First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2018/02/20/own-physical-gold-silver-prices-rigged-001422

Banks rig markets and government regulators aren’t taking it too seriously. In fact, central bankers at the Federal Reserve, the primary regulator for banks, are the biggest market manipulators of all. With forces like that allied against precious metals and free markets, it is no wonder the past several years have frustrated gold bugs. They have been continually punished for doing the right thing. It’s been excruciating. Yet the wisdom behind holding physical metals is still sound.