Trading Range Madness
Source: Clif Droke  (3/22/10)
The emotionalism generated by a prolonged trading range is even more pronounced on the collective psyche of gold and gold stock investors. . . More >

Argentina's Gold Mining Boom: A Lustrous Trend
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News  (3/22/10)
Argentina is now the third most-prolific gold producer in Latin America—behind Peru and Brazil. More >

Weekly Gold, Silver, Oil & Natural Gas Analysis
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (3/22/10)
Last week was nothing special as stock market continued to drift higher on light volume and the Volatility Index (VIX) reaching a new multi year low. More >

Gold Volatility Due to Strong USD, EU Concerns
Source: Seeking Alpha, GoldCore  (3/22/10)
"Gold traded nearly flat this morning in Asian trading. . ." More >

Have Your Gold, and Drink It, too!
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (3/22/10)
"Mexican distillery launches special edition tequila with flakes of edible gold and silver" More >

Gold Futures Prices Dip 1% as Dollar Extends Run
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Steve Goldstein  (3/22/10)
"The move comes on the heels of China tightening its own monetary and lending policies" More >

Investor Demand Surges for Platinum, Palladium ETFs
Source: CommodityOnline  (3/22/10)
Investor demand for platinum and palladium ETFs is rising, says a report from Metals Monthly March 2010, VM Group research for Fortis Bank Nederland. More >

A Quick Look at the Gold Chart
Source: Gold-Prices  (3/22/10)
"The long-term trend is still up. . ." More >

Debtor Nation
Source: Free Gold Money Report  (3/22/10)
"The collapse of the once almighty dollar is rapidly approaching." More >

Changes
Source: The Stock Market Barometer  (3/21/10)
I can't and won't argue that technology allows us to live a longer and more comfortable life, but I have to wonder at what cost. More >

Canadian Companies Push for Congo-Free Tantalum Market
Source: Tantalum Investing News  (3/20/10)
"The public outcry against conflict minerals is already having an impact on the industry." More >

Jon Hykawy: Lithium—Hot Now, Soon to Sizzle
Source: By Ellis Martin and Karen Roche of The Gold Report  (3/19/10)
Lithium, the flavor of the year, is in high demand—powering everything from hybrid cars to laptops and cell phones. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Byron Capital Markets lithium analyst Jon Hykawy
discusses key drivers for lithium, as well as vanadium. He recommends a few names in the still-small space, adding "these are early days;" the opportunities emerging should benefit the producers and investors. More >

A Confirmation
Source: The Stock Market Barometer  (3/19/10)
Over the coming weeks I am looking for gold to test the $1,219.20 resistance and then move substantially higher. . .it will be impossible to stop this train. More >

Is It Better to Buy Gold Bullion or Gold Shares?
Source: Julian D. W. Phillips, GoldForecaster  (3/19/10)
Global equity markets have changed over the last three years, investor capacities and capabilities have changed as have interest rate patterns. This makes it incumbent upon investors to re-examine this question from the ground up. More >

The Economic Impossibility of John Maynard Keynes
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (3/19/10)
How to fill the days, hours and minutes? It's now seven decades since John Maynard Keynes peered into the future and declared that, one day, trying to scratch a living would cease being "the permanent problem of mankind." More >

The Taylor Rule: A Tool for Predicting Fed Policy
Source: Bud Conrad, The Casey Report  (3/19/10)
On March 3, I heard John Taylor over lunch at the San Francisco Federal Reserve. In his talk he reviewed the government's bailouts and their effects on our economy. . . More >

Eurozone Needs Markets Not Bailouts
Source: Axel Merk  (3/18/10)
Deutsche Bank Chief Josef Ackermann is looking after his own house rather than the eurozone's interests in calling for a Greek bailout. . . More >

In the Shadow of the Castle
Source: David Galland, Casey Research  (3/18/10)
These days it takes very little to set me off on yet another rant against the American political class. . . More >

Gold, Silver and PGMs to Do 'Very Well' Next Few Years-BMO
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (3/18/10)
". . .silver, platinum and palladium will outperform gold" More >

Chinese Stocks Finely Balanced
Source: Minyanville, Prieur du Plessis  (3/18/10)
". . .global stock markets have recently shown more evidence of a melt-up than a meltdown" More >

WGC Sees Gold Demand Recovering in 2010
Source: Yahoo! News, Svetlana Kovalyova  (3/18/10)
"I would expect to see a plus sign at the end of the year." More >

Banking Reform: Coming to a Metals Market near You
Source: MetalMiner, Lisa Reisman  (3/18/10)
"Financial reform bill. . .could drastically alter the way commodity trading schemes are regulated" More >

Central Bank Gold Holdings Expand at Fastest Pace Since 1964
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin  (3/18/10)
"Gold is quietly, at the edge, becoming the world's second reservable currency. . ." More >

Pay Taxes in Silver? Idaho Is Thinking About It
Source: Associated Press  (3/18/10)
"Bill clears House with Thursday's 51–14 vote." More >

Gold—Looks like a Steal!
Source: Jeffrey Nichols, American Precious Metals Advisors/Rosland Capital  (3/18/10)
Despite reports to the contrary, gold looks like a steal. . . More >