Streetwise Reports' Article Archives — October 2011 back to current month (93)

Costless, Limitless, Meaningless Money, Part I (10/31/2011)

"No credit event, no CDS payments and no scramble to find out who's carrying the can."

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How Will Precious Metals React to the EU Bailout Plan? (10/31/2011)

"Gold and silver are hedges against the debt-ridden world that we live in. As investors lose confidence in governments and countries, precious metal prices will continue to rise."

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The New Steel Silk Road (10/31/2011)

"Given the fact that Eurasia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa comprise most of the world's population will The New Steel Silk Road be the building block for a truly developed global economy?"

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Argentina Rule Change Casts a Dark Shadow over the Mining Industry (10/31/2011)

"The environment now has an air of uncertainty about it, the lack of a level playing field will deter many investors and encourage them to look and invest in what are perceived to be mining friendly jurisdictions."

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David Goguen: Four Latin American Junior Takeover Targets Identified (10/31/2011)

Junior gold explorers are in a predicament; despite record gold bullion prices, stock valuations are suffering. Many of them, even those on the heels of exciting discoveries, are faced with either rounding up the cash and teams needed to build out mines themselves or turning the projects over to companies with the money and infrastructure already in place. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, David Goguen, director of institutional sales at PI Financial in Vancouver, discusses the merger and acquisition landscape.

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Gold Plunges after Yen Move (10/31/2011)

"'Given that this week's improvement merely erases the deterioration of the previous week, the speculative market still appears to be cautious about gold's short-term prospects'"

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Chris Martenson: Peak Oil Could Limit Economic Growth (10/31/2011)

Exponential debt increases coupled with limited natural resources mean that we are in a predicament. This is the message The Crash Course Author Chris Martenson delivered at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. summit, "When Money Dies." As an economic researcher, Chris considers the "Three E's" that shape our future: Economy, Energy and the Environment. In the below presentation, "Unfixable," Chris explains to Energy Report readers why these indicators suggest a global economic slowdown. Read on.

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Kevin Puil: Exotic Congo Holds Hidden Values (10/28/2011)

Investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo often get dinged with an "exotic locale" discount, but the jurisdiction is much less risky than even a few years ago. Kevin Puil, a portfolio manager with Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates and senior analyst with the Encompass Fund, recently traveled to the Congo and he liked what he saw. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Puil shares the opportunities he uncovered in this emerging mining jurisdiction.

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Are Gold and Silver Investing Safe Havens Again? (10/28/2011)

"Although the U.S. dollar continues to receive spurts of strength, mostly due to euro weakness, investors around the world are focusing on gold and silver as real safe havens."

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Restructuring Portfolios: Gold Shares or Gold Funds? (10/28/2011)

"Should one invest in a gold fund, or in gold shares directly? Are you a passenger or a driver?"

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Why a Mega Gold Stocks Rally Is Imminent (10/28/2011)

"Like all goods, gold stocks will thrive under the ideal conditions."

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Eurozone Triggering a Shift in Trends (10/28/2011)

"While it is entirely possible that the S&P 500 rallies higher from here, it is without question that current market conditions are overbought in the short to intermediate terms."

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Gold Returns to Form (10/28/2011)

"Gold's return to form, after a period of indifferent performance, will have won it back some supporters, especially since this week's initial rally ran contrary to equities."

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Euro Bailouts: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (10/28/2011)

"The most effective tool to bolster confidence in the Eurozone is to ensure banks are able to stomach losses on their sovereign debt holdings."

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Do Bullish Investors Have an Ace in the Hole? (10/27/2011)

"You may not be able to count cards at the blackjack table, but counting historical trends of the stock market and discovering inflection points are not only legal strategies, they are essential to successful investing."

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John Hathaway: Bullish on Gold and Gold Equities (10/26/2011)

The end of 2011 is a golden opportunity to participate in an anticipated upside for mining equities, says Tocqueville Asset Management Senior Managing Director John Hathaway. We caught up to him at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. Summit "When Money Dies" for this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. Hathaway predicted that once investors realize higher gold prices will stick, they will take a chance on the big upside waiting in the junior and senior space.

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Relative Strength Analysis Is Important for Gold Stocks (10/26/2011)

"There are hundreds of gold and silver stocks and they won't always trend in the same direction—you need to be a stock picker in this sector if you want to earn the best returns."

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A Guide to Econ Reports This Week (10/26/2011)

"Despite earlier fears that we were falling back into a double dip, it now looks like growth will come in much better than the very anemic 1.3% rate of the second quarter."

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Gold Moving Opposite to Stocks Again (10/26/2011)

"The rally marks the first time in several weeks that gold has traded inversely to equities."

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Jonathan Lee: Graphite and Vanadium to Benefit from Battery Market Growth (10/25/2011)

Graphite and vanadium may be relatively obscure materials, but these commodities could get a jolt from developing battery technology. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Jonathan Lee of Byron Capital Markets explains how graphite and vanadium play critical roles in rapidly growing battery markets, as well as in the steel industry, which is experiencing healthy growth. Both vanadium and graphite have limited production sources in North America, and the companies he discusses look poised for major supplier status.

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Jeff Wright: $1,900 Gold Average Predicted (10/24/2011)

With investors and hedge fund managers taking flight toward cash and larger-cap equities, and the European sovereign debt crisis still hanging fire, the market is in for a bumpy ride, but in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Jeff Wright, an analyst with Global Hunter Securities, foresees upward trends for gold.

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Eurozone Wags the Gold and Silver Dog (10/24/2011)

"Both metals would be under pressure if the U.S. dollar started to surge."

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How to Trade Gold and Oil Prices This Coming Week (10/24/2011)

"The recent light volume rallies that have taken place in gold, oil and equities have been generating mixed signals for technical analysts."

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Gold Climbs as Europe Says "We're Not There Yet" (10/24/2011)

"Gold gained as markets digested the news from the first of this week's two European Union summits."

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Silver Summit Report: Three Investment Approaches to the Volatile Metal (10/21/2011)

For this special report from the Cambridge House Silver Summit in Spokane, Washington, The Gold Report caught up with three silver investing experts: James Turk, chairman of GoldMoney; Andrew Kaip, vice president of Precious Metals & Mining at BMO Capital Markets; and Ian McAvity, a writer at Deliberations on World Markets. While the three didn't all agree on why silver acts the way it does, they all said that it belongs in some form in a diversified portfolio—but only for those who can handle volatility.

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Did the BOE Just Confirm the Long-Term Picture for Precious Metals? (10/21/2011)

"Although precious metals look poised for more long-term gains, the short-term picture is cloudy."

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Gold Stocks to Retest Lows (10/21/2011)

"The emotional investor is worried about the current environment and a pending retest of the lows—will they hold? Is this 2008 all over again?"

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S&P 500 Poised for a Sharp Pullback Near Term Says Dr. Copper (10/21/2011)

"Caution is warranted near term."

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If Europe Should Fail (10/21/2011)

"There are various ways to handle it, and opportunistic, risk-tolerant investors can make a fortune in options if the markets crater."

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Marshall Auerback: Gold and Silver Opportunities in Turbulent Times (10/19/2011)

Marshall Auerback of Pinetree Capital believes investors get maximum valuation during periods of turbulence and fear. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he explains why the economy is in better shape than it seems and shares the names of eight gold companies and two silver companies poised to take off.

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The Most Important Decision Bernanke Will Ever Make (10/19/2011)

"Gold should still experience one more move down in the next couple of weeks as the dollar rallies out of its impending daily cycle low."

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Gold Declines, But Support Remains (10/19/2011)

"Gold continues to remain volatile, but has rewarded investors that stayed with the safe-haven metal over the past decade."

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Physical Gold Demand Strong (10/19/2011)

"We remain confident that a sustained fall below $1,650 is unlikely, although a temporary dip towards $1,600 could be on the cards."

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Who's Right About Commodities: Bears or Bulls? (10/19/2011)

"If metals are following oil's footsteps, things should remain relatively stable from here—but that would require an orderly Greek default."

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Three Reasons Why Some Analysts Are Predicting Lower Prices Ahead for Gold and Silver (10/19/2011)

"Every minute of the day the central banks of the world put out $2 million (M) in new currency. At the same time the world's mines produce 90 ounces of gold. As long as this process continues, gold will rise."

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Should I Restructure My Portfolio? Part II (10/19/2011)

"What's happening today, globally—that is deciding tomorrow's investment picture."

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Jeff Wright: Auto Demand Drives Antimony Market Growth (10/18/2011)

For Jeff Wright, metals and mining analyst at Global Hunter Securities, "Sb" spells success. That is the symbol for antimony, a metal with an interesting past and a bright future. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Wright outlines the structure of the antimony market and offers advice on the volatile rare earth element sector.

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Buyouts Crystallize Value in the Market (10/18/2011)

"There's value in the energy and mining spaces. That's the message the market is sending through recent strategic acquisitions."

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Steve Palmer: The Stock Market Will Rally Significantly (10/17/2011)

Steve Palmer, founder and chief executive of the Toronto-based investment manager AlphaNorth Asset Management, prefers metals that have uses beyond sitting in a basement safe or gift-giving. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Palmer explains why he is looking closely at hardworking base metals that could take off with increasing global demand and a market rally he is forecasting through the end of the year.

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The Discipline of Government (10/17/2011)

"What does the United States' lack of discipline mean to investors?"

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Is It Time to Load Up on Gold Stocks? (10/17/2011)

"When the broader investing community begins to take notice, investors will snap up these highly profitable stocks and push prices higher—the 'catch up' in gold stocks could be tremendous."

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Gold Vs. Miners: The Wrong Question, Part 2 (10/17/2011)

"You don't need to be a mining-stockholder today to hope that maybe, just maybe, gold bullion might start slowing its outperformance of the gold miners soon."

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Gold and Stock Rallies Fade (10/17/2011)

"'Too much uncertainty remains in the market.'"

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Which Gold Miners Have Largest Upside? (10/17/2011)

"What's behind the record disparity between mining stocks and gold prices?"

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Gold Market Update (10/17/2011)

"Gold looks set to break down short term and drop as the dollar stages a recovery rally, but the expected drop should be nowhere near as severe as the September plunge."

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Silver Market Update (10/17/2011)

"Silver's due for a gentle short-term drop, providing an opportunity to load up on silver at a discount."

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DOE Awards Grant to Develop Permanent Magnets for Efficient Electric Cars (10/17/2011)

"The goal of the three-year project at VCU is to use the magnetic carbide-based composite to develop a magnet for use in a prototype electric motor."

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Gold and Stocks to Repeat 2010 Bottom (10/16/2011)

"This strong wave of panic selling triggers gold and stock prices to form intermediate bottoms."

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Edward Karr Sees Opportunities in Gold: Under the Mattress and in the Ground (10/14/2011)

According to Edward Karr, CEO of RAMPartners, the band is tuning up and the guests are just starting to arrive. Instead of selling before the party really gets going, he advises keeping a "decent percentage" of cash to take advantage of opportunities to buy both physical gold and junior mining stocks. His real bottom-line advice in this exclusive Gold Report interview? Tap into what makes you happy in life.

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Gold Is Not in a Bubble: It's on Its Way to $10,000/oz. (10/14/2011)

"These irreversible trends virtually ensure gold will continue rising in value for years to come."

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Gold Signals the End. . . (10/14/2011)

"Gold is telling us that people are now earning less money than they did in 1964, whereas the dollar is telling us the opposite. Which measure is telling the truth?"

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Gold "Building a Base above $1,650" (10/14/2011)

"Gold remains underpinned by strong seasonal physical demand and retail investment interest."

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Gold Vs. Miners: The Wrong Question (10/14/2011)

"The question isn't why the miners and funds are lagging gold—it's why does gold keep beating the equity?

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China: Continued Boom or Bursting Bubble? (10/14/2011)

"China's progress has no doubt been remarkable. But is it sustainable?"

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Gold, Silver and Stock Prices at Their Tipping Points (10/14/2011)

"Which direction will these investments move?"

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New Gold, Silver Floor: Time to Restructure Portfolio? (10/14/2011)

"Each answer will be unique for every investor. Understanding your own behavior in extremely volatile times is crucial."

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Bud Conrad: U.S. Collapse Predicted (10/13/2011)

Casey Research Chief Economist Bud Conrad believes the United States is acting as a late-stage empire, acting aggressively on the world stage, lowering its moral standards and debasing its currency. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. "When Money Dies" Summit, he explains the options for how the inevitable collapse will occur.

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Saving Rare Earth Metals with Vehicle System Design (10/13/2011)

"Top-level systems and circuits design can have a major impact on rare earth consumption, particularly in the automotive arena."

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Interim Peak in Bonds Coincides with Rebound in Mining Stocks (10/12/2011)

"At present bonds have reached an overbought extreme and the risk reward is quite negative and in turn, positive for other markets."

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How to Buy Gold Coins At a Bargain Price (10/12/2011)

"Adding to your coin holdings is a great way to profit from gold's rise. Still, given recent sharp volatility in the metals markets, it only makes sense to do a little 'bargain shopping'."

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Days Of Reckoning Are Here: Accumulate Precious Metals and Hard Assets (10/12/2011)

"Do not get caught up in the current panic and use this pullback as an opportunity to add or initiate positions in precious metals and natural resources mining equities."

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Ross Beaty: Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel and Alternative Energy for Fun and Profit (10/12/2011)

Legendary mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty is an optimist. He likes the opportunities present in both bear and bull markets. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research Summit in Phoenix, he explains his love of metals and alternative energy and what he is doing to position himself regardless of where the markets go.

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Considerations for Gold Mining in Africa: Workers' Health (10/12/2011)

"Mining depends heavily on human labor. Successful miners in Africa will insure smooth operations by addressing health issues."

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Gold Gains, ECB "Could Print Euros" to Fund Own Bailout (10/12/2011)

"Gold bullion 'has stepped into new territory—acting like a hybrid of a risk asset and a safe haven.'"

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Chris Berry: The Great Rare Earth Metals Reset (10/11/2011)

The rare earth sector has seen astronomical gains in recent years as Chinese export restrictions, short-sighted U.S. policy and investor interest combined to make front page news. In this exclusive article for The Critical Metals Report, Chris Berry, founder and president of House Mountain Partners, LLC, argues that a "Great Reset" is changing the face of the sector, rewarding explorers far more selectively.

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United States Versus China Round Two (10/10/2011)

"This is an extremely interesting drama being played out on the world stage between two of the world's most powerful nations and economies, it should be on everyone's radar screen."

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What Does the Unemployment Picture Mean for Precious Metals? (10/10/2011)

"Another QE program to stimulate the economy in an attempt to improve the unemployment picture could easily send gold and silver prices back to former highs."

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Determining the Correct Position Size with Options (10/10/2011)

"If you can manage your downside, the profits will take care of themselves."

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Gold Starts Week Strongly, Eurozone Bank Plan "Positive but Ambitious" (10/10/2011)

"Gold is up on last week's close following a pledge by France and Germany to recapitalize Europe's banks."

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Inflation, Money Circulation Problems = Gangrenous Liquidity, Rising Gold Price (10/10/2011)

"Deflation destroys businesses and wounds the economy, long term. Inflation just drops the value of money."

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Is the S&P 500 About to Stage a Multi-Month Rally? (10/10/2011)

"Be nimble and define your risk, as volatility is not likely to subside anytime soon."

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Ian Gordon: Hedging with Gold Against Imminent Economic Collapse (10/10/2011)

After leaving the securities brokerage industry in 2009, Ian Gordon founded Longwave Analytics and Longwave Strategies to focus on protecting investors from what he believes is a global macroeconomic meltdown that is already underway. Gordon proposes that physical gold and certain gold stocks will be investors' best hedge and overall solution to the worst financial crisis the world has seen. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Gordon shares his thoughts on the current economic mess and how investors can take action now.

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Rare Earth Alternatives Get DOE Tech Funding (10/10/2011)

"The scientific community is moving ahead with steps to U.S. supply security in the event of a Chinese rare earth embargo."

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Gold at a Major Crossroads (10/10/2011)

"Next week will mark a major turning point in the gold market, the dollar's upward or downward movement being the primary driver."

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Germany Seeks to Form Raw Materials Corporation as Supply Fears Rise (10/10/2011)

"BDI, the country's industrial association, is studying options whereby companies would invest jointly in foreign projects to ensure that Europe's biggest economy has stable access to raw materials"

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Gold Market Update (10/09/2011)

"An imminent sharp drop is likely to take gold below its recent panic lows before the dust settles."

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The Way Out of Our Economic Mess (10/07/2011)

"'A rock and a hard place' is the dilemma the U.S. government has wandered into with its continued policy of rescue inflation."

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Casey Research Summit Special Report: Surviving the Death of Money (10/07/2011)

When the currency system as we know it dies, some people will become very wealthy. In this special report from the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. Summit "When Money Dies," The Gold Report cornered Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule, Casey Research Senior Editor Louis James and Casey Energy Opportunities Senior Editor Marin Katusa for a roundtable discussion on the best strategies for thriving during the coming economic transition.

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China: Under-Exploited Gold Potential (10/07/2011)

"Mining companies stand to benefit from the projected rise in prices, including businesses positioned among China's rich resources."

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Gold's New Volatility in Pictures (10/07/2011)

"The huge volatility in Shanghai premiums over London gold is a function of gold's underlying volatility."

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Are Gold and Silver at Bargain Prices Again? (10/07/2011)

"We have another possible great buying opportunity in gold and silver."

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Not Worth a Continental (10/07/2011)

Sun Tzu said to keep your wars short and have the money in hand before assembling an army. Perhaps the U.S. Congress should consider Sun Tzu's advice?

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Load Up on Gold and Silver as Bernanke Dives off the Deep End (10/07/2011)

"The first $2 trillion of 'stimulus' did little or nothing for the overall economy."

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Why Isn't the Gold Price Going Through $2,000 Now? (10/07/2011)

"In 2008 confidence in the financial system as well as in the monetary system appeared unassailable, not this time."

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Bank of England Increases QE by £75 billion (10/07/2011)

"This is the third time in as many weeks that the ECB has made use of the swap line facility to ease the need for dollars in the Eurozone."

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Gold Gains on Week, Central Banks Should "Create and Inject More Money" to Fight "Worst Ever Crisis" (10/07/2011)

"Gold prices are up more than 1.5% and heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks."

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Is Europe Warming Up Gold for Its Final Act? (10/07/2011)

"Although it may seem unlikely in the near future, gold investors still need to consider a worst-case scenario for gold."

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The Problem with Seeing Government as God (10/07/2011)

"Unless and until we stop meddling, the path the world takes will remain perilous and, fortunately for us speculators, somewhat predictable."

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Gold, DAX and Dollar Still Pointing to Sharply Lower Prices (10/06/2011)

"When fear, uncertainty and volatility are running high, some of the best opportunities become available to those who know what to look for."

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Amine Bouchentouf: Junior Miners Offer Bigger Bang for the Buck than ETFs (10/05/2011)

Despite the recent pullback in metals prices, Amine Bouchentouf still believes that precious metals and mining stocks offer investors the best way to profit from the unfolding global economic mess. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he talks about a range of mining stocks that can offer investors the type of diversification and upside potential needed in today's rocky market environment and highlights several favorites.

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J. Peter Zhang: U.S. Manganese Supply Is a Strategic Necessity (10/04/2011)

North America needs to develop a domestic Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) supply, says JF Zhang Associates' Principal Consultant and Chief China Strategist J. Peter Zhang. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he explains the far-reaching implications EMM and REE supply have for the global economy, highlighting America's best bet for developing an advanced, cost-effective supply source—and the reasons investors may want to be part of it.

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Steven Butler: Equities Drop Opens Opportunities (10/03/2011)

Steven Butler, senior precious metals analyst at Canaccord Genuity, didn't expect mining equities to fall as hard as they did after the gold price tumbled from a high of $1,900/oz. But the unexpected plunge has created some welcome bargains in the space. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Butler talks about some equities unfairly bullied by the market that have promising projects underway.

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Resource Nationalism on the Rise (10/03/2011)

"As miners and governments search for ways to resolve disputes over royalty and taxation, some have suggested more robust responsible and sustainable mining programs can go a long way to reduce [historical] injustices over profit sharing."

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