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Quality Gold Juniors Poised to Soar: Lawrence Roulston (02/29/2012)

After a tough 2011, the junior resource market is turning and things are definitely looking up, Resource Opportunities Publisher Lawrence Roulston tells us in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. The mood of investors in the resource sector has turned positive, and based on the sentiment and interest shown at recent investment conferences, the smart money is looking for deals that have real upside potential. Roulston tells us about several he feels are poised for significant action as the market heats up.

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One Financial Advisor's Secrets for Making and Protecting Gains: Danielle Park (02/29/2012)

Never one to follow the conventional wisdom, author Danielle Park, president and portfolio manager with Venable Park Investment Counselors, sees more dark days ahead before the market moves into an inevitable secular bull phase. At the end of March, this investing pragmatist will share her secrets for protecting wealth at the World MoneyShow in Vancouver. In advance of that appearance, she sat down with The Gold Report for this exclusive interview.

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Gold Falls 3% Following Bernanke Comments (02/29/2012)

"Wholesale market gold bullion prices dropped 3.2% to $1,727/oz in less than an hour Wednesday afternoon in London, after U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress."

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Precious Metal ETFs Slump on Bernanke Testimony (02/29/2012)

"In this latest round of comments to the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seemed to suggest that recent trends in the unemployment rate were positive for the economy and that more stimulus might not be necessary at this time."

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Bernanke's Attempt to Stem the Rising Tide of Gold and Silver (02/29/2012)

"We can be told that stimulus is passe but the reality is it will continue to be done before our very eyes."

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Iran Embraces Gold as Real Money (02/29/2012)

"Mahmoud Bahmani, the governor of Iran's central bank, said the country is ready to receive payment for oil supplies in gold without hesitation. Furthermore, Iran recently used to gold in order to import food, since other financial assets were frozen."

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Is Gold Backwardation Now Permanent? (02/29/2012)

"Backwardation is typically a signal of a shortage in a commodity. Anyone holding the commodity could make a risk-free profit by delivering it and getting it back later."

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South Korean Rare Earth Imports Hit Two-Year Low (02/29/2012)

"South Korean manufacturers have been reducing their dependence on high-priced Chinese rare earth imports and have replaced them with lower-cost Japanese shipments."

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Rare Earth Metals Is a Stock-Pickers Market: Jason Burack and Mo Dawoud (02/28/2012)

In the wake of a 2011 roller coaster ride in the rare earth market, the sector still holds promise for astute investors, argue Wall St. for Main St. co-founders Jason Burack and Mo Dawoud. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, the pair name the six major REE projects that could rocket back up out of 200-odd juniors competing in this space.

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Is the Silver Surge Sustainable? (02/28/2012)

"There does seem to be some momentum building in the silver price again and, given a relatively orderly market, there is no reason for silver not to continue shining, provided gold remains firm to rising."

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Small Cap Gold Stocks Successfully Retest 2010 Breakout (02/28/2012)

"Gold companies are generating record profits and the price of gold is near its all-time high, yet leveraged small caps are trading near a low relative to gold."

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Gold and Silver Stocks Poised to Recover in 2012: Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat (02/27/2012)

Opportunities abound across the spectrum of precious metal equities, which remain undervalued as bullion prices continue their upward trends. That's the word according to Charles Oliver and Jamie Horvat, both senior portfolio managers at Sprott Asset Management. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Oliver and Horvat express cautious optimism about the prospects for gold stocks in 2012.

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Indian Gold ETF Investment Doubled Last Year; Set to Surge in 2012 (02/27/2012)

"Indian investors just cannot keep away from gold. If not in the physical form in terms of jewelry, gold biscuits or gold coins, small investors, corporate houses in India and small and medium enterprises have decided to go a stage further and invest in paper gold."

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Forecasting Final Week of February for Precious Metals, Gold Stocks and the Dollar (02/27/2012)

"Gold broke through a key resistance level and is slowly drifting back down to test the breakout level to see if it is support. If so, then gold should continue higher in the coming days."

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Precious Metals Under Pressure as Investors and Traders Take Breather (02/27/2012)

"Prices for buying gold dropped to $1,764/oz Monday morning London time, a 0.5% fall from Friday's close, while stocks, commodities and the euro all lost ground."

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China Now Planning to Boost REE Exports and Output (02/27/2012)

"China is set to double exports of rare earths in 2012 from its drastically lower 2011 levels in order to meet government quotas. Though the overseas sales quota is expected to remain more or less unchanged in 2012, the Asian powerhouse has been curbing exports since 2009."

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Investing In Silver: How to Buy Silver Coins and Bars (02/27/2012)

"Like gold, investing in silver is a great hedge against inflation and financial turmoil alike. It's why demand for silver is increasing at an astonishing rate."

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Will Another Round of LTRO Send Gold and Silver Higher? (02/27/2012)

"If Wednesday's LTRO satisfies the market and sends the euro higher, gold and silver are also likely to climb higher."

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The Financial System Is Sick: Are Precious Metals the Cure? (02/27/2012)

"History has show us over and over again that owning gold and silver is the best way of protecting yourself when currencies become devalued or inflated away to nothing."

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Gold, Silver Juniors Should Shine in 2012: Mark Raguz (02/24/2012)

After a tough 2011, Mark Raguz and his colleagues at Pinetree Capital are looking at the junior resource sector with renewed optimism. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he names some of the plays that are fueling that sentiment, from gold names in Northern Ontario to silver names in Mexico.

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Gold Stocks Nearing End of Wall-of-Worry Stage (02/24/2012)

"Increased dividends will attract more mainstream investors who can achieve income, inflation protection and exposure to a bull market. However, the real gains will be in juniors who can grow their production or juniors that outline significant discoveries."

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Silver and Gold Looking at Gains on Week (02/24/2012)

"Heading into the weekend, gold bullion at lunchtime Friday looked set for a weekly gain of over 3%, with silver looking at a gain of over 6% on last Friday's close."

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Will Gold be Paulson's Next 'Greatest Trade Ever'? (02/24/2012)

"As the demand for gold continues to climb, its scarcity will become a major factor. Those who want exposure to gold will look progressively toward gold stocks."

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London Metal Exchange Reviews Bids, Changes Fees (02/24/2012)

"The London Metal Exchange board examined non-binding bids for the world's biggest marketplace for industrial metals on Thursday, but a partial climbdown on plans to charge a controversial new trading fee could threaten the sale."

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Spanish Treasure to be Flown Home from US Military Base (02/24/2012)

"A treasure trove of gold and silver coins worth $500M and recovered from the wreckage of Spanish ship sunk during colonial times will be returned to Spain from Florida on Friday aboard military aircraft."

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Rare Earth Investment Update (02/24/2012)

"It's hard to miss the steep rise in prices from mid-2010 to April 2011. Should we expect similar price spikes in the future? And what's the long-term trend?"

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Will Gold Miners Finally Get Some Respect? (02/24/2012)

"Although miners have underperformed bullion, recent earnings may finally cause a shift in sentiment and share prices."

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South African Project May Host Highest Grade Rare Earths Deposit Outside China (02/23/2012)

"One of the largest known rare earth resources outside of China classified under international resource reporting standards could well be in production by mid-2015."

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If Gold Could Talk (02/23/2012)

"After what I've witnessed throughout history, and based on the current path your government leaders insist on pursuing, I suggest using me as your savings vehicle instead of putting dollars in a bank."

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India Predicted to Import More Silver in 2012 (02/23/2012)

"Silver prices in India have more than doubled in the last two years. Despite the high prices, the consumption of the metal has been rising in India."

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Poll Names New Brunswick Most Attractive Mining Jurisdiction (02/23/2012)

"Of the 93 jurisdictions the Frasier Institute survey covered, Finland, Alberta, Wyoming, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Nevada, Ireland and the Yukon all made it into the top 10."

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Bailouts Benefitting Metals Miners (02/23/2012)

"The short-term deflationary crisis in 2011 provided a unique opportunity to buy undervalued miners at historic bargain-basement prices."

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Precious Metals Takeovers Push Share Prices: James West (02/22/2012)

Even in an environment ripe for takeovers, finding and sticking with quality precious metals assets is the strategy that speaks loudest to James West, publisher of the Midas Letter. Read about his philosophical and practical switch from "trader" to "investor" and about which companies lead his list of favorites in this exclusive Gold Report interview.

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Gold Profits from World Turmoil: Carlos Andres (02/22/2012)

Volatile markets. Natural disasters. Geopolitical turmoil. Last year was definitely one for the record books, according to Carlos Andres, managing editor and publisher of the Frontier Research Report. With the world in turmoil, is there any upside for mining investors? Andres believes there is for investors courageous enough to look past the perceived risk and snap up battered, but fundamentally sound, junior mining stocks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Andres talks about why historical data points to a breakout year for gold and perhaps gold shares.

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Gold Steady After Yesterday's Big Rise (02/22/2012)

"Gold prices held steady just off $1,760/oz during Wednesday morning trading in London, after a rally in Tuesday's U.S. session saw gold climb 1.3%."

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Ben Graham's Curse on Gold (02/22/2012)

"In order to have sustained, long-term investment success, one must accept that an intelligent portfolio allocation needs to include not two but three broad categories of investment: stocks, bonds and gold, with the amounts allocated to each guided by relative valuation."

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Do Central Banks Care More About the Dow or Gold? (02/22/2012)

"As paper assets continue to underperform, wise central banks and investors will protect themselves with precious metals, the time-tested method of preserving wealth."

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Under-the-Radar Rare Earth Elements: James Passin (02/21/2012)

Sometimes the most exciting investment opportunities fly under the radar. James Passin of Firebird Management LLC combs the world for emerging opportunities in often overlooked areas. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, he discusses companies producing critical materials that could revolutionize defense and aviation technology and make nuclear power safer and more efficient. He also shares some commodities growth stories currently unfolding in Mongolia and East Africa.

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Will the Greek Bailout Make Gold and Silver Rise or Fall? (02/21/2012)

"Gold will not replace currencies in the current monetary system, but it can and will support them."

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Buffett Mischaracterizes Gold's Bull Market (02/21/2012)

"The next breakout in the gold equities and the metals themselves will serve as a recognition move to the masses. It will be a springboard to an eventual bubble. This is a very volatile, cyclical sector so one must do Buffett-like due diligence in picking stocks."

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Bailouts Benefitting Gold, Silver, Uranium and Rare Earth Miners (02/21/2012)

"We feel that it is only a matter of time before the precious metal miners themselves participate in reflecting the burgeoning mining bull market."

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Gold and Silver Stocks' Wild Ride Ahead: Greg McCoach (02/20/2012)

Greg McCoach, publisher of The Mining Speculator, feels gold is ultimately headed above $6,000/oz and silver into the hundreds of dollars and those who aren't paying attention now are missing their best opportunity to buy before the frenzy begins in earnest. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he spells out the reasons for his optimistic projections and shares several of his favorite stories in the junior mining sector, which he believes is headed for much higher ground.

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Gold's Consolidation Phase Continues (02/20/2012)

"Wholesale market gold bullion prices held above $1,730/oz in Monday morning's London trading, while European stocks and commodities edged higher amid hopes that policymakers might finally approve Greece's second bailout."

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China's 'Mystery' Gold Buyer (02/20/2012)

"For Asia's ravenous gold buying, state interference is perhaps the present threat, especially in a market averaging 36% compound growth by value each year since China began deregulating gold a decade ago."

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Silver Could Double by Year-End (02/18/2012)

"Once fear begins to subside, look for precious metals to come roaring back to new highs by midyear. Whenever the next financial crisis finally hits, we are likely to witness a new injection of quantitative easing that is even stronger than what transpired in 2008."

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Gold's Wild Ride Leaves Explorers Ready to Grow: Tom MacNeill (02/17/2012)

Lesser resource companies have been slowly starving to death since the capital faucet was turned off in 2008. What's left? Some exciting, early-stage companies with management teams industrious enough to make it through with promising projects on the horizon. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Tom MacNeill, CEO of 49 North Resources Inc., a Saskatchewan-focused resource investment company, discusses some names his firm is excited about, including some primed to debut on the public markets soon.

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Quiet Session Sees Gold and Silver Flat (02/17/2012)

"Spot market prices for buying gold held just above $1,730/oz during flat trading this morning in London, as speculation continued over whether a Greek bailout will be agreed next week."

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Record High Gold Prices Fail to Curb Global Demand (02/17/2012)

"Gold prices continue to receive additional support as central banks not only devalue fiat currencies, but also purchase gold themselves."

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Silver Eagles Soar (02/17/2012)

"Investors are currently risk averse and mining stocks are not well understood by the general investing public, but at least one thing is going to become very apparent to most: The best way to hedge yourself against inflation could be owning silver."

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Suppressing Gold (02/17/2012)

"Someone is capping gold, but this is a bull market with both the primary and secondary trends headed higher. Under such conditions, stay long and buy dips where liquidity allows."

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Will Gold Cleanse the World from Dirty Fiat Currencies? (02/16/2012)

"Despite a temporary boost in the dollar this month, gold and silver continue to receive support from extremely loose global monetary policies."

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Are We at Gold "In Extremis"? (02/16/2012)

"Gold brings interbank/international liquidity to clogged credit markets, acting as a guarantee of repayment and allowing for the lowering of interest rates on interbank/international loans. This role supports the paper money system."

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Gold Stocks Basing After Bottom (02/16/2012)

"We expect 2012 to be a transition year in which precious metals reemerge while the broad market peters out at resistance."

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Euro Crisis Still Supporting Gold (02/15/2012)

"The euro fell sharply against the dollar Wednesday lunchtime, after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble expressed concern over whether Greece can be given its second bailout."

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Gold, Silver Heading Up: Roger Wiegand (02/15/2012)

Roger Wiegand, editor of Trader Tracks, says cycles will bring gold and silver higher in the first half of 2012: gold up to $2,050/oz and silver up to $44/oz or even $50/oz. He sees plenty of opportunities for volatility given the political and economic situation in the U.S. and the EU. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Wiegand reveals names of mining companies poised to profit.

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Takeovers the Path to Golden Returns: Sascha Opel (02/15/2012)

Sascha Opel, publisher of one of Germany's most popular commodity newsletters, looks at the economy with rose-colored glasses. He sees the end of the Euro crisis and sees Asian growth as the engine pulling the world out of its economic malaise. He finds the path to golden returns in gold and silver companies likely to be taken over and in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he's not afraid to name likely targets.

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The Lesson of Half-Hearted QE (02/15/2012)

"Keeping banks on life support, as the Japanese experience shows, will mean extending and expanding QE indefinitely."

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A Financial Perspective on Graphite (02/15/2012)

"Graphite is gaining momentum, but understanding, education and interest are all low. Go, go, go, because graphite is going to be a race."

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Rare Earth Metals Demand Is Unstoppable: Jeb Handwerger (02/14/2012)

Not long after the New Year dawned, Gold Stock Trades Editor Jeb Handwerger noted certain rare earths emerging from their 2011 slumber to produce impressive gains. It's not yet March, but the good news keeps coming. Despite dire predictions that demand is drying up, Handwerger tells The Critical Metals Report in this exclusive interview that the world remains at risk of supply shortfalls. It's not strictly a rare earths story, either. Read on to see what he has to say about the nascent niobium space.

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Gold's Demise! (02/14/2012)

"I view gold not as some smoky fantasy involving riches beyond my wildest dreams, but as a way to protect myself and my family from a future fraught with peril."

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Why I'm Taking Gold Double Eagles on My Next Trip to Utah (02/14/2012)

"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may think he has everything under control, but the truth is the monetary ground is literally shifting beneath our feet. That's why his loose monetary policy has some U.S. states looking to get into the gold coin business."

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2012: A Political Year for Gold (02/13/2012)

"Physical gold and silver will be the outright winners in this era of currency debasement."

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Where a Nation's Gold and Your Gold Should Be Held (02/13/2012)

"There are reputable vault companies in Switzerland that are entirely Swiss-based and so can offer the sort of security that their clients want. This is where foreign gold investors are the most secure."

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Dollar Weakness Creating Gold Demand after Greek Deal (02/13/2012)

"Spot market gold prices touched $1,733/oz as stock markets, commodities and the euro all rallied following Greece's vote in favor of new austerity measures."

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Stock Market Repeating Itself: Michael Ballanger (02/13/2012)

The resource markets have weathered some death defying ups and downs lately. But Michael Ballanger, senior investment advisor with Toronto-based Union Securities, is looking for a renewed period of growth in the TSX Venture Composite Index. Is it too soon to see such a heady rebound? In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Ballanger makes his case for history repeating itself.

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Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest: Trading Gold for Oil (02/13/2012)

"Buying oil with gold is not a viable economic, monetary or political strategy for China or India."

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Sideways Trading for Gold and the HUI Index (02/13/2012)

"Unlike gold, the HUI index has not broken above the negative trend line just yet, so for the moment mining shares are still underperforming the gold price."

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Of Jobs, Debts and Budgets (02/12/2012)

"November 2011 was a bad month for consumers: Revolving debt went up more than 8% and this dubious accomplishment was accompanied by the biggest month-to-month growth in overall consumer debt since 2001."

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Gold Seasonality: Can We Profit From It? (02/11/2012)

"Investing or trading based on seasonal patterns alone is a little unwise, considering the fragile state of the global economy and the variation that can occur within the model."

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The Gospel of Gold According to Peter: Peter Grandich (02/10/2012)

Peter Grandich believes that we're in the midst of a stealth gold bull market. Grandich, editor and publisher of The Grandich Letter, recently penned the book Confessions of a Wall Street Whiz Kid, the moniker "Good Morning America" gave to him after he predicted the Black Monday stock market crash in 1987. He's now predicting gold to top $2,350/oz in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report.

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Profit in the Investment Ecosystem: Catherine Austin Fitts (02/10/2012)

When money managers refer to total return funds, they're generally talking about investments that promise to deliver returns that beat the prevailing rate of interest while preserving capital. Investment advisor and Solari Report Publisher Catherine Austin Fitts takes the totality concept to a whole new level by focusing on net positive total returns. As she explains in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, she hunts for companies that offer value not only to stockholders but for society.

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How Bull Markets Evolve into Bubbles (02/10/2012)

"Gold stocks have made little net progress in the last four years while gold has nearly doubled."

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Profit from Volatility in Gold and Silver Prices (02/10/2012)

"One must not be discouraged or give up during volatile selloffs like 2008, 2010 or 2011, and run to cash. One must use short-term volatility to one’s advantage and go against the latest fad."

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Critical Rare Earths Face Looming Shortage (02/10/2012)

"The most optimistic of projections suggests a shortage of 20,000 tons of critical rare earth metals is likely to develop by 2015, a review of the sector's status concluded at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference."

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China's Rebalancing Should Be Good for Gold Demand (02/09/2012)

"The rapid growth of Chinese gold demand suggests that many of those who can afford it choose to use some of their savings to buy gold; indeed, many have chosen to store some savings as gold."

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In the Bullring with Gold (02/08/2012)

"To goldbugs, two more years of near-zero short-term interest rates means negative real interest rates are here to stay, and this has historically been a strong driver for higher gold prices."

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Gold Prices Driven Higher by Europe and China: Greg Weldon and Grant Williams (02/08/2012)

Preserving wealth in a volatile political and financial world is a job for gold. Greg Weldon, publisher of Weldon's Money Monitor newsletter and Grant Williams, a portfolio advisor at Vulpes Investment Management in Singapore, will share their insights at the Cambridge House California Investment Conference Feb. 11–12. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, they answer the question: How low and high can gold go?

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Where a Nation's Gold—and Your Gold—Should Be Held (02/08/2012)

"Governments feel free to impose restraints on other people's assets within their jurisdiction."

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Gold Steady as Dollar Hits Two-Month Low (02/08/2012)

"Wholesale market prices for gold bullion held steady just below $1,750/oz Wednesday morning in London, a 2.2% gain on yesterday's low, after rallying Tuesday following comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke."

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Gold Stars in Greek Drama (02/08/2012)

"Currently, gold is trading off events created by the ongoing Greece financial drama. Behind the scenes, there's the possibility of quantitative easing programs coming back into play, not only here in the U.S., but abroad as well."

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A New Reason Gold Stocks Will Soar (02/08/2012)

"An increasingly desperate clamor for exposure to gold could light a short fuse for our market sector. It's not here yet, but when the rush starts, it will be both breathtaking and life-changing."

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Graphite and Rare Earth Metals for the 21st Century: Jack Lifton (02/07/2012)

The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming "strategic" seems to be growing daily. However, population growth and rising living standards in developing countries are driving demand for most raw materials. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security Senior Fellow Jack Lifton explains how increasing demand and harder-to-mine deposits are raising prices on these essential materials.

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The Fed Resumes Printing (02/07/2012)

"The gold price is driven by Fed policies and its bias toward printing money rather than defending the dollar's purchasing power."

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Precious Metals Remain Strong as Greece Nears Deadline (02/07/2012)

"Although the euro is giving a boost to the dollar, gold and silver continue to maintain key support levels."

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Gold's Journey Continues (02/07/2012)

"Gold is the Odysseus of the markets, destined to wander the hinterland of the financial world for years without achieving the deserved safe haven status."

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Finding Fundamentals Key to Gold Investing: Byron King (02/06/2012)

The market isn't rewarding fundamentals just yet for precious metal miners, according to Byron King, editor of Daily Resource Hunter, Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. But in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, King maps out when rising gold prices will actually lead to rising stock prices for companies with quality projects and solid treasuries.

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Gold Rollercoaster Heads Yet Lower (02/06/2012)

"Gold prices began their downward move on Friday following the publication of better-than-expected U.S. nonfarm jobs data."

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Was Friday's Price Action in Gold Signaling a Top in the S&P 500? (02/06/2012)

"Ultimately, the Federal Reserve's most recent announcements have served to help flatten the short end of the yield curve further while providing a launching pad for equities and precious metals."

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Dangerous Times Ahead (02/05/2012)

"Gold is almost certainly going to be locked in a very choppy, extended trading range till at least the fall, and probably into next spring, before the next C-wave can breakout to new highs."

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How to Find the Best Junior Gold Stocks (02/05/2012)

"Speculating and investing in the junior gold sector is difficult. It is a far more difficult industry than others and that is why companies continue to struggle and fail even with the luxury of high metal prices."

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Unemployment Rate Drops: Should You Sell Gold? (02/04/2012)

"The decrease in the headline unemployment rate is welcomed, but it does not signal a stable economy. With sluggish economic growth and money-printer-happy policymakers, investors will see a continuation of stimulus programs and deficits."

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Gold Juniors Poised to Rebound: Joe Mazumdar (02/03/2012)

Economics and politics. Accretion and repletion. Mergers and acquisitions. Joe Mazumdar, senior mining analyst with Haywood Securities, sees all of these as catalysts for a rebound in the junior gold space in 2012. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals the names of companies he expects to take off.

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Precious Metals Dip Following Strong US Jobs News (02/03/2012)

"Spot market gold prices slipped back below $1,750/oz while stock markets rallied strongly following the release of better-than-expected U.S. jobs figures on Friday."

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How Much Gold Is China Really Importing? (02/03/2012)

"Who is supplying the additional, yet unrecorded, quantities of gold to the Chinese market? Is it a covert operation with Russia, South America, an African state or indeed any number of the illustrious banks domiciled in the West?"

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Indian Silver Investment Surges (02/03/2012)

"Traders in India were betting big time on silver futures even as retail speculators have ensured that the white metal remains the highest traded commodity on the exchanges."

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The Shift to Measuring Wealth in Gold Ounces (02/02/2012)

"The shift from measuring wealth in terms of paper claims (dollars) to gold ounces, and the limited means to increase gold ounces, will change the business and investment world significantly, and will create a massive rush into those opportunities that increase gold ounces."

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Great Deals on Gold and Silver: James Turk (02/01/2012)

GoldMoney Founder and Chairman James Turk knows how to find great deals on gold and silver. He claims that the 2012 bottom for gold came during the first week in January. If the year's low is already history and if his projection that gold will hit the $2,000/oz mark within three months is on target, you do the math. "Gold is way too cheap," he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview.

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Gold, Stocks and the Euro All Gain (02/01/2012)

"Based on month-end PM London Fix prices, January saw gold's biggest calendar month gain in dollar terms since September 1999."

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Where's All the Gold China Is Buying? (02/01/2012)

"The argument stands that China is increasing its gold reserves surreptitiously because if it were confirmed officially that it was adding, say, 300t or more to its reserves annually this would have a strong upward impact on the gold price and make it more expensive to add further amounts of gold."

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January Was a Good Month for Uranium and Rare Earth Miners (02/01/2012)

"The month of January is a harbinger for what may happen in the year 2012. This month we have seen both uranium stocks and rare earth stocks outperform the general market despite negative news."

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Are You Ready for Some Super Bowl Inflation? (02/01/2012)

"In a post flash-crash and MF Global-bankruptcy world, investor confidence is shifting toward preserving wealth with hard assets."

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Gold Doesn't Care! (02/01/2012)

"Gold will move to the front of the line and take its rightful place as the one and only real money."

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WTO Ruling on China's Raw Materials Exports May Not Ease REE Constraints (02/01/2012)

"Despite the WTO's successful challenge of Chinese export restrictions on raw materials, the European Commission and the U.S. probably won't make much headway on China's REE domestic production restrictions."

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