Comex Copper Falls Slightly as Euro Backs Down
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Allen Sykora  (5/12/10)
"Copper futures are slightly softer after giving up overnight gains when the euro did likewise" More >

All-Time High in Gold Signals Persistent Risk Aversion
Source: Oil N' Gold  (5/12/10)
"Gold surged to a new record-high. . .amid lingering woes over Greek sovereign crisis" More >

Who Did the IMF Sell Its 24.4 Tons of Gold to?
Source: Julian D. W. Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (5/11/10)
What does Phase Two of the IMF gold sales mean? More >

Precious Metals Lead in April on Greek Crisis
Source: Commodity Online  (5/11/10)
"precious metals became the strongest performing commodities for the month of April" More >

Senate Passes Amendment for One-Time Audit of Fed
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Victorial McGrane and Michael Crittenden  (5/11/10)
"This amendment begins the process of lifting the veil of secrecy. . ." More >

Investor Demand for Silver Projected to Remain Strong
Source: Kitco, Terry Wooten  (5/11/10)
"Last year, investors bought 209.7 Moz. of silver on a net basis." More >

The Metals Breakout Continues
Source: Seeking Alpha, TraderMark  (5/11/10)
"Gold is not buying the ECB's claim that all its purchases of gov't bonds would be sterilized. . ." More >

ETF Holdings Stay at Record as Gold Edges Down
Source: Reuters  (5/11/10)
". . .right now gold is consolidating" More >

Brother Can You Spare a Trillion?
Source: Bill Downey, GOLDTrends  (5/11/10)
Europe's bailout policy will only buy time, but it's all that can be done right now. More >

3 Steps to Geographically Diversifying Your Gold Stocks
Source: Jeff Clark, Casey's Gold & Resource Report  (5/11/10)
The keyword is geographical diversification. . . More >

Finally, a Real European Bailout!
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman  (5/11/10)
". . .the EU did a U.S.-style bailout—one with a quintessentially American, trillion-dollar price tag." More >

CRU's Helen O'Malley Speaks Manganese
Source: Brian Sylvester and Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (5/10/10)
Bulk manganese specialist Helen O'Malley of London-based CRU sheds some light on the seldom-discussed metal. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, O'Malley offers her insights on the metal's supply and demand fundamentals and discusses the manganese market, which is driven largely by China. She also highlights several junior mining companies on her radar. More >

Commodity and Index ETF Trading Strategy
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (5/10/10)
A lot of money changed hands last week, and you either lost or made a bundle. More >

Greece and Gold: Is There a Correlation?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Old Trader  (5/10/10)
"Should additional bailouts be needed. . .just how expensive could this be?" More >

What Gold's Latest Break Though $1,200 Could Mean
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (5/10/10)
". . .the immediate outlook looks to be favorable for gold." More >

ECB to Intervene in Bond Market to Fight Euro Crisis
Source: Bloomberg, Gabi Thesing, Jana Randow and Simon Kennedy  (5/10/10)
"By deciding to go in and buy sovereign and corporate debt, they crossed a line." More >

India Gold Seen Sideways After >3% Fall
Source: Reuters  (5/10/10)
"The safe-haven premium will continue to taper off. . ." More >

Inflation Pressures on the Way in China
Source: MetalMiner, Stuart Burns  (5/10/10)
"If inflation breaches 3% in coming months. . .People's Bank of China [could] raise interest rates and recommend appreciation of RMB" More >

Feds Launch Probe of JPMorgan Silver Market Manipulation
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/10/10)
"JPMorgan is insulated from potential losses [on short positions] by the Fed and/or U.S. taxpayers." More >

Europe's Bazooka
Source: Axel Merk and Kieran Osborne  (5/10/10)
Europe got the bazooka former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson always wanted. . . More >

Broad Market and Gold Projections
Source: David Banister, Active Trading Partners  (5/10/10)
I'm looking again for the SPY to work its way down to 94–97 and probably over 4–5 months from mid-April. More >

Optimizing Your Gold Investment Vehicle
Source: Sam Kirtley  (5/9/10)
There are many different gold investment vehicles, some more closely linked to the gold price than others. More >

Will China's Bubble Implode and Bring the U.S. Down with It?
Source: Clif Droke for the Gold Report  (5/7/10)
China could be the single-most important factor in trying to solve the global financial crisis. Clif Droke, editor of the Momentum Strategies Report, in this exclusive article for the Gold Report, looks at questions surrounding China's near-term future and the momentous impact on our own financial futures. More >

Stock Market Micro Intraday Crash Reveals Safe Havens
Source: Chris Vermeulen, Technical Traders  (5/7/10)
WOW. . .now that was an exciting day in the market!! More >

Offshore Miners Not Directly Affected
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (5/7/10)
One of the really interesting factors at play Down Under has been the unwinding of the carry trade, which accelerated last night. More >