Last week, Rob McEwen, veteran investor and executive chairman of McEwen Mining Inc.,reiterated the role of low interest rates in keeping the price of gold down, "Interest rates are dragging along the floor and have forced investors and savers to desert their prudent ways and seek riskier investments in a frantic search for yield. . .Too many people believe the government can control interest rates and inflation. People are going to realize that the government is not telling us the truth about the economy, about inflation, about having the economy under control. When that happens investors will rush to diversify and put funds into gold and silver."