Deviously Controlling Silver Prices
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (10/29/10)
Bad banking practices have gone on for a long time, but never in the public eye. More >

Gold Mining M&A
Source: Scott Wright, Zeal Research  (10/29/10)
"The gold miners are doing some moving and shaking." More >

Gold vs. the Fed: The Record Is Clear
Source: The Wall Street Journal,Charles Kadlec  (10/29/10)
"A gold-based system delivers higher employment and more price stability" More >

Scary Movie 5: The Undead Fed
Source: Resource Investor, Jon Nadler  (10/29/10)
"They won't stay dead." More >

Gold Prices Pop After GDP Numbers
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (10/29/10)
"U.S. GDP numbers met expectations, stocks appeared lackluster." More >

Canadian Mining Association Satisfied with Bill C-300 Defeat
Source: Kitco, Alex Létourneau  (10/28/10)
"Bill aimed to apply stricter environmental, human rights standards." More >

IMF: Australia Recovery on Track, Led by Mining
Source: Reuters, Lesley Wroughton and Neil Stempleman  (10/28/10)
"Mining boom was likely to continue, given demand from Asian economies." More >

Traders Accuse HSBC, JPMorgan of Silver Manipulation
Source: Forbes, Parmy Olson  (10/28/10)
"Suits allege that the two banking giants amassed 'enormous short positions.'" More >

Shady Diamond Traders Taking Banks for a Ride
Source: The Economic Times, Ram Sahgal and M. Padmakshan  (10/28/10)
"A small but growing tribe is using trade finance to dress up losses." More >

China Is Said to Resume Shipping REEs
Source: The New York Times, Keith Bradsher  (10/28/10)
"Shipments resumed after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed finding alternative REE suppliers." More >

The Silver Sleuth
Source: Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD  (10/28/10)
"The big picture on the silver price is extremely bullish." More >

Hedge Funds Set their Sights on Palladium
Source: Financial Times, Jack Farchy and Gregory Meyer  (10/27/10)
"Russian stockpiles will likely determine if palladium can rise to $1,000." More >

Tan Khandaker: Hedging Strategies to Underpin Rising Gold Price
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (10/27/10)
Managing Director Tan Khandaker, of New York-based Khandaker Morgan, thinks gold hedging strategies by large funds will underpin a rising gold price at least for the next few years and perhaps beyond. Tan also sees junior gold companies as the best way to leverage rising gold prices. Khandaker Morgan has built an index of junior miners with near-term catalysts for growth, and it's up about 15% since March. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Tan presents some of his favorite names from his exclusive index. More >

Gold and the Problem of Capital Storage
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gregor Macdonald  (10/27/10)
"Given accelerating price increases, why hurry to extract the gold?" More >

Gold Eases Near $1,330 as USD Rises
Source: RTT News  (10/27/10)
"Traders will look to data on durable goods orders and home sales." More >

Stronger USD Pressures Gold, Silver, Base Metals and Equity Markets
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (10/27/10)
"Short-term pullback in gold and silver miners will produce new buy signals in a few weeks." More >

Gold Has Further to Run
Source: Mary Anne & Pamela Aden, Aden Forecast  (10/26/10)
"Gold is in its longest winning streak since the 1920s!" More >

Argentina: More Gold M&A on the Way
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News  (10/26/10)
"Who's up for grabs next among Argentina's emerging success stories?" More >

Has Gold Peaked?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (10/26/10)
"G-20 meeting proved there's no real desire for global economic cooperation." More >

Chart of the Week: Inflation in the Real World
Source: Jake Weber, The Casey Report  (10/26/10)
"The government has an incentive to distort CPI numbers." More >

Gold in a Low-Inflation Environment, Pt. II
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (10/26/10)
"Washington's official CPI may indeed be a joke, just like today's near-zero inflation reading." More >

Junior Exploration Spending Drops
Source: Mining Weekly, Matthew Hill  (10/26/10)
"Juniors must spend more on exploration or there'll be shortage of new projects." More >

Colombia Shuts 18 Illegal Gold Mines
Source: Associated Press  (10/26/10)
"Officials are reviewing legality of at least 571 mines across country." More >

Egypt Eyes New Mining Law to Attract Gold Investors
Source: Reuters, Dina Zayed, James Jukwey  (10/26/10)
"The Eastern Desert, littered with pharaonic mines, a potentially lucrative source of gold." More >

Patagonian Gold, Silver Rush Underway and Growing
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (10/26/10)
"First beneficiaries likely to be companies with projects already underway in key areas." More >