Asia Trip Report: Positive Signals for Gold
Source: Jeffrey Nichols, NicholsOnGold  (6/21/10)
"The take-home message is very positive for gold." More >

Update on Status of the SP500 Index and Markets
Source: David Banister, Active Trading Partners  (6/20/10)
"In the last many weeks, the market corrected 31% of the 13-month rally." More >

Brien Lundin: Gold's (Almost) Free at Last
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (6/18/10)
Has gold broken free from its seesaw relationship with the U.S. dollar? In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Gold Newsletter Editor and Publisher Brien Lundin—who also hosts the New Orleans Investment Conference—says that mounting troubles in Euroland threaten to end the traditional inverse correlation between the price of gold and the value of the U.S. dollar. "Gold stands as the one currency that governments cannot debase or debauch," Brien says. But he also notes that "the dollar is the only currency accepted by margin clerks." More >

Gold Futures Hit Fresh Record
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Nick Godt  (6/18/10)
". . .highest price since gold futures started trading in the 1970s." More >

Silver Tracks Gold
Source: Commodity Online  (6/18/10)
"Silver took cues from gold, rather from base metals." More >

Vietnam's Gold Habit Weighs Down Dong
Source: Financial Times, Tim Johnson  (6/18/10)
"Per income dollar, Vietnamese consume more gold than anyone else on earth." More >

Banks Are Lending Again
Source: Free Gold Money Report, James Turk  (6/18/10)
"Were these new loans used. . .to help spur economic growth?" More >

PM Summer Doldrums 2
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Research  (6/18/10)
"There is a fantastic silver lining to this summer-doldrums cloud." More >

Time to Focus on Silver
Source: Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT  (6/18/10)
"As observers of the precious metals know, silver tends to lag gold but eventually catch up." More >

U.S. Fights Global Hangover: Getting Drunk in the Process?
Source: Axel Merk  (6/17/10)
"To understand how the ongoing global credit crisis may evolve, let's look at some cultural and structural considerations." More >

The 2010 Silver Buying Guide
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey's Gold & Resource Report  (6/17/10)
"Silver has been sizzling and causing lots of buzz in the industry." More >

Will Gold Shares Catch Up to the Gold Price?
Source: Julian D. W. Phillips, Gold/Silver Forecaster  (6/17/10)
"Gold share prices have not moved up in line with the gold price, why?" More >

Central Banks Join Gold Rush
Source: CNN, Annalyn Censky  (6/17/10)
"Foreign governments have been driven by continued fears about the pace of economic recovery." More >

EU Faces Possible Shortages of Critical Metals
Source: Platts, Andy Blamey  (6/17/10)
"The European Commission labeled a selection of 14 raw materials as 'critical.'" More >

Geological Anomalies Are Like Opinions: Everybody Has One
Source: Louis James, Casey's International Speculator  (6/17/10)
"There's a great deal of chatter about the tremendous mineral "discovery" in Afghanistan." More >

Spotlight Shines on 2010 World Investment Conference
Source: Even Keel Media and The Gold Report  (6/16/10)
This year's Cambridge Conference may not have set attendance records, but the videographer found plenty of people on the floors to gather general observations about the show and opinions on hot commodities and investment topics. Tune in for snippets from the likes of Al Korelin, Howard Fitch, Lawrence Roulston, Marin Katusa, David Coffin, Roger Wiegand and many others in this Gold Report exclusive. More >

China Considers Mining Tax
Source: mining-technology  (6/16/10)
"China is considering following in Australia's footsteps. . ." More >

Copper Gains but Demand Worries Weigh on Metal
Source: Reuters, Pratima Desai and Rebekah Curtis  (6/16/10)
"Prices likely to weaken into 3Q. . .then perhaps rebound in 2011." More >

Redesign of Super Tax
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (6/16/10)
"Mining has literally formed and shaped Australia's history. . ." More >

Gold Consolidates; Silver Breaks Out
Source: Seeking Alpha, GoldCore  (6/16/10)
". . .this may be the pause before new record highs." More >

Pricing Deflation in Aussies per Ounce
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (6/16/10)
"The Aussie dollar also points to investor fears of deflation." More >

Platinum and Palladium ETFs to Be Launched in Japan
Source: Platinum Today  (6/16/10)
"They and are the first of their kind to be launched in Japan." More >

Technical Tips
Source: Ian Gordon, Longwave Group  (6/15/10)
This bear market is a parallel that of 1929–1932 and likely bigger. More >

NY Times Feature No Curse on Gold
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman  (6/15/10)
"Our technical runes show gold's long-term bull market remains healthy." More >

A Signal from the Stock Market
Source: Free Gold Money Report, James Turk  (6/15/10)
"QE about to get a second chance at reviving the moribund U.S. economy." More >