The Golden Constant
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (11/18/09)
SINCE STOCK-MARKET BULLS never read history (meaning anything from the day before yesterday and least of all the pink pages' price/earnings column today), the library shelves marked "332" are typically left free for bears and gold investors to roam. . . More >

What If They Stop Buying Our Debt?
Source: Doug Hornig, Casey Research  (11/18/09)
Many citizens probably still cling to the old saw that public debt doesn't matter because "we owe it to ourselves." Wrong. Debt always matters. . . More >

Exciting Gold Stock Performance Down Under
Source: Neil Charnock, GoldOz  (11/17/09)
Overall the performance of the Australian gold sector has been brilliant and if the AUD gold price heads north as I expect we may see even better times—I certainly hope and expect so. I just wish I had a bigger truck to back up but keeping your feet on the ground is the key to safe trading. More >

Louis James Shares Some of the "Best of the Best"
Source: The Gold Report,
Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher  (11/17/09)
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Louis James, Senior Editor of Doug Casey's International Speculator, reiterates his conviction that the dollar is on death row with no one prepared to grant a stay of execution. Dismal as it is, this situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. More >

Silver Prices to Hit New Highs in 2010
Source: Marc Davis, BNWNews  (11/17/09)
Silver may yet outshine gold in 2010 as spot prices for the white metal respond to the prospect of a surge in industrial demand. With a little additional help from investment demand, silver may even rally into the $25 range. More >

Taking a Look at Current ETF Commodity Trading Analysis & Charts
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (11/17/09)
Commodities continue to perform well as the U.S. dollar tests the October lows. If we step back and take a look at the weekly charts of the gold, silver, oil and natural gas ETFs we can get a better feel for what to expect in the coming week. More >

Strong Dollar Policy: What??
Source: Axel Merk  (11/17/09)
"I believe deeply that it's very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar," U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner recently told reporters. Indeed, it seems to be a pre-requisite to apply for the position of U.S. Treasury Secretary to be able to utter these words. In the meantime, the greenback seems to be falling further and further. . ." More >

Gold: On the Fast Track Toward $1,200?
Source: Mark Brown, ETFTradingPartner  (11/17/09)
Well, the long-expected retest and subsequent breakout of '$1,000 Gold' has finally occurred. . .The big question now, of course, is this—does Gold have enough investor interest behind it to push it to the next significant price level, $1,200? More >

It's Raining Silver
Source: Seeking Alpha, TraderMark  (11/17/09)
"Good news. . .Bernanke reports no bubbles anywhere as far as he can see." More >

Gold Could Soar Much Higher
Source: CNNMoney, Martin Hutchinson  (11/17/09)
"…the 20% increase since August might only be the beginning." More >

Central Banks Can't Stop Gold's Rampage
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman  (11/17/09)
"$1,174.90 is as close to a sure thing as any market-driven event we could imagine." More >

Fund Managers Go for the Gold (Miners)
Source: Wall Street Journal, Allen Sykora  (11/17/09)
"Most tend to be fully invested in mining shares or close to it, rather than bullion..." More >

India Gold Jewelry Export Plunges by 42%
Source: Commodity Online  (11/17/09)
"India has nothing to cheer about when it comes to the export of gold jewelry" More >

Central Banks to be Net Gold Buyers This Year - Blackrock
Source: Reuters, James Regan  (11/16/09)
Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, global commodities investment fund, according to fund manager BlackRock. Such an occurrence would mark the first time in two decades that central banks have bought more gold than they sold.
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Russia's Central Bank Ready to Buy up Gold from State Depository
Source: Ria Novosti  (11/16/09)
"…we will be ready to buy everything the State Depository offers for sale." More >

Silver Market Update
Source: Clive Maund, clivemaund.com  (11/15/09)
The performance of silver this year relative to gold has been paradoxical—on the one hand it has outperformed gold, while on the other it has yet to make new highs. The explanation for this behavior is, of course, the fact that silver got trashed last year during the general market meltdown, when it dropped in percentage terms much more than gold, and thus this year it has had much more ground to make up. More >

Gold Market Update
Source: Clive Maund, clivemaund.com  (11/15/09)
On longer-term charts gold looks great here as it accelerates away from its recently completed 20-month consolidation pattern. The prospect is for a powerful, steep multi-month advance, punctuated by mostly brief periods of consolidation. More >

Eric Sprott: Gold Momentum's Picking Up Dramatically
Source: The Gold Report,
Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher  (11/13/09)
Eric Sprott, CEO & Portfolio Manager of Sprott Asset Mgmt. and Chair of Sprott Money, sees "quantitative easing" as "just debasing the currency which will eventually lead to hyperinflation." In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Eric says there's one upside: "You can just feel the momentum in gold—it's picking up dramatically" and so too are prospects for a plethora of little-known small and mid-cap gold stocks. More >

Poor Man's Gold May Be an Investor's Treasure
Source: MarketWatch, Myra P. Saefong  (11/13/09)
"when public revulsion at the U.S. dollar begins, the tidal wave will become a tsunami" More >

Gold Will Go Above $2,000: Jim Rogers
Source: Business Intelligence  (11/13/09)
"Maybe I am wrong and it's different this time. But I doubt it." More >

Gold Loses Momentum as Sentiment Wobbles
Source: Reuters, Rebekah Curtis and Humeyra Pamuk  (11/13/09)
"The only thing that seems likely to puncture this (gold's rally) would be a reversal in the dollar." More >

The IMF Sold 200 Tons to INDIA; A New Announcement Due!
Source: Julian Phillips, GoldForcaster  (11/13/09)
We have been prepped for this for so long now. It seems that the [concocted] cloud from the expected IMF gold sales has been a threat to the gold price, for years. Now the clouds of speculation are being blown away and reality is presenting itself in a way never expected. More >

Vietnam Lifts Ban on Gold Imports
Source: Rhona O'Connell, Mineweb  (11/13/09)
Shifting sands in the gold investment market means that European countries are now in the vanguard when it comes to investment bar purchases; with local gold prices doubling since April 2006, will Vietnam now come back to the fore? More >

Geithner Unconvincing as Friend of Dollar
Source: GoldSeek, Rick Ackerman  (11/12/09)
"unless the journalists decided. . .to be polite, they should have laughed Geithner out of the room." More >

London Gold Market Report
Source: Adrian Ash, BullionVault  (11/12/09)
Gold Hits Fresh Record vs. Geithner's "Strong Dollar" as S. African Mining Struggles More >