by Brian Sylvester
The Gold Report
Thibaut
Lepouttre, editor of Caesars Report, knows ’tis the season for
generosity, so when we asked him for his top three picks among junior
mining equities, he gave us five—four gold plays and a phosphate name.
Belgium-based Lepouttre also discusses different “black swan” events and
their potential impact on the gold price, as well as some naughty and
nice mining jurisdictions. But this is the interview that keeps on
giving, so before he left Lepouttre added two micro-cap oil names he
believes would make great “stocking stuffers.” He may not be Santa Claus
but you’ll appreciate his magnanimity in this interview with The Gold
Report.
The Gold Report: The Chinese yuan will soon join the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency
basket. The Chinese government hopes the yuan’s inclusion will help
undermine the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. What will the
likely impact be on gold?
Thibaut Lepouttre: Yes, the IMF has agreed to add
the yuan to the SDR basket. At 11% the Chinese yuan will have a higher
weighting in the SDR basket than either the Japanese yen or the British
pound. But what’s surprising is the rather small cut in the U.S. dollar
ratio in the basket. The weighting will go down to 41.73% from 41.9%,
just 0.17%. The Chinese will have to wait a few more years to see a
significant cut in the weighting of the U.S. dollar.
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