" in the gold market.
I’m talking about a game-changing event that could, with little warning, propel the price of gold upward by hundreds – even thousands – of dollars per ounce in the space of a few weeks... conceivably overnight! (And since silver's price movements are highly correlated with that of gold, we could expect an upside explosion in silver as well.)
China's 4-pronged gold accumulation strategy:
First: Buy physical gold in world markets, re-fabricate it when necessary (into .9999 fine bars in Switzerland), and ship to the mainland.
Second: Hoard all domestically-produced gold... which is now being done, even when produced from operations with foreign-partners. This is also true with silver production, e.g. Silvercorp Metals – a Canadian silver/lead producer with operations on the Chinese mainland.
Third: Partner with (e.g. Pretivm Resources; Barrick Gold-Pascua Lama) or buy outright, gold explorer-producers located on foreign soil.
Fourth: Purchase for cash, gold production "off the books" from 'informa' miners in S.E. Asia, Africa, and South America. China's intent is to supplant the U.S.