Gold Juniors ETF Should Lift This Whole Asset Class
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper  (1/14/10)
"Thousand-fold increases are common when a junior finds gold. . ." More >

Commodity Futures Are Trading at Pivot Points
Source: Chris Vermeulen, Technical Traders  (1/14/10)
The gold precious metal stocks have been trading with increased volatility as they bounce between support and resistance levels on the daily and hourly charts. . . More >

ECB—Greece No California
Source: Axel Merk  (1/14/10)
At its monthly press conference, European Central Bank (ECB) President Trichet was assertive in calling for fiscal discipline in its 16 member states that comprise 330 million people using the euro. . . More >

Why Is HSBC Clearing Out So Much Physical Gold?
Source: Whiskey and Gunpowder, Doug Hornig  (1/14/10)
". . .fleets of armored cars laden with gold, ferrying the precious metal out of New York." More >

Silver ETFs Still Shiny
Source: TheStreet, Kevin Grewal  (1/14/10)
". . .upward trend will continue well into the current year" More >

What the Deflationists Are Missing
Source: David Galland, The Casey Report  (1/13/10)
While I very much share Mr. Evans-Pritchard's view that the global economy is far from out of the woods, our views diverge in that he sees devastating deflation. . .Casey Research readers of any duration know that we see devastating inflation. More >

GFMS Predicts New Gold Highs in 2010
Source: Mining Weekly, Liezel Hill  (1/13/10)
"The honeymoon won't last forever." More >

2010 Will Be the Tricky Part of the Recovery
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, Hard Rock Advisory  (1/13/10)
A year ago we said we believed a full court press by G10 central bankers, finance ministers and governments would succeed in at least halting the slide. It did, and markets responded more strongly than even we had hoped for. . . More >

John Kaiser: The Allure of Bottom-Fishing
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  (1/12/10)
For his 2009 Bottom-Fish Index, John Kaiser has dredged up denizens of the deep that soared spectacularly close to 300% last year. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he says they may double or triple in the year we’ve just begun. As for gold, regardless of where the price goes—up, down or sideways—John has suggestions about good places for investors to be. More >

Silver Futures Reversal: Can 2008 Highs Be Taken Out?
Source: Donald W. Pendergast Jr., ETF Trading Partner  (1/12/10)
Silver bulls have been rewarded for their patience during the recent selloff with a very strong bullish weekly reversal bar, one that also forms one end of a very nice uptrend line. For the moment, the momentum is now back in the hands of the bulls. . . More >

Platinum Rises on Investment, Industrial Demand
Source: Bloomberg, Nicholas Larkin and Kim Kyoungwha  (1/12/10)
"Platinum and palladium rose to the highest prices in at least 17 months. . ." More >

Trey Wasser: More Stars in the Mexican Precious Metals Universe (Part II)
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  (1/11/10)
As we learned in Part I of Trey Wasser's interview, his Mexican Gold & Silver Explorers Model tracks junior explorers and producers as they define and develop precious metal assets and bring them into profitable production. Trey's model-based index has enjoyed a 250% increase since inception in January 2007—including no loss in the 2008 crash—so he clearly has a keen eye for what it takes to make a winner. Read on as Trey willingly shares insights on lots of his favorites in Part II of this exclusive interview. More >

Nevada Still Offers Excellent Potential for Gold Assets
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (1/11/10)
"Nevada is still highly prospective for new mining investments." More >

Gold's Stellar Performance Set to Continue in 2010
Source: Mineweb, David Levenstein  (1/11/10)
"Historically gold bull markets have lasted as many as 15 to 25 years, this one has only been going since 2001." More >

Gold Resuming Historical Monetary Role as Anti-Currency
Source: Nick Barisheff, Bullion Management Group  (1/11/10)
In 2009, gold resumed its historical monetary role—as the anti-currency. Therefore, the influences and events that affect its price are not simple commodity supply/demand fundamentals, but the more complex global monetary issues. More >

Market Meltdowns, Inflation, Protecting Capital & Trading Commodities
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (1/11/10)
The purpose in owning commodities like gold, silver and oil is to protect oneself from the effect of inflation that I believe will begin to assert itself in the coming months. Unfortunately, the U.S. has taken a monetary policy of printing massive amounts of money. . . More >

3 Reasons This Bubble Will Continue to Grow
Source: GoldSeek, Andrew Mickey  (1/11/10)
"Periods of cheap money policy. . .have always resulted in bubbles." More >

Gold Touches 5-Week High, Silver and Platinum Gain
Source: Proactive Investors  (1/11/10)
"China's import and export update also gave a boost to precious metal prices. . ." More >

How Far Can China Push Up Gold Prices?
Source: Commodity Online, Sreekumar Raghavan  (1/11/10)
". . .the People's Bank of China did not have the foresight to diversify its mounting foreign reserves into other currencies like the Euro, Yen and gold" More >

Currency Crisis Will Drive Gold
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (1/11/10)
We have a really big flightless bird Down Under called the Emu. I will not draw absolute parallels between the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the Emu, even in jest, however the Euro looks like it will appear flightless at best this year. More >

Crisis Threatens to Curb Central Banks
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Jon Hilsenrath, Brian Blackstone and Jaeyeon Woo  (1/11/10)
"For now, actual infringements on independence remain rhetorical or isolated among smaller countries" More >

Spate of Mine Takeovers May Be Start of Deal Heavy 2010
Source: Reuters, Cameron French  (1/11/10)
". . .everybody seems to be refocusing their attention on growth." More >

Trey Wasser: Identifying Stars in the Mexican Precious Metals Universe (Part I)
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  (1/8/10)
Trey Wasser designed the Mexican Gold & Silver Explorers Model to track junior explorers and producers as they define and develop precious metal assets and bring them into profitable production. Trey, whose model-based index has enjoyed a 250% increase since inception in January 2007—including no loss in the 2008 crash—shares insights on lots of his favorites in Part I of this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

Copper May Advance on Chinese Demand Speculation-Survey
Source: Bloomberg, Anna Stablum  (1/8/10)
"Copper is likely to rise next week on continued fund buying. . ." More >

2010: Year of Silver
Source: Commodity Online, Geena Paul  (1/8/10)
"Silver's long-term future rests on new industrial applications. . ." More >