First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2020/01/06/bullion-banks-used-paper-gold-and-silver-to-restrain-price-advance-001942

Gold and silver investors buy metals because they are scarce. Precious metals are by nature difficult to find, and hard to produce. Consequently, above ground stocks are limited and valuable, particularly when priced in unlimited fiat currencies. The bankers and government officials behind these fiat currency systems don’t like stable monetary benchmarks such as gold putting their inflation schemes on full display.