Copper Rises to 10-Month High as Economic Growth May Spur Use
Source: Bloomberg, Anna Stablum and Millie Munshi  (8/10/09)
"Copper looks like it is going to keep going higher." More >

Credit Suisse Forecasts Growth Period for Long-Term Commodity Demand
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (8/10/09)
". . .we believe there is substantial long-term upside potential for steel, metals and mining stocks." More >

Is the Confiscation of Gold by Certain Central Banks Likely?
Source: GoldForecaster.com  (8/10/09)
As part of a series we first look at this question: "If the U.S. decides to confiscate gold in the future, what impact might that have on Gold Shares and the COMEX Gold Futures prices?" More >

Technical Commodity Charts for Gold & Silver Stocks
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com  (8/10/09)
Commodities took a breather last week, while stocks slowly continued their march higher. This week (Monday) commodities moved lower with profit taking and fears of a much larger precious metals and broad market selloff being anticipated in the near future. While it sure looks like we are ready for a pullback in the entire market, we just may not get one for some time. We could get higher prices for 2-6 weeks still. More >

Chinese Investors Encouraged to Buy Silver
Source: Seeking Alpha, Investor Nirav  (8/9/09)
". . .gold is currently about 65 times the price of silver." More >

Brent Cook Helps Investors Navigate Rocky Road to Riches
Source: The Gold Report  (8/7/09)
You don't hear a lot about "peak gold," but the fact is that great gold deposits are harder and more costly to find these days. Then getting the few finds into production takes more time and money than ever before. So why bother? Because the occasional success story makes it all worthwhile for the intelligent investor. "It's those few that really keep all of us in this game and keep all the money coming in," renowned exploration analyst and geologist Brent Cook tells The Gold Report readers. Brent, who produces the weekly Exploration Insights newsletter, also offers a few tips for intelligent investing in metals and mining that don't require expertise in mineralogy to put into practice. More >

Market Force-Silver
Source: David Morgan, Silver Investor  (8/7/09)
In this week’s missive I decided to take a clip from the August issue of The Morgan Report and share with readers what others have to say about the silver market. More >

The Cobalt Story
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, Aheadoftheherd  (8/7/09)
The cobalt price is moving higher – and we know it's not speculators. Over the last year global cobalt stocks became depleted. Buyers are indicating they want to return to "Just-In-Time" ordering in case the world's economy falters again, and that, along with supply disruptions from China, should mean the cobalt price will remain steady. More >

Gold Supply Could Restrain Prices—HSBC
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk  (8/7/09)
". . .the poor jewelry market could actually pose a threat to prices." More >

Big Fall in Central Bank Gold Lending—GFMS
Source: Commodity Online  (8/7/09)
"Focusing specifically on the 2Q09, GFMS expects central bank lending will continue to contract." More >

Gold Falls on Upbeat Jobs Data, Stronger Dollar
Source: MarketWatch, Moming Zhou  (8/7/09)
". . .the new gold sales cap 'may be keeping a psychological lid on the gold market.'" More >

New Central Bank Gold Agreement Signed
Source: Mineweb, Rhona O'Connell  (8/7/09)
"If the IMF disposes of its gold into the free market, sales will be done gradually and under the auspices of CBGA3. . ." More >

New Canada-Based Precious Metals Fund Unveiled
Source: Platinum Today  (8/7/09)
"Brompton Funds Management. . .launched a new precious metals fund, which is set to feature platinum." More >

Are We Being Conned About Gold Confiscation?
Source: Doug Hornig, Casey's Gold & Resource Report  (8/7/09)
There's a lot of Internet chatter these days about the possibility of the U.S. government seizing its citizens' private gold holdings. What are the chances? More >

86% Surge in Gold Sovereign Production in UK
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper  (8/6/09)
"For the first half of 2009, production surged. . .to 45,406 ounces." More >

Bank of America Lifts 2010 Platinum Price Forecast
Source: Reuters  (8/6/09)
"Bank of America Merrill Lynch raised its forecast for platinum. . .citing constraints to mine supply." More >

Metals Snap Back Rally
Source: David Coffin and Eric Coffin, HRA Journal  (8/5/09)
The continued enthusiasm for metals can be tied to a combination of devaluation of the Greenback and hopes that western recessions are bottoming. The deteriorating U.S. Dollar is an element that will have to be weighed against the demand picture for the next decade. However, western demand hasn't been fundamental to pricing metal, or oil, for over a decade. Current enthusiasm, especially in light summer trading, should be treated gingerly. More >

Gold's Next Wave
Source: Gold World, Greg McCoach  (8/5/09)
"For now, the best time to add shares will be sometime in the next few weeks." More >

Eric Coffin: Stick with Exploration Stories that Work
Source: The Gold Report  (8/4/09)
Investors have been beaten down and battered over the last year. With correlations between markets continuing to shift unpredictably, many are uncertain about where to put their money. "It's been a strange year," says Eric Coffin, co-editor, along with his brother David, of the HRA (Hard Rock Analyst) publications. The good news, he says, is that it's probably not going to get worse than March; the bad—a bear market this deep almost always revisits the major bottom. Read what Eric foresees going forward and why he's sticking with the exploration stories that work in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report. More >

The Big Bounce in Gold and Silver
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com  (8/4/09)
Last week we saw commodities sell down then put in solid bounce, which allowed us to generate new pivot lows for drawing support trend lines. This is the exact type of price action I have been waiting for. More >

Gold's Next Move Will Come from Inflation Figures
Source: Seeking Alpha, GoldCore  (8/4/09)
"Gold will have to settle above $960.00/oz for it to test its previous high of $1,033.00/oz. . ." More >

Gold Book Sales Point to Upcoming Retail Gold Boom
Source: GoldSeek, Peter Cooper  (8/4/09)
". . .a market has either topped or is about to enter a spike phase when books on this investment class are selling well." More >

Indicators Suggest Gold Poised for Big Breakout by End Q3
Source: Mineweb, Blanchard & Co.  (8/4/09)
". . .the unintended consequence of the bailouts will be a return of inflationary pressures to the commodity markets." More >

Gold Hits Two-Month High
Source: MarketWatch, Moming Zhou  (8/4/09)
"Gold futures rose Tuesday. . .climbing to the highest level in two months" More >

Australia Predicted to Rise in Gold Production Rankings
Source: World Gold Council  (8/4/09)
"High gold prices and slowing gold production in South Africa could propel Australia. . .to just behind China." More >